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Xonty 
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 Topic: Soft Machine or Caravan?
Posted: July 26 2014 at 11:29 |
2 sort of "rival" Canterbury bands that both birthed from "The Wilde Flowers" and created many classic prog rock albums. But which is your favourite? 
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 12:11 |
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Can't choose! Both are great.
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 12:23 |
Man this is hard. I have more five star Soft Machine albums and also because of all the posthumous live releases I just have way more music by SM than Caravan, still it's hard not voting for Caravan but I just didn't. 
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 12:27 |
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Caravan
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Imperial Zeppelin
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 12:27 |
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 12:27 |
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The Softs every time. I still can't quite get into Caravan. No balls, no rich melodies, no experimental spirit ... eh.
Edited by Dayvenkirq - July 26 2014 at 12:28
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 13:20 |
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Love them both, but voted Caravan.
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 13:23 |
 Imperial Zeppelin wrote:
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 13:29 |
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I really don't know ;
Depends on the day!
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HolyMoly
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 14:48 |
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Soft Machine
Caravan were great but I listen to the SM more.
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 14:55 |
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I'm a big Canterbury fan and love them both but after the third album Soft Machine went into jazz fusion more than any Canterbury style so I have to pick Caravan who's first 5 albums are all excellent imho.
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 14:56 |
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Moogtron III
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 15:05 |
Caravan, but I like Soft Machine for Vol. 2, Third and Bundles. I still need to check out quite some Softs albums (those between Third and Bundles).
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 16:50 |
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Caravan
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 17:33 |
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 18:01 |
akamaisondufromage wrote:
I really don't know ; Depends on the day!
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 19:09 |
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Softs.
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 19:33 |
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Soft Machine for sure.
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 20:14 |
irrelevant wrote:
Can't choose! Both are great. |
Exactly my thoughts.
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Posted: July 26 2014 at 20:28 |
Mellotron Storm wrote:
Man this is hard. I have more five star Soft Machine albums and also because of all the posthumous live releases I just have way more music by SM than Caravan, still it's hard not voting for Caravan but I just didn't. |
Couldn't have said it more precisely than this........
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Soft Machine or Caravan?
