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Supertramp/Steely Dan Again: Try Again/Do It Again
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Poll Question: Which of these songs do you prefer?
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bingo.. therein lies my biggest problem with that incarnation of Genesis and of course teh bobbleheads.

in a nutshell.. 

functionally good.

well said and an excellent summation of 70's prog Genesis.
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Well, in a way, the tight Banks leash on everybody else in the band also explains Genesis' popularity.  It caused a stronger emphasis on songwriting without the indulgences of Yes or ELP (which I would add were less frequent than what the critics accused them of).  There is more focus in Genesis albums.  In a way, they were the less atmospheric and more 'British' (and also more prog) version of Pink Floyd. But beyond songwriting, there has to be uncanny emotion, soul or at least aural beauty.  Gabriel and Hackett provided these qualities and without them, there was no longer much that was soulful about the band, at least for me there wasn't. I could say the same about Gentle Giant but their songs were also way more interesting than Genesis and they rocked harder so it doesn't matter so much to me.
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

It was Supertramp before Supertramp figured out who they were.
To me that is not a bad thing. Still Do it Again pretty much a masterpiece of sorts but I find Try Again to be quite a charming and enjoyable tune.  
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I actually quite liked that Supertramp song, I'd never heard it before(very pleasant musically). I obviously love Do It Again, but voted for Supertramp this time. 

Now if you're comparing Steely Dan's first 7 studio albums to the first 7 from literally any other artist then I like the Dan. My two favorites are The Royal Scam and Countdown to Ecstasy. Gaucho is right up there as well. 

Great poll Greg, good to see you back on here. You got me to vote against SD for the first time ever on here.   
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Originally posted by YESESIS YESESIS wrote:

I actually quite liked that Supertramp song, I'd never heard it before(very pleasant musically). I obviously love Do It Again, but voted for Supertramp this time. 

Now if you're comparing Steely Dan's first 7 studio albums to the first 7 from literally any other artist then I like the Dan. My two favorites are The Royal Scam and Countdown to Ecstasy. Gaucho is right up there as well. 

Great poll Greg, good to see you back on here. You got me to vote against SD for the first time ever on here.   


Thanks so much, John, and it's great to see you at the site. I discovered Supertramp's first album because I wanted to recommend music to someone who disliked certain qualities of Supertramp. So, to quote a Greg other than me, "It was Supertramp before Supertramp figured out who they were" early days kind of music that I was looking for. I grew up knowing people with Breakfast in America, Crime of the Century, and Even in the Quietest Moments, but had never heard the debut.

On another note, great to see so much conversation going on in this thread. :)
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Supertramp.
Still can't get past Dan's voice . . .
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Supertramp, but it is as close as a Steely Dan vs Supertramp poll can get.
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Dan again. 
New album!
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Voted the Dan though I love "Try Agian" and St's second album too.
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Do it Again by faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar
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There are many Supertramp songs I really love and I'd choose over pretty much all of SD, but Do It Again is great and Try It Again is just OK.
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

well said...  I think Countdown is a FABULOUS album with not a weak song on it but agree...  it was Pretzel Logic when we got the quintessential SD.

Katy Lied however will forever be my favorite Dan album...

Katy Lied rules......Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

well said...  I think Countdown is a FABULOUS album with not a weak song on it but agree...  it was Pretzel Logic when we got the quintessential SD.

Katy Lied however will forever be my favorite Dan album...

Katy Lied rules......Thumbs Up

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Supertramp 
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