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judahbenkenobi ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 09 2017 Location: Guatemala Status: Offline Points: 838 |
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After a recent Abacab poll I revisited all post-Hackett Genesis. I had recently revisited Rabin-era Yes and a couple of years ago I heard Camel for the first time and listened to all their releases, included its maligned Single Factor.
I arrived to the conclusion that although these three made some form of pop in the 80's, 90's, and beyond, I enjoyed Yes more than the other two. What do you think? (There was a thread covering this topic back in 2011, but didn't go too far. I wonder why.) |
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Cristi ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Offline Points: 41751 |
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voted other because I think Queen did the best pop out of bands that started in the 70s.
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judahbenkenobi ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 09 2017 Location: Guatemala Status: Offline Points: 838 |
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^^ Queen sounds more like disco to me. I don't like anything even resembling disco.
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Cristi ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Offline Points: 41751 |
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Queen never did any disco, it was funk if you ask me.
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judahbenkenobi ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 09 2017 Location: Guatemala Status: Offline Points: 838 |
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^^ I stand corrected. Perhaps it's just that I don't like it.
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suitkees ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 19 2020 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 8879 |
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Oh, Queen made some very disco-y things back in the 80s, which made me to hate them then. Until I listened to what they had done before... But from these three, I have the impression that Genesis and Yes remained much more in the rock realm (be it pop-rock, if you wish), whereas Camel really had some pop leanings with their Single Factor and Stationary Traveller... That said, it is all very relative and I prefer Yes. ![]() Edited by suitkees - November 29 2020 at 09:55 |
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 35561 |
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I like Disco music generally, but I didn't like Queen's Hot Space album, seeing as they're a Rock band, and not a Disco Dance band.
![]() I voted for Yes in this poll though, primarily for my two favourite "poppy" Yes albums: Talk (1994) and The Ladder (1999).
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AFlowerKingCrimson ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 16581 |
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Probably Genesis. The so called pop period by Yes was more like pop rock and that's not really the same thing.
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Cristi ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Offline Points: 41751 |
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I wonder what songs people say are disco with Queen. Another One Bites the Dust, Staying Power, Back Chat, Dancer and Cool Cat are all funk. Fun It is also funk.
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 35561 |
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If I wanted a funky dance album, I wouldn't buy Queen's Hot Space album. I'd buy an Earth, Wind & Fire album instead - and I have, several times.
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Cristi ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Offline Points: 41751 |
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except that EW&F went full disco. That's the difference.
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DarkTower ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 22 2018 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 507 |
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Supertramp. Breakfast in America is a perfect example of very good pop.
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Manuel ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March 09 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 12508 |
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Yes, Camel, Genesis.
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definitely Genesis from this list, I remember when 'Back in NYC' was regularly played on the radio as popular music Edited by Atavachron - November 29 2020 at 12:43 |
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Probably Genesis, I quite like "Follow You Follow Me".
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Cristi ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Offline Points: 41751 |
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That's a nice song.
have you tried their REAL pop stuff? ![]() |
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Heart of the Matter ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 01 2020 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 3022 |
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Camel with Richard Sinclair on bass & vocals (Down On The Farm)
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SteveG ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: April 11 2014 Location: Kyiv In Spirit Status: Offline Points: 20538 |
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Yes. No pseudo disco or "Ilegal Alien".
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AFlowerKingCrimson ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 16581 |
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I'm a huge Yes fan and I probably like them the best but I voted for Genesis this time. Genesis did lots of pop and they did it well.
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Lewian ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: August 09 2015 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 14229 |
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Camel always had melodies that could move me, even when they went pop.
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