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Man With Hat
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Topic: The Moody Blues V Procol Harum Posted: September 12 2017 at 10:22 |
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Cristi
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Posted: September 12 2017 at 08:33 |
Procol Harum by far
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Posted: May 16 2014 at 05:15 |
Love both but Moodies are more consistent in terms of quality albums
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Lozlan
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Posted: May 14 2014 at 20:38 |
Definitely Procol Harum for me, the first album, Home, and Broken Barricades in particular.
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Ruby900
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Posted: May 14 2014 at 03:35 |
Moodies for me. The first 7 albums are essential!
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: May 07 2014 at 07:08 |
Heh...this poll started back in 2009.
As for the choices, I honestly don't listen to either anymore. I guess my tastes have shifted over the years. I do remember listening quite a lot to 'A Question of Balance' back in high school though. No vote from me.
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The Jester
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Posted: May 07 2014 at 07:00 |
I love both bands, but I do have a soft spot for Procol Harum, so...
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notesworth
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Posted: May 06 2014 at 15:12 |
Both are great, but I picked Procol Harum.
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Rednight
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Posted: May 04 2014 at 22:57 |
The Moodys were great, sure, with their terrific, atmospheric storytelling but could come off as whiney from time to time. Procal Harum was just a great blend of early prog and rock much highlighted by the skills of a great lead singer. Less product than the former but very special in regards to this thread.
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: May 03 2014 at 21:59 |
The Moody Blues. I simply appreciate their total output in the 60s-early 70s more than Procol. And PH definitely lost an edge when Robin Trower split.
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King Crimson776
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Posted: May 03 2014 at 17:51 |
The Moodies were more emotional, Procol were more clever (certainly their lyrics were more substantive). I go with the Moodies because they were also more dynamic and overall had better melodies imo. Their sound was so lush too. Procol had great melodies too (and more non-trivial chords perhaps) but their sound was a bit stuffy in comparison... not to the point where it's a problem, but as I said, when comparing to the Moodies. The Moodies never wrote an epic though.
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Xonty
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Posted: May 03 2014 at 16:57 |
Procol Harum by a fair amount. They made more great albums and didn't just stick to the same format which I like. I also own double the amount of their works to the Moodies, and "Shine On Brightly" is one of the greatest, most underrated albums ever!
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ole-the-first
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Posted: April 30 2014 at 20:33 |
'Days of Future Past' is surely much more entertaining than any Procol Harum album I've heard, but Moody Blues' other albums left me quite disappointed.
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proggman
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Posted: April 30 2014 at 20:07 |
The Moody Blues |
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dr wu23
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Posted: April 30 2014 at 11:48 |
Love them both but The Moodies get my vote.
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: April 30 2014 at 06:14 |
I love them both. But Procol Harum gets my vote.
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Kentucky_Hawkwindage
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Posted: April 30 2014 at 06:08 |
Moody Blues-I actually was into them briefly once in my life.All i know of PC is A Whiter Shade Of Pale & Conqwistador,very doubtful i spelled that correctly.....lol
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uduwudu
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Posted: April 30 2014 at 05:34 |
That the Moodies would be called cool in 2014 is quite something. ;) Both are great bands with fine material. Having said that I seem to be making do with a couple of 2 CD compilations and a clutch of Procol ROIOs. Procol were very good in concert so I'll use that to be my decider.
Trivia note PH drummer BJ Wilson was nearly the drummer for Led Zeppelin but for his commitments to Procol Harum. |
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charles_ryder
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Posted: April 30 2014 at 04:00 |
I vote for Procol Harum. But The Moody Blues are cool too.
Edited by charles_ryder - April 30 2014 at 23:35 |
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Matthew T
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Posted: August 15 2010 at 17:31 |
Moody Blues
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