Pink Floyd vs Procol Harum

One band with alot of luw on PA against a band whitch don't get as much attention here as they should have, for me Procol Harum have the best musicianship

GAARR!!! A frustrating question. 

Floyd is undoubtedly the band that broke more ground and inspired more musicians, but...I think I just happen to LIKE Procol Harum more. And I think that their debut might be just as important, and that A Salty Dog is certainly as good, as anything the Floyd could toss out. 

It hurts to select the "both" option, but I think I have no choice. 

(Although, to take the question literally, I think that Procol Harum RAWK more...at least, when they had Trower.)

Grandfather prog

aginor wrote: I require that YOU KNOW OVER HALF OF BOTH BANDS DISCOGRAPHY or 3/4th of their songs and cattaloge, and know their OVERALL sound when you giver youre vote   I want people to have gone to depth in BOTH bands and not skimmed the cream of one or the other   I KNOW that people here know more of PF but that dont meen that PH have done nothing else then A Whiter Shade of Pale   both debuted in 66/67 with singles and had a great period of records between 67 and 77-79 both developed alot and achieved their sound.

 

This is one of those polls whose vote really depends upon what you are asking.

If it is which band is my favourite, then, as much as I love Procol Harum, then it is the Floyd.

If it is which band was more influential on the early prog of the late 60's or early 70's, then PH, as Floyd were still very much a psychedelic band and not a part of the emerging blues & other bands who would go onto develop what we understand as prog rock (this is a very controversial opinion, I know).

If, however, you are talking about the most influential or important prog band in history, then the answer is so simple as to be not worth repeating. Alright then, The Floyd.

Procol Harum

Edited by pied piper - November 30 2010 at 04:05

Follix wrote: pied piper wrote: There's not a single molecole of prog in Pink Floyd's music after Atom earth Mother,  Depend how you define prog, if Animals isn't prog than alot of thing we consider prog here is not.

With all the respect that I have for Procol Harum , I have a preference for Floyd

I can't vote because I haven't heard enough Procol Harum, but "In Held Twas in I" is great, and my favourite music I've heard from PH.  My favourite music with Pink Floyd's name attached to it is "Atom Heart Mother" - terrific.

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