pink floyd vs. genesis
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Topic: pink floyd vs. genesis
Posted By: midas man
Subject: pink floyd vs. genesis
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 05:10
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listing all of what pink floyd made from its compostitional sphere for progressive rock,it ought to be some gods,to "embrace them in gratitude"for the novelty of their world-outlook...they still remain the unchalenged masters of the quadrofonic records,the only band that lingered in the prog-memories:1975-"New Musical Express"-100 weeks consecutively #1.that's how we used to be inspired by their meaningful inspiration... as for genesis...they have some glittering,as skillful as their musical-nowheres.I can dance,invisible touch,sledgehammer,barely prog... ------------- life is a short warm moment and death is a long cold rest you get your chance to try in the twinkling of an eye eighty years with luck or even less |
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Posted By: Tony Fisher
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 05:16
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From Nursery Cryme to Selling England, Genesis were virtually untouchable (Camel excepted) and several other albums are very fine too. Sure they sold out but they still produced some fine pop rock. Floyd also had a purple patch (Meddle to Wish you were here) but their first 2 albums and most of the later ones were very poor to moderate. Both great bands but Genesis edge it for me. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 05:53
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Well, I think Genesis, Pink Floyd, Yes, ELP and Gentle Giant are all on the same level for me, but if I must choose... Genesis, because they made so many great albums. And Genesis takes the lead in this poll at this very moment... |
Posted By: Maike
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 11:09
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"This is a hard one to play..."
Frank Zappa |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 11:12
Pink Floyd 
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 11:28
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Pink FLoyd
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Posted By: DavidInsabella
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 11:46
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Genesis for me. I don't like Pink Floyd, and I think the progression of thier music is debatable. ------------- Life seemed to him merely like a gallery of how to be. 
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Posted By: Henkka
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 12:09
| Pink Floyd. |
Posted By: proger
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 13:10
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genesis are wonderfull band. but pink floyd are an unstopable "Dinosaur" ------------- ...live for tomorrow... |
Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 15:07
| Both would be in my top five all-time bands of any genre - provided we're allowed to concentrate on good periods. Genesis still wins though, on the strength of more classic songs (9-3). |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 16:00
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I'm a BIG fan of both Pink Floyd and Genesis. Such a hard question this is.... But I'll have to go with Genesis. |
Posted By: Philrod
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 16:50
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Pink Floyd, but not by much. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Philrod/?chartstyle=Geldropdown-small"> 
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Posted By: Maike
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 20:26
| From Genesis to The final cut |
Posted By: AtomHeartMother
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 01:20
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Atleast Pink Floyd has a nice ending. The Genesis ending is so tragic, you'll never see any members of Floyd doin a Disney movie soundtrack. Thank God ------------- "http://tinypic.com""> 
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Posted By: Retrovertigo
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 03:04
| I don't like either band. |
Posted By: Cygnus X-1
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 08:51
| Floyd every time. |
Posted By: Frasse
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 12:17
| Genesis is of course the best, even if Pink Floyd make the right decision and disbanded in the 80s while genesis made the rong decision and made som crap instead. |
Posted By: Hammill
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 12:22
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genesis
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 12:48
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Two different styles- but FLoyd is my fav of the two- by far. |
Posted By: The Prognaut
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 17:53
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Unarguably, the Floyd
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Posted By: ben_
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 18:57
Floyd by far, and their first 2 albums (especially Piper at the Gates of Dawn) are by far my favourites and are well above moderate, though I do agree with the latter ones. |
Tony Fisher wrote:Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 19:04
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Genesis, in a landslide. Floyd just kind of spaces out at times and I loses interest for me. Genesis never loses my interest. ------------- 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: July 12 2005 at 19:35
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Pink Floyd, by far if you compare it with all Genesis albums. If only Gabriel albums.... why compare!?
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Posted By: Zitro
Date Posted: July 12 2005 at 21:27
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Pink Floyd, but slightly. Genesis has never reached such artistic peaks as Pink Floyd's Echoes, Shine on You, and The Wall. Genesis had never been very good at being pop and accessible ... Pink Floyd does, with The Wall, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You were here (the song), etc. But Genesis has better musicianship and more beauty in their instrumentations.
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Posted By: GPFR
Date Posted: August 06 2005 at 12:13
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Hmm... Pink Floyd. Honestly, what can beat Dark side of the Moon? But I
will give genesis (atleast during Gabriels/early collins era) the
lyrics. They rocked. But looking at the angles you presented... The
Piper at the Gates of dawn and A saucer full of secrets vs, Fom Genesis
to revelation and Tresspass. Tresspass puts up a fight, but I have to
give it to Pink floyd. I did like Ummagumma to Meddle, but not nearly
my favorites. Well, looking at the best selling albums by the two Artists with there "classic" lineup... Dark side of the moon, wish you were here, animals, and the wall, (would include the final cut but PF considers that a more Roger Waters album titled as pink floyd...) vs Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling england by the pund, and The Lamb lies down on Broadway. Thats what makes it really close. As albums as a whole, I preferd Genesis, But pink Floyd has some of my favorite songs, ever. (I.E. Shine on you crazy diamond, Comfortably numb, etc.) and the only genesis song to me atleast that can match up if not beat those is Supper's Ready. After the classic Line up, I have to give it to genisis because they atleast kept up for a while until duke. And pink floyd really lost they're sound. But as for ending, Pink Floyd, all the way, Phill collins doing Disney, Genesis going to commercial/pop entirley against they're previous sound, broken up after a horrible selling album, Pink Floyd, Back together after twenty years doing an amazing performance of they're best hit's for a Live 8 benifet. Now what can beat that, and also, Once they relized they lost the sound they stopped writing new stuff. Smart choice, Gilmour! |
Posted By: floydaholic
Date Posted: August 06 2005 at 19:42
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Both bands have put out some excellent prog albums. I feel that Genesis' are more important to the history of prog and probably better(on a prog scale) than floyds. ------------- I'll see you on the Darkside of the moon... |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 06 2005 at 21:14
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hands down: genesis. didn't even hesitate. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: AtomHeartMother
Date Posted: August 06 2005 at 23:07
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Comon, Tarzan? of all movies Tarzan?
Tarzan?!? ------------- "http://tinypic.com"">
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Pink Floyd atleast chose mature movies, sure their drug movies but better than little childrens movies.
Posted By: raindance
Date Posted: August 07 2005 at 00:26
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Not a difficult one this. Pink Floyd!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: August 07 2005 at 01:33
Oh, no,I don't want to choose from these two... Well,I'll go with Pink Floyd,for three reasons: 1)They're better... 2)I like Gabriel Solo more than Genesis,and Pink Floyd is better than Gabriel Solo,so: &nbs p; Pink Floyd>Gabriel Solo>Genesis 3)Genesis messed up after Duke,Pink Floyd continues up to present to be (almost) spotless... ------------- 
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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: August 07 2005 at 02:03
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GENESIS none of their pop albums come close to the awfulness of The Final Cut -------------
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Posted By: Wolf Spider
Date Posted: August 07 2005 at 04:42
Floyd, just Floyd 
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: August 07 2005 at 05:27
I would personally listen three times,one after another,to the Final Cut (although it is indeed my least favourite Floyd album) that having to hear again Abacab (and that dreadful "Who Dunnit" ew,ew,ew)... -------------
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Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: August 07 2005 at 08:49
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Genesis by a mile. I never liked Floyd much. Never thought they were that progressive and their songs tend to drag on. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: August 07 2005 at 09:29
Oh,Floyd is definately prog...Maybe much more than Genesis,especially after 1981 Genesis's prog rating is discusable... -------------
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Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: August 07 2005 at 10:51
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Of course, I dislike Genesis after 1981. I'm all for the Peter Gabriel-era stuff. I'm not saying that Floyd isn't progressive I'm just saying I never thought they were. I just don't get it. I guess if you consider space rock progressive as the style than it is, but when you consider a lot of Floyds' stuff and than compare it to Yes or Genesis, it doesn't seem progressive at all to me. It seems like those bands were miles ahead. Keep in mind it's only my opinion. I would love to listen to Floyd thinking that their music is progressive and that some of their albums are masterpieces but nothing yet has convinced me. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: August 07 2005 at 10:52
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Floyd reached something (and done it in a masterliness way) that Genesis never reached:psychedelism...
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Posted By: mgallard
Date Posted: August 08 2005 at 16:46
| Pink Floyd are just too self-conscious to be convincing in the long run. Genesis has the benefit of having contributed more original music together and in separate entities than PF. Even Steve Hackett alone, I believe, has a better discography (more originality and wider spectrum) than PF, now add to that Ant Phillips, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Banks, Rutherford and you have a discography that easily eats up whatever PF and their solo records ever created. The world was affected more by the presence of Genesis and its members than PF and its members. Of course I am also a Gen-head so who cares what I think :-) |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 10:26
I dont understand what so many people have against the "final cut" I have not heard the whol album yust some songs but thos songs sounded very good and im planing to buy the album very soon. Genesis never makes me even half as exited as PF does, many of PF songs gives me the shiver no genesis song have ever made me feel that, theyr 2 completly diffrent band Genesis goes for a pop sound and tryes to sound funny, while PF have more serius and dramatic and atmosphric sound, Genesis most of the times i lisen to them doesnt make me feel anything i cant even desied if its good or bad realy and i hope that it will grow on me but it never does, most of it yust sounds dull and boring, sorry... -------------
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 10:49
I think you'll find that Sledgehammer is a Peter Gabriel song! Genesis at their best are miles better than the soporific Floyd. Admittedly they went downhill after Hackett left, but Trespass - Wind And Wuthering are all fantastic. |
Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 11:01
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genesis vs. floyd is apples vs. oranges. different goals entirely. both are about equal in my book. ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 11:16
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Pink Floyd. ------------- Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005 |
Posted By: Play Me My Song
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 13:04
| Genesis, by far. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 14:08
| Floyd, without any possible doubt. I've never been a big Genesis fan in the first place, and anything they did after Wind and Wuthering is not to my taste at all. On the other hand, I like most of Floyd's production, even if I think they were at their best with Waters. |
Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 18:41
| Pink Floyd is a better band, but Genesis is proggier. |
Posted By: spectral
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 18:43
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It has to be genesis. I don't get the whole pink floyd thing! ------------- "...misty halos made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine." |
Posted By: Passionist
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 04:25
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I only listened to Pink Floyd because I have to, and I only like them to keep up my credibility. THe 4 albums I've got, I got so bored to them immediately! So there's to you all.
Genesis however was the first band of whom I ever bought all the records, and still no matter which record, they keep visiting my cd-player. Guess which one I voted for... |
Posted By: Laurent
Date Posted: August 12 2005 at 18:19
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I'd have to say, as of now, they're both tied for a solid 2nd, behind Yes. Which one I like better, though, depends purely on my mood. ------------- 
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Posted By: Vegetable_Man
Date Posted: August 12 2005 at 18:51
| Floyd>Genesis. |
Posted By: Anonymous2112
Date Posted: August 13 2005 at 01:33
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Member Talent - Floyd < Genesis Lyrics - Floyd = Genesis Ground breaking - Floyd = Genesis Most albums worth listening to - Floyd > Genesis Overall song enjoyment - Floyd > Genesis Pink Floyd wins in my book.
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Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: August 13 2005 at 17:14
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Genesis' lyrics are much much better IMO. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: M.L.KNIGHT
Date Posted: August 15 2005 at 19:18
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Pink Floyd had more highs than Genesis.... ..but Genesis always climbed higher!! ------------- HAROLD THE BARREL He knows the price of eveything and the value of nothing!! |
Posted By: TheAnalogKid
Date Posted: August 15 2005 at 20:00
They are so different I think, its a hard choice, but I have to go with Pink Floyd.
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 20:55
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Why do we have to put them against each other???...cant we just love instead of hate???....jajajajja ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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