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Dragon Phoenix 
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 Posted: July 27 2006 at 07:55 |
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VDGG, excellent band.
No matter how often I try, I can't get into GG. We were obviously not made for eachother.
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Blog this:
http://artrock2006.blogspot.com
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TheLamb
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Location: Israel
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Posted: July 27 2006 at 08:37 |
I don't like VdGG at all. Their music seems pointless to me most of the time, although sometimes it has its momtents, non of their music ever managed to move me in any way...
Gentle Giant on the other hand is pure genius and very influential on many progressive music from my country, including my own band.... Although sometimes they lack the emotion of Camel or Genesis, they are so innovative and intellegent that I just don't mind... The only band that really comes close to classical composers in term of raw musical genius and complexity.
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MattiR
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Location: Poland
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Posted: July 27 2006 at 08:49 |
 TheLamb wrote:
...including my own band.
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Have you got a music band? Tell me something about that band 
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ANDREW
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Joined: November 21 2005
Location: Italy
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Posted: July 27 2006 at 11:43 |
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VDGG
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Melomaniac
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Joined: May 07 2006
Location: Canada
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Posted: July 30 2006 at 11:51 |
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Without a doubt Gentle Giant !
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toolis
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Joined: April 26 2006
Location: MacedoniaGreece
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Posted: August 28 2006 at 03:55 |
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i admire GG but i don't really enjoy VdGG
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A B Negative
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Joined: May 02 2006
Location: Methil Republic
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Posted: August 28 2006 at 07:51 |
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I hadn't heard any Gentle Giant until recently so I embarked on a campaign of listening to their albums. I can't fault the excellent musicianship but, for the most part, the songs don't grab me. VDGG wins!
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rael 2099
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Joined: September 07 2006
Location: Mexico
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Posted: September 16 2006 at 02:05 |
VAN DER GRAF GENERATOR IS A VERY AWFUL, BORING TO DEATH AND MEDIOCRE BAND!!!!
GENTLE GIANT OF COURSE!!!
Edited by rael 2099 - September 16 2006 at 02:06
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R o V e R
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Joined: July 13 2005
Location: India
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Posted: September 16 2006 at 02:10 |
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Gentle Giant
Edited by R o V e R - September 16 2006 at 02:10
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one hand clap
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Joined: May 29 2006
Location: Canada
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Posted: September 17 2006 at 23:17 |
GENTLE GIANT 100%, I can't stand the vocals in Van der Graff Generator. It's all over-singing, like every female french canadian singer. I know most people will dissagree with me on this, but I have to put it out there. I also don't like the vocals in Jethro Tull either, I guess I'm just picky with my singers 
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SolariS
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Location: United States
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Posted: September 17 2006 at 23:44 |
I went with VdGG, but I'll admit, I haven't done a complete survey of either of the two bands catalogs. I love 'In a Glass House', but I really didnt care for Octopus. On the VdGG side, I've enjoyed Godbluff - A LOT H to He - A Pretty good amount Still Life - A fair bit So that's 3  for VdGG and 1 for GG, with one 
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babydoctor
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Posted: September 18 2006 at 07:03 |
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The way I see--er, hear--it, GG appeals primarily to the intellect,
VdGG to the affect. I invariably choose music that moves me (and moves
me a lot, in this case!) over music that makes me think. Although, as
an added bonus, VdGG does the latter as well. Perhaps the best vocals
I've ever heard, by the way.
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Equality 7-2521
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Joined: August 11 2005
Location: Philly
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Posted: September 18 2006 at 10:22 |
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VdGG have Peter Hammill
Enough said
VdGG
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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proger
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Posted: September 18 2006 at 13:06 |
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Van Der Graaf Generator- doing that for me with no dout!
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...live for tomorrow...
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Pnoom!
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Posted: October 12 2006 at 17:59 |
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Gentle Giant, glad I pushed them into the lead, because, even though I don't think they're the best thing to happen to prog, they're much better than VDGG.
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Erpland316
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Posted: October 12 2006 at 21:20 |
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Van der Graaf Generator!
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"Science is all metaphor"-Timothy Leary
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The Miracle
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Posted: October 12 2006 at 21:25 |
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I love VDGG but GG win for me by a little.
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Pulse
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Joined: August 18 2006
Location: United States
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Posted: October 12 2006 at 21:56 |
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GG for me. Octopus, Glass House, and Playing the Fool beat just about everything VDGG ever did.
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soundsweird
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Posted: October 13 2006 at 00:10 |
GG's tone could be playful, happy, depressing, serious, ancient, brand new, etc.
VDGG's tone? Well, pretty much one, constant, unchanging..........
You get the picture...... tone is obviously important to me.
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pinkyfloydyfan
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 20:00 |
Tough!
For the variety, i'll choose GG. For the historic interest ("moyen age", Rabelais: Pantagruel, Panurge,...) GG is far in the front.
BUT my heart goes with VdGG. The sax! NO guitar (but sometimes...)! The voice of Hammill! The poetic lyrics!
GG vs VdGG quite tight!
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