2nd Round Detroit Bracket: Riverside v. Zappa
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Topic: 2nd Round Detroit Bracket: Riverside v. Zappa
Posted By: micky
Subject: 2nd Round Detroit Bracket: Riverside v. Zappa
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 08:26
From the Prog Metal Conference we have the survivor of a death match against the might Samla's!!  From Poland RIVERSIDE!!!! From Rio/Avant Conference we have another surivor of a 1st round death matchup. Knocking off the Soft's!!! From the good 'ol USA FRANK ZAPPA/M.O.I Vegas has installed Zappa as a slight 10 vote favorite. Can Riverside pull the upset. Most certainly. We shall see! ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 08:33
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Zappa easily, would have been a much harder call against Samla ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 08:46
| Riverside, just to spice things up. Love Hot Rats and Make A Jazz Noise Here, but, we got to have some fun somehow. |
Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 08:54
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Zappa; i am aware of a couple of his pieces. ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 09:09
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Loads of respect for Zappa and all he accomplished but I am going for Riverside on this one. Given the staggering amount of output from Frank I really only enjoy a very small percentage of it. The percentage is much higher with Riverside. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 09:11
yep. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 09:12
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Too easy: Zappa. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 09:15
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Zappa all the way. Riverside, like Opeth, have been going downhill for a while. |
Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 09:48
| Ok, no offense intended, but one of the most original acts ever against a yawn-inducing modern prog act? Really? Easily, Zappa... |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 09:48
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Zappa for historical reasons. I don't like any of both, but Zappa means something. ------------- 
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Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 10:13
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Since I don't care about Riverside at all... ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 10:17
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Frank Zappa the other one has the word *metal* and anyway sound awful to these ears. ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 10:20
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I voted against Riverside in the previous round but this time I support my compatriots. ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 10:26
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Zappa may be a genius but I don't like his music. Riverside made prog metal respectable, so they easily get my vote. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 10:39
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That Riverside song is still cringe-worthy. Though they're better than Zappa, for me. I prefer Lunatic Soul to Riverside actually. While Riverside is a very accessible progressive metal band, they still lack something special for me to listen to constantly. Don't get me wrong, ADHD is fantastic along with their other albums, but they can sound stale on certain days. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 10:46
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Definitely Zappa here. One of my all-time favorites. ------------- Want to play mafia? Visit http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com" rel="nofollow - here . |
Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 10:53
Voted Zappa but really not fair this post tho' both bands are so different plus Zappa is Zappa "paid his dues if you will" I feel bad for Riverside because they are really good but different and are competing against an icon 
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Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 10:58
 ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: bloodnarfer
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 11:04
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Zappa of course!!! I also prefer Lunatic Soul to Riverside, Austin ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ramza1316" rel="nofollow - www.last.fm/user/ramza1316 https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845 |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 11:54
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Voted against both of these in the first round. And I'll vote against Riverside again. Easy one for Zappa. -------------  
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 12:10
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Voted Riverside in the last poll where they were in, but Zappa must win this one. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 14:12
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This is so close it's probably a tie but i'll give the underdogs a vote. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: AEProgman
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 14:35
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Zappa ------------- 
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 16:04
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Uncle Frank ------------- |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 16:35
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I'm not into comedy albums.....Zappa had some great musicians helping him and I would vote for them. Riverside for me is simply great music, the last album really takes time and attention and does hit a homerun in a lot of areas. How they toned the music down is really nice, but yea ADHD is pretty amazing too. They will lose sadly  , to a 70's guy.-------------   
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 17:14
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CRANK SOME FRANK ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 18:00
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FZ ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 19:05
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History rules: Zappa! ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 21:02
This pretty much sums it up for me. I love some of Zappa's stuff but love just about all of Riverside's music. ------------- -------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob------- I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 21:04
Case closed. ------------- |
Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 22:47
Zappa is brilliant and absolutely not silly  he also played tunes. I dedicate this song to all of you  hugs FRANK ZAPPA - Whippin' Post http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi-dm1JU4no&index=1&list=PLMyHPEAFkfwP5O8X85mNqV-JfwFxjdBok" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi-dm1JU4no&index=1&list=PLMyHPEAFkfwP5O8X85mNqV-JfwFxjdBok
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Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 22:48
ditto, Atkingan
 big hug |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: December 14 2014 at 08:29
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Zappa by such a wide margin as to engulf the Grand Canyon. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: December 14 2014 at 10:17
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I'm surprised it's even this close. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: December 14 2014 at 13:59
| FZ / MOI |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: December 14 2014 at 14:01
Me too! I went with Frank as well. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: December 14 2014 at 14:43
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Zappa's output is very uneven for me, but such brilliance as he had definitely deserves my support. Never been big on Riverside. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: December 14 2014 at 15:32
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The late multi-faceted genius. ------------- 
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Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: December 14 2014 at 16:28
I was just thinking the same thing. You would have thought anyone facing Zappa would just get rolled over. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: progrockdeepcuts
Date Posted: December 14 2014 at 23:28
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One is a legend ... the other is Riverside. ------------- Listen to older shows here: mixcloud.com/progrockdeepcuts/ |
Posted By: proggman
Date Posted: December 15 2014 at 01:17
Riverside.------------- When he rides, my fears subside. For darkness turns once more to light. Through the skies, his white horse flies. To find a land beyond the night. |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: December 15 2014 at 14:33
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I love some of Frank's stuff. Don't like a lot of it. Riverside is consistently awesome for me I still really like their 'lesser' albums ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: December 16 2014 at 10:56
Love metal. 
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Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: December 19 2014 at 20:35
Again I vote Zappa but it's not fair to compare Riverside against Zappa (he has become an icon, you cannot compete with this), they would win lots of polls too.  I like them a lot too.
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: December 23 2014 at 13:52
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As much as I like Riverside... Zappa gets it. ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |