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dr prog ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 25 2010 Location: Melbourne Status: Offline Points: 2449 |
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Bits and pieces are good but overall none interest me much. I never liked them that much. I don’t like ctte or fragile as much as I used to either. Yes have dropped out of my top 10 bands of the 70s. Crimson just miss out too |
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All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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rogerthat ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: September 03 2006 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 9869 |
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Voted KC. But I think Yes will take it because the RIO/Avant Garde contingent who used to prop up KC/GG on these parts are mostly MIA these days.
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Frenetic Zetetic ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: December 09 2017 Location: Now Status: Offline Points: 9233 |
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Yes.
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"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
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Blacksword ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: June 22 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 16130 |
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King Crimson.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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dr wu23 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: August 22 2010 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 20545 |
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As Steve said,,,,,should be a tie, but if forced to choose it has to be Crimson .
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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charles_ryder ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: April 15 2014 Location: St.Petersburg Status: Offline Points: 173 |
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Crimson for today. Mayby tomorrow it'll be the Yes.
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om mani padme hum
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Progmind ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: June 29 2010 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 3443 |
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King Crimson yesterday, today and tomorrow. Nothing in the discography of King Crimson reach the horrendous level of "Open your eyes"
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maryes ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: August 16 2009 Location: rio de janeiro Status: Offline Points: 990 |
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YES !!!
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AEProgman ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: August 11 2012 Location: Toadstool Status: Offline Points: 1787 |
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Obviously I love both, but If it were to vote on both group's albums from beginning to the 80s or maybe 90s, it would be a tie. However from beginning to now, King Crimson. The Crimson out now is a monster live! |
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AFlowerKingCrimson ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 16583 |
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Not a fair comparison because Yes put out more studio albums. For live albums nothing in the Yes discography was as bad as "earthbound." Anyway, I choose Yes because I feel they put out enough good to great albums. Ultimately it's about sound. Both are great bands but I've always been a bit more into Yes. While Yes do have some big gaps in their career they don't compare to the gaps in KC's career. KC are still around yet haven't put out a studio album since 2003. At least Yes put out something even if they aren't always that great.
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cstack3 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() VIP Member Joined: July 20 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Status: Offline Points: 6830 |
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I voted Yes, as certain songs by Yes (RSOG, To Be Over etc.) still bring me to tears.
I love KC, but it doesn't stir my soul nearly as much as Yes. However, having seen the last KC tour in Chicago, I must say that Bob Fripp is on top of his game, with an amazing band of veterans!!
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I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!!
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Cambus741 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: August 12 2015 Location: Chelmsford Status: Offline Points: 1217 |
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For me no contest. Yes all the way
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Dr. Occulator ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March 04 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 627 |
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Yes, just because I believe they converted more people to progressive rock then KC were able to.
That being said I love both bands equally !
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My Doc Told Me I Have Doggie Head.
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CristauxFeur ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 25 2018 Location: Taizz, Yemen Status: Offline Points: 105 |
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Yes by far because I don't really enjoy Crimso except ITCOTCK and ITWOP.
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Dragged down by the stone
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Logan ![]() Forum & Site Admin Group ![]() ![]() Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 33119 |
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I would have thought that this from 1970 would have appealed to many a Yes fan: King Crimson for me. It was an amazing band betwixt 1969 and 1974 for me. As for Yes, I like the band most for its 1969 to 1971 period. |
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Crimsonsnowdog ![]() Forum Groupie ![]() ![]() Joined: September 10 2014 Location: Maryland Status: Offline Points: 41 |
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King Crimson and Yes are possibly the two most talented bands of Progressive Rock. We could probably debate until the end of time which band is more talented. I've seen Yes twice , on the Union Tour with eight band members and in 2014 when they played both Fragile and Close to the Edge in their entirety. I've also see King Crimson three times in the past few years.
While their both great, personally I like King Crimson a little more. King Crimson's hard rock 70's sound appeals to me more than Yes's sound does. You could also argue that during the 80's, King Crimson sold out the least of any of the big progressive rock bands, while Yes changed to a more pop radio friendly sound with the 90125 and Big Generator Albums.
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Upbeat Tango Monday ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: April 10 2015 Location: Buenos Aires Status: Offline Points: 1189 |
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KC is more consistent, but there are four or five Yes albums I'd put before KC's best...so Yes it is.
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Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement.
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jamesbaldwin ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: September 25 2015 Location: Milano Status: Offline Points: 5744 |
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I'm not a great fan of Yes. Fragile and Close to the Edge (number 1 here in PA!!!) are very good albums but in my opinion they do not reach In the court and Red. I guess Yes respects in a too much didactic way the prog canons, instead King Crimson are more creative and unpredictable.... for me KC belong to another category. Ps How can I do to vote?
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"Happiness is real only when shared"
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Logan ![]() Forum & Site Admin Group ![]() ![]() Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 33119 |
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You need 40 points to vote, but you can get there quickly just by posting. This was implemented because of abuse. I've given you a Thanks, and you were given another thanks, and that quickly raises your points (five points per thanks).
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Dellinger ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() VIP Member Joined: June 18 2009 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 12625 |
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^ I didn't know that about the thanks. I guess I may just as well help new members that want to vote that way too.
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