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    Posted: December 07 2014 at 08:57
What God decreed this matchup..  however the God of D&D dice called for it so we must deliver


From the S/R-Psych Conference. .one of the THE defining bands of the entire sub-genre. The band against which all spacey, psychedelic prog bands are measured. As well as owner of the greatest live prog album ever made.

From England

HAWKWIND!!



From the Zeuhl Conference we have a band who didn't just define a sub-genre they created one and are one of a handful of THE most unique bands not just in prog.. but all of music.

From France

MAGMA!!!



Vegas oddsmakers have this listed as a tossup.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 09:00
That is easy for me as I scarcely felt comfortable with Vander's approach


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 09:03
Hawkwind is hit or miss with me; Magma usually hit pretty hard.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 09:03
Hawkwind, one of my favorite bands ever.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 09:12
This is a tough one... But I'll go with Hawkwind!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 09:12
both big but Magma
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 09:22
I'm going to go have a think about this one, loved Hawkwind for a long long time with several all time classic album. Magma are a much more recent discovery for me and I like a lot of there stuff a lot. I'll be back later.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 09:27
Despite being traumatised by Hawkwind (or rather their naked dancer) when I was 19, I prefer them to Magma, a band I just don't "get" at all.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 09:29
I'm with Ian on this.

Sitting on my fat ass on this one before voting.  Two giants, both personally loved.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 09:34
I know this will be a close race but their is no contest for me. Just like when they were the headliners at NEARfest. Hawkwind pretty much bores me and Magma is mesmerizing.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 09:38
I really like a few Hawkwind albums but this is an easy vote for Magma.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 09:39
Though I do like some of Hawkwind's music (especially the albums they released when Simon House was on board), they never grabbed me the way Magma did. Vander's merry crew all the way!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 10:13
Hawkwind leaves me cold

Magma is brutal and pure genius, the encounter point between Karl Orff, Wagner and Vander.



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 10:20
Hawkwind. Please pass the doob...oh, and are you gonna eat that brownie?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 10:34
Again, no vote, not a fan of either band.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 10:39
Originally posted by bhikkhu bhikkhu wrote:

I know this will be a close race but their is no contest for me. Just like when they were the headliners at NEARfest. Hawkwind pretty much bores me and Magma is mesmerizing.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 10:58
Heard just one song from Magma 5 months ago...thought i shld wait a few months for them..i hav K.A. Wud try it next month. Im expecting to be blown over.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 11:39
Magma are truly unique and visionary.  Still, I prefer the space metal hawklords.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 11:43
Jeez... tough call.

Classics like Space Ritual, Levitation and Hall of the Mountain Grill are highlights in a very varied discography. Stacia certainly made them a unique live show and they are often cited as a highly influential band.

I just can't deny how incredible a band Magma is though. They came out of left field playing their own brand of mutant jazz and continue to do so 30 years on without compromise (spare the incredibly strange "Merci" that I can't help but have a soft spot for)

Magma it is.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 11:55
I enjoyed both bands live in the early seventies. Hawkwind made some classic albums then but failed to maintain my interest in the ensuing decades. My vote has to go to one of the two all-time great innovative bands that still inspire to this day - MAGMA.
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