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    Posted: March 26 2017 at 10:21
Perhaps the two best-know representatives of their respective countries. Almost opposite in terms of sound. Dark, rhythmic Can or organic, mellow PFM? 

In my case, if we compare their 3 major albums, Tago Mago > Storia Di Un Minuto, Ege Bamyasi < Per Un Amico, Future Days > L'Isola Di Niente.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 26 2017 at 10:26
Tough one...    Storia Di Un Minuto crushes anything by Can, but PFM never produced anything that great again, excepting Appena Un Po. Can is much more consistent, with at least two or three really good to great albums.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 26 2017 at 10:29
Tago Mago > Storia Di Un Minuto, Ege Bamyasi > Per Un Amico, Future Days < L'Isola Di Niente.


same result... different route...

Tago tops any of the PFM albums.. and Storia tops any of the other Can albums

pretty much dead even ... if you add later albums.. PFM rules.. add in the fact Can had a running start before comparing major albums.. again advantage PFM. Overall classics... yeah advantage Can

dead even man ..dead even.  So alone in the ballot box... give the vote to Can for the nebulous impact and influence quality
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 26 2017 at 11:20
I'll give it to PFM, but Can is definitely a band that I'm growing increasingly appreciative of. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 26 2017 at 11:25
With the above PFM's albums - PFM is a clear winner. But only mention Chocolate Kings and/or Jet Lag, and everything collapses.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 26 2017 at 12:35
I would never really compare the two, but I guess I overall prefer Can. Monster Movie, Tago Mago, Ege Bamyasi, and Can/Inner Space are all excellent records. I love PFM too, especially Photos of Ghosts and Jet Lag, but I'm overall more familiar with Can.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 26 2017 at 13:23
PFM by a mile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 26 2017 at 16:47
Hard choice.  I like both equally but my wife breaks the tie.  PFM
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 26 2017 at 16:49
Difficult to chose since I like both but I went with PFM.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 26 2017 at 17:19
Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Difficult to chose since I like both but I went with PFM.
Same here. At the end, PFM it is.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 27 2017 at 01:49
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 27 2017 at 02:19
I dig the heck out of Can, more so than ever before these days, but for me PFM has a terrific run of `Storia Di Un Minuto' - `Per Un Amico' - `L'Isola Di Niente' - `Live in the USA' - `Chocolate Kings' (I'm not personally a fan of this one, but I don't think it's a bad album) - `Jet-Lag' and `Passpartù' (yes, really, I think it's a charming LP, and at least they were back to singing in Italian!).

Plus throw in the `Paper Cuts' live 1975-76 archival two-album set from 2014, and that's a ton of great music from their boom period!

`Stati Di Immaginazione' from 2006 and `A.D. 2010 - La Buona Novella' from 2010 are also very decent modern works of great merit too.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 27 2017 at 02:52
Can for me.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 27 2017 at 04:03
PFM is about to perform at the Brancaccio, one of the historical theathres in Rome. They should play a sort of greatest hits along their career. I don't know the prices, yet.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 27 2017 at 05:02
Can for me. In front of Banco, the choice would have been much more difficult.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 27 2017 at 06:22
Never got into Can so my vote went to PFM.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 27 2017 at 09:22
love PFM

not a Can fan
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 27 2017 at 10:30
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 27 2017 at 14:28
Easy one: PFM by a mile. Can is boring to these ears...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 27 2017 at 15:09
PFM...........never understood all the love for Can ;imho a hugely 'overrated' band.
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