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    Posted: June 25 2011 at 13:59
Two songs by the same band. Both are tracks from a masterpiece album, have similar titles and more or less similar length. Which is your favourite?
 
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I suspect this poll has been done before, but even if so: never mind about that.
Ik trek van leer!
My pick would be: Harem Scarem, even if it seems to be an attempt to do another Hocus Pocus...
I like the chord changes better, plus I prefer Jan's guitar work on this track to... well, the lick on Hocus Pocus and the yodeling of Thijs.
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"Harem Scarem" has none of the energy or power of "Hocus Pocus". Elevator music versus licking a light socket.
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Elevator music versus licking a light socket.


I like that...Hocus Pocus for me too
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Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.   Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.  
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Hocus pocus!
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Harem Scarem. 
New album!
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385
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Harem Scarem is a fun song, but Hocus Pocus is magic.Clown
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Originally posted by Gandalff Gandalff wrote:

Ôi orôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi ohrorô poPÔ
Yôi orôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi ohrorô
poPÔ

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lol

nice yodelling there Gandalff

Hocus Pocus it  is
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Hocus Pocus easily. Harem Scarem is somewhat cool, but indeed it seems like a poor attempt to achieve another Hocus Pocus, which of course they didn't. I like Hamburger Concerto better than Moving Waves, but if Hocus Pocus were part of that album instead of Harem Scarem, then it would be even more awsome.
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Originally posted by Moogtron III Moogtron III wrote:

I suspect this poll has been done before, but even if so: never mind about that.
Ik trek van leer!
My pick would be: Harem Scarem, even if it seems to be an attempt to do another Hocus Pocus...
I like the chord changes better, plus I prefer Jan's guitar work on this track to... well, the lick on Hocus Pocus and the yodeling of Thijs.
 
I can imagine, but I didn't check it this time.
 
Originally posted by digdug digdug wrote:

Originally posted by Gandalff Gandalff wrote:

Ôi orôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi ohrorô poPÔ
Yôi orôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi ohrorô
poPÔ

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Uuuh oooh oooh ooooooooh



lol

nice yodelling there Gandalff

Hocus Pocus it  is
 
Nice yodeling indeed, but the transcription could be improved.
 
My vote goes to Hocus Pocus too. I like both tracks and I wouldn't call Harem Scarem elevator music, just a slightly lesser track on a masterpiece album, but Hocus Pocus has more power.
 
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Points: 19236 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2011 at 15:55
It is hard to go against the demonic guitar playing on Hocus Pocus. 
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Points: 10213 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2011 at 09:34

Harem Scarem
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.   Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.  
 
Same here. 
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