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Posted: March 07 2009 at 18:02 |
Inspired by the ELP vs Camel poll i tried to think what could be the most pointless comparison of two groups from the prog archives.
I came up with this. You may have better examples.
Alternatively you may have an opinion on whether Magma is a better band than Fairport. I don't so the vote starts at 0-0.
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: March 07 2009 at 18:04 |
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Easy as choosing between ice cream and a heart attack.
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Raff
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Posted: March 07 2009 at 18:09 |
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I enjoy both bands, so I don't see any point in voting for one over the other. Their music is as different as it can be, and (at least in my own view of music) suitable to different moments and different moods. As to any kind of 'objective' comparison, I think in this case it would be next to impossible. Fairport Convention are not really a prog band, though undeniably prog-related, while Magma are amongst the most progressive and influential of outfits. Apples and oranges, really.
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Posted: March 07 2009 at 18:11 |
 Raff wrote:
Fairport Convention Camel are not really a prog band, though undeniably prog-related, while Magma ELP are amongst the most progressive and influential of outfits. Apples and oranges, really.
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I think that that was the point of the poll Raff 
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: March 07 2009 at 18:12 |
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Posted: March 07 2009 at 18:56 |
Camel for prog related!!!! Or a new category: Prog attempts! 
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Posted: March 07 2009 at 19:16 |
I will do something unusual
Magma is a Prog influential band, while Faiirport Convention IMO is a plain Folk band.
Still I vote for FC, I don't like Magma at all and the Folk band is outstanding.
Iván
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Easy Money
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Posted: March 07 2009 at 20:28 |
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I think we should pit prog bands against each other in a bare knuckles brawl. For instance: Genesis (any version) vs Yes (the version with drunk feisty Rick Wakeman).
P.S. Keep in mind, despite their vegetarian leanings and vaguely utopian lyrics, Anderson and Squire used to get in literal fist fights over band issues, or so I have read.
Edited by Easy Money - March 07 2009 at 20:35
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: March 07 2009 at 20:30 |
Easy Money wrote:
I think we should pit prog bands against each other in a bare knuckles brawl. For instance: Genesis (any version) vs Yes (the version with drunk feisty Rick Wakeman). |
That would be epic.
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Logan
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Posted: March 07 2009 at 20:51 |
MovingPictures07 wrote:
Easy as choosing between ice cream and a heart attack.
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Yep, I'll take the hortz attahk! (with a Theusz Hamtaahk on the side).
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Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I observed before. It can be much like that with music for me; immersed in experiencing the moment.
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Posted: March 07 2009 at 21:00 |
Logan wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:
Easy as choosing between ice cream and a heart attack.
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Yep, I'll take the hortz attahk! (with a Theusz Hamtaahk on the side).
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What is a Hortz attahk anyway?
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Logan
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Posted: March 07 2009 at 21:18 |
I don't really know, but it sounds hundin cool.
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Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I observed before. It can be much like that with music for me; immersed in experiencing the moment.
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Posted: March 08 2009 at 01:16 |
 ...Maybe it's time to redefine prog.
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Posted: March 08 2009 at 01:22 |
I am not voting, this comparison doesn't begin to make any sense, though that is the point apparently.  At least ELP and Camel have got clubbed in the same sub genre, even if that is debatable. Here there is simply no basis for comparison, Fairport were good at what they did and likewise for Magma. I am going to say here that I like Magma a lot more and think they represent prog much more than FC but no, not voting! How about ELP v/s Magma instead?
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Posted: March 08 2009 at 06:37 |
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What Ivan said!
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Posted: March 08 2009 at 06:42 |
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Posted: March 08 2009 at 06:56 |
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Fairport Convention
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Nothing can last
there are no second chances.
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Always live for today.
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Posted: March 08 2009 at 07:03 |
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Magma, for sure.
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Posted: March 08 2009 at 07:54 |
Again, and maybe it's because I'm new, but I don't see the point of these versus threads - or maybe I'm not fully atuned to the dynamics of the forum. 
Even so, Fairport Convention recorded the first ever folk rock album - Liege and Lief; a seminal classic which influenced everything from that genre thereafter, and with great musicians such as Richard Thompson and Sandy Denny as part of the group, it really is a no brainer.
Fairport, by some distance.
Edited by Keltic - March 08 2009 at 08:17
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Posted: March 08 2009 at 08:13 |
Keltic wrote:
Again, and maybe it's because I'm new, but I don't see the point of these versus threads - or maybe I'm not fully atuned to the dynamics of the forum.
Fairport, by some distance.
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hahahah... yeah.. you'll pick up on that. Just a minor 'border war'... a fun one.. between fans of two completely different groups. This poll was a tongue in cheek poke at that.
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