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Poll Question: Which Of these do you prefer?
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Depends on my mood, today... my vote goes to ELP... 

If I rank my favorite album by each.. Brain Salad Surgery is just a better album than Minstrel... 

In conclusion, Tull is more consistent, but ELP's highs are higher
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Thing about ELP is they were an actual band of collaborators, and there was only three of them (much like Rush).   Tull was a different animal.

ELP this time.




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With 2 albums by ELP and 11 albums by Jethro Tull, the choice is obvious: ELP
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Originally posted by Barbu Barbu wrote:

Jethro
 

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ELP, easy choice.
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Originally posted by kenethlevine kenethlevine wrote:

Originally posted by stewe stewe wrote:

Tull are one of the wonders of prog. I'll never understand why these folksters are so popular. And I tried to, honestly.
ELP easily.

hmm I liked where you were going...I thought you were saying it was truly miraculous how popular they were given how great they are...then I realized you were trying to equate popularity with quality, and I drove into the ditch

Tull, easily



Ha ha ha.  

Now this is another difficult one for me.  ELP is a very important band for prog and I love the debut, Tarkus and BSS.  I don't really mind Trilogy either.  On the other hand, Tull were more prolific and amid their inconsistency, still produced a lot of great material.  They are also an amazing gateway band for progressive rock.  Finally, as a singer Lake is better than Anderson but as a frontman, Anderson is one of the best we have had in prog.  He is simply uproarious. Man, the confidence to strut like a rockstar with his minstrel-like persona.  So, all things considered, will have to hand it to Tull.
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

The notion of Trilogy and Brain Salad Surgery being "average" albums? Say it ain't so.
 
Trilogy has some cool stuff but the cheese is setting in LOL
Salad has about 10 good minutes for me
All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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Both a part of my later teens and picking a favorite is ridiculous.  So I voted don't like either.  (Just kidding)  Now if I had the option of what the hell is amaata u?  I'd have picked that one... heheheh

Edited by Slartibartfast - April 12 2019 at 15:54
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Prefer ELP. Don't know why they lag so far behind Jethro Tull.
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Originally posted by miamiscot miamiscot wrote:

No love for ELP? Weird. I thought PA readers were smarter...


So if you prefer ELP over JT, then you are smarter than the person who prefers JT over ELP?!

I didn't realize intelligence was aligned with the appreciation of either ELP's or JT's music.
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No love for ELP? Weird. I thought PA readers were smarter...
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Originally posted by stewe stewe wrote:

Tull are one of the wonders of prog. I'll never understand why these folksters are so popular. And I tried to, honestly.
ELP easily.

hmm I liked where you were going...I thought you were saying it was truly miraculous how popular they were given how great they are...then I realized you were trying to equate popularity with quality, and I drove into the ditch

Tull, easily
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The notion of Trilogy and Brain Salad Surgery being "average" albums? Say it ain't so.
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Tull by a mile lol. Elp got weaker by the album and were average by the fourth. Tull have countless amount of tracks per year. Many of their best songs weren’t even on albums. Thanks to the remixes Tulls mid 70s has improved and has caught their other great early and late 70s periods. Elp were strong for 2 years only
All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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Tull easily.
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Jethro Tull could have called it quits half a year before ELP even debuted and I would have still preferred them. I'd have Stand Up + Benefit (and This Was) and I like every song on those better than anything I've come across by ELP (except Take a Pebble which is lovely)
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