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Prog Semi Final #1 - Yes v. Pink Floyd
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I believe Floyd is the winner here. Some personal stats:
(> = better than, >>> = much better than, '=' = just as good as)
Yes (s/t) > Piper at the Gates of Dawn
More > Time and a Word
Atom Heart Mother >>> The Yes Album
Meddle > Fragile
Obscured By Clouds/The Dark Side of the Moon > Close to the Edge
Wish You Were Here > Relayer
Animals > Going For the One
Drama > The Wall

The Final Cut >>> 90125
A Momentary Lapse of Reason >>> Big Generator
The Division Bell >>> Talk
The Endless River = Magnification, > Fly from Here, >>> Heaven and Earth
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Originally posted by TCat TCat wrote:

20 years ago, my vote would have been for PF....Yes edges them out now.  You could say this vote is Close to the Edge.  Confused


And you could say it's A Nice Pair Wink
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20 years ago, my vote would have been for PF....Yes edges them out now.  You could say this vote is Close to the Edge.  Confused
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Floyd easily
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PINK FLOYD all the way!
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Very close...I own 14 albums from each and my average rating per album is nearly equal.  I consider Yes a flawed jewel as I can't stand the Rabin era but I gave them the vote for the CttE/Tales/Relayer trilogy that was far greater than anything the Floyd did Wink
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I was expecting this to be close. Can't say I mind the rout though.
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At the height of their powers they were both damn near untouchable.  The difference is that Yes' height spanned a compact 4 1/2 albums over a 4 years stretch while Pink Floyd's spanned at least 8 albums over nearly the entire length of their existence.  Floyd's only unlistenable album, in my opinion, is The Final Cut. 


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YES please
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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:


 
I take Gilmour over Howe easily, Wright over Wakeman and Mason/White are pretty even.....


don't stop there man LOL  take Waters over Squire while you are at it!! LOLClapWink
 
Ha!! I left that one alone on purpose Big smile From a bass player perspective I much prefer Squire, I think he was much more accomplished bassist. Waters was a much better lyricist, but he still is a bigger doosh in how he treated others in the band....control freak for sure.
 
Waters/Squire sounds like a good poll for you micky Clap


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Pink Floyd all the way.
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:


 
I take Gilmour over Howe easily, Wright over Wakeman and Mason/White are pretty even.....


don't stop there man LOL  take Waters over Squire while you are at it!! LOLClapWink
 
Ha!! I left that one alone on purpose Big smile From a bass player perspective I much prefer Squire, I think he was much more accomplished bassist. Waters was a much better lyricist, but he still is a bigger doosh in how he treated others in the band....control freak for sure.
 
Waters/Squire sounds like a good poll for you micky Clap
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Yes's best is incredible, but their worst prevents me from voting for them.
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Love both to death. Decided to give the edge to Yes, which is rather cynically since the reason why is to be, as they say, tac-ti-cal. At this point the only hope for a really interesting conclusion to this tournament is for Crimson to win, so I've gone to the dark side.
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As much as I like Pink Floyd - especially Dark Side Of The Moon, "Echoes", "SOYCD" and "Dogs" -  I like Yes much better.
Yes, Time And A Word, The Yes Album, Fragile, Tales From Topographic Oceans, Relayer, Going For The One and 90125 all belong to my all time favorite albums.
There is probably no band, with the possible exception of Genesis, which made so many exciting albums as Yes.
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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

 I always struggled with the Yes lineup issues, singers, drummers, keyboard players 
Especially the injection of the insect DNA they had in 1980 Censored. 
Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

  
Pink Floyd had gigantic internal strife, but they seemed to stick it out, up till The Wall....but still post The Wall PF put out some excellent stuff...
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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

The lyrics lean more to Pink Floyd for me, at least I can understand the meanings, Jon Anderson wrote some strange stuff, sometimes just bunches of words linked together in some prog-rap (TFTO), but non the less I do enjoy it, pretty thought provoking for sure.
Waters is one of the best, if not the best "prog" ("rock") lyricist. When at his best, he was able to express complex thoughts and ideas in such a simple and elegant way that almost anyone could understand, enjoy and relate to it. Also, as Anderson aged, his voice gradually changed from "kinda cute" into "kinda bizarre". 
Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

 If I listen to all Pink Floyd albums, The Endless River really seems to come to a better ending a much better finality to a great band. I think Yes needs to work on writing that final album, but I just don't know who that band would be.
TER is a great album. I am slightly annoyed it has been bashed the way it has here on PA, but then again, what are you gonna do ... Play it again, that's what! Clap . I don't think Yes can. In a way, Fly From Here was - should have been - their sign-off album. 
Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

I think overall I prefer Pink Floyd, a much much better cohesive career and catalog.
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impressive btw.

Good thing I didn't put money on my prediction of K.C over Floyd in the final.  I am not so sure of that now.

trashing good bands is one thing...it is Floyd for God's sake.. but trashing legends..better groups with more prog classics and perhaps the most iconic prog band of all... is quite another. Clap way to go forum.. never let your tastes get the way of your brains. LOL

The Machine is churning....  is K.C. next to get chewed up and spit out. I wouldn't have thought so.. then again.. I didn't see Floyd doubling Yes.

Wanna rethink that prediction of Yes winning this matchup Ivan? I didn't think they would.. but didn't expect to see the beginning of yet another rout.  wow.


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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:


 
I take Gilmour over Howe easily, Wright over Wakeman and Mason/White are pretty even.....


don't stop there man LOL  take Waters over Squire while you are at it!! LOLClapWink
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Yes +1
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