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Poll Question: Cast your vote on this timeless prog rivalry
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    Posted: May 10 2005 at 19:58
The debate that's been going on for decades. Let's here it.
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Wakeman as a performer for me, but Emerson gets the vote for his composition skills. Maybe Wakeman could have my vote had he written just 1/10 of the "music" he wrote...

 
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I prefer Wakeman's work with Yes - think of 'Awaken' for example - to Emerson's often too circus-like playing (and ruthless stealing from classical composers). Plus contribution with e.g. Strawbs - and the solo career too, though very uneven.
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Hard to decide both great players.

 

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Also hard to decide for me, but I cast my vote for Rick just because all Yes albums he was a part of are great (exc. Onion) and he also has recorder a lot of great solo albums. Which compensated for the huge amount of crap that he's also done solo
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2005 at 06:41
The battle of the Titans still rages on I see. Times dont change man! Well for me it always was and always will be Emerson.
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Both are unquestionably superb, yet I personally pick Wakeman due to the wonderful solo piano work he delivers- check out the beautiful 'Birdman Of Alcatraz' and the piano interludes of '....King Arthur'.
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Points: 1695 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2005 at 16:18
I picked Keith mainly 'cause Rick almost never touches jazz. And Keith was a big admirer of Oscar Peterson, a jazzman I always liked myself. And you can hear a little bit of Oscar in his playing too. Rick is just too stuck on classical. He's great, but I go for Keith's diversity.
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you definitely should put eddie jobson in the Titans' list!
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Points: 1695 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2005 at 19:29
Originally posted by greenback greenback wrote:

you definitely should put eddie jobson in the Titans' list!


Jobson's definitley up there, but I wanted to just keep it to these 2 legends. Jobson, as good as he is, is not a headliner like these guys

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OHHHHHH F*CK its impossible to choose because both are equally great technically, live and as song writers, but because Wakeman was with Yes which is one of my favorite bands I'll have to help him out...
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Emerson. He's simply better, in terms of composition and playing.
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Emerson is great but Rick is such a crazy guy, that and I have to go with my Yes roots and Rick has a lot to do with my likeing of Yes.
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Wakeman.

I don't know if it's ELP or just Emerson, but he gets annoying sometimes. But he definately does have skill.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 13 2005 at 04:36
Both are good, but I prefer Wakeman's repertory
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Points: 28265 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 13 2005 at 09:38

There should be a seperate category for ''Don't care but I hate Keith Emerson whoever he's up against'' for all the ELP haters.Tactical voting will ruin this poll methinks.No matter how fluid a player Wakeman is,for me Emerson is a much more interesting musician than dear old Rick.RW is a 'larger than life personality' but Keith Emerson is a progressive keyboard genius.

 

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 13 2005 at 16:00
I can't believe Wakeman is winning! I think Keith Emerson is much more skilled.
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Both equally capable players, but I prefer Rick's more artistic, sensitive playing to Emerson's bombastic, loud and fast improvisation.  They are both great showmen too,

BUT RICK'S RETIRING FROM LIVE PERFORMANCE!!! 

I'M DYING!!!
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Who's faggier?

I think that Keith is pretty gay, but Wakeman wearing a princess clothes got my vote!
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Points: 1695 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 13 2005 at 23:17
Originally posted by Fantômas Fantômas wrote:

Who's faggier?

I think that Keith is pretty gay, but Wakeman wearing a princess clothes got my vote!


Will you give us a break!! Besides, Keith's got the better ass. And get off that Scanners obsession!

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