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Posted: January 06 2008 at 10:30 |
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Hope the question is clear?
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 11:01 |
 Aeternus wrote:
Hope the question is clear?
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Well, the answer certainly is!
JETHRO TULL, of course.
(By which I do not mean they're the greatest band.)
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 11:45 |
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I voted VDGG mostly for the heck of it. I know King Crimson is pretty diverse but VDGG did Jazz, Fusion, Latin, Rock, Symphonic, so they're pretty high up there with KC.
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 12:13 |
Tasartir wrote:
I voted VDGG mostly for the heck of it. I know King Crimson is pretty diverse but VDGG did Jazz, Fusion, Latin, Rock, Symphonic, so they're pretty high up there with KC. |
Yes, but VDGG found one way of doing music and followed that path with pretty much all their songs (excellently I might add). King Crimson wins this one, there is no doubt
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 12:18 |
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King Crimson is the most diverse. Pobably not the best, though.
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 12:26 |
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Tull by a mile. Blues, prog folk, prog metal amongst others - not all with great success (Crest of a Knave!!) but usually so.
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 12:33 |
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King Crimson is easily the most diverse band possibly of all time. VDGG is also extremely diverse...but not as much as their tough opponent.
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 12:46 |
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King Crimson and Van der Graaf Generator equally. I gave my vote to VdGG because KC already have enough. they are the predominant examples for the "eclectic" category. a kind of "trademark" of VdGG seems to be that they often ironically incorporate the music of different dance styles (cha cha, fandango, waltz, bossa nova) into their music. by the way, VdGG are by far more an ironic band than many realize; their lyrics are very rarely to be taken straightforward, but with a grain of salt and tongue-in-cheek instead. and this definitely reflects in their music too
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 12:54 |
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Why Crimson of course.
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 16:27 |
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van der graaf! periodically, they're not really diverse. but musically, the more diverse out of the lot i think. them, then crimson.
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 16:58 |
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GG should be on the poll, they're a close second to KC
Edited by King Crimson776 - January 06 2008 at 16:58
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 17:51 |
After creating the poll, I noticed that I have forgot to mention Gentle Giant... 
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 23:23 |
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Where's GG? I think they are also very diverse
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Posted: January 07 2008 at 00:46 |
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I voted for Yes. I understand the logic behind KC but I think Yes does a lot of diverse things in subtle ways, such as the Simon and Garfunkel and Beach Boys influences on the Yes Album and the world music stuff on TFTO. Also, it seems like a lot of the KC diversity comes from line-up changes. While Yes isn't exactly the picture of stability either, they do have a stable core, and the Anderson/Howe/Squire/Wakeman/White line-up has been the predominant line-up other than the Drama and the 80's pop tangent. KC seems to be Bobo and whoever he decides to play with that year. That said, it was a close call, and I do have a great deal of respect for Fripp's guitar innovations.
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Posted: January 07 2008 at 17:39 |
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Crimson, easily.
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Posted: January 07 2008 at 18:30 |
KC, GG, VDGG, JT
All very diverse throughout their respective discogs.
Doesn't seem to matter how I vote though. 
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Posted: January 08 2008 at 12:13 |
Man With Hat wrote:
KC, GG, VDGG, JT
All very diverse throughout their respective discogs.
Doesn't seem to matter how I vote though. |
Agree, thos 4 are the most diverse, my vote goes to VdGG they are my favorite after all. Some peopel i have seen, say all thire album sound the same i say lisen to "The least we can do.." and right after put on "World Record" then you can try come and say they sound the same. Imo no Vdgg album sound the same as the other one.
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Posted: January 08 2008 at 18:08 |
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the question is clear and also the winner of this poll I think
this is not lack of personality, but I choose King Crimson (quite obvious poll)
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Posted: January 09 2008 at 03:44 |
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Jethro Tull, imho. they were VERY diverse in their work, but they were always keeping their basicly and the unique style, that is what i like and respect, so i voted for them. for example, King Crimson is the great band, no question, but if you give to listen to somebody who never heard them before, no one song by them,(this is one "hypothesis" only, of course!) to hear, lets say, "Lizard" album, and after that to listen "Lark´s Tongue In Aspic"album, or "Discipline" album, i think that person will be sure that were two albums released from two absolutely different bands. although all KC albums are awesome, probably KC were diverse too much, IMHO, if you look from present day´s distance.
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Posted: January 09 2008 at 03:53 |
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King Crimson, the definition of eclecticism.
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