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Prog World Cup-Quarterfinals: PFM- Focus |
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Morningrise 
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b_olariu
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 05:04 |
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PFM for me
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M27Barney
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 05:36 |
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Close but PFM
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Tapfret
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 06:04 |
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PFM is essential in their entirety. Focus has one essential song. PFM gets the vote.
I will however say I wish Italy was represented by Banco. |
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Mormegil
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 06:09 |
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Have to go with PFM . . .
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 06:13 |
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PFM
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Fischman
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 06:28 |
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Focus is cool, but I'm sticking with PFM here.
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 06:30 |
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Yodel apart, I've never felt any particular feeling for Focus, while "Impressioni di Settembre" and "E' Festa" are enough to justify all the love for this band.
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octopus-4
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 06:31 |
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But for Nederlands I would have chosen Ayreon or Kayak.
Edited by octopus-4 - October 25 2018 at 06:31 |
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Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half.
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Hercules
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 06:50 |
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Focus are brilliant, though I do like PFM. However, not enough to beat Focus.
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 07:50 |
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Wow, I love both.
I'll have a Hamburger.
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Prog On!
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twosteves
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 08:15 |
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as someone of Italian heritage I feel compelled to vote for PFM
 but have to vote Focus for Hamburger Concerto album alone.
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 08:19 |
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Focus was ESSENTIAL to my progitude in my youth; so many high points that still leave me speechless. PFM are refined and sublime and fairly constant but they never punched me with the emotion that Jan, Thijs, Bert, Pierre, Proby, Phillip, and others did. FOCUS!
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 08:54 |
For a Prog World Cup, my choice would be Focus from the Netherlands and PFM form Italy, but in terms of preference, I'd go with Supersister for the Netherlands and Area from Italy. I do think that PFM and Focus are a very good match-up. I love both PFM and Focus, and at different times in my life, both have been my favourite band. Going with PFM. Edited by Logan - October 25 2018 at 08:59 |
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 09:53 |
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One achieved somewhat more than the other over a course of years, so it's indubitably PFM.
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 11:06 |
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PFM, but very, very close. Focus is great.
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 11:36 |
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First round in this battle where my decision wasn't instantaneous. I love 3 Focus albums, but PFM from the debut, through both their Italian and English albums up through Jet Lag is a monster and gets my vote.
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 14:54 |
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Focus...because Jan.
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 15:20 |
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PFM... because math rules
3 6 star albums and 2 5 star albums trumps anyday regardless of ones level of mathematical education one 8 star album and a cute though complerely kickass novelty song...
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Posted: October 25 2018 at 15:47 |
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Still can't be believe Focus beat Magma.
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