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darkshade 
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 Posted: October 13 2011 at 15:02 |
 harmonium.ro wrote:
darkshade wrote:
JS19 wrote:
colorofmoney91 wrote:
Mars Volta.
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But it is a competition. It really shouldn't be. The most innovative and consistent band in 20 years verses a good retro prog band.
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But Beardfish are not a retro-prog band. If their latest album Mammoth is retro prog, then tell me where metal-ish riffs and growling show up in the 70s? Theyve also incorporated other modern elements as well. They also seem to take more Scandinavian influences than other "retro-prog" bands do. I accept that bands like the Flower Kings, Spock's Beard, Neal Morse, etc are retro, but Beardfish seem to be doing the opposite.
I agree about The Mars Volta though...
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You don't need to put out full-blown copies to be a retro artist.
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I'm just saying their influences are not as blatantly obvious as some other artists seem to have a problem with (well, besides their Zappa influence)
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: October 13 2011 at 16:46 |
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^ That I don't disagree with, but you were saying something different. ;)
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DanthraX
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Posted: October 13 2011 at 17:48 |
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My heart is torn apart between these two... Can't vote, but whomever pass to the next round will have my total devotion, is unfair one will leave the competition so soon
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I look up, I'm almost blinded
by the warmth of what's inside me
and the taste that's in my soul,
but I'm dead inside as I stand alone...
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Anthony H.
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Posted: October 13 2011 at 18:44 |
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The poll moved in a disquieting direction...
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darkshade
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Posted: October 13 2011 at 19:04 |
harmonium.ro wrote:
^ That I don't disagree with, but you were saying something different. ;)
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Maybe so, but I remember being tired when I typed up that first comment. I don't think TMV are not guilty of showing their influences either, it's just they take more risks so it's hard to tell sometimes. But even as much as I enjoy TMV, sometimes it's like "well, there'es the latin part" or "the funky part", or "here's the King Crimson scale-crazy section" etc... Anyway, I see Beardfish is finally taking the lead!
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Morningrise
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 07:19 |
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Last day to vote.
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colorofmoney91
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 07:55 |
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Anthony H.
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 08:34 |
colorofmoney91 wrote:
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Ricochet
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 08:56 |
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Just so you all can rest assure these games aren't decided by mere clickers, Mars Volta leads Beardfish roughly 20 to 17, in terms of votes expressed.
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Hercules
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 13:56 |
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I must confess, I voted for Beardfish largely to get the appalling The Mars Volta out - but the poll provoked me to have a real listen to Beardfish, and the more I hear, the more I like them. So it's now a very positive vote for Beardfish.
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A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life.
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Roland113
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 16:17 |
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I gave both a few listens over the past few days and both have grown on me. Beardfish more than The Mars Volta.
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-------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob-------
I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms.
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colorofmoney91
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 16:32 |
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Andy Webb
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 16:37 |
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Weeeeeeeeelllllll looks like Beardfish has won this one. Too bad.
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Anthony H.
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 21:02 |
Roland113 wrote:
I gave both a few listens over the past few days and both have grown on me. Beardfish more than The Mars Volta. |
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Padraic
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 21:08 |
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aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 21:10 |
Anthony H. wrote:
Roland113 wrote:
I gave both a few listens over the past few days and both have grown on me. Beardfish more than The Mars Volta. |
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I'M SO MAD HE DOESN'T LIKE MY FAVOURITE BAND AS MUCH AS A DIFFERENT BAND
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Epignosis
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 21:10 |
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I voted for The Mars Volta just now.
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40footwolf
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 21:13 |
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Voted for the MV, I'm really surprised how close this is!
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Heaven's made a cesspool of us all.
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Logan
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 21:19 |
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I voted for TMV yesterday, and wrote a really long boring post why which I didn't bother posting, though I'm not really a fan of either. I had thought TMV would take this quite easily -- shows what little I know.
Edited by Logan - October 14 2011 at 21:20
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: October 14 2011 at 21:25 |
I thought so too, just look how many more reviews TMV albums have than Beardfish 
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Post 70's Prog World Cup: Beardfish-The Mars Volta
