Genesis verses Jethro Tull ... poll

I never really got into Tull, so Genesis.

I must say I find the result of this poll rather surprising

GENESIS.

They are the expression of the word PROGRESSIVE ROCK.

Enchanting music.

Tull for no other reason other than I find their albums more interesting.

Well, I can't even cast a vote on this one. I love Tull and Genesis. It's like asking "which do you like more, your right ball or your left?"

The answer is simple when you consider the question. The better BAND easily would be Genesis, who individual working parts all contributed in the creating of Prog gems.Unified and working as one to create (Gabriel era/ TOTT and WAW) masterpieces. Tull, honestly speaking, as great as the music is, has always been the product of the genius of one man, Mr. Anderson himself. The better BAND, Gabriel,Hackett,Rutherford,Banks and Mr. Collins themselves.

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Genesis.  I could never get into Jethro Tull nearly as much as Gabriel-era-Genesis.

raindance wrote: Jethro Tull for me. Gabriel era Genesis were too comical for me though they had their moments of excellence.

Yep you're right, Steve Hackett sitting in a chair,Mike Rutherford playing back in the left corner where no one could see him and Tony Banks hidding his face behind the keyboard should be comedians.

Pater was pretty funny with his costumes and Ian Anderson is so serious

Don't misunderstand me, I love Tull almost as much as I love Genesis, but this is a lame argument (Sorry Raindance) both Peter Gabriel and Ian Anderson were interested in theatrics (Just look at the Heavy Horses video), both are eccentric and had a very acid sense of humour, lyrics of Tull have even more sarcasm and comedy than Genesis.

And you know what? That makes them great, sense of humour mixed with talent is a wonderful combination, Chaplin used to say  it was harder to make people  laugh than to make people cry, and he was damn right.

It's ok to like one more than the other, but please, give good reasons.

Iván

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if u genesis fans had all the tull album outtakes u would rank tull higher than genesis

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