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Poll Question: Which do you prefer?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2008 at 01:09
Much preferred yes.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2008 at 01:44
Yes, love GG though
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2008 at 02:39
All in all each man in all men, All men in each man. Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2008 at 03:35
Two great bands. I always liked Yes (well, always since I started listening to their albums), but I couldn't appreciate Gentle Giant in the beginning, except for Acquiring The Taste. Now I must say that GG's music has really grown on me, especially Three Friends and Octopus. GG's Giant In The Box is one of the best progressive rock video's I ever saw.
 
Still, I keep listening to Yes albums, and I like almost every album they did from the seventies a lot, but also the debut, 90125 and AWBH. Even when I heard them many, many times, they keep being exciting for me. So I vote for Yes.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2008 at 08:36
Gentle Giant! I love Yes, but GG are genius!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2008 at 08:40
I don't want to vote against any of these two brilliant bands.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2008 at 12:58

both very formidable, but I have to go with Yes...only Genesis can take them down.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2008 at 13:01
Both these bands are lovely. I'll cheat and vote for Gentle Giant because I like more of their songs. (because Yes only released about 25 songs during their classic period, kekeke)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2008 at 13:12
Not easy to vote at all... Though I love GG's unique take on prog, Yes have always been at the top of my personal list of favourites, so my vote goes to them.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2008 at 14:43
I haven't heard enough Giant to make a real judgement, but I think Acquiring The Taste is one of my favourite albums in terms of how acquired it is and how memorable it is once acquired. Not voting here, though I think that in the end CTTE would destroy all.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2008 at 15:43
YES all the way.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2008 at 15:50
OMFG
 
LOLILOPS
 
LOLZORDS
 
UER WIERD M8
 
WTF
 
I can't choose... I love both so much... I'm voting for GG just because Yes has so many votes, though.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2008 at 16:20
Originally posted by I can't choose... I love both so much... I'm voting for GG just because Yes has so many votes, though.[/QUOTE I can't choose... I love both so much... I'm voting for GG just because Yes has so many votes, though.[/QUOTE wrote:

 
It is pretty much the same for me. Although these groups do not belong to my very
 
It is pretty much the same for me. Although these groups do not belong to my very favorite ones, I regard them with a lot of esteem. And without having a serious preference for one or the other, I go with GG to balance this poll.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2008 at 18:27
How could you choose between King Crimson and Van der Graaf Generator , thats too sadistic.!!!!!!!!!
 
I have to go with yes , GG is too weird for me right now
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2008 at 19:45
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2008 at 21:18
GG is being drowned! Cry
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2008 at 23:50
Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Well, thanks to everyone who participated in round 1!! (especially since my bracket is barely in second placeLOL)

Here are the matchups for this round, for whomever is interested:
Round 2
E1. #1 Genesis v. #3 Dream Theater
E2. #4 Camel v. #2 Emerson, Lake and Palmer
F1. #1 Yes v. #3 Gentle Giant
F2. #4 Marillion v. #2 Rush
G1. #1 King Crimson v. #3 Van Der Graaf Generator
G2. #5 Mahavishnu Orchestra v. #2 Jethro Tull
H1. #1 Pink Floyd v. #3 Porcupine Tree
H2. #5 Opeth v. #2 Frank Zappa

This should be interesting!
 
Someone said they don't forsee too many blowouts, but that's exactly what I see for the first four brackets. I do think KC v. VdGG will be very interesting, and the last three seem harder to predict. But the first four will be Genesis, ELP, Yes and Rush without a doubt.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2008 at 00:26
Originally posted by fighting sleep fighting sleep wrote:

GG is being drowned! Cry


And rightfully so!!! LOL   GG is. . .  ok i guess. but its a difficult sound to get into. I much prefer Yes. Yes, Yes should win it. Yes all the way. there is no way Yes can or should be beaten, except maybe by Genesis (and thats a stretch Shocked i said it) .

PS -  when you say 'yes' that much it kind of loses its meaning... its a weird feeling.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2008 at 00:32
Originally posted by ES335 ES335 wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Well, thanks to everyone who participated in round 1!! (especially since my bracket is barely in second placeLOL)

Here are the matchups for this round, for whomever is interested:
Round 2
E1. #1 Genesis v. #3 Dream Theater
E2. #4 Camel v. #2 Emerson, Lake and Palmer
F1. #1 Yes v. #3 Gentle Giant
F2. #4 Marillion v. #2 Rush
G1. #1 King Crimson v. #3 Van Der Graaf Generator
G2. #5 Mahavishnu Orchestra v. #2 Jethro Tull
H1. #1 Pink Floyd v. #3 Porcupine Tree
H2. #5 Opeth v. #2 Frank Zappa

This should be interesting!
 
Someone said they don't forsee too many blowouts, but that's exactly what I see for the first four brackets. I do think KC v. VdGG will be very interesting, and the last three seem harder to predict. But the first four will be Genesis, ELP, Yes and Rush without a doubt.


you predict ELP walking the dog with Camel.... the same CAmel that smoked Magma... Magma... oh no.... there is an affinity at this site for the prog-lite of groups like Camel and Genesis.  I'll be surprised if ELP is close.. more so if they win.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2008 at 00:34
now Floyd vs. the crazed PT legion of fans...

that will be the interesting one... 

Opeth,  KC, and Tull smoke their competition. 
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