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mrcozdude 
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 Posted: February 07 2009 at 01:00 |
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we should of just flipped a coin.
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Gustavo Froes
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Posted: February 08 2009 at 14:02 |
Led Zeppelin,no a second of hesitation.And I thought most people would agree with that,i'm actually quite surprised. 
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BaldFriede
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Posted: February 08 2009 at 14:57 |
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Led Zeppelin, hands down.
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 BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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Roj
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Posted: February 09 2009 at 04:51 |
Can you believe the score in this poll  .
I didn't think there were so many of us proggies around  . |
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BaldFriede
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Posted: February 09 2009 at 07:58 |
 Roj M30 wrote:
Can you believe the score in this poll .
I didn't think there were so many of us proggies around . |
Actually in Germany both Rush and Led Zeppelin are filed under "hard rock". Yes, Rush are NOT filed under prog here, or at least they were not for some time. Their whole marketing in Germany was done under the "hard rock" sticker. I remember there were hard rock samplers on which Rush appeared which were advertised for in German TV. And that's where I had them filed too until I came to this site and learned to my surprise that they were considered to be prog. No joke. So comparing Rush with Led Zeppelin is not so out of this world as you may think. And it does not surprise me at all that Led Zeppelin win, or only mildly so. It surprises me mildly because this site seems to have lots of big Rush fans (else those polls resulting in Peart as "best drummer" can hardly be understood), but obviously the mighty Zep have more fans still.
Edited by BaldFriede - February 10 2009 at 03:57
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BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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Roj
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Posted: February 10 2009 at 03:15 |
BaldFriede wrote:
Roj M30 wrote:
Can you believe the score in this poll .
I didn't think there were so many of us proggies around . |
Actually in Germany both Rush and Led Zeppelin are filed under "hard rock". Yes, Rush are NOT filed under prog here, or at least they were not for some timet. Their whole marketing in Germany was done under the "hard rock" sticker. I remember there were hard rock samplers on which Rush appeared which were advertised for in German TV. And that's where I had them filed too until I came to this site and learned to my surprise that they were considered to be prog. No joke. So comparing Rush with Led Zeppelin is not sou out of this world as you may think. And it does not surprise me at all that Led Zeppelin win, or only mildly so. It surprises me mildly because this site seems to have lots of big Rush fans (else those polls resulting in Peart as "best drummer" can hardly be undestood), but obviously the mighty Zep have more fans still.
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I was actually commenting on the sheer volume of votes cast in the poll overall. It would seem that nearly the whole of PA has cast a vote!!
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Trademark
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Posted: February 11 2009 at 20:56 |
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I think you'll find that the problem here is that this poll allows multiple votes from members. There may be some good-natured "ballot box stuffing" going on. As they say in Chicago, "Vote early and Vote often."
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crimhead
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Posted: February 12 2009 at 01:28 |
Trademark wrote:
I think you'll find that the problem here is that this poll allows multiple votes from members. There may be some good-natured "ballot box stuffing" going on. As they say in Chicago, "Vote early and Vote often." |
Sooooooooo....are you saying that is how Obama originally got elected in Illinois?
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mono
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Posted: February 13 2009 at 09:48 |
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0.23% of difference only!! 2200+ votes!
This is maybe the closest and most popular poll here??
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https://soundcloud.com/why-music Prog trio, from ambiant to violence
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mono
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Posted: February 13 2009 at 09:49 |
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hmm.... maybe I haven't read all the posts, but.... can you vote as many times as you want?....
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https://soundcloud.com/why-music Prog trio, from ambiant to violence
https://soundcloud.com/m0n0-film Film music and production projects
https://soundcloud.com/fadisaliba (almost) everything else
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Trademark
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Posted: February 13 2009 at 09:52 |
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Yes you can. Yesterday afternoon Zep had only 1092 votes.
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jimidom
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Posted: February 13 2009 at 09:59 |
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Strictly progressively-speaking, Rush would easily get my vote. However, all things considered, I have to vote for Led Zeppelin, who is a band that is definitely greater than the sum of its parts.
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"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - HST
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BaldFriede
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Posted: February 13 2009 at 10:55 |
Trademark wrote:
Yes you can. Yesterday afternoon Zep had only 1092 votes. |
well, Rush had been trailing by something between 100 and 200 votes all the time, so some Rush fan seems to have done it first. I can hardly imagine anything more silly
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BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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el dingo
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Posted: February 13 2009 at 14:43 |
BaldFriede wrote:
Trademark wrote:
Yes you can. Yesterday afternoon Zep had only 1092 votes. |
well, Rush had been trailing by something between 100 and 200 votes all the time, so some Rush fan seems to have done it first. I can hardly imagine anything more silly
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Neither can I, but it's been fun to watch - and, yes I only voted once
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It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough.
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Padraic
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Posted: February 13 2009 at 14:45 |
BaldFriede wrote:
Roj M30 wrote:
Can you believe the score in this poll .
I didn't think there were so many of us proggies around . |
Actually in Germany both Rush and Led Zeppelin are filed under "hard rock". Yes, Rush are NOT filed under prog here
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Is that in the official German registry of music? Wow! 
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Pnoom!
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Posted: February 13 2009 at 14:48 |
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Led Zeppelin by the size of the universe.
I might be underrating Zep there, but it's close enough.
Edited by Pnoom! - February 13 2009 at 14:49
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BaldFriede
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Posted: February 13 2009 at 15:54 |
No, but in German shops. And it was the way the marketing for Rush was done in Germany. And keep in mind that "prog" is a relatively new name. Back when their music came out the name "prog" or "progressive" did not exist: But Rush were compared with bands like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple instead of Yes and Genesis.
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BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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Trademark
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Posted: February 13 2009 at 16:30 |
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^^ It was the same way in Michigan where I grew up as well, but then we had a large Dutch population so maybe that helped.
Edited by Trademark - February 13 2009 at 16:32
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The T
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Posted: February 13 2009 at 17:37 |
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Rush by a mile.
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Tony R
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Posted: February 13 2009 at 17:44 |
BaldFriede wrote:
No, but in German shops. And it was the way the marketing for Rush was done in Germany. And keep in mind that "prog" is a relatively new name. Back when their music came out the name "prog" or "progressive" did not exist: But Rush were compared with bands like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple instead of Yes and Genesis.
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Quite. In the UK in the 70s Magma, Can and VDGG were all filed under Pop. As they were in Germany I guess. Fortunately we dont use this catch-all system in the real world.
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