PA's Battle to Stardom A11: Henry Cow v. Amon D. 2
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Topic: PA's Battle to Stardom A11: Henry Cow v. Amon D. 2
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Subject: PA's Battle to Stardom A11: Henry Cow v. Amon D. 2
Date Posted: September 28 2008 at 23:54
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Very innovative groups here, the founder of the RIO movement and one of the most important Krautrock bands of all time. Both are unique and can easily put off the faint of heart, but which is your favorite and why?
I wonder which one I voted for.   Please: If you are not familiar with one or both of the band's material, I urge that you use the links provided and at least listen to the samples on their respective pages. Henry Cow's PA page: http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=608 - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=608 Amon Duul 2's PA page: http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=855 - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=855 As always, discussions are encouraged. Recap: Round 1 A1: A2: A3: Emerson, Lake and Palmer v. A4: A5: Can v. A6: A7: Van der Graaf Generator v. A8: Samla Mammas Manna v. A9: Rush v. A10: A1: forum_posts.asp?TID=51423&PN=2 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51423&PN=2 A2: forum_posts.asp?TID=51492&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51492&PN=1 A3: forum_posts.asp?TID=51567&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51567&PN=1 A4: forum_posts.asp?TID=51630&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51630&PN=1 A5: forum_posts.asp?TID=51711&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51711&PN=1 A6: forum_posts.asp?TID=51778 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51778 A7: forum_posts.asp?TID=51855 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51855 A8: forum_posts.asp?TID=51928&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51928&PN=1 A9: forum_posts.asp?TID=52011 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=52011 A10: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=52091 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=52091 ------------- 
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Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Date Posted: September 28 2008 at 23:58
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Western Culture is easily one of my top 25 albums, and the rest of HC's discography is excellent material. Amon Duul II, well I've listened to most of their quality material and I tend to lose attention in the later halves of some albums, such as Yeti. So the almighty Henry Cow it is. "Tell of the birth, tell how war appeared on earth..."  ------------- 
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: September 28 2008 at 23:59
All four of their albums are probably in my top 25 albums. -------------
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birdwithteeth11 wrote:Posted By: Sckxyss
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 00:08
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Both bands are great. I guess it just comes down to a preference of RIO to psych for me. Henry Cow it is! |
Posted By: Jozef
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 00:59
| Amon Duul II for me. But both bands are unique and fun in their own ways. |
Posted By: Nipsey88
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 01:12
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LegEnd and Western Culture are two great records, Amon Duul II I like, but not as much... so HC it is! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Nipsey88/?chartstyle=myspace02" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 01:38
| I love both, but "moo". Henry Cow is on too high a pedestal in my collection (some use CD racks, I use pedestals). |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 02:15
| I prefer Amon Duuuuuuuuuul 2222 |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 04:36
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As much as I like Henry Cow, the early Düüls (up to and including "Made In Germany") are in my top five. Later on they lose somewhat, though "Vortex" was kind of a return to form, albeit in a different style. Their British branch, formed by founding members John Weinzierl and Dave Anderson (but without the "2" in the name) had some great albums too, like "Hawk Meets Penguin" (which sounds like early Amon Düül 2) and "Die Lösung", which features the late Robert Calvert of Hawkwind on vocals (he also wrote the lyrics), Guy Evans of Van der Graaf Generator on drums and Ed Wynne and Joie Hinton of the Ozric Tentacles on guitar and synthesizer. A highly recommended album! -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 06:58
 Must check that out now. Thanks! -------------
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 07:33
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Two fantastic bands, although I do prefer Henry Cow due to the strength of In Praise of Learning and Western Culture.
------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 12:23
I suppose I fall into the "faint of heart", as I am easily put off by both of these acts.  Actually, I have only heard Leg End from Henry Cow, and I actually think that it is pretty good, but I have been warned that is about as far as I should go with them. I have only heard Yeti from Amon Duul II and it is very possibly the least favorite album that I own; at least of those that don't feature cookie monster on lead vocals. Thus, I refrain from voting since obviously I have no idea what I am talking about within the constraints of this poll. ------------- 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 12:27
| Henry Cow by miles, but only because I'm just not the biggest fan of krautrock in general. Obviously ADII is one of the giants; I'm particularly fond of Wolf City for some reason. |
Posted By: Alberto Muñoz
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 13:49
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Amon Dull II for me i like a lot HC but in this time, Amon Duul wins! -------------  |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 14:02
| Amon Duul II for me. I've yet to hear a Henry Cow piece that's moved me half as much as the phenomenal Touchmaphal (a bonus track from Phallus Dei's remaster), and I'd consider Yeti a masterpiece or at least damn close to that. |
Posted By: ClassicRocker
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 14:16
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I have to go with ADII. I just bought two of their albums - Wolf City and Yeti - and they are both great listens.
Alternately, HC's Western Culture has done nothing for me thus far...
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Posted By: jimidom
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 14:37
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Amon Duul II for me... As I much as I love Henry Cow's elegant baroque-meets-jazz style of avant garde music, the raw power of Amon Duul II, particularly Yeti and Tanz der Lemminge, gives them the edge. ------------- "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - HST |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 15:54
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these polls have been good, with similarly respected bands going up against each other =)
but I do prefer clever songwriting to psyche jams ;P ze Cow gets another vote ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 21:05
Yeah, I was extremely pleasantly surprised at how the polls turned out. I narrowed all of my bands I wanted in the tournament down, and then all of the matchups were random. Henry Cow needs more votes. -------------
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 21:09
Sorry, apparently I only get one. |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 21:14
Multiple votes always provoke n00biness. I wish I could vote more than once though. I'd click on HC like 1000 times. -------------
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Posted By: keiser willhelm
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 21:54
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this is tough. but im a little more experienced with Henry Cow and have only recently gotten into kraut in the last couple months. HC for me, but with unexpected hesitation.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/KeiserWillhelm" rel="nofollow - What im listening to |
Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Date Posted: September 30 2008 at 22:03
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Bump. Seriously, I want to see if this gets anymore votes. Interesting discussion so far. -------------
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Posted By: febus
Date Posted: September 30 2008 at 22:11
I guess Alex took the opportunity to come up with this poll while i was away for a few days far from a computer knowing i would vote for AD 2 and had in mind to close this poll just prior my return.........
Thanks god i caught this poll right in time to give one more vote to the wonders of Phallus Dei, Yeti, Tanz der L., Wolf City, Vive la Trance, Hawk meets Penguin and some more.
I just bought recently ALMOST ALIVE just for completing my AD2 collection with no great expectations and guess what, this is my best purchase of the year.
And also it is forbidden to vote against Renate
 So the diabolic machination of our devil A.
 has been exposed to all of us and AD2 will win.....albeit it is still quite trailing the good Henry Cow so far. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: September 30 2008 at 22:13
fixed |
Posted By: YesFan72
Date Posted: September 30 2008 at 22:22
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Love them both, but guess which I picked.
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Posted By: febus
Date Posted: September 30 2008 at 22:31
You're a devil as well
.....revenge will be sweet |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 01 2008 at 07:34
Damn. You uncovered my evil plan.  -------------
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