Yes or Genesis

These are my two favourite bands of all time, both of whom have produced brilliant pieces of music at various stages in their careers, and both of whose albums will always remain firmly at the centre of my album collection. If I had to choose between them, though, I wouldn't have to think too long about it : YES, without question, for their  musicianship, for Anderson's amazing voice, and above all for their ability to express emotion in its purest form that surpasses even (and this is really saying something !) even what Genesis were able to produce. Close to the Edge remains, for me, the whole progressive movement's ultimate achievement. Mind you, my number 2 album of all time would be Selling England ... Whichever one you choose, though (and each of us will have his/her own individual preference), I think most of us would agree that these are probably the two best exponents of progressive music in general.

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Stefanovic wrote: Philéas wrote: Stefanovic wrote: on one hand you have the kings of w**kery (Yes) on the other the gods of prog... I'd say ELP are worse. Much Prog Metal and fusion can get extremely w**ky aswell at times.   Agreed, ELP are way worse than Yes... They're the Emperors of w**kery where Yes are just kings...

Ivan_Melgar_M wrote: I like Genesis more, but Yes is not a joke in comparison with anybody.   This is more a matter of taste than a matter of musical quality and denying the qualifications of Yes is denying Progressive Rock....

Indeed, the thread originator's comment is a bit harsh.  I also like Genesis more for the respective time-period (1971-1976), but you are right in saying to deny Yes' contribution and qualifications is to deny the essence of (early 1970s) prog.

Yes will always win in this debate, not because they're better, but because they had roundabout.  It was a radio hit and they became more popular and their music began to represent the childhood of many people.