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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 30 2011 at 14:43
Two of my favourite bands. The Beatles are heroes. Possibly they did better songs, Floyd made better albums, better masterpieces.
And as Pink Floyd can make me cry, and Beatles don't, emotionally I think Pink Floyd are far ahead.
I go for Floyd.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 30 2011 at 22:43
Three genius songwriters versus one would have been genius songwriter (if he hadn't blown his mind apart with acid), a genius lyricist and a genius guitarist.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 01:22
I really like the Beatles but PF move me more musically
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 03:35
Originally posted by Harold-The-Barrel Harold-The-Barrel wrote:

I really like the Beatles but PF move me more musically
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 06:20
Ok, The Beatles came first and Rock n' Roll was shaped by them. They turned Rock into an art form, but only later in their career, and Sgt. Peppers is their masterpiece. But then PF came with their 1st album and blew Sgt. Peppers out of the water, then they released The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall. So is a no-brainer really.

By the way, about the RS list of the best guitarists, let's just say that they rated Kurt Cobain above Mark Knopfler...Smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 06:40
love both but give my vote to the floyd because the MORE soundtrack has been a very special happening to me when i was 13, one of my first albums,with the beatles i only got single records
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 07:35
Pink Floyd by far

I don't understand why create such a poll, like it's been previously said, it's really like comparing apples to oranges.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 07:39
Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath are my favourite bands.

However, i voted for The Beatles, because they were the most important/infuential band in the history of rock.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 08:06
Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Pink Floyd by far

I don't understand why create such a poll, like it's been previously said, it's really like comparing apples to oranges.
               apples and oranges? it's an old BARRET song, BEATLES had only apples!LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 08:13
Originally posted by jean-marie jean-marie wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Pink Floyd by far

I don't understand why create such a poll, like it's been previously said, it's really like comparing apples to oranges.
               apples and oranges? it's an old BARRET song, BEATLES had only apples!LOL

I know Apples and oranges is an early PF song LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 08:21
Obviously on a prog website Pink Floyd is going to win even against a giant like the Beatles 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 08:50
Originally posted by let prog reign let prog reign wrote:

Obviously on a prog website Pink Floyd is going to win even against a giant like the Beatles 
            it's a good thing cause ther's still many ones ,even on PA thinking the floyd is not a prog bandWink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 09:59
Originally posted by ThinLizzy ThinLizzy wrote:

Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath are my favourite bands.

However, i voted for The Beatles, because they were the most important/infuential band in the history of rock.

I know that the Beatles are the most influential band of all time, but I don't agree that they are the greatest rock band ever just because they were the first. They were a great band, but there were so many bands that expanded their work. The Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Genesis etc...

Is the same thing with Black Sabbath/Iron Maiden. Everybody agrees that Black Sabbath invented hard rock, but the fact is that Maiden took the genre beyond and it is the greatest metal band ever.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 10:26
Originally posted by overmatik overmatik wrote:

Originally posted by ThinLizzy ThinLizzy wrote:

Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath are my favourite bands.

However, i voted for The Beatles, because they were the most important/infuential band in the history of rock.

I know that the Beatles are the most influential band of all time, but I don't agree that they are the greatest rock band ever just because they were the first. They were a great band, but there were so many bands that expanded their work. The Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Genesis etc...

Is the same thing with Black Sabbath/Iron Maiden. Everybody agrees that Black Sabbath invented hard rock, but the fact is that Maiden took the genre beyond and it is the greatest metal band ever.


Exactly. They were the most important band, not the best.

As far as Black Sabbath and heavy rock are concerned, this is another complicated story.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 11:39
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 11:40
Seems I had already voted Shocked
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 13:05
Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Originally posted by Bonnek Bonnek wrote:


I understand why Beatles are popular but I can't connect with their music. It has no sex. Disapprove
Pink Floyd however came close to a pagan orgy in the 60s!

 
I could not have articulated this any better.....Bonnek is my new hero LOL
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"If I Fell"; "Michelle"; "Girl"; "I Wanna Hold Your Hand"; "This Boy"; "Something", etc. Not to mention "Why Don't We Do It In The Road".
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 13:37
What? (done in the now classic Firesign Theater voice)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 13:39
Originally posted by overmatik overmatik wrote:

Originally posted by ThinLizzy ThinLizzy wrote:

Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath are my favourite bands.

However, i voted for The Beatles, because they were the most important/infuential band in the history of rock.

I know that the Beatles are the most influential band of all time, but I don't agree that they are the greatest rock band ever just because they were the first. They were a great band, but there were so many bands that expanded their work. The Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Genesis etc...

Is the same thing with Black Sabbath/Iron Maiden. Everybody agrees that Black Sabbath invented hard rock, but the fact is that Maiden took the genre beyond and it is the greatest metal band ever.
What? (done in the now classic Firesign Theater voice)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2011 at 14:00
Pretty much a tie.  Both are very near the top of my list.
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