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Rush77 
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Posted: April 10 2011 at 19:48 |
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A question that has plagued many prog fans from what i have seen. Both bands are fantastic but which do you think is superior? To me it is the Priest vs. Maiden of Prog Rock. I can't choose personally but maybe Genesis. So, Please i wanna hear your opinions
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: April 10 2011 at 19:55 |
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Make a poll and put this in the "Prog Polls" section. It makes more sense than a slew of the current ones.
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: April 10 2011 at 19:55 |
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Not familiar with either.
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The Monodrone
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Posted: April 10 2011 at 20:20 |
 Triceratopsoil wrote:
Not familiar with either.
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dr prog
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Posted: April 10 2011 at 22:23 |
I love Yes from 1970-1972. But even during CTTE they started dragging out their songs withe some album filler. My only conclusion is they were struggling to write 40 minutes of great ideas. Relayer is hit and miss too. Genesis started the 70s with the strong Trespass, but they went backwards with the slightly dull Nursery Cryme. Foxtrot was a strong return to form but I think gabriel let the band down a bit with some embarrasing lyrics on Selling england and some ugly vocals on the lamb. Genesis were at their best in 1976 and 77 with the release of Trick, Wuthering and Pidgeon. They were more consistent with a cleaner sound. Yes were better during 1970-72 due to Nursery Cryme being an underpar prog album and Musical box being a complete disappointment when you hear all the raving in here about it. Genesis were better during 1973-1974 although I was finding Gabriels voice and lyrics annoying and his image a bit w**ky such as shaving his head down the middle. It was a good time to replace him. Genesis were the better band from 1975-1978. Neither bands are in my top 5 prog bands. They are jethro tull, gentle giant, eloy, camel and caravan
Edited by dr prog - April 10 2011 at 22:25
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Slaughternalia
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Posted: April 10 2011 at 22:36 |
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Genesis is the correct answer
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cstack3
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Posted: April 10 2011 at 22:46 |
Slaughternalia wrote:
Genesis is the correct answer |
Nay. Yes.
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Dellinger
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Posted: April 10 2011 at 23:01 |
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Yes for me, easily. Though I like Genesis very much too.
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Posted: April 11 2011 at 07:02 |
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Genesis
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giselle
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Posted: April 11 2011 at 09:18 |
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I don't personally like 'versus' situations; to my mind, both bands have quality, strengths and weaknesses. Yes (the classical line-up) were superior musicians individually, and were also a great band unit, but Genesis had the superior artistic and writing quality of the two.
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clarkpegasus4001
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Posted: April 11 2011 at 10:11 |
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YES, i'm not a Genesis fan i'm afraid.
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Majikthise
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Posted: April 11 2011 at 10:20 |
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Genesis don't even come close and I don't understand why so many people praise them so much.
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Harold-The-Barrel
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Posted: April 11 2011 at 10:29 |
Genesis because they are better 
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Snow Dog
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Posted: April 11 2011 at 10:31 |
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I love them both so no vote.
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Posted: April 11 2011 at 10:33 |
^What am I on?
There is no poll anyway so no vote twice.
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richardh
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Posted: April 11 2011 at 11:02 |
Has been done several times.
I prefer Yes in the period 1970-1974 but much prefer Genesis 1975-1980. After that franky I don't care that much although Genesis have managed a few good prog moments amongst their more commercial stuff. Yes are a virtual write off after 1980 although I do like Talk and occasionally give it a spin.
Measured over a long period of 1970 to present day its Genesis. If its just pre 1975 (the ''prog years'') then Yes were superior imo.
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JakeMM626
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Posted: April 11 2011 at 11:59 |
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come now, there is no need to compare these bands. IMO Genesis makes better music, but I think Yes is a better band.
Edited by JakeMM626 - April 11 2011 at 12:00
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Posted: April 11 2011 at 12:41 |
I'm not willing to having to choose either, with the best albums of both bands being among the best ever in prog, and also because they were very different, Genesis much better in the soft melodic side and Yes superior in the wild agressive-sounding side.
As a total career I go surely for Yes but the best Genesis moments are as brilliant if not more than the best Yes.
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Posted: April 11 2011 at 13:06 |
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Djent.
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lazland
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Posted: April 11 2011 at 13:12 |
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They were both brilliant, and a huge part of my teenage and later years. If it were a poll, no vote.
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