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Tony Fisher 
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 Posted: August 26 2006 at 04:55 |
 dr_strangelove wrote:
Pink Floyd wins my vote, thanks to A Saucerful Of Secrets and Ummagumma. |
I voted for Floyd DESPITE these (and Piper at the Gates) because I don't think Floyd really started till Atom Heart Mother, when Gilmour stamped his influence on the band and Barrett had disappeared. From then to Animals, they were consistently excellent. Yes made good albums (CTTE, The Yes Album, Relayer) but also some poor ones (TFTO) and some inconsistent ones (Fragile).
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fuxi
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 05:25 |
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Nothing wrong with Pink Floyd, at least until ANIMALS, but the major Yes albums from the early seventies seem much more ALIVE!
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Liquid Len
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 05:28 |
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Yes by a country mile.
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Can you tell me where my country lies?
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Epitath
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 05:40 |
Theres no way i can say that one is better than the other... these two bands are both just perfect.. the only reason why i voted yes was because pf was leading 
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MattiR
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 06:59 |
I like Pink Floyd, but Yes is much better 
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Dirk
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 07:00 |
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Floyd for me.
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Hatters
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 07:53 |
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Cant choose.
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Gravity Eyelids
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 07:57 |
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As much as I love PF, I still vote YES.
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Into this wild Abyss the fiend
Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while,
Pondering his Voyage.
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Australian
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 08:20 |
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Yes, much, much better for me. PF may be an amazing band but they can't compare to Yes.
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Abalaea4
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 09:11 |
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No comparison for me.Yes by far. Afterall the only true progressive album of Pink Floyd is Animals.
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Mandrakeroot
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 09:11 |
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white_russian
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 09:12 |
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both are great bands and among my favourites, but i like pink floyd a little more.
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Kleynan
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 09:27 |
This has to be the toughest poll I have seen.  But since I grew up with Pink Floyd, and they have a great importance for me, I vote them. Yes is much better musically though... Dammit, why did you make me vote!?
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You've just had a heavy session of electroshock therapy, and you're more relaxed than you've been in weeks.
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chessman
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 09:53 |
This hasn't happened before, but, I am, so far, going to abstain from voting. It is too close a call.
These were two of my favourite three bands in the '70s, (the third being Genesis, who I still rank as my number one) and which one I preferred depended on my mood.
There are so many things to take into consideration here, seeing as the bands are totally different.
Of course, on sheer musicianship I would vote for Yes.
On atmosphere and humour I would vote for Floyd. (They do have humour in their songs sometimes, even if it's dark humour. Eg: Have A Cigar, Corporal Clegg.)
Favourite musician out of either band would be Chris Squire (Yes)
Second fave would be Dave Gilmour (Floyd)
Popularity award would have to go to Floyd. Most people have heard of them, even those who don't know anything about them, or about prog.
Of course, Floyd are now defunct, whilst Yes keep going, sort of! But they aren't the band they used to be.
Favourite album of either band overall - I can't decide to be honest. 
Therefore, as it stands, I have to call it a tie and abstain. If I voted for Yes today (and I have been playing lots of Yes lately) I would probably vote for Floyd tomorrow. 
Interestingly, my two favourite 'modern' bands are Porcupine Tree (Floydy) and Flower Kings (Yessy)!
And I can't decide between them either!
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micky
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 09:56 |
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love both... love Yes more... more talent, more interesting, more
interesting lyrics, better album covers, the cape, the furry
boots, TFTO...
Yes?...... YES!!!!
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Philéas
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 11:11 |
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Yes, by a very large margin. Floyd puts me to sleep.
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Dr. Evil
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 12:14 |
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Jeremy Bender
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 13:03 |
Pink Floyd - 4 masterpieces: Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall
Yes - 3 masterpieces: The Yes Album, Fragile, Close To The Edge
Pink Floyd wins. Just my opinion.......
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yesfan88
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 13:30 |
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Yes by a landslide! Floyd is great, but can't match Yes in creativity and musicianship.
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"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"- Evelyn Beatrice Hall
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Drew
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Posted: August 26 2006 at 13:36 |
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I like Pink Floyd a lot more.
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