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Poll Question: Which Do you Like More?
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Some great comments but I have to agree you really can't chose. However on a level of just which album I find myself listening to more often it is Dark Side Of The Moon. A true classic in the truest sense of the word. Now as for the drumming. I too am a drummer and I do not listen to albums like Dark Side Of the Moon for the drumming. If I want to hear drumming I will listen to Buddy Rich Live in London, or Return to Forever's Album Where Have I known you before with Lenny White on drums. Now if you really want to hear a drummer who sounds like he is playing on a combination of steroids, adrenaline, and speed, just listen to Billy Cobham's Spectrum album.
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I voted for the prog album rather than the neo prog sub blues rock pop album
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

I voted for the prog album rather than the neo prog sub blues rock pop album

What's neo, or pop about it. The fact that it was popular doesn't mean it is pop music. They didn't intend on making a popular album. They didn't give the mainstream what they wanted like all other pop music does. The band did what they themselfs wanted to do, and many others happend to like it.

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Weird comparison but eh... It's a no-brainer for me. Mr Anderson always wins against Floyd!
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I dont know why but I'm not a Fan of Dark Side.

I'm more a fan of their Early Stuff
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 25 2005 at 01:06
obscured by clouds is better than dark side, so is meddle and animals. Dark side is one of my weaker floyd albums
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I live in Vancouver BC, Canada and am 17.  As you know, I was not alive to see the creation of such excellent music, but I DID have the pleasure to see Jethro Tull last October in the States

They played a shortened (wish they would have played the whoel thing) version of Thick as a Brick and I had snuck up to the front for it. 

Let me say, it was AMAZING! holy sh*t.  What an excellent album it is, the melodies suit Anderson's voice perfectly, the whole feeling of the thing is just excellent.

I must say that I prefer that over Darkside of the Moon because of the sort of feeling.  I mean, it has a very scottish feel to me, I think of Scotland when I listen to it for some reason.  Overall, it's the vocal melodies that get me.

PS with the whole matter of Dark Side of the Moon being pop: that is ridiculous, anyone should know of all bands Pink Floyd was simply putting out THEIR music.  For christ's sake, Money is in 7/4 time and it has about 3 minutes of solos (sax and guitar) right in the middle.  What's so overly pop about that?
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Points: 4097 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 25 2005 at 03:46
Thick as a Brick, I guess.... but A Passion Play and Wish You Were Here both beat both
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Originally posted by Rust Rust wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

I voted for the prog album rather than the neo prog sub blues rock pop album

What's neo, or pop about it. The fact that it was popular doesn't mean it is pop music. They didn't intend on making a popular album. They didn't give the mainstream what they wanted like all other pop music does. The band did what they themselfs wanted to do, and many others happend to like it.

But you reasoned that I was talking about Dark Side even though I didn't clarify it

Actually I like DSOTM and regard it as rock album mainly.But thats fine.Its enjoyable but I prefer TAAB.
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It's Thick Side of the Moon for me
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I'm really sorry to say this, but I can take or leave either.... it's CTTE for me...
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Both albums which I rate just short of masterpiece standard (I gave both 4* but reckon they come very close to 5*). Thick as a Brick is more musical to me and I like the concept though Dark Side is more experimental and has some great high points. On balance Thick as a Brick by a small amount.
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Dark Side, because it has a better album cover.
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THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.
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Points: 46301 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 25 2005 at 12:43
Originally posted by zabriskiepoint zabriskiepoint wrote:

Dark Side, because it has a better album cover.


what an argument...
 
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Thick as a brick for me
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Points: 27802 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 29 2005 at 05:42
Thick as a Brick.I'm not trying to offend hardcore PF fans,but I always thought DSotM was incredibly overrated.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 29 2005 at 17:20
yes dark side is so overrated and WYWH is a fair bit too
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Why has everyone have to say so and so album is overrated. If it is expected by a large crowd of Progressive Rock fans as a classic, it is a classic!  

I'd chose Dark Side of the Moon, because I like Pink Floyd better as a band, but Thick as a Brick is a brilliant release and it showcases Tull at its finest!

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