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Prog Semi Final #1 - Yes v. Pink Floyd
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Poll Question: Who is your band?
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PF by a hair.
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Originally posted by Flight123 Flight123 wrote:

If I try to look at both bands objectively (I am a huge fan of both) from a progressive point of view then Yes would win the contest.  Arguably, Floyd had gone as far as they could by 'Dark Side' whereas Yes still had 'Tales' and 'Relayer' up their sleeves.  That said, Floyd were 'progressive' long before Yes hit their stride with 'The Yes Album' so in some ways the timelines don't match up.
 
Good points there......
 
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Both have about the same number of 5 star albums in my books

but I have to go with Floyd
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Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

This result is total BS!  Delete my account immediately!!!  Angry
It is what it is. LOL
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Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

Originally posted by aglasshouse aglasshouse wrote:

I actually think it's the other way around. Think of Ummagumma and tell me that's not more challenging than any other album Yes came out with. Tongue

Sorry...RELAYER is more challenging that any PF album.

But still voted for Pink Floyd because they are more solid.

And have a great vocalist.
Even though I wouldn't agree I guess I see how. 

Also, which one? LOL
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This result is total BS!  Delete my account immediately!!!  Angry
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Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

^Are you trying to intimate that if it's not Symphonic then it's not prog?Confused

Ahhh.....no----just can't believe PF is winning so big---guess I thought it would be closer vote---but PF is easier to like---Yes has a lot of challenging songs.Wink
 
I find Yes is kind of in between. Not as tough as Magma or GG or even some KC. And I don't find them as emotionally resonant as Floyd. For those who do, great. But I can only enjoy them in a kind of detached, distant way with a few exceptions like South Side.
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If I try to look at both bands objectively (I am a huge fan of both) from a progressive point of view then Yes would win the contest.  Arguably, Floyd had gone as far as they could by 'Dark Side' whereas Yes still had 'Tales' and 'Relayer' up their sleeves.  That said, Floyd were 'progressive' long before Yes hit their stride with 'The Yes Album' so in some ways the timelines don't match up.
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I enjoy listening to Pink Floyd much more than I do Yes. 
I own several albums by Yes (6) and have tried more than once to develop a lasting relationship with those LPs. But it never went beyond the courting stage.
To this day I can put on a Pink Floyd album and not even consider taking it off until side two has finished.
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Pink Floyd.
When he rides, my fears subside.
For darkness turns once more to light.
Through the skies, his white horse flies.
To find a land beyond the night.
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Originally posted by aglasshouse aglasshouse wrote:

I actually think it's the other way around. Think of Ummagumma and tell me that's not more challenging than any other album Yes came out with. Tongue

Sorry...RELAYER is more challenging that any PF album.

But still voted for Pink Floyd because they are more solid.

And have a great vocalist.
            
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Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

Ahhh.....no----just can't believe PF is winning so big---guess I thought it would be closer vote---but PF is easier to like---Yes has a lot of challenging songs.Wink

I actually think it's the other way around. Think of Ummagumma and tell me that's not more challenging than any other album Yes came out with. Tongue
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by aglasshouse aglasshouse wrote:

"Spacey blues band"
I can't count how many times I've heard Floyd been called that.


if it quacks like a duck.. and has feathers... then call them what they were


A space rock band band... what the hell else are they going to sound like?  Yes?? Genesis?? LOL
Emphasis on 'bluesy'. Sure, they are in some sense, but they're more space rock and psychedelic than 'spacey' blues imo.


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Originally posted by Stool Man Stool Man wrote:

Originally posted by TCat TCat wrote:

20 years ago, my vote would have been for PF....Yes edges them out now.  You could say this vote is Close to the Edge.  Confused


And you could say it's A Nice Pair Wink
 
Yeah they could be a nice pair but you can't vote for both so I'll be Going for the One.  (This could turn into The Endless River of puns)  Clap
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Aye, if by challenging you mean difficult to find something coherant and well written.Wink

Have to admit, the ~20 vote gap between them is quite surprising, it wasn't that long ago that Yes would have flattened Floyd, and anybody else other than Genesis.
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Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

^Are you trying to intimate that if it's not Symphonic then it's not prog?Confused

Ahhh.....no----just can't believe PF is winning so big---guess I thought it would be closer vote---but PF is easier to like---Yes has a lot of challenging songs.Wink
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neither are favourites of mine but at least Yes has an album I consider 4 stars
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Tough

The Yes Album > Atom Heart Mother
Fragile < Meddle
CTTE > Dark Side
TFTO <<< WYWH
Relayer = Animals

The rest of their albums I'm not that keen on, to be honest.

So Floyd shades it
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Yes, Yes, Yes... (from CTTE to GFTO it's fantastic ride, almost unbeatable). On the other side (of the moon :-) ) from Floyd I love Meddle and Wish You Were Here. I could listen The Wall (it's ok but far from perfect), I don't stand Animals (from whatever reason) and Dark Side is IMO the most overrated record in the history of space :-P
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Although indifferent to PA favorites such as Wish You Were Here and Animals: Pink Floyd for everything from Piper up to Meddle. Yes has a couple of albums I love as well but has never been a favorite band of mine
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