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Poll Question: who is the best band, whom rock your sock the most
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    Posted: November 27 2010 at 19:39
two proto prog bands, two psychadelic bands, two british invasion bands, two of the most important bands in HIstory of Rock an Roll
 
the epic combat of the evolutionarys
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 27 2010 at 19:43

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

 
Pink Floyd have better feel to it , but this is hard to me both have magical moment
 
but few songs are as great as Hotel Grand ,
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 27 2010 at 19:55
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.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 28 2010 at 00:10

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.)

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 28 2010 at 05:51
I prefer Pink floyd.But I voted Procol harum because they deserve some votes. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 28 2010 at 07:42
Grandfather prog
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 28 2010 at 08:27
Like them both a lot and appreciated Procol Harem even more after seeing them open for Jethro Tull, but had to vote Floyd by a little, I enjoy them more over all.

Edited by yanch - November 28 2010 at 08:28
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 28 2010 at 08:59
Originally posted by aginor 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.
 
OK, I withhold my vote for PF. I don't come to the half of PH's discography. And I prefer A Salty Dog and especially Grand Hotel above A Whiter Shade of Pale.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 28 2010 at 11:16
I do not know much Procul Harum, so no vote for me. But I like it that you try to make them more popular on this site. Thumbs Up I like the song you posted!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 28 2010 at 12:17
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.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 28 2010 at 16:54
the third best song on A Salty Dog, so dark, so groovy, it grabs your joints and holds it tight Big smile
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 30 2010 at 04:04
Procol Harum
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There's not a single molecole of prog in Pink Floyd's music after Atom earth Mother


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 30 2010 at 04:13
Originally posted by pied piper 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.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 30 2010 at 04:28
Originally posted by Follix Follix wrote:

Originally posted by pied piper 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.
ANIMALS?
There's not a single prog molecole in Dark Side, Wish you, Animals (to say nothing of ugly Final Cut) and in the most part of The Wall, whose last track is the only tune which can be defined prog.
Last real album well worth is Atom Earth Mother.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 30 2010 at 04:59
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 30 2010 at 10:54
With all the respect that I have for Procol Harum Beer, I have a preference for Floyd
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 30 2010 at 11:45

Not much thought needed here - Pink Floyd

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 30 2010 at 11:59
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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 01 2010 at 11:22

Pink Floyd.
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