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ANDREW 
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 08:49 |
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These are the first three progressive rock songs by these bands, which is your favourite???
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 09:11 |
Toughie here!!!
Procol for me but America (with O List on guitar) is a close second
Why is this poll not in prog polls?
Are you a newbie or something?
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as well as a thinker,
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ANDREW
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 09:14 |
 Sean Trane wrote:
Toughie here!!!
Procol for me but America (with O List on guitar) is a close second
Why is this poll not in prog polls?
Are you a newbie or something?
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Something like that
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 09:15 |
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Anyway, i love all the tracks but "Nights In White Satin" gets my vote.
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 10:01 |
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one of these tracks is my all-time favourite song ... and so it was much later
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 10:07 |
"Nights" is probably the best rock-ballad ever IMO. 
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 11:20 |
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Yeah, I like all three of them, but as long as I prefer Procol Harum over Moody Blues and Nice in general , I voted for "Whiter shade of pale"
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 11:59 |
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Nights in white satin for me and the song is great with wondeful
mellotrons, a great flute solo and very emotional interpretation. And
for the context of the album which the song is in, because it is a
pompous grand-finale.
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 13:12 |
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Procol Harum are the greatest proto-prog group ever!
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 14:19 |
All of these 3 songs are beautiful, but my vote goes to America 
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 16:02 |
'Whiter Shade Of Pale' has the wonderfull Bach organ refrain but I voted 'America' because Keith Emerson gets so many amazing sounds from the Hammond.If 'Question' had been in the poll then it would have been a tougher choice.
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 16:40 |
richardh wrote:
'Whiter Shade Of Pale' has the wonderfull Bach organ refrain but I voted 'America' because Keith Emerson gets so many amazing sounds from the Hammond.If 'Question' had been in the poll then it would have been a tougher choice.
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I agree with you Richardh
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:10 |
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vanilla I know.. but Nights in White Satin is just timeless and still get goosebumps listening to it.
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:35 |
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Procol's Whiter Shade is the superior tune in my estimation.
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Posted: March 22 2006 at 02:52 |
America is a cover please!!!!!! And from West Side Story  (Do't care if it's Bernstain's but I hate it, and incredibly Emerson manages to butcher it). Go with original stuff.
Nights in White Satin is a simple and soft ballad with nothing special, the Orchestra addition is completely artificial, nothing more.
So I vote for A Whiter Shade Of Pale (PROCOL HARUM) excellent work with the modest Farfisa organ (read somewhere it's Hammond B3, but sounds clearly as Farfisa), excellent track.
Of course it's only my opinion.
Iván
EDIT: How much tougher do you want Richardh, the difference between the first and the last is only two votes.
And at this point America is the last.
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Posted: March 22 2006 at 08:12 |
Tough Question. I went for 'Nights..' as I love the album it's from and dont know much about Procul Harum, but 'Whiter shade..' is an excellent song.
Dont really like 'America'
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Posted: March 22 2006 at 17:34 |
ivan_2068 wrote:
America is a cover please!!!!!! And from West Side Story (Do't care if it's Bernstain's but I hate it, and incredibly Emerson manages to butcher it). Go with original stuff.
Nights in White Satin is a simple and soft ballad with nothing special, the Orchestra addition is completely artificial, nothing more.
So I vote for A Whiter Shade Of Pale (PROCOL HARUM) excellent work with the modest Farfisa organ (read somewhere it's Hammond B3, but sounds clearly as Farfisa), excellent track.
Of course it's only my opinion.
Iván
EDIT: How much tougher do you want Richardh, the difference between the first and the last is only two votes.
And at this point America is the last.
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America is hardly a straight forward cover version.It was marketed as the worlds first 'protest instrumental' (against American involvement in Viet Nam).The Nice were very popular with hippie students at the time.Bernstein vetoed its release in America after Emerson burnt the stars and stripes at the Albert Hall!
Question is one of my favourite songs so I would have been forced to vote for it ahead of the Emerson/Nice track,hence my comment.
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Posted: March 22 2006 at 17:38 |
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I like all three bands (though I prefer Procol Harum overall) but as far as these three tunes go, America got my vote.
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Posted: March 23 2006 at 00:06 |
richardh wrote:
America is hardly a straight forward cover version
Richardh...it was a cover, something in what Emerson is an expert.
It was marketed as the worlds first 'protest instrumental' (against American involvement in Viet Nam)
Marketting is only an instrument to put people in touch with the music, not the music per se, and please, it was marketed in that way because it was very popular and profitable to be against Nam on those days.
The Nice were very popular with hippie students at the time.Bernstein vetoed its release in America after Emerson burnt the stars and stripes at the Albert Hall!
Oh please, you only needed to scream against Vietnam or insult Nixon and hippies would love you (Of course doped anti system hippies that could afford a ticket to the Albert Hall with daddy's bloody money ). Sorry but I don't like Hippies neither their ideology.
One question, How would British people felt if a USA citizen burn one of their symbols? It's stupid and the kind of behaviour I always hated in Keith.
Question is one of my favourite songs so I would have been forced to vote for it ahead of the Emerson/Nice track,hence my comment.
I honestly believed America would be second by large after the Moody Blues ballad and long ahead of Procol Harum, thanks God I was wrong. |
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richardh
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Posted: March 23 2006 at 02:52 |
ivan_2068 wrote:
richardh wrote:
America is hardly a straight forward cover version
Richardh...it was a cover, something in what Emerson is an expert.
It was marketed as the worlds first 'protest instrumental' (against American involvement in Viet Nam)
Marketting is only an instrument to put people in touch with the music, not the music per se, and please, it was marketed in that way because it was very popular and profitable to be against Nam on those days.
The Nice were very popular with hippie students at the time.Bernstein vetoed its release in America after Emerson burnt the stars and stripes at the Albert Hall!
Oh please, you only needed to scream against Vietnam or insult Nixon and hippies would love you (Of course doped anti system hippies that could afford a ticket to the Albert Hall with daddy's bloody money ). Sorry but I don't like Hippies neither their ideology.
One question, How would British people felt if a USA citizen burn one of their symbols? It's stupid and the kind of behaviour I always hated in Keith.
Question is one of my favourite songs so I would have been forced to vote for it ahead of the Emerson/Nice track,hence my comment.
I honestly believed America would be second by large after the Moody Blues ballad and long ahead of Procol Harum, thanks God I was wrong.
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Emerson did a lot more than just ''cover it'' but I suspect you know that.Presumably ELP ''covered'' 'Pictures At An Exhibition' and 'Toccata' as well?
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