G . Giant , Rush , Gong or Caravan !
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Topic: G . Giant , Rush , Gong or Caravan !
Posted By: trackstoni
Subject: G . Giant , Rush , Gong or Caravan !
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 12:03
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Choose your best from these bands active since the 70's , i would like to know your opinion about them ! thanking you in advance ! ------------- Tracking Tracks of Rock |
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 12:15
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GonG. Why, You ask? Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy. EDIT: A particular favourite of mine: ------------- Just a fanboy passin' through. |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 12:16
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Rush is my favorite on this list, and I have most of their albums. I have been listening to them since the late 70s.
Gentle Giant is the band I am the most impressed with - sophisticated and intricate music, but I only have a couple of their albums. I definitely want to get some more.
Gong is a band who I have come to appreciate in recent years, yet I only have a few of their albums.
I only know Caravan's music from downstreamed samples, so I am not that familiar with them. What I have heard, though, I like, and they are definitely on my "to be acquired" list.
I also like your avatar! ------------- 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: Prog Geo
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 12:19
Caravan!!!
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Posted By: snobb
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 12:22
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Gong for me. trackstoni,you have new avatar? |
Posted By: dingo_virgin
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 12:38
| -gong gong gong gong gong...... |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 12:42
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Rush, then Gentle Giant.
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 12:46
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I love the 2 canterbury bands and GG, but rush never done very much for me, they got a cuple of good songs but nothing special.
1. Caravan
2. GG
3. Gong
4. Rush ------------- 
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Posted By: Atoms
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 12:51
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This is quite hard, I can however count away Rush, since they are terrible. And that leave Gentle Giant, Gong and Caravan, all bands are fantastic. But I think I'll have to remove Caravan since I only own 2 albums by them. Gong vs. Gentle Giant, I'll go with Gong today, but tomorrow it might as well be Gentle Giant.
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 12:53
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Hard to decide, so I give them a tie: I vote for Caravan. ------------- 
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Posted By: EnderEd
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 12:54
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Rush leverages a cultic variance in me like no other band.
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Posted By: chrijom
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 12:59
| oh, tricky... like them all very much... going for Gong. |
Posted By: Tychovski
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 13:09
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I like them all, but Gong is the most fun. ------------- Everyone knows rock attained perfection in 1974, it's a scientific fact. |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 13:11
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Out of the four options Rush is the only band I like at all. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 13:18
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Giant, then Rush by a short head from Caravan. Gong are miles behind. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 13:25
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Epignosis wrote:Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 13:28
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1. Rush - awesome, one of my favorite bands. 2. Gentle Giant - great, very original and fun 3. Gong - good, some great trippy moments and great musicianship, but I find the vocals annoying 4. Caravan - okay, I like Nine Feet Underground, but they are generally a bit too mellow and poppy for me. ------------- 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 13:34
| I like Rush and GG about equally (comparing the two doesn't really make any sense). Then Gong, then Caravan. |
Posted By: Gandalfino
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 14:03
| Gentle Giant of course. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 14:11
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1. Caravan (4 superb and unique albums)
2. Gentle Giant (quirky prog of the best, not often in the mood though)
3. Gong (psychedelic fun of the best, not often in the mood as well, plus some great fusion)
4. Rush (great and original hard rock/prog, but I barely am in the mood for heavy stuff now, and if I am I listen to Deep Purple or Sabbath)
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 14:14
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Gong then Caravan then a tie between GG and Rush.
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Posted By: Gandalfino
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 14:16
| ^^I agree with you with exception of Caravan. It´s a such boring band like no other! |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 14:17
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GG slightly over Gong over Caravan miles above Rush. ------------- 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: yanch
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 14:24
| Of these 4 GG for sure. |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 15:33
Jep ! |
Posted By: kawkaw123
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 16:09
| CARAVAN. I just love their second album. |
Posted By: Johnnytuba
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 16:09
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Rush is easily my favorite band out of all of these. Even though I am a big GG fan. ------------- "The things that we're concealing, will never let us grow. Time will do its healing, you've got to let it go. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 16:11
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Easily Rush for me. ------------- 
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Posted By: Run Home Slow
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 16:15
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trackstoni, with that name and that avatar, you should love Gong :-) Gentle Giant are awesome too, but more serious music (in a way) Caravan had 3 really good CD and Rush, well i loved them 20 years ago :-) ------------- If you got ears, you gotta listen — Captain Beefheart |
Posted By: trackstoni
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 16:29
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this is the only post that satisfy my hunger to the truth , and makes me laugh from the heart ! thank you all , my friends sharing in this poll ! maybe i'm the only one familiar with those bands listed above , cause i have all their materials since 1969 ! and i've seen about a hundreds of their concerts around the world ! so , to be honest , i can't simply vote , i lov them equally , and that's why i 've asked for yur opinions from the first place . thank you for being honest . and yes , my Avatar reflect my feelings , and i believe that i deserve it by now . my life was dedicated to something i like ! and it was my music !! ------------- Tracking Tracks of Rock |
Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 16:32
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1. Rush
2. Caravan
3. Gentle Giant ------------- 
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Posted By: trackstoni
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 16:40
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It was the proggiest of nights...he was the proggiest of knights. I like that Lark , really impressing ! ------------- Tracking Tracks of Rock |
Posted By: Todd
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 17:42
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Rush > Gentle Giant >> Caravan >>> Gong ------------- "I have seen the broken sky turn blue." http://gnosis2000.net/ratertodd.shtml" rel="nofollow - My Gnosis Ratings |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 17:48
Gong. ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: Jazzywoman
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 20:29
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Rush, without a doubt in my mind. -------------  
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Posted By: Soul Dreamer
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 20:44
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Rush, the only band in this list that really rocks
------------- To be the one who seeks so I may find .. (Metallica) |
Posted By: claugroi
Date Posted: December 10 2010 at 21:40
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Thou shalt not allow Rush to win this poll. And thou shalt vote Gentle Giant, by the way. ------------- Symphonic Prog Master |
Posted By: The Sleepwalker
Date Posted: December 11 2010 at 05:57
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Rush, with Caravan coming in second. ------------- 
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Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: December 11 2010 at 06:22
| Gong |
Posted By: trackstoni
Date Posted: December 11 2010 at 10:57
KEEPRUNNINGWILDHORSE !!! ------------- Tracking Tracks of Rock |
Posted By: Chela
Date Posted: December 11 2010 at 16:13
That's right!
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Posted By: Anirml
Date Posted: December 11 2010 at 16:24
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Gentle Giant =]
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Posted By: pied piper
Date Posted: December 15 2010 at 09:48
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I can't vote, like I can't choose between my mother and my father. Caravan, Gentle Giant and Gong are three of my favourites ever.
But I surely I don't understand why Rush  is so over rated.If I could do express my vote, this should be: 1) Caravan, Gentle Giant, Gong (in alphabetic order) at least more 7453 other names and then: 7456) Rush
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: December 15 2010 at 13:08
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Posted By: Varon
Date Posted: December 15 2010 at 13:14
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Gentle Giant. ------------- Would you catch the final words of mine? Would you catch my words??? |
Posted By: rod65
Date Posted: December 15 2010 at 13:16
| Rush. |
Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: December 15 2010 at 14:01
------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: trackstoni
Date Posted: December 15 2010 at 14:55
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my vote is now in the box , it was surely for Caravan , they're really underrated more than Rush are overrated ! i knew since the first beginning that neither Gong nor Caravan had the chance to win this poll ! but i thought maybe i was wrong , but my records was always right concerning Progressive in general since 1968 , i have nothing against GG & Rush , they're both good bands , but really don't know why they're overrated !! i have all there materials , and i can really tell < nothing Captivating > ! ------------- Tracking Tracks of Rock |
Posted By: ferush
Date Posted: December 15 2010 at 15:46
| Rush contains the features of the others. |
Posted By: trackstoni
Date Posted: December 16 2010 at 08:09
Yes they do , BUT After them , not before !  ------------- Tracking Tracks of Rock |
Posted By: XTChuck
Date Posted: December 16 2010 at 09:43
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Tough choice for me between Rush and Caravan - 2 entirely different bands but both fantastic, in my opinion. Gong would be my third choice.
Gentle Giant is a favorite among prog rock fans but I couldn't put them in the same league as the other 3.
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Posted By: esky
Date Posted: December 16 2010 at 16:39
I'm a fair weather fan who thinks Rush ain't all that terrible; they just had a rough start. Gong and Caravan are strong (especially with Shamal and Richard Sinclair's contributions on the latter), but all involved can't match the sheer intensity of the Giants. If only if it wasn't for that (again) Giant For a Day thing...
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Posted By: Jozef
Date Posted: December 16 2010 at 18:10
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1. Rush 2. Gentle Giant 3. Caravan I can't stand Gong's Flying Teapot albums, but what I've heard from their jazz fusion period sounds promising. -------------  |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 17 2010 at 07:56
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Caravan, because... I'm always in the mood for their music? Hard to tell why, but they're my favorite of the four.
But, I do like GG a lot also, Gong too though a tiny bit less; never was much of a Rush fan.
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Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: December 17 2010 at 08:57
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1. Gentle Giant
2. Gong
3. Caravan 4. Rush |
Posted By: Mr Greeen Genes
Date Posted: December 17 2010 at 12:27
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1. Gong
2. Caravan (Tough decision for me between Gong and Caravan)
3. Gentle Giant (Gentle Giant are awesome but not always in the mood to listen to em)
4. Rush (don't like Rush at all)
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: December 17 2010 at 18:13
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Posted By: Neue regel
Date Posted: December 17 2010 at 21:01
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another one for rush
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