Genesis/Yes comparison

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   Yes vs. Genesis: How can you compare the two giants of the '70?
At least this is an honest try
So this is my assessment:
Gabriel vs. Jon Anderson: A draw allthough not comparable
Hackett vs. Howe: Howe for me
Rutherford vs. Squire: No contest, Squire wins by a mile
Banks vs. Wakeman/Moraz/Kaye: Wakeman>Banks>Moraz>Kaye
Collins vs. Bruford/White: equal though different
Trespass vs. The Yes Album: The Yes Album (nothing compared to Yours is No Disgrace on Trespass)
Nursery Cryme vs. Fragile: (almost) equal (The Musical Box and Fountain of Salmacis vs. Roundabout and Heart of the Sunrise)
Foxtrot vs. Close to the Edge: Close to the Edge, a level never reached by Genesis
Selling England vs. Relayer: By a hair: Selling England mainly because of Cinema Show
Lamb vs. Tales: Tales fore me, I don't like the Lamb very much, too much Gabriel, to little the rest of the band.
Overall: Yes and Genesis are the greatest two bands of English Symphonic Rock of the '70. I prefer Yes slighty over Genesis, but both are absolutely great.

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Soul Dreamer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 17 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 997	Posted: March 14 2006 at 21:57
	Yes vs. Genesis: How can you compare the two giants of the '70? At least this is an honest try So this is my assessment: Gabriel vs. Jon Anderson: A draw allthough not comparable Hackett vs. Howe: Howe for me Rutherford vs. Squire: No contest, Squire wins by a mile Banks vs. Wakeman/Moraz/Kaye: Wakeman>Banks>Moraz>Kaye Collins vs. Bruford/White: equal though different Trespass vs. The Yes Album: The Yes Album (nothing compared to Yours is No Disgrace on Trespass) Nursery Cryme vs. Fragile: (almost) equal (The Musical Box and Fountain of Salmacis vs. Roundabout and Heart of the Sunrise) Foxtrot vs. Close to the Edge: Close to the Edge, a level never reached by Genesis Selling England vs. Relayer: By a hair: Selling England mainly because of Cinema Show Lamb vs. Tales: Tales fore me, I don't like the Lamb very much, too much Gabriel, to little the rest of the band. Overall: Yes and Genesis are the greatest two bands of English Symphonic Rock of the '70. I prefer Yes slighty over Genesis, but both are absolutely great.

DualXP Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 22 2005 Status: Offline Points: 123	Posted: March 14 2006 at 21:48
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kane83 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: March 10 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 19	Posted: March 14 2006 at 21:44
	Gabriel Howe Squire Banks Bruford trespass vs. the yes album the yes album (but I do like trespass) nursery crime vs. fragile they're both spotty but fragile I guess foxtrot vs. selling England vs. close to the edge vs. relayer foxtrot and CttE IMO these are the best 4 albums both bands did so I'm comparing them all together so I will rank them 1 foxtrot by far the best album ever made by ether band 2 CttE very interesting and enjoyable 3 selling England also very good just not as good as CttE 4 relayer I consider to be the first prog album I ever bought (I mean at the time I didn't know what prog was even though I had aqualung and darkside of the moon this was the first hard to get use to album I bought and responsible for a few months of lost time in exploring the genre) altough not at first I like it now the lamb vs. tales this one's hard because I like but don't love ether I guess I'd give the honor to tales Edited by kane83
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amprog91 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: December 25 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 36	Posted: March 14 2006 at 20:03
	Gabriel Howe Squire Banks Bruford Yes Album Nursery Cryme Foxtrot Relayer Lamb

AngleofRepose Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 01 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 173	Posted: March 14 2006 at 19:22
	I like the comparative format: Gabriel vs. Anderson: Definitively Gabriel Hacket vs. Howe: equal Rutherford vs. Squire: certainly Squire Banks vs. Wakeman: Banks edges Wakeman out Bruford vs. White vs. Collins: Bruford > Collins > White Only unfair contest above is between Gabriel and Anderson Album: Trespass vs. Yes Album: Yes Album tromps Trespass Nursery Cryme vs. Fragile: equally not the greatest Foxtrot vs. CttE: Foxtrot; Supper's Ready beats CttE handily Selling England vs. Relayer: Selling Lamb vs. Tales: Lamb by miles Unfair contests: Yes Album > Trespass and Lamb > Tales Compositions: Genesis > Yes

sleeper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449	Posted: March 14 2006 at 19:12
	For me its easy, I profer Genesis over Yes but as they are completely different bands its not easy to compare them. In terchnicall abilaty Yes are just ahead of Genesis but Genesis composed songs better than any other band, ever. Besides, the sound Chris Squire gets from his bass really anoys me, and as a bassist that ruins the record a bit for me.
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Emiaj Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 30 2005 Location: Peru Status: Offline Points: 127	Posted: March 14 2006 at 19:08
	I love both bands best moments the same..but I hate Genesis' worst moments by far more than Yes'

Nanook Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 09 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 105	Posted: March 14 2006 at 19:05
	It's an easy call for me, Yes pretty much all the way. I may be biased here, but when Gabriel left Genesis it was game over. Again, IMO. Hackett plays brilliantly, but so does Howe as you pointed out. Drums is no contest with Bruford winning easily. I'll agree keyboards are a wash. Squire again, is no contest. To be fair, I believe I'll revisit those Genesis albums since I have the Yes stuff about memorized by now.

Flying Dutchman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: January 29 2006 Status: Offline Points: 67	Posted: March 14 2006 at 18:57
	There was a topic like this a while back, but I searched and it must be gone. Anyway, compare Yes and Genesis members and albums. Members Gabriel v. Jon Anderson: Gabriel by a small bit. Steve Howe v. Steve Hackett: completely equal Rutherford v. Squire: Squire Banks v. Wakeman: Banks by a small bit. Collins v. Bruford v. White: Bruford>White=Collins Albums (Classic albums only) Trespass v. Yes Album- Trespass by a small bit, but I love both. Nursery Cryme v. Fragile- Nursery Cryme, but I think both are overrated. Foxtrot v. Close to the Edge- Close to the Edge by a bit, both are awesome. Selling England v. Relayer- Relayer, but they're pretty close (both great). Lamb Lies Down v. Tales- Tough, both equal I think (not huge on both, but they have good moments). Overall, the two bands are almost equal IMO: at their best, they're about impossible to beat. However, I prefer Yes by abit, mostly because of there more serious nature, and there subject matter (majestic stuff, Battles and such.) What about you guys?