Gentle Giant vs Van Der Graaf Generator
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Topic: Gentle Giant vs Van Der Graaf Generator
Posted By: Masque
Subject: Gentle Giant vs Van Der Graaf Generator
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 01:31
I`m just interested in what you think ... thats all 
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 01:35
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Hard to choose but I'm goung with GG.
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 01:44
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Van Der Graaf for me please.
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 01:45
*hand shaking when pressing* V..d..G....G. ------------- 
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Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 01:55
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Very, very hard. Both are in my top 10 favorite bands. Both have some amazing albums, but in the end my vote goes to VDGG ------------- 
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Posted By: dagrush
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 01:59
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Like many others, both are in my top ten. However, I prefer a VD with my GG.
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Posted By: Fassbinder
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 01:59
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Heh, GG vs. VdGG...
I like Gentle Giant. I really like it. But...
I shall vote for Van der Graaf Generator, because it is my favourite group, that's it...
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Posted By: MattiR
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 04:11
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Stupid poll (sorry! ). I love both bands. I can't vote this time... |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 04:20
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VdGG, but GG is also a great band. |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 05:21
Agreed, I won't vote though. ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Vompatti wrote:Posted By: Masque
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 05:26
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Posted By: MattiR
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 05:53
Strictly speaking --> your poll isn't stupid, but - for me - very difficult |
Posted By: Phil
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 05:56
| Difficult choice...I vote for GG, I find VdGG are a band I admire, but their music is difficult to warm to...(this from a guy who likes TMV!!??) |
Posted By: Tony Fisher
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 05:59
| Gentle Giant by far. I quite like some of VDGG's instrumental music, but those vocals wreck it for me. Funny, if you'd asked me 25 years ago, I'd have said I hated both of them. |
Posted By: Open-Mind
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 06:03
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Gentle Giant
------------- "I'm on a roll, I'm on a roll this time, I feel my luck could change.. " |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 06:07
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GG with the letters Vd in front of it ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Gog/Magog
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 08:16
VdGG: easy choice for me on this one  -------------  |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 09:09
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Gentle Giant!!!
I love VDGG too. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! http://www.last.fm/music/Exerior" rel="nofollow - EXERIOR Experimental tech/death/progmetal from Norway! |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 09:34
We should ask you again in another 25 years. ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 09:39
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Van Der Graaf Generator. Gentle Giant are excellent and very intresting, but VDGG are at the top of it all! -------------  
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Posted By: GentleGiant
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 10:04
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GENTLE GIANT
------------- BeGiantForADay "This British band is just the cup of tea for aficionados who demand virtuosity,progress and originality in their mix." http://rateyourmusic.com/~GentleG |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 10:24
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What is this, Sophie's Choice? I cant choose ... I won't choose! ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: White Duck
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 10:34
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I love Van der Graaf Generator a lot but i vote GG
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Posted By: Liquid Len
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 11:00
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Easy one for me that, VDGG ------------- Can you tell me where my country lies? |
Posted By: Zitro
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 11:01
| Gentle Giant is too prog, bizarre, playful, and complex for my tastes, but I have to vote for them as the samples of van der graff from this website are terrible (in my opinion) with the cool "Killers" as an exception (it's still not that good) |
Posted By: Fassbinder
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 11:04
Poor, poor Generator...
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Posted By: Badabec
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 11:15
Gentle Giant, of course! 
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 11:25
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VdGG all the way! but GG i allso good. ------------- 
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Posted By: glass house
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 11:35
| GG!! |
Posted By: proger
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 11:35
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VDGG: becuse... they better! ------------- ...live for tomorrow... |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 12:10
I definitely prefer GG without VD.  |
Posted By: TFTO
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 12:55
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Van der Graaf Generator
------------- How can I be free? How can I get help? Am I really me? Am I someone else? |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 12:57
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Gentle Giant
Because of their very creative, playful and complex, yet cool music.
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Posted By: RaphaelT
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 13:25
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It is just one of 10000 polls "Who do you love more - mommy or daddy?" or "who do you want to sleep with - Keira Knightley or Scarlett Johansson?" ------------- yet you still have time! |
Posted By: Arrrghus
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 13:26
I agree!  ------------- 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 13:27
Both. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: MustShaveBeard
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 15:59
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VDGG and Keira Knightley! ------------- Your life or your lupins!!! |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 16:04
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'Was It Real or did we dream. The days of children gone. Seagull's
scream and pink ice cream and the deep blue sky And the waves seem high
and the town brass band play on' Gentle Giant music for every mood and feeling... VdGG iis great for a nervous breakdown... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 22:05
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Scarlett Johansen!!! ...ahh, yes and VDGG ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: July 27 2006 at 05:26
| I'd choose Gentle Giant over Van der Graaf Generator any day. I think that VdGG are a too hyped. Don't get me wrong, they're good, they're just not as glorious as everybody seem to think, at least in my opinion. |
Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: July 27 2006 at 07:55
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VDGG, excellent band. No matter how often I try, I can't get into GG. We were obviously not made for eachother. ------------- Blog this: http://artrock2006.blogspot.com |
Posted By: TheLamb
Date Posted: July 27 2006 at 08:37
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I don't like VdGG at all. Their music seems pointless to me most of the time, although sometimes it has its momtents, non of their music ever managed to move me in any way...
Gentle Giant on the other hand is pure genius and very influential on many progressive music from my country, including my own band.... Although sometimes they lack the emotion of Camel or Genesis, they are so innovative and intellegent that I just don't mind... The only band that really comes close to classical composers in term of raw musical genius and complexity. ------------- 
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Posted By: MattiR
Date Posted: July 27 2006 at 08:49
Have you got a music band? Tell me something about that band  |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: July 27 2006 at 11:43
| VDGG |
Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: July 30 2006 at 11:51
| Without a doubt Gentle Giant ! |
Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 03:55
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i admire GG but i don't really enjoy VdGG |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 07:51
| I hadn't heard any Gentle Giant until recently so I embarked on a campaign of listening to their albums. I can't fault the excellent musicianship but, for the most part, the songs don't grab me. VDGG wins! |
Posted By: rael 2099
Date Posted: September 16 2006 at 02:05
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VAN DER GRAF GENERATOR IS A VERY AWFUL, BORING TO DEATH AND MEDIOCRE BAND!!!!
GENTLE GIANT OF COURSE!!!
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Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: September 16 2006 at 02:10
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Gentle Giant |
Posted By: one hand clap
Date Posted: September 17 2006 at 23:17
GENTLE GIANT 100%, I can't stand the vocals in Van der Graff Generator. It's all over-singing, like every female french canadian singer. I know most people will dissagree with me on this, but I have to put it out there. I also don't like the vocals in Jethro Tull either, I guess I'm just picky with my singers
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Posted By: SolariS
Date Posted: September 17 2006 at 23:44
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I went with VdGG, but I'll admit, I haven't done a complete survey of either of the two bands catalogs. I love 'In a Glass House', but I really didnt care for Octopus. On the VdGG side, I've enjoyed Godbluff - A LOT H to He - A Pretty good amount Still Life - A fair bit So that's 3 for VdGGand 1 for GG, with one  -------------  
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Posted By: babydoctor
Date Posted: September 18 2006 at 07:03
| The way I see--er, hear--it, GG appeals primarily to the intellect, VdGG to the affect. I invariably choose music that moves me (and moves me a lot, in this case!) over music that makes me think. Although, as an added bonus, VdGG does the latter as well. Perhaps the best vocals I've ever heard, by the way. |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: September 18 2006 at 10:22
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VdGG have Peter Hammill Enough said VdGG ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: proger
Date Posted: September 18 2006 at 13:06
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Van Der Graaf Generator- doing that for me with no dout! ------------- ...live for tomorrow... |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: October 12 2006 at 17:59
| Gentle Giant, glad I pushed them into the lead, because, even though I don't think they're the best thing to happen to prog, they're much better than VDGG. |
Posted By: Erpland316
Date Posted: October 12 2006 at 21:20
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Van der Graaf Generator! ------------- "Science is all metaphor"-Timothy Leary [IMG]http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.jones10/amonpic.jpg">[IMG]http://imagegen.last.fm/red/artists/Yeti316.gif"> |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: October 12 2006 at 21:25
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I love VDGG but GG win for me by a little. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Pulse
Date Posted: October 12 2006 at 21:56
| GG for me. Octopus, Glass House, and Playing the Fool beat just about everything VDGG ever did. |
Posted By: soundsweird
Date Posted: October 13 2006 at 00:10
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GG's tone could be playful, happy, depressing, serious, ancient, brand new, etc.
VDGG's tone? Well, pretty much one, constant, unchanging..........
You get the picture...... tone is obviously important to me.
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Posted By: pinkyfloydyfan
Date Posted: October 16 2006 at 20:00
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Tough! For the variety, i'll choose GG. For the historic interest ("moyen age", Rabelais: Pantagruel, Panurge,...) GG is far in the front.
BUT my heart goes with VdGG. The sax! NO guitar (but sometimes...)! The voice of Hammill! The poetic lyrics!
GG vs VdGG quite tight! ------------- We are pilgrims!
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Posted By: Toon
Date Posted: October 16 2006 at 20:06
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I choose Van Der Graaf Generator...though I have still not fully gotten into Gentle Giants work.
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: October 16 2006 at 22:40
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Actually, I would prefer to have both of these great, highly original, classic prog bands in a place of honour in my collection. I quite like them both.
So why should I choose? Is someone coming to take my CDs of the band I don't vote for? A poll like this is really little more than a gauge of record sales among those who choose to respond. What do the results mean? What will you do with the results?
I can see why one would choose one sports team over another -- they are in direct competition, and there are quantifiable, established ways to measure the quality of their performance relative to each other.
But I'll say it again: music is not sports, or math. Must all art be reduced to these endless absolute "all or nothing" equations? Why all of these constant meaningless "X vs Y" polls? Have we been invaded by record company executives, accountants and radio programmers? Is this how we should think of art -- a mere competition, able to be decided mathematically? Will we be reduced to one last standing "best" artist in the end?
 Which do you prefer -- Mom or Dad? Your left leg, or your right? Trees or fresh water? Food or oxygen?
 I don't know -- I just can't relate to this type of poll. Are they really that interesting? Thirty people you've never met simply write "Gentle Giant" or "Van Der Graaf Generator." WOW. That's some mighty interesting reading, all right.... ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Moekk
Date Posted: October 17 2006 at 11:00
| could never make an decision like that. both very important bands for me |
Posted By: Yito
Date Posted: October 17 2006 at 13:58
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For me this is a battle of lyrics(Van Der Graaf Generator) v.s music (Gentle Giant) and i vote for the music. ------------- Psalm 96 1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. |
Posted By: Supertwister
Date Posted: October 17 2006 at 17:56
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Woo! Tie of 57. I prefer Gentle Giant. I may be biased because I've heard more of them but still I reckon it's Gentle Giant for me. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/palepoli/?chartstyle=minimalDark - [IMG - http://imagegen.last.fm/minimalDark/artists/palepoli.gif - |
Posted By: martinn
Date Posted: December 28 2006 at 19:55
Gentle Giant!
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Posted By: freekske
Date Posted: December 28 2006 at 20:13
Very hard choice!! but I have to go with VDGG, probably because it's easier to get in to their suff; But I still love GG aswell  -------------  Yes it is!! 
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Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: December 29 2006 at 02:56
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Van Der Graaf Generator ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: December 21 2007 at 14:55
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Gentle Giant by a hair.
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