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antonyus 
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 Posted: June 15 2011 at 03:39 |
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Of Atomic Rooster I've heard nothing but the name and I am not a fan of Uriah Heep (though David Byron's vocals and Ken Hensley's organ playing are ok), so no vote.
Edited by someone_else - June 15 2011 at 02:45
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King Crimson776
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Posted: June 15 2011 at 02:34 |
Uriah Heep had a few ok songs but were largely the absolute nadir of 70's hard rock. So much inadequate songwriting, arranging, jamming and painfully trite lyrics. They couldn't write an epic to save their lives either; just listen to the horrid fade transitions in "Paradise / The Spell" and "The Magician's Birthday"... and don't get me started on "Salisbury".
Atomic Rooster on the other hand was an amazing, tuneful, catchy progressive hard rock group with immaculate musicianship, especially from Vincent Crane. Pure class, I am stunned by the turnout of this poll. Although I guess it shouldn't surprise me, I have long differed from the average prog fan it seems, in that I don't necessarily favor the band with the longer tracks and more organ solos.
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Crimson Dr.
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I like Atomic Rooster, but the Heep aren't nothing to laugh at. I just think that the "Death Walks Behind You" album is under rated as a progressive masterpiece
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The Quiet One
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Posted: January 16 2011 at 18:20 |
 Gandalff wrote:
Uriah Heep is my old flame. Atomic Rooster are surely good, but not too important and influential as Heeps, mostly thought Byron´s era. Generally told, Heep´s music is relly more melodic and straightforward , Rooster´s one is darker and obscure.
Apart from worldwide fame. I´d bet 80% Rock fans used to know anything from Heep, on the other hand barely 10% anything from Rooster. |
Yeah, that's exactly what a Prog fan would say. 
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Posted: January 16 2011 at 17:55 |
i like the rooster but i love the heep!!! stronger albums 
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Posted: January 16 2011 at 15:56 |
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It's basically (at least) 3 excellent albums vs. 1. So the heepsters get the vote.
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richardh
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Posted: January 16 2011 at 15:40 |
Sorry but I find Uriah Heep a bit cheesy.
I only have the debut by Atomic Rooster but its excellent organ lead stuff if a bit maudlin at times. Carl Palmer took some persuading to leave this band ,understandably!
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trackstoni
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Posted: January 15 2011 at 16:42 |
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Use by Farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !!
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Tracking Tracks of Rock
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ExittheLemming
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Posted: January 15 2011 at 15:17 |
Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:
The day Vincent Crane split from Arthur Brown, he made a huge mistake.
They had more great songs in "The Crazy World of Arthur Brown" than in all Atomic Rooster's career. |
Wise words matey  (with the possible exception of Death Walks Behind You) The combination of Crane's arrangements and Arthur's vocals on The Crazy World of Arthur Brown's début make it a unimpeachable classic of any genre (pronounced John Rah apparently) Say No to 'post God of Hellfire' foolishness or you're gonna burn, BURN, BURN, BURNNNN (copyright Walter 1989)
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: January 15 2011 at 13:25 |
The day Vincent Crane split from Arthur Brown, he made a huge mistake.
They had more great songs in "The Crazy World of Arthur Brown" than in all Atomic Rooster's career.
On the other hand, between "Very 'Eavy.....Very Umble" and "Sweet Freedom", you can hardly find a bad track, mainly in the Uriah Heep glorious trilogy
1.- Look at Yourself 2.- Demons & Wizards 3.- The Magician's Birthday.
Iván
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Posted: January 15 2011 at 12:16 |
The heepsters are amazing, while the Rooster is......slightly below average.... 
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akaBona
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Posted: January 15 2011 at 08:43 |
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Uriah Heep for me.
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Gandalff
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Posted: January 15 2011 at 07:31 |
Uriah Heep is my old flame. Atomic Rooster are surely good, but not too important and influential as Heeps, mostly thought Byron´s era. Generally told, Heep´s music is relly more melodic and straightforward , Rooster´s one is darker and obscure.
Apart from worldwide fame. I´d bet 80% Rock fans used to know anything from Heep, on the other hand barely 10% anything from Rooster.
Edited by Gandalff - January 15 2011 at 07:32
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o menel aglar elenath!
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Fanuilos, le linnathon
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Rune2000
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Posted: January 15 2011 at 07:18 |
Not a poll worth having, if you ask me. I'm sure that more people have heard/heard of Heep than Rooster so they'll win by default. 
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ExittheLemming
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Posted: January 15 2011 at 05:58 |
You either like Byron's voice or you think a fish salesman auditioned successfully for the gig. Voted for Rooster.
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Posted: January 15 2011 at 04:55 |
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Atomic Rooster
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Prog Geo
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Posted: January 15 2011 at 03:59 |
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Atomic rooster!Nice band.
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Posted: January 15 2011 at 03:56 |
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No albums like Demons & Wizards from Atomic Rooster.
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And then one day you find
Ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run
You missed the starting gun
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Uriah Heep Vs. Atomic Rooster
