Battle of the Prog Bands R3D1: Genesis vs. Yes - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Cannot someone vote for me? This is so painful...
Well then

J-Man wrote:

Genesis by 1 / 999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999 country miles.

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Epignosis wrote:

I could be wrong here, but from what I recall it seems to usually work out that in a Yes vs Genesis poll, Genesis prevails, while if you compare any specific albums (of comparable ratings) or any specific songs (of comparable importance), Yes prevails.

And if I have to choose between Supper's Ready and CTTE I'll vote for CTTE...probably.

Hard choice...this one and magma vs zappa will destroy my mind...

I will cast the 20th, and tying vote, for Yes.

"The things that we're concealing, will never let us grow.
Time will do its healing, you've got to let it go.

And so it begins . . .

Obviously not an easy choice by any measure, but I've gone with Genesis. Oddly enough of all the big boys of classic prog it took me the longest to get around to fully appreciating them. Yes have been a steady force in my life, but from the other shop I only had Trick of the Tail for the longest time, and though I loved that album, I somehow never got around to buying another one for a decade or more. Now they've climbed their way to the tippytop of fave groups.

The damage that we do is just so powerfully strong we call it love

The damage that we do just goes on and on and on but not long enough.

--Robyn Hitchcock

Let's see, I would normally say Genesis right away but Epignosis gave me an idea.
So let's compare albums:

Early Yes stuff = Genesis to Revelation
Yes Album >> Trespass
Fragile = Nursery Crime
Close to The Edge < Foxtrot
Tales << Selling England
Relayer < Lamb
Going For the One >> Trick of the Tail
Tormato = Wuthering Heights
Drama > And Then Were Three
90125 > [any Genesis pop album]

That means it's Yes! By a hair, but still.
Dammit, I hate it when Epignosis is right Angry

Edited by Bonnek - September 14 2010 at 16:30

My two favorite Symph Prog albums, and while I love Genesis a lot, they came later and delved through their discography myself. While Yes, I've been listening to them since I was a kid, my dad used to play them a lot, specially The Yes Album and Fragile.

Yes > From Genesis to Revelation

Time and a Word < Trespass (the first Genesis album I loved, and the one I still love most)

The Yes Album > Nursery Cryme (but just because of nostalgia reasons)

Fragile < Foxtrot (the nostalgia almost beats Foxtrot, hehe)

Close to the Edge < Selling England by the Pound (never been much of a CttE fan)

Tales from Topographic Oceans = The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (The Lamb was the only Genesis album my dad had, both equally awesome and nostalgic for me)

Relayer > Trick of the Tail

Going for the One < Wind & Wuthering

Tormato < And Then There Were Three

Drama = Duke (both from 1980, both different, both great in their own way)

So yeah, Genesis beats Yes for me in chronoligcal order... that's why it's a toughie.. but still went for Yes..

Edited by The Quiet One - September 14 2010 at 16:33

Genesis for me

"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"

"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN

I could be wrong here, but from what I recall it seems to usually work out that in a Yes vs Genesis poll, Genesis prevails, while if you compare any specific albums (of comparable ratings) or any specific songs (of comparable importance), Yes prevails.

https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays

Genesis by 999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999 country miles.

Oh yeah, and Yes is great too! Big smile

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Gotta go with my favorite band here....Genesis

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Poll Question: Which band do you prefer?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Genesis	142	[48.63%]
Yes	150	[51.37%]
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