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Prog Semi Final #1 - Yes v. Pink Floyd
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Poll Question: Who is your band?
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Originally posted by rogerthat rogerthat wrote:

This poll is probably going to be pretty close.  Personally, an easy vote for Floyd.  I do like Yes but the lack of pain, pathos in most of their compositions made them a bit too lightweight for my liking, especially contrasted against a band, specifically a songwriter, that was obsessed with the human condition.  Yes had to play lots of notes to get their point across.  Without doubting the skill involved in that for a minute, I nevertheless don't believe they could have come up with an Us and Them.  


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This was an easy vote: Fink Lloyd

I'd take pretty much every Floyd album from 67 up to and including 79 over my fave Yes album (The Yes Album).
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This poll is probably going to be pretty close.  Personally, an easy vote for Floyd.  I do like Yes but the lack of pain, pathos in most of their compositions made them a bit too lightweight for my liking, especially contrasted against a band, specifically a songwriter, that was obsessed with the human condition.  Yes had to play lots of notes to get their point across.  Without doubting the skill involved in that for a minute, I nevertheless don't believe they could have come up with an Us and Them.  
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Floyd easily, 2 masterpieces and a whole host of strong albums whilst I wouldn't give any Yes album more than 3 stars.
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CTTE > Wish You Were Here
Fragile < Ummagumma
The Yes Album < Meddle
Relayer < Dark Side of the Moon
 
Pink Floyd gets my vote.
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I lean strongly to Yes....  but for sh*ts and giggles....

leaving favs out of it... this is the Semi-Finals.. lets talk about greatness and prog perfection


CTTE > DSOTM  (very very slim admittedly... but CTTE is the greatest prog rock album ever done)
TFTO > The Wall  (not close.. as depending on the criteria one can argue TFTO > DSOTM, and DSOTM dwarfs The Wall)
Relayer > Animals  (soundchaser destroys anything on that Floyd album... THEN you have Gates..)
Saucerful of Secrets > The Yes Album
Wish you were here > Drama
Fragile > Meddle


yes it is...  but an enormous amount of love and respect for Floyd
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Floyd
Animals > CTTE
WYWH > Fragile
DSOTM > TfTO
Meddle > Relayer
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Floyd.
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Congratulation to the winners of the Detroit and Portland regions. The winner moves on to the Battle of the Bands Final hosted by Viagra AND Rogaine and televised world-wide on M@XTV Thumbs Up

From the Detroit Region we have


YES!!!




From the Portland Region we have

Pink Floyd



Vegas has installed Floyd as a 13.5 vote favorite due to their dominance and enduring popularity. Can Yes pull the minor upset? We shall see!!
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