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uduwudu 
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 Topic: Asia versus The Beatles
Posted: January 28 2017 at 00:37 |
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Purpose behind this poll: The Beatles were a song oriented band that so many prog fans wish were a prog band, as if that were going to happen. Asia, comprised of notable prog musos had the audacity to write and record songs now that the knew how. The Beatles were loved for their songs, Asia derided for their songs - and vice versa. Or both. What an odd bunch we prog fans are. Can we make up our mind?
I was going to have an either or category but respecting the intelligence, or at least retail judgment of those here then we shall have the either / or else type options.
Instrumentally based songs versus lyric and melody based songs.
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 00:51 |
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WTF ??
Asia are my preference, even though I probably enjoy both equally (in small doses). I'm not a big fan of either, though I have respect for both.
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Hercules
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 03:26 |
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I much prefer to listen to Asia, but I accept that the Beatles were much more important as a band.
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Kingsnake
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 04:51 |
I only like John Payne-era Asia, and they sound more like Journey, Toto or Survivor than anything close to the Beatles. Although John Payne was a big fan of ELO wich is more or less a second generation Beatles. So maybe it's not a silly comparison. Aura and Arena are amongst the best albums I ever listened to in my life. John Paye could create vocal choirs on his own. Great vocalist!
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Lewian
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 06:15 |
Oh my god! FC Barcelona playing Oldham Athletics. (And no, I don't identify that whole continent with Barcelona.  )
Edited by Lewian - January 28 2017 at 06:17
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zravkapt
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 06:26 |
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Spice Girls
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Magma America Great Make Again
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Upbeat Tango Monday
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 06:26 |
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The Beatles and it's not even close!
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Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement.
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Manuel
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 06:28 |
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The Beatles. No question.
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The-time-is-now
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 06:32 |
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The Beatles..
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TeleStrat
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 07:09 |
The Beatles are definitely my choice here. I've always been a big fan of The Beatles' middle years, Beatles '65 through Revolver. I like the early stuff and the later stuff but I'm always drawn toward the middle years. |
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twosteves
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 08:02 |
 Upbeat Tango Monday wrote:
The Beatles and it's not even close! |
This---Beatles wrote perfect arty pop songs---I mean Howe is one of the greatest guitarists ever---and what he did on the first Asia album by reinventing his style was great---but not an Asia fan at all except for the nostalgia value of the first album. Anything that remotely sounds like Toto, Journey, FOreigner, etc is not my kind of music. And I don't think Asia is exactly that but the big corny AOR ballad thing is not my thing.
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DeadSouls
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 08:32 |
zravkapt wrote:
Spice Girls |
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 09:24 |
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Let's see, the most important and influential rock band of all time, versus a band in which the members were more influential and important when they played in previous bands.
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...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology...
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 09:43 |
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So let me get this straight. Prog can't be song oriented?
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progmatic
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 09:59 |
Upbeat Tango Monday wrote:
The Beatles and it's not even close! |
The Beatles songs I love; I have never been a fan at all of Asia, whose commerciality is rivaled only by Boston, and represents everything I despised about music when it died (temporarily) in the late '70s. Arena rock = crap, IMHO.
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PROGMATIC
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SteveG
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 10:11 |
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Stones.
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 10:16 |
SteveG wrote:
Stones. |
And my brother's back at home With his Beatles and his Stones, We never got if off on that revolution stuff -- What a drag, too many snags.
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...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology...
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 10:25 |
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 10:26 |
SteveG wrote:
Stones. |
Me too. Thankfully the doctor said they will pass on their own. But man, they are excruciatingly painful.
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SteveG
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 10:38 |
The Dark Elf wrote:
SteveG wrote:
Stones. |
And my brother's back at home With his Beatles and his Stones, We never got if off on that revolution stuff -- What a drag, too many snags. |
Yeah Greg! That's me to a T! 
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