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Electric Light Orchestra vs Steely Dan |
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Icarium ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 31823 |
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In the same tradition as previous duals, don't remembef if this have beenn done before.
Some interesting similarities and contrasts, one is jazz, one is symphonic, very sophisticatef bands. So whos your choise |
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Frenetic Zetetic ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: December 09 2017 Location: Now Status: Offline Points: 6814 |
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This one's gonna be both for me.
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"What is Prog?"-verslibre ![]() Mellotron or GTFO. |
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Lewian ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: August 09 2015 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 5656 |
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Uffa. First time that I vote for Steely Dan.
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twosteves ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: May 01 2007 Location: NYC/Rhinebeck Status: Online Points: 3235 |
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not a fan of ELO-- am a fan of Steely Dan
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Braka ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 04 2017 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 181 |
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Loved ELO when I was twelve (New World Record) but never liked anything after that, and was heartily sick of them by about 1978. Steely Dan were different story. I first heard 'Pretzel Logic' and loved it when I was about fourteen or fifteen, but never quite managed to find the same affection for anything else they did - including re-buying Katy Lied and Aja decades later. So, on the basis that I nowadays still like Pretzel Logic, I'd have to vote SD. I wonder how many people discovered them because Walter white namechecked them.
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jamesbaldwin ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: September 25 2015 Location: Milano Status: Offline Points: 2401 |
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Logan ![]() Forum & Site Admin Group ![]() ![]() Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 21716 |
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Today in this forum I have read about fleshlights and steely dans, what kind of sordid place is Prog Archives turning into?
In William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch, a Steely Dan, the "Steely Dan III from Yokohama", is steam-powered, but I'm tempted to go with the Electric Steely Dan (i.e. both) for the purposes of this poll. That said, I'm more into ELO, so ELO will get my vote. |
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Saperlipopette! ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: December 20 2010 Location: Tomorrowland Status: Offline Points: 3651 |
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Never stopped loving ELO since discovering Time in my parents collection as a kid. A rare vote for the band not being Steely Dan.
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AFlowerKingCrimson ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 9613 |
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No, not yet but SD will probably clean the floor with ELO.
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When you list all the qualities that you despise and you realize you're describing yourself.
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Manuel ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March 09 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 6335 |
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Steely Dan. ELO had some excellent albums in their beginning, but went more pop oriented when they got some commercial success.
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TCat ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Eclectic / Prog Metal / Heavy Prog Team Joined: February 07 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 7362 |
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Other than ELO's first 2 albums, Steely Dan wins hands down. They win anyway because they had many more great albums than ELO, who only had occasional interesting tracks after their first 2 albums.
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dwill123 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: December 19 2006 Status: Offline Points: 3445 |
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Steely Dan. ELO had a couple of nice songs, that's about it.
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Oganesson ![]() Forum Groupie ![]() ![]() Joined: December 11 2018 Location: Toronto Status: Offline Points: 50 |
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Honestly, as a big fan of both bands, I'll go for both here. It's too difficult for me to choose.
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"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future." - Dan Quayle
Reach out as forward tastes begin to enter you... |
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verslibre ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 01 2004 Location: CA Status: Offline Points: 8410 |
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Neither.
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progmatic ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: August 22 2009 Location: Ohio Status: Offline Points: 1770 |
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Steely Dan. What is it with all these matchups with Steely Dan? Methinks someone has a fixation on the Dan.
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Man With Hat ![]() Collaborator ![]() ![]() Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 142140 |
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ELO is forced, but this is definitely a neither situation again.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
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Finnforest ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 03 2007 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 16908 |
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Dan v BOC! This one is a slam dunk Dan. ELO is not in their league.
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socrates17 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: January 12 2014 Location: NJ, USA Status: Offline Points: 364 |
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I wish I could have voted ONLY for the 1st ELO album, but I dislike the ones after Roy left and I don't like Steely Dan.
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Fischman ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 21 2018 Location: Colorado, USA Status: Offline Points: 1595 |
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Still the Dan, but I do still love ELO.
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AFlowerKingCrimson ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 9613 |
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And SD were never pop oriented with commercial success?
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When you list all the qualities that you despise and you realize you're describing yourself.
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