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Prog_Traveller 
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Posted: August 16 2013 at 20:53 |
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Which band do you prefer(if you had to chose one over the other)?Emerson, Lake and Palmer or Gentle Giant?
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Posted: August 16 2013 at 21:05 |
To be honest i don't care for either band.
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Posted: August 16 2013 at 21:12 |
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GG easily.
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Posted: August 16 2013 at 21:23 |
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I guess I give a slight edge to ELP, though I have come to enjoy both. Still, both have some moments that really annoy me too.
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Posted: August 16 2013 at 21:31 |
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ELP for keyboard wizardry, drum wizardry, and a far superior lead voice who kept the band down to earth with his more accessible songs. Really when you get down to it you can't really compare the two bands, they may both fall under "prog rock" but their styles of being out there are pretty distantly related.
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Posted: August 16 2013 at 21:40 |
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Not an easy one. I'll have to think about it. Honestly, I find GG's albums even less consistent than those of ELP. Good stuff spread through a string of albums. I might vote ELP.
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Posted: August 16 2013 at 21:42 |
 Dayvenkirq wrote:
Not an easy one. I'll have to think about it. Honestly, I find GG's albums even less consistent than those of ELP. Good stuff spread through a string of albums. I might vote ELP. |
Took my a second to find that "even" in that third sentence. Even fans say they can be a bit inconsistent.
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N-sz
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Posted: August 16 2013 at 21:46 |
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I like ELP, but I really like GG.
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Posted: August 16 2013 at 22:12 |
N-sz wrote:
I like ELP, but I really like GG. |
this
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Prog_Traveller
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Posted: August 16 2013 at 22:36 |
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I've been into ELP longer so they have more of an emotional impact for me but that doesn't necessarily mean I like them more. Even though I started this I'll have to think about it myself. ;)
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Posted: August 16 2013 at 22:38 |
I like the first 4 ELP lp's better than the first 4 GG lp's but I like the later GG lp's better than the later ELP lp's...........
too many lp's in that post?
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Posted: August 16 2013 at 22:41 |
Dayvenkirq wrote:
Not an easy one. I'll have to think about it. Honestly, I find GG's albums even less consistent than those of ELP. Good stuff spread through a string of albums. I might vote ELP. |
This--- but I will vote for GG. 
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Posted: August 17 2013 at 00:35 |
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Definitely GG.
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Eria Tarka
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Posted: August 17 2013 at 00:39 |
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GG fo shizzle
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Posted: August 17 2013 at 01:05 |
Dayvenkirq wrote:
Not an easy one. I'll have to think about it. Honestly, I find GG's albums even less consistent than those of ELP. Good stuff spread through a string of albums. I might vote ELP. |
Talk of difference of opinions. I find GG far more consistent than ELP. They get pretty weird compared to the other popular prog rock but didn't drop below a level from Acquiring the Taste all the way through to Free Hand.
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: August 17 2013 at 01:07 |
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I love them both...but to answer the poll I asked myself which one could I live without ever having heard? I couldn't imagine my life as a prog fan without ELP so they got my vote.
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Luna
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Posted: August 17 2013 at 01:13 |
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I like ELP's first album. I like GG's first six albums.
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: August 17 2013 at 01:58 |
Dayvenkirq wrote:
GG's albums even less consistent than those of ELP. |
I don't mean to alarm you, but you are probably drunk
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Posted: August 17 2013 at 02:05 |
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Gentle Giant easily, one of the most refreshing prog bands. ELP is mostly uninteresting for me.
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Posted: August 17 2013 at 03:02 |
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Gentle Giant
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