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Topic ClosedCaravan vs Can vs Soft Machine vs Amon Düül II
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Poll Question: which of these iconic bands are best
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11 [21.15%]
14 [26.92%]
9 [17.31%]
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    Posted: December 13 2014 at 23:11

Caravan.
When he rides, my fears subside.
For darkness turns once more to light.
Through the skies, his white horse flies.
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bah.  If someone held a gun to my head and forced me to choose.

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hope you don't mind if I will change the ranking tomorrow Wink

Soft Machine
Amon Düül II
Caravan
Can



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I like them all lots but in order it would be:

Amon Duul
Caravan
Can
Soft Machine

today anyway and at least it give me a chance to add to AD vote!
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Quite easily.
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How could someone not like Can?!

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Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:

Caravan easily, though I do like some Soft Machine.

The other 2 - no thank you.

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Caravan/Soft/Can/ADII
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Originally posted by David64T David64T wrote:

Caravan for me. I can listen to Nine Feet Underground etc till the cows come home.

But I find it a bit difficult to compare the Canterbury sound of Caravan with 2 krautrock bands and the Softs though. Am I missing something here?

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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Caravan.....then Soft...then ADII...then Can.
This sounds about right to me.
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Caravan for me. I can listen to Nine Feet Underground etc till the cows come home.

But I find it a bit difficult to compare the Canterbury sound of Caravan with 2 krautrock bands and the Softs though. Am I missing something here?

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Caravan I guess but I should get more acquainted with Duul (I have only 3 albums)
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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Love all 4 can't possibly vote.


This. 

Then again Amon Düül ll only has 4 votes atm, so there you goBig smile Nothing beats a Friday afternoon with a cold beer in your hand, Wolf City blasting from your stereo and a room filled entirely with bananas.
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Caravan..... wait .....  Soft Machine .... wait

Soft Machine I guess
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Caravan.....then Soft...then ADII...then Can.
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Until and not after 1976 it'sCaravan.
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Love them all but Can has to be my favorite.
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