Yes Vs. Genesis
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Topic: Yes Vs. Genesis
Posted By: SteveG
Subject: Yes Vs. Genesis
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 09:18
| Zappa Vs. Floyd was easy. Now it's a heavyweight fight. Who do you prefer: Yes or Genesis? |
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 09:32
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Best album ever: Yes. Second and third best: Genesis. Best discography of these two bands: Genesis. So I vote for Genesis. ------------- 
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Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 09:33
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Yes at their best was far better than Genesis.
Both deteriorated, but Yes never sank as low as Genesis. ------------- Trust me. I know what I'm doing. |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 09:36
| I like (love) them both until 1976. |
Posted By: unclemeat69
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 09:38
 Anyway, I vote Yes. ------------- Follow your bliss |
Evolver wrote:Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 09:57
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Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 10:26
I agree. ------------- http://theprogressiveweb.blogspot.de" rel="nofollow - Visit me in Second Life to talk about music. |
Posted By: Xonty
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 10:35
As much as I love Yes, it's Genesis without a doubt. They've written more great albums, and definitely a better live act. Much tighter 
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Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 10:41
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Yes ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: melotron98
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 10:45
| I didn't listen to a lot of late music of both artists but it seems Genesis is "less worse" than Yes. But I need more time to decide between their best albums. Difficult choice. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 10:55
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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 11:02
Not again. Seriously  ------------- “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 11:34
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Genesis. Easy choice for me. Yes at their best were excellent. Genesis at ther best were out of this world. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 11:37
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Yes. -------------  One of my best achievements in life was to find this picture :D |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 12:25
| Other: no preference. Both are great. |
Posted By: Luna
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 12:34
------------- https://aprilmaymarch.bandcamp.com/track/the-badger" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 12:37
WHICH IS BETTER? YES OR GENESIS? I NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED TO KNOW
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Posted By: Luna
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 12:50
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Last option. HOW CAN SOMEONE EVER DECIDE???????????? ------------- https://aprilmaymarch.bandcamp.com/track/the-badger" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: CosmicVibration
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 13:24
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Just going by the 70’s material, for me, musically they are on par. What would edge Yes to the forefront would be the lyrics. And why can’t I vote?
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 13:40
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More popular, probably Genesis. My favorite? Definitely Genesis. ------------- 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: Mormegil
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 13:59
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Genesis. Selling England by the Pound is still the album I'd have if stuck on an island. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 14:09
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This will prolly reach 100000000000000000000 pages in a day or two. Wonder why? I've avoided this poll for a bit i think so i'll contribute this time. Genesis easily. I prefer pop Genesis over prog Yes anyday anyway. Long live Gabriel!!!!! xoxoxox ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 14:13
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Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 14:30
Bingo! |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 14:32
Can't beat that.. |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 14:51
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To Cosmicvibration Once ur total forum posts count reaches 40..u wud b promoted to 'forum groupie' frm 'forum newbie'...then u can cast ur vote..can also create pools.. As it happened in my case... |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 14:59
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The pool question says, "who is more popular, Yes or Genesis"? And yet i can see tht most people (including me) stated their favourite/preference... I feel the pool question/options..either of the two could hav been more specific... |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 15:08
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Up to 1978 it would probably be Yes in a landslide, in regards to "popularity". Thereafter, the record sales would indicate Genesis as being more popular. ------------- ...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: CosmicVibration
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 15:09
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Thanks for the answer… In the 70’s I think Yes was more popular than Genesis. In the 80’s Genesis popularity started taking off and surpassed Yes by a mile.
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Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 15:25
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To CosmicVibration I simply love ur avatar.. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 15:28
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Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 16:03
And u wud definitely appreciate once u know what that symbol (Om/Aum) means.. |
Posted By: Prog_Traveller
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 16:35
My answer lies in my avatar. Over all Genesis are more popular than YES so it doesn't surprise me Genesis would have more votes. In the US at least YES are probably bigger as a prog band where as Genesis were bigger as a pop band.
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Posted By: genbanks
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 17:02
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Did I answer this kind of poll before?, but no problem I will do the same again...GENESIS I think that Genesis is more in the tendence "virtuosity on the service of the musical piece" and Yes a bit the opossite, and personally I prefer the first case. I can see this mainly in Banks and Hackett more than Howe for example (who seems to use sometimes the musical piece as a vehicle for his virtuosity). Not that it is better, just different and more on my tastes.
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Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 17:43
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yes, i love YES. favorite band EVA so HAH!!!!! ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 18:47
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Including the option of voting for one as a favorite or less favorite is not going to account for the unclarity of the last poll, my friend. There are again two questions here: Which is favored by the individual reader and which is more popular. My favorite is Yes, but it is apparent to me that Genesis is more popular on this site. I could vote for all five options, which is not allowed. Thus, I vote not at all. ------------- 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: SteveG
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 18:51
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Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 21:27
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Genesis. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Mirror Image
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 21:33
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Genesis no question about it. I do like several Yes albums, but they're not as consistent as Genesis IMHO. Like someone else here wrote, I believe that the musicians in Genesis namely Banks and Hackett played for the song and not their egos. I don't always get this feeling from say Howe or Wakeman. They were both great and influential bands make no mistake about it, but Genesis move me more and will always mean more to me, so they get my vote.
------------- “Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov |
Posted By: Prog_Traveller
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 21:50
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Genesis were consistent up until and including Duke. After that not so much. Imo, YES were consistent until Union. So that's about a decade longer for YES. YES wins!
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 22:20
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Genesis up until Duke were the mainstayers for me. Yes is my choice after that album due to the appalling next swag of Genesis albums. Abacab, Invisible Touch and the last one are nauseating. ------------- 
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 22:33
Another one of those wacky polls......and from the USA this time. 
I suppose Genesis is more 'popular' on PA, but I like them equally. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 23:02
During their Golden Age---I Love them equally
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Posted By: Prog_Traveller
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 23:32
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GENEYES Or maybe YESESIS |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 00:40
Hey ------------- “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart |
Posted By: freyacat
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 01:33
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I would say that Yes reached greater heights of creativity, but Genesis is a more consistent band. Close to the Edge and Tales from Topographic Oceans went further off the map than Genesis ever dared. But Genesis managed to remain strong through the changes of the late 70's. Yes kind of lost focus at that point. I think, however, that these are the two Progressive bands which made the most of the changes in the 80's. ------------- sad creature nailed upon the coloured door of time |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 07:48
| Hard choice for me, specially when we are talking about the classic era of both bands. Later, genesis went south while yes maintained a somehow better quality. For that maybe yes, but during the classic period, both were fantastic and maybe the most influential bands for the present generation of prog bands. |
Posted By: snowsnow
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 10:33
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If I did a top 10 combined album chart: 1) Close to the edge (10 points) 2) Relayer (9) 3) The Lamb (8) 4) Selling england.. (7) 5) Going for the one (6) 6) Foxtrot (5) 7) Tales (4) 8) Fragile (3) 9) Wind & Wuthering (2) 10)A Trick of the tail (1) Yes = 32 Genesis = 23 I can still love them both dearly though right? |
Posted By: CosmicVibration
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 10:41
The symbol basically represents the very foundation of string theory embedded with universal consciousness. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 13:35
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 15:04
1600 hrs est 7/23/2014 Score: Genesis 23, Yes 23. 
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Posted By: Sinful
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 19:05
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First it must be asked, which do you like better, apples or oranges? That said, I think in a few hundred years, Yes will be largely forgotten, and Genesis will live on. I have seen both many times live also since the 70s, in all configs, and Yes has never been anywhere as consistent in intensity, Genesis has no equal live. ------------- The Path is clear |
Posted By: Prog_Traveller
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 19:19
Ehh, I guess it depends on how you look at it. A lot of people seem to think "and then there were three" was a weak album. Yes, I know people feel that way about Tormato too. However, Drama is just as strong as Duke and less poppy so I would disagree with you there. Also, I would add "relayer" to the albums that Yes did that went further off the map. Genesid did go "out there" a few times though especially on TLLDOBW but I agree not like YES did. Then again even YES didn't go as far out there as King Crimson did imo. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 19:35
2230 hrs Star date: 7/23/2014 score: Yes 23  Genesis 28 
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Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 19:50
| Always Genesis, my livers just fine thank you. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 21:23
| Genesis. Roundabout is generally the only Yes song that gets me going. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 21:29
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There are a few brilliant Yes albums.......there are many brilliant Genesis albums -------------   
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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 21:30
Eh, what?
------------- “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart |
Posted By: Mirror Image
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 21:31
 ------------- “Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 21:42
The only Yes song that gets me going. |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 21:43
 But you would say that knowing your username Yes songs that get going Hmm, let's start Yours Is No Disgrace Starship Trooper Perpetual Change Long Distance Runaround There are others
 ------------- “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 23:02
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^True my username does tell you something about my vote. I noticed Two Steves was undecided. That figures as well. I don't actually care for Starship Trooper and Yours is No Disgrace, I'm sorry to say, but that's me. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 23:21
| I think my Gemini personality can appreciate the yin and yang of both groups equally---it really depends on my mood as to which band I want to listen to---both make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up when I listen to the classic period with Hackett and Howe---the two best. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 24 2014 at 01:53
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Yes 70's very little between them in quality but Yes were a bit more interesting and adventurous to my ears. 80's very little between them . Duke and Drama were both exceptionally good and then I think Yes have the 'edge' Early 90's Talk is a very good album and much better than The Way We Walk. Later on Genesis did that horrid Calling All Stations while Yes produced their weakest album Open You Eyes but Magnification and Keystudio were both again very good releases. Genesis did then have that surprisingly good live reboot but no new studio albums. Yes on the other hand have at least put out a couple of reasonable releases FFH and Heaven and Earth and tour regularly. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 24 2014 at 16:47
1800 7/24/2014 score: Yes 25 Genesis 34. Genesis Wins!  
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Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: July 25 2014 at 10:07
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Is there going to be a poll where we can vote for the best "Yes vs Genesis" poll?
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Posted By: Sinful
Date Posted: July 25 2014 at 16:20
I would say you missed their best, And you and I ------------- The Path is clear |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: July 25 2014 at 17:57
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Genesis for me, I find their melancholic style more suited to my tastes. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: proggman
Date Posted: July 26 2014 at 22:44
Genesis.------------- 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: Kirillov
Date Posted: July 27 2014 at 01:26
| Genesis. Easy choice for me. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: July 27 2014 at 11:38
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Regarding the PA archives.....
Yes has 5 four star albums and Genesis has 7 four star albums....after that they both have 3 and 2 star work based on votes.
Not a huge difference imho and as someone mentioned above the later Genesis and Yes albums were both below their best work by anyone's measure.
So in the end it simply comes down to personal taste. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Sinful
Date Posted: July 27 2014 at 15:02
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Concert attendance is also in Genesis favor, and if Gabriel and Hackett, were to do a tour with Genesis it would be off the charts. I love Yes, and have been seeing them live since 1979, over 10 times with every major config, however they have never moved me like Genesis in concert. ------------- The Path is clear |
Posted By: Snowbound1997
Date Posted: July 27 2014 at 16:20
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Yes, album-wise, can be hit or miss for me. The albums I really love are Close to the edge, Going For The One, Drama, and Big Generator. (Big Generator is kinda a guilty pleasure album for me) With Genesis, however, I can say i love the majority of their studio discography. (Minus Abacab and Calling All Stations). Genesis wins for me. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/whankggh/?chartstyle=lastfmblue" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Mirror Image
Date Posted: August 25 2014 at 22:23
Not sure what astrology has to do with this BUT I'm with you here. I think both bands are two of the finest prog bands of all-time. I mean their influence alone puts them at the top of the heap. I think Genesis were a much more consistent band, but I think when Yes were on, they gave Genesis a run for their money. I don't think I could imagine my life now without those early Yes classics like The Yes Album, Fragile, Close To The Edge, Going For The One, or Relayer. These albums alone are why I rate Yes so highly and why I'll continue to return to their music time and time again.
------------- “Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: August 25 2014 at 22:41
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^^^^I was just pointing out they are both very different but I love them equally depending on my mood.
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Posted By: Mirror Image
Date Posted: August 25 2014 at 22:53
Absolutely. Prog on! ------------- “Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: August 27 2014 at 10:43
| Yes has been through so much more history and reincarnations. I have to give it to them if only for the variety. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: August 27 2014 at 10:49
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Genesis, but that's mostly down to Mike & The Mechanics luring people in. ------------- “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: dr prog
Date Posted: August 27 2014 at 17:23
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1968-72 Yes win 1973-74 Pretty even. Prog bands went a bit stupid in this period with over the top albums which get overrated here 1975-1980 Genesis win ------------- All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock. |
Posted By: ProgPassion
Date Posted: December 11 2014 at 13:07
| Yes BY FAR. The musicianship is astounding, compared to Genesis' sub-par drivel. |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: December 11 2014 at 13:58
I prefer their drivel. Problem? ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: December 11 2014 at 14:13
Someone should do a search of all the various Yes versus Genesis polls over the years and add up all of the results to see who the ultimate winner is. Granted, we'll probably find that the results are something like Genesis: 11,651 Yes: 11,651 ------------- -------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: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 11 2014 at 14:33
| Yes is my favorite band, but Genesis is in my top 3 as well. |
Posted By: ProgPassion
Date Posted: December 11 2014 at 14:37
Why would there be?
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Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: December 11 2014 at 15:45
both are great, but especially Yes, the best band in the world (IMH O!!!!!!!!!!!)------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: December 11 2014 at 15:49
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Both bands stuttered by 1977, some marginal decent material appeared afterwards. I remain a huge loyal fan of both but the last albums I bought on release was 90125 by Yes and Three Sides Live by Genesis. Last saw Yes live on the 'Union Tour' and Genesis in 1987. There I left them both with treasured memories. |
Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: December 11 2014 at 15:55
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The one that was bad in the 80s ------------- "Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl." |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: December 11 2014 at 17:09
That's what she said. |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: December 11 2014 at 17:11
Sixteen posts out of the gate, and he says THIS!!! |
Posted By: TradeMark0
Date Posted: December 11 2014 at 17:27
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Genesis. IMO, The last good album by yes was Close to the Edge. |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: December 11 2014 at 17:30
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- Genesis: 48 votes Does that mean that there so many people who actually like only one of the two bands, provided the options below as well? - I like one band more than the other: 1 vote - I dislike one band more than the other: 1 vote I think my proper answer would be "Now I'm so confused that I don't know what to do."
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: December 11 2014 at 20:48
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Poll Question: Who is more popular in PA, Yes or Genesis? I would say Genesis is more popular....as far as my personal taste I like them equally. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: ProgPassion
Date Posted: December 12 2014 at 11:50
Why does that matter? Is opinion not allowed?
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Posted By: Walton Street
Date Posted: December 12 2014 at 11:54
referring to what a lot of people have stated an unabashed love for as 'sub par drivel' is obnoxious. goes a little beyond 'an opinion' ------------- "I know one thing: that I know nothing" - SpongeBob Socrates |
Posted By: ProgPassion
Date Posted: December 12 2014 at 12:01
No it doesn't... no matter what you may feel about it, it is what I think - and with good reason. Where is the musicianship in Genesis' music? Which band member is even halfway proficient? It all boils down to repetitive and grating melodies. 70's and 80's Genesis are the same thing.
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: December 12 2014 at 12:18
Easy does it, PP. Describing the musicianship of Genesis the way you did was a tad out of line. I mean, Gabriel, Banks, and Rutherford had only been at it since first collaborating as schoolboys, and Collins and Hackett have easily and consistently ranked among the best of prog drummers and guitarists plying their craft. As for the band's post-Gabriel and Hackett era, there still was some consummate ability to deliver the music no matter how good or bad the music really was. I can't really put Genesis under the Yes guys or vice versa when it comes to how well they'd honed their collective skills as musicians. As for whose a better band, well, pick it (and you did). And lighten up. |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: December 12 2014 at 22:03
I would have to say If you look at that specific time period and compare the output Genesis definitely wins. Wind and Wuthering: better than Going for the One And Then There were Three: way better than Tormato Duke: not quite as good as Drama 2 out of three for Genesis. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: brainstormer
Date Posted: December 12 2014 at 22:14
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the thing about this poll, is that it obviously isn't constructed properly to have a meaningful vote if you like both equally....so just keep voting for yes if you hold that position until they catch up. ------------- -- Robert Pearson Regenerative Music http://www.regenerativemusic.net Telical Books http://www.telicalbooks.com ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 03:16
Tony Banks is one of the greatest ever keyboard players - not my opinion but that of Keith Emerson Steve Hackett - sub par? I don't think we really want to go there do we
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Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: December 13 2014 at 03:42
Uhm Yes gave us Bill Bruford aka KC but Genesis gave us Steve Hacket although Bruford also toured with Genesis, my pick just for this would be Genesis, but this voting poll is not fair, I love both bands inc. Grumpy Robert Fripp :(  
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