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gr8dane

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Posted: January 28 2017 at 05:31

Camel easy.

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Posted: January 28 2017 at 05:53

VdGG and Camel are among my favorite bands. But VdGG comes first.

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Posted: January 28 2017 at 06:13

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Lewian wrote:

This is nice because Camel's poll winning abilities will be tested hard.

My vote for Van Der Graaf.

What about the poll winning abilities of the other two bands? Wink

Watching polls here over the time I'm here I observed a phenomenally large number of polls won by Camel or their albums (admittedly usually not including the "Big Six"); can't say that I noted GG or VDGG for success anywhere near that level.

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Posted: January 28 2017 at 06:25

My vote goes to Camel. I love these three bands, btw.

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Posted: January 28 2017 at 20:55

Lewian wrote:

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Lewian wrote:

This is nice because Camel's poll winning abilities will be tested hard.

My vote for Van Der Graaf.

What about the poll winning abilities of the other two bands? Wink

Camel has beaten ELP in preference in the Archives, and has run neck to neck with Gilmour on the guitar preference.

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Posted: January 29 2017 at 08:44

Camel
VdGG

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Posted: February 03 2017 at 12:11

Can't believe VdGG isn't crushing Camel and GG (I like these bands though)

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Posted: February 03 2017 at 13:53

Well, I voted for VDGG. I think it's because Camel have a sound that is closer to Genesis and VDGG are more of an acquired taste. I think GG is by far the most well known of the three(at least in the US) but apparently that's not stopping people from voting for Camel.

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Posted: February 03 2017 at 15:17

Definitely Camel!

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Posted: February 03 2017 at 17:53

The humpy ones, to make it 21 all with GG.

VDGG remain a mystery to me even after listening to several albums; Gentle Giant are closer to my heart but I just love the music of Camel's classic string of albums, and the ones after that have their moments too (say, the albums after Nude).

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Posted: February 03 2017 at 21:27

I can say I love VDGG and Gentle Giant both a notch more than Camel, but too tough to really vote for any one over the other. Let's just say 'Love them all equally' and be done with it.
Who concocts these tortuous polls anyway ?

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Posted: February 04 2017 at 06:47

GG's first 4 albums smoke anything Camel or VDGG did... so easy vote Thumbs Up

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Posted: February 06 2017 at 15:29

GG by a wide margin, then Camel and a bit VDGG.

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Posted: February 06 2017 at 17:33

Camel. Then VdGG. Then a whole bunch of other second and third tier bands. And then maybe Gentle Giant if I have aspirins on hand.

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Posted: February 06 2017 at 18:36

Well, some people apparently think they need aspirins for VDGG so it's all about personal preference. :D

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Posted: February 06 2017 at 18:48

All three are great, Camel is slightly behind the other two. Voted VDGG, so unfortunately it's still a tie between the other two.

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Posted: February 06 2017 at 19:44

I like all three of them, but I like Camel slightly more than the others. Maybe it's because I was just listening to Moonmadness so it's in my head.

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Posted: February 08 2017 at 03:38

I like them all equally Wink

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Posted: February 08 2017 at 06:13

VDGG for me.

They are the most interesting and the darkness in their music appeals to me.

The first four Camel albums I can appreciate, and some of their much later albums. Their jazzy/Canterbury phase was awful IMO. I never really got into GG.

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Posted: February 08 2017 at 06:48

Although I very much like Camel, compared to Giant and Generator Camelus is still in grade school.

So let’s see, Giant or Generator? Tough one, but I’ll have to go with Giant, after all, they are in my top 5.

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Poll Question: Which do you prefer? Camel, Gentle Giant or Van der Graaf Generator?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Camel	37	[34.58%]
Gentle Giant	35	[32.71%]
Van der Graaf Generator	29	[27.10%]
I like them all equally	5	[4.67%]
I don't really like any of them	1	[0.93%]
I don't know them well enough to vote	0	[0.00%]
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