80s double shots
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Topic: 80s double shots
Posted By: Finnforest
Subject: 80s double shots
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 20:22
Our classic rock station had "double shots" in the 80s where you could phone in a couple favorites from a band and get them played back to back. For this poll I paired songs from the same album.  ------------- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sQD8uhpWXCw" rel="nofollow - It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...Road Rage Edition |
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 21:19
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One Slip/Turning Away, good combo. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 23:22
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Oof. Tull for me. ------------- 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: Cristi
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 23:37
| Rush |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 01:11
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Weak selection.... I'll go for Genesis, I guess. The Yes pair are ok too. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 01:34
| Floyd, although I love Countdown and Home By the Sea. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 02:07
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All of these are good, but it is not hard to give my vote to Rush here. ------------- 
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Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 02:32
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Wot - no Emerson, Lake and Powell? |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 02:46
| no Asia, no GTR, aaaahh the horror!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 02:48
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Asia and GTR were horrific!! |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 02:53
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^ I wouldn't say horrific, in fact quite decent, the problem is that their albums are quite uneven. |
Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 02:57
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I remember at the time that despite their stellar line-ups, my mates and I were deeply disappointed with these bands. It seems that all that mattered to our heroes was commercial success, especially Stateside. That's probably why the neo-prog movement of the early 80s was so successful as it reconnected the music with the audience... |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 02:59
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^ now that you mention it, where's Marillion? No 80s double shots without Marillion? Joke aside, it's a good poll, let's see some more.
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 03:29
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Genesis quite comfortably ahead of Rush. With Roger Waters gone Pink Floyd became about as exiting as U2. Less - actually. IMO! Total Yawnfest. The rest is terrible as well.
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Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 04:02
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^ Genesis still had a shred of creativity in them which had deserted the rest (including Rush after 'Grace Under Pressure') |
Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 04:41
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Voted Rush but not a big fan of Countdown. I would prefer Losing It / Analog Kid or Losing it / Subdivisions. Actually, I'd prefer Analog Kid / Digital Man over all of them
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 06:51
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First vote for the mighty YES ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 07:00
The theme of this particular poll was the "classic rock" bands my FM station was playing at the time. Marillion was not on the playlist. Also, I wanted to keep the number of choices relatively small, so that we didn't get one of those polls where each choice has one or two votes ------------- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sQD8uhpWXCw" rel="nofollow - It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...Road Rage Edition |
Cristi wrote:Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 07:01
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 07:12
In the 80s they would have hung up on you and then played "Money" and "Another Brick". However, back in the early 70s that same station absolutely would have played the long tracks as well as obscure album tracks. The station still exists today, quite similar to the way it was in the 80s, although with very little new music. Funny how that "classic rock" format was formed and has endured, despite the fact that most people will tell you they hate it.  ------------- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sQD8uhpWXCw" rel="nofollow - It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...Road Rage Edition |
Posted By: AEProgman
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 07:49
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Was torn between Rush and Genesis, but went with Rush as Signals became one of favorites by them for some reason. I think it was when Geddy calmed his vocals down some... ------------- 
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Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 09:37
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Mama / Home by the Sea. -------------  One of my best achievements in life was to find this picture :D |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 09:57
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I'll take the Floyd combo from this list. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 11:15
Mainstream Rock is mostly awful this century, it explains why they keep it classic.
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Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 11:50
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Up until a couple years ago, I had a rock station in my area that always played new music. However, most of it was was boring, cookie cutter rock that was bringing nothing new to the table. When it wasn't that, it was nu-metal with growling vocalists that was mostly unlistenable. I applauded their desire to play new music but the choices they put on the air were mostly horrible.
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 12:08
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Yes ------------- |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 15:45
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I like the Tull album most and they're behind, so they get my vote. On another day I might have picked the Yes duo; the album is mediocre but I like these two songs, particularly Changes. |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 16:55
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Beastie/The Clasp, mostly because I never heard either of them on the radio, alone much less together. ------------- 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: Wanorak
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 17:11
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Like them all but I will vote for Mama/Home by the Sea. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 18:11
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It's between Rush and Genesis but I went with the latter. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 18:30
Genesis ---2 great songs----tried to listen to 90125 recently and couldn't get thru it---even songs I used to think were ok like the two here--- was like meh
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 21:08
| From this list I guess I go with Genesis... but I'm thinking about "Home by the Sea" as the whole thing, parts 1 and 2, as played in the live albums. I would be tempted to vote for Pink Floyd because I really love "On the Turning Away", but "One Slip" not so much (I do like it, but don't love it)... if it had been paired with "Yet Another Movie" then Floyd would have been my choice (though I much prefer both songs on their Delicate Sound of Thunder versions). The Yes songs don't do much for me, but if it had been "Owner of a Lonely Heart" with "Hold On" I would have had a difficult time choosing between them and Genesis. |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 21:19
Same here. "Shapes" has aged better than 90125 to me, although I can occasionally enjoy 90125. My prob with 90125 is that many of the songs have such cloying, repetitive choruses. That isn't quite as big an issue on some of these other releases. Sure there are instances of it but the others have more twists. Also, I just prefer Banks tendencies to Tony Kaye. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sQD8uhpWXCw" rel="nofollow - It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...Road Rage Edition |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: September 22 2016 at 05:45
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I can take or leave Genesis - Shapes (3 stars at a push) 90125, however is one of the best albums of the 80's IMO, and would probably be in my top 5 Yes albums It is 'of it's time' I guess, but I still love that sound. That incarnation of the band had run out of good ideas by Big Generator IMO. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: September 22 2016 at 10:16
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Always loved Changes so I will vote for Yes kool poll ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: September 22 2016 at 15:08
------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 22 2016 at 16:32
| ^ sappy? No. Mellow, yes. |
Posted By: SquonkHunter
Date Posted: September 22 2016 at 19:59
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I'll go with Genesis with Yes a very close second. Genesis wins because I really like Home by the Sea (both parts!) ------------- "You never had the things you thought you should have had and you'll not get them now..." |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 22 2016 at 21:09
| Or how about a Marillion pairing? I guess for me it would have to be "Script for a Jester's Tear with Chelsea Monday or Forgotten Sons. Or else, Pseudo Silk Kimono with Kayleigh (though for me both songs together cound as just one song, and I think the Kimono songs is the more important part to make Kayleigh such a special song). |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 22 2016 at 21:15
Given that the same incarnation of Yes gave us "Endless Dream" in the 90's, I would rather say that they still had the best under their sleave (or rather, Trevor's sleave). That's easily my favourite Yes song since "Awaken", and there are indeed a few songs I like a lot in the middle (perhaps Machine Messiah would be the closest to compete with Endless Dream). |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: September 23 2016 at 09:19
------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 23 2016 at 09:36
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^ not so much anymore  I like On the Turning Away, I don't find it sappy at all. The live version on Delicate Sound of Thunder is even better.
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: September 23 2016 at 14:56
| I'll go with Tull on this one, followed by Floyd and Rush. Don't really care about Yes and Genesis 80s work. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: September 24 2016 at 07:33
| "One Slip" is a great overlooked song. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 24 2016 at 08:09
*hiss*  .... my review will set the record straight on that album and its songs...flipping a coin between the Yes and Genesis songs... love all 4 of those. I suppose I like Mama more than most and put it on par.. perhaps not musically but it was still a great song.. as either of those Yes gems. then again.. perhaps that is why I should vote Yes. Both songs were musically superior to anything any of those other groups did. so Yes it is.... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 24 2016 at 21:24
I would say the same about "Yet Another Movie" from the same album. |