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Poll Question: Who is more popular in PA, Yes or Genesis?
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72 [46.75%]
66 [42.86%]
1 [0.65%]
3 [1.95%]
12 [7.79%]
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2018 at 21:21
Originally posted by Frenetic Zetetic Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

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Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

Originally posted by Mortte Mortte wrote:

Itīs Yes to me. Genesis best albums are better than Yes best albums, but Yes hasnīt made such a horrible album as Calling All stations is. And Yes eighties were much better than Genesis.
 </span><br style="line-height: 16.5455px;"><br style="line-height: 16.5455px;"><span style="line-height: 16.5455px;">For me it's the other way around... actually, for me there's no 5 star masterpiece from Genesis, mostly because they had to include at least one stinker on every album, at least from their classic era, after that they may not necessarily have included a stinker, but the selection in general wasn't as stellar either. However, the closest to being a 5 star album for me would be Selling England, but Battle of Eping Forest just ruins it. On the other hand, Yes does have Fragile and Close to the Edge, which for me are the pinnacle of prog.
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<div style="line-height: 16.5455px;">Laughing so hard because I agree 100% about Genesis ruining perfection with a single bad track each record...but I just fell in love with Epping Forest and it's one of my faves now! LOL I've been playing and singing it all damn week. "A pin up GURU every week!" "More Fool Me" is the track that ruins it's perfection for me.<div style="line-height: 16.5455px;">
<div style="line-height: 16.5455px;">I agree about Close to The Edge/Fragile being at the head of the prog table.


Yeah, More Fool Me isn't a particularly memorable song on that album... but it's short and inoffensive enough that it can just pass by without harming my apreciation for it... Battle on the other hand, it's just too annoying and long.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 13 2018 at 15:16
Just like any PICNIC... PICNIC... PICNIC... PICNIC   I'm Scared
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2018 at 03:36
Originally posted by YESESIS YESESIS wrote:

Just like any PICNIC... PICNIC... PICNIC... PICNIC   I'm Scared

Oh, no, not me! I'm a man of repute! Wink

"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2018 at 07:36
Love both bands but I went with Yes.
 I feel like their best material was stronger then Genesis best
 but I can see an argument for both.


Edited by Argo2112 - January 17 2018 at 07:36
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2018 at 08:11
My two favorite bands. Still not a tough choice. YES!!! 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2018 at 08:13
As long as progarchives exists, there will be this poll.

Yes.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2018 at 08:34
I see someone earlier on the thread ranked a top ten albums from the two bands and assigned a point value. Looks like fun. Here we go!!!

1. Tales From Topographic Oceans (10)
2. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (9)
3. Fragile (8)
4. Close To The Edge (7)
5. Foxtrot (6)
6. Relayer (5)
7. Selling England By The Pound (4)
8. The Yes Album (3)
9. Nursery Cryme (2)
10. A Trick Of The Tail (1)

Final Score: Yes 33 Genesis 22
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2018 at 09:28
I love them both equally.

Each was groundbreaking, influential, distinct, and important in my life. They are not in competition for my affection or respect--they both have them in full (much like my children).

They are artists, not athletes, so there is no objective criteria to measure their relative merit. A+ bands, for my tastes!

Edited by Peter - January 17 2018 at 20:14
"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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