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Earendil 
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Joined: November 17 2008 Location: Indiana, USA Status: Offline Points: 1584 |
 Posted: April 15 2013 at 12:14 |
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I think Procol Harum is good, but Black Sabbath is awesome.
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Peter
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: January 31 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 9669 |
Posted: April 15 2013 at 09:34 |
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From the same concert, with the Danish National Concert orchestra and choir.
What a lovely intro. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St6jyEFe5WM A reference to Chaucer ("as the miller told his tale") -- not a lot of that ilk in ol' Sabbath.  Those classic bands both belong in your collection, but for entirely different moods and occasions. Edited by Peter - April 15 2013 at 09:38 |
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
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Peter
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Posted: April 15 2013 at 09:25 |
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I like me some Sabbath, but THIS is high art:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gi7Z3-T_qQ
Better than the album version -- absolutely SUBLIME.  I don't see these two very different bands as competing for my affections, though. Edited by Peter - April 15 2013 at 09:39 |
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
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ole-the-first
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Joined: January 03 2012 Location: Russia Status: Offline Points: 1534 |
Posted: April 14 2013 at 21:14 |
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Sabbath
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This night wounds time.
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Josef_K
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Joined: August 15 2011 Location: Stockholm Status: Offline Points: 147 |
Posted: April 14 2013 at 19:30 |
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I shouldn't really vote here but I do anyway. I completely love "A Whiter Shade of Pale", other than that I've heard some average songs here and there and the only album I own from PH, the masterful "Something Magic", not a single weak song on there. Especially the story of the Worm and the Tree is of course shining a light on something that Sabbath never really got around to do. I guess major concepts weren't their strength (which is strange considering the incredible lyricists they had). The closest Sabbath got to something similar would be albums like "Seventh Star" and "TYR" I guess, but they are far from concept albums imo, more of very coherent albums theme-wise.
Anyway, I own and love every single Black Sabbath album released to date and could speak (or write) of my love for them for hours and hours, so they win without any doubt.
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Leave the past to burn,
At least that's been his own - Peter Hammill |
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hellogoodbye
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VIP member Joined: August 29 2011 Location: Troy Status: Offline Points: 7251 |
Posted: April 14 2013 at 12:17 |
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P. H.
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MJAben
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Joined: July 15 2012 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 97 |
Posted: April 14 2013 at 11:48 |
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For me Procul Harum has higher highs and lower lows but I think they still get my vote.
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The anteater is the worlds fastest land mammal.
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theadolescentprogger
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Joined: March 23 2012 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 88 |
Posted: April 14 2013 at 09:10 |
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Oh my.... Very tricky question to answer... Hmm, I'll go with Procol Harum, by it's just by a midgie's dick...
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The.Crimson.King
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Joined: March 29 2013 Location: WA Status: Offline Points: 4596 |
Posted: April 08 2013 at 18:20 |
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Making this choice is so tough...having to leave one or the other out is just wrong...but...I love Procol Harum and think they've had more high quality albums than Sabbath and have been more consistent over their recording career, but the first 5 Sabbath albums were the blueprint for my favorite metal genre, doom, so I have to go with them.
"Whiter Shade of Pale" vs "War Pigs", "Home" vs "Volume 4", Gary Brooker vs Ozzy, Robin Trower vs Tony Iommi...even though I can't stand any Sabbath after Ozzy left; for me, Sabbath still wins them all.
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sukmytoe
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Joined: March 18 2013 Location: South Africa Status: Offline Points: 291 |
Posted: April 08 2013 at 17:43 |
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Black Sabbath by a long long long way. Procol Harum wasn't responsible for inpiring much at all as opposed to Sabbath who single handedly changed the face of a great deal of music forever.
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geneyesontle
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Joined: January 14 2012 Location: Quebec Status: Offline Points: 1266 |
Posted: April 08 2013 at 17:16 |
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Black Sabbath. They changed the history of music.
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Poseidon wants to Acquire the Taste of the Fragile Lamb
- Derek Adrian Gabriel Anderson, singer of the band Geneyesontle |
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The Doctor
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Posted: April 08 2013 at 07:39 |
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Quite enjoy Procol Harum, but Sabbath for me by a mile.
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: April 08 2013 at 07:22 |
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Porcol Harum by far.
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The-Winkler
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Joined: April 30 2012 Location: Harlow newtown Status: Offline Points: 125 |
Posted: May 04 2012 at 04:02 |
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procul harum
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Wanorak
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Posted: April 19 2012 at 13:35 |
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Black Sabbath on the basis of overall consistency. I love Procol Harem, but their albums are very inconsistent IMO.
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A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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Moogtron III
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Joined: April 26 2005 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 10616 |
Posted: April 19 2012 at 01:53 |
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Procol Harum by far.
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Progosopher
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Joined: May 12 2009 Location: Coolwood Status: Offline Points: 6467 |
Posted: April 18 2012 at 22:51 |
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Easy for me - Sabbath.
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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Finnforest
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Posted: April 18 2012 at 20:47 |
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Surprisingly hard
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: April 18 2012 at 20:05 |
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I do like Procol Harum in large doses, but I have actually overdosed on Sabbath many times.
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...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... |
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Icarium
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Posted: April 18 2012 at 09:25 |
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you should listen to PH k,
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