Physical Graffiti vs Quadrophenia
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Topic: Physical Graffiti vs Quadrophenia
Posted By: Svetonio
Subject: Physical Graffiti vs Quadrophenia
Date Posted: February 01 2011 at 07:07
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Voted Quad. BTW, for me PG is the very best album by Led Zep.
ps Just as a decor of the poll aswell :
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Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: February 01 2011 at 07:09
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Best even it up then! Zep for me.
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Posted By: Misomex777
Date Posted: February 01 2011 at 07:13
These cds are not prog rock
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Posted By: ThinLizzy
Date Posted: February 01 2011 at 07:17
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A difficult one. I have to go with Zeppelin, because i like them more.
------------- And then one day you find Ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run You missed the starting gun |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: February 01 2011 at 07:18
| @ Misomex777 Yes, yu're right, they are Prog Related albums, but there's not an option for a poll topic at Proto Prog / Prog Related subforum. Don't worry, the moderators will move the poll there. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 01 2011 at 07:20
| Both classic albums but overall PG has the better songs and the most variety. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 01 2011 at 07:31
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Without a shadow of a doubt Quadrophenia...
PG is a snoozefest, interrupted by loud Page-esque grunts ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 01 2011 at 07:44
Side three maybe, but can you really sleep through the rest of PG?
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Sean Trane wrote:Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: February 01 2011 at 11:07
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I can happily sit through Quad and then play it again because of a high quality consistency of almost everything rock music-wise, IMHO. Never been able to do that with PG, although several major tunes there ......alas sitting amongst some mediocre. ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: February 01 2011 at 11:28
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The who!
------------- Sonorous Meal show every Sunday at 20:00 (greek time) on http://www.justincaseradio.com |
Posted By: Harold-The-Barrel
Date Posted: February 01 2011 at 11:31
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Zepp for me,not that big a fan of Quadraphenia i'm afraid
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: February 01 2011 at 17:21
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I cannot vote...I saw the post this morning and since then I just cannot do it. Both are epic, monster albums in my catalog. Each has its own ups and downs....and to me they cancel out.
I just can't pull the trigger.....
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: February 01 2011 at 17:26
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Quadrophenia, that's what I put on when I'm depressed. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Schindleria Praematu
Date Posted: February 08 2011 at 19:59
| Definatly Physical Graffitti |
Posted By: cannon
Date Posted: February 08 2011 at 23:29
| Physical Graffiti. I think Quadrophenia is the only Who I can still listen to. |
Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 07:34
| quadro by far though i like PG |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 08:46
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I love parts of Quadrophenia, tho its uneven, but most of PhysGraffiti is legendary ------------- 
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Posted By: rushaholic
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 08:55
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Actually played both of them this past week. Two of my favorite albums. Physical Graffiti by the skinniest of hairs. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 11:05
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I'm not a big fan of either but i prefer Physical Graffiti ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 18:14
They're not? The bands themselves certainly wouldn't be labelled "prog-rock"performers; however, the albums themselves are very progressive. Quadrophenia is an extremely complex concept album, and the song "Lover Reign O'er Me" is the epitome of a prog-rock opus, with synth orchestration and varying time signatures (I don't see much difference between this and, say, The Wall as far as compositional content) . Physical Graffiti features extended instumentals and lengthier songs than the average Zeppelin album, and the influences run from funk to blues to country to Middle-eastern music. Can you actually say "Kashmir" is not progressive?
But then I believe the term "progressive" denotes a frame of reference for specific compositions, and not necessarily for entire albums. Not every song on an album from Genesis, Tull, ELP, King Crimson or Pink Floyd are what could be termed "progressive". Nevertheless we tag the bands as such. The need to stratify and delineate each band and place them neatly into convenient little categorical boxes gets a bit overzealous at times. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Adams Bolero
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 18:32
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Led Zeppelin for sure. By the way I'm no prude but does PA allow nude avatars? I'm sure many younger prog fans are here and we don't want to sexualize them at a young age. ------------- ''Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.'' - Albert Camus |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 21:13
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Well, there's plenty of nude album covers on the site, so what's the difference if they see it here vs the artist pages?
------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: Adams Bolero
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 21:30
Ya Ho Wha 13's album ''I'm Gonna Take You Home'' is probably the dodgiest cover i've seen. One of the great things about being a Prog fan is that we have such a varied selection of erotic covers to oggle over ------------- ''Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.'' - Albert Camus |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 21:38
Another thing I don't get is that MMA allows language that PA doesn't. And there's just as many young people on that site as there would be here. ------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 21:48
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Easiest poll ever.
Physical Graffiti is far from being the Zeppelin I enjoy, although disc 2 has some good tunes.
Quadrophenia on the other hand, is another artistical peak from The Who. A masterpiece of creative rock.
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 21:55
| I love PG and I voted for it, but I have to admit Quad has an amazing album flow that Zepp never had. Both two great albums. |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 22:28
YEP. ------------- |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: February 20 2011 at 02:54
| PG is chock full of great ideas but Quadrophenia sees great ideas through to fruition. Hence my vote and also my general view of both bands. LZ are better at coming up with great ideas and great musical moments rather than entire songs or albums. Who, especially circa Quadrophenia, rely too much on spinning variations of the Won't get fooled again refrain but their consistency is winsome. |