Hatfield v UK
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Topic: Hatfield v UK
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Hatfield v UK
Date Posted: December 13 2005 at 21:34
| This is a good battle between 2 very short lived prog bands. I think Hatfield wins by a nose ;) |
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Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: December 13 2005 at 21:40
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U.K. of course. They got greater recognition and did more to help the state of prog at the time. -------------  
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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: December 13 2005 at 21:56
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HATFIELD is way better - UK is great as well, but Hatfield is 10x as original and creative ------------- 
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Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 01:10
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agreed. |
NetsNJFan wrote:Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 08:53
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I think Hatfield wins by about 8 lengths Admin speaking: This shouldn't be in prog polls, so I'll move it to the main lounge ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 08:57
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UK ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 09:12
| Very different from each other, so little point trying to compared a banana and piece of chalk. Bruford cf UK or Hatfield would make more sense. Or Bruford with Finneus Gauge? |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 10:07
| Hatfield for sure. |
Posted By: Froth
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 11:16
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This is a rather bizarre comparison, concidering Hatfield and UK are completely different bands. Anyway Hatfield are my favorite band and i naturaly would go with them. Im listening to UK and i must say, they pull off the whole 'technique-orientated' thing better than anyone else. Also, i love the way that they make music in the style of Yes and Crimson, yet in a way that you can still tell its 1978. I love all those polyphonic synths. anyway, i digress. UK; Brilliant Hatfield; unrivalled
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Posted By: XTChuck
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 11:52
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I'm going to have to assume you mean Hatfield and the North. If so, my vote goes to UK. All three of UK's albums were great. I'd have a tough time picking a song I didn't particularly care for. As far as that goes, I'd have a tough time picking a favorite because I had so many. On the other hand, although I was a huge Caravan fan, Hatfield and the North just didn't appeal to me at all. I thought the one album I heard by them (did they have a second?) was uninspired, for lack of a better word.
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Posted By: cmidkiff
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 12:19
 UK ------------- cmidkiff |
Posted By: Froth
Date Posted: December 15 2005 at 07:43
thats a shame, i think Hatfield's debut is some of the best 40 mins of music ever recorded and the followup Album, the Rotters' club, is the only album i'd ever concidr being on a par with it. I can see why Hatfield give Caravan fans a hard time... its not easy music at first but be patient, listen again |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 15 2005 at 08:07
| I like them both, but UK is a very special band for me, so I'd say: UK. |
Posted By: Tommy
Date Posted: December 15 2005 at 08:53
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UK
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 15 2005 at 11:21
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UK for me. -------------  |
Posted By: Tholomyes
Date Posted: December 15 2005 at 11:35
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UK
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Posted By: soundsweird
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 02:04
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Actually, these bands DID have one thing in common that sets them apart from many famous prog bands: there was no leader or mastermind. Every member was on equal footing. I think this situation worked better for Hatfield, perhaps because of the style of music they did. UK, much like Asia, was a supergroup full of great musicians, but the resulting music really never had a unique identity other than being "proggy". You got a little of everything. In addition, none of the members of UK were top-notch songwriters; I wouldn't call them "sidemen", but I'd say they had their best moments performing music written by someone else. It's easy to be impressed when listening to UK's albums, but it's mainly because of the musicianship, arrangements and production. Hatfield's music transcends that level, I think.... the music's not similar to Gentle Giant's, but the same alchemy is present. The sum is greater than the parts. I'm a bit pissed at UK, admittedly; they damaged my hearing back in 1978. They hit that bass synth note from "In The Dead of Night", and my skull started vibrating. I saw a lot of other people covering their ears, too, and it just wasn't doing any good! The venue was too small, and the ceiling too low for such a wall of sound... |
Posted By: M. B. Zapelini
Date Posted: December 17 2005 at 05:33
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Don't know enough of UK to choose, but Hatfield & The North is fantastic. ------------- "He's a man of the past and one of the present" PETER HAMMILL |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: December 17 2005 at 06:46
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Hatfield wins. AND THEY LIVE ONCE MORE! YAY! |
Posted By: Olympus
Date Posted: December 18 2005 at 22:06
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Hatfield wins. ------------- "Let's get the hell away from this Eerie-ass piece of work so we can get on with the rest of our eerie-ass day" |
Posted By: A'swepe
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 12:08
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I choose UK. ------------- David - Never doubt in the dark that which you believe to be true in the light. http://www.myspace.com/aardvarktxusa - Instrumental rock http://www.soundclick.com/aardvarktxusa |