Ultimate Prog Tournament 4-1: Yes v. Genesis

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Well, here we are at the semifinals!! This shall be very interesting. I absolutely love both bands and what I choose depends completely on my mood... but lately I'd very slightly give the edge to Yes.

Poll Question: Which do you prefer?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Yes	94	[51.93%]
Genesis	87	[48.07%]
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MovingPictures07 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: January 09 2008 Location: Beasty Heart Status: Offline Points: 32181	Topic: Ultimate Prog Tournament 4-1: Yes v. Genesis Posted: March 11 2008 at 21:57
	Well, here we are at the semifinals!! This shall be very interesting. I absolutely love both bands and what I choose depends completely on my mood... but lately I'd very slightly give the edge to Yes.

ClassicRocker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 02 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 894	Posted: March 11 2008 at 22:13
	O boy - the warheads are gonna fly on this one. Yes and Genesis fans are notoriously diehard - I'm one of the former (Even though I just finished listening to Foxtrot )


razifa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 21 2005 Location: Costa Rica Status: Offline Points: 224	Posted: March 11 2008 at 22:14
	I love Yes but my vote is definitely for Genesis...
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ProgBagel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: May 13 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2819	Posted: March 11 2008 at 22:19
	Both of these bands had 'Golden Periods' and not much after that. I'm just saying Genesis had a golden period considered by prog fans, I found much of their material to be boring. From the Yes Album to Relayer...Yes was unstoppable. Edited by ProgBagel - March 11 2008 at 22:25

Mellotron Storm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: August 27 2006 Location: The Beach Status: Offline Points: 12977	Posted: March 11 2008 at 22:41
	GENESIS for me.
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jimmy_row Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 11 2007 Location: Hibernation Status: Offline Points: 2601	Posted: March 11 2008 at 22:53
	Genesis that was a tough one
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Anderson III Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 25 2007 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 708	Posted: March 12 2008 at 00:52
	Both bands are incredible, and both produced some of the biggest masterpieces of prog. Both are highly original, and both bands have crappy material... so far it would seem to be a close competition. The reason why Yes wins (actually, no contest): their greatest works greatly surpasses that of Genesis. CTTE, And You And I, Heart Of The Sunrise, TGOD and Awaken are all better than anything Genesis ever did. Furthermore Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe and Squire all beat their counterparts from Genesis. Yes to the top!
	"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent" - Victor Hugo

crimhead Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: October 10 2006 Location: Missouri Status: Offline Points: 19236	Posted: March 12 2008 at 02:14
	Went with Yes. Great first half of their creative output and they never went the route that Philesis did.

Pekka Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 03 2006 Location: Espoo, Finland Status: Offline Points: 6442	Posted: March 12 2008 at 02:35
	It's a bit unfair vote, because I own the whole Yes catalogue and am just only getting into Genesis on a bigger scale. But well, I've heard at least half of the "essential Genesis masterpieces" and I know I haven't been as impressed as with Yes. Genesis made better pop hits, though. But well, Yes it is. Maybe next year it's the other way round, who knows.

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Guest Group	Posted: March 12 2008 at 03:09
	yes are more taleted, but I love Genesis more.

Raff Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24392	Posted: March 12 2008 at 03:18
	Yes all the way. As I have stated time and again on these forums, I have never been a big Genesis fan, though of course I recognise their importance and influentiality.

Kapitan_Mrok Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: November 09 2007 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 85	Posted: March 12 2008 at 05:29
	Gensis. It's hard t tell my why, but somehow i feel thay are better than yes. Maybe their music is more catchy :)
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bron-yr-spartan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: May 18 2006 Status: Offline Points: 18	Posted: March 12 2008 at 05:32
	Too difficult to decide. I flipped a coin. It seems to me that yes may have the edge from a pure musical standpoint, but I think genesis has alot more character due to PG. While Jon Anderson has a great voice and does his part as an equal member of the band, Peter Gabriel gives a performance with every vocal and his lyrics connect more with the listener (VS the sometimes nonsensical lyrics of Jon Anderson). That the main difference I see in these bands, but anyways... I love them both.

Zargus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 08 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 3491	Posted: March 12 2008 at 05:36
	Im a Yes man.


Moogtron III Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 26 2005 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 10616	Posted: March 12 2008 at 06:07
	Genesis is great, but Yes is my top favourite band.

PROGMONSTER2008 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 09 2007 Status: Offline Points: 610	Posted: March 12 2008 at 07:15
	Yes wins 1970-1974 period Genesis wins 1976-1981 period Genesis wins overall. But I rate Tull, Gentle Giant and Camel as better bands

Norbert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 20 2005 Location: Hungary Status: Offline Points: 2506	Posted: March 12 2008 at 08:40
	Although I really like classic Genesis, I like Yes overall even more.

Gog/Magog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 03 2005 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 398	Posted: March 12 2008 at 09:04
	It's got to be Genesis, without them this site wouldn't exist such is their influence
	Some swear they see me weeping in the poppy fields of France

febus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: January 23 2007 Location: Orlando-Usa Status: Offline Points: 4312	Posted: March 12 2008 at 11:37
	Love Jon Anderson voice, annoyed by Gabriel and Collins singing, so YES wins!!

Okocha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 13 2007 Location: Greece Status: Offline Points: 681	Posted: March 12 2008 at 11:59
	Difficult but Yes is my number one and Genesis number two...