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    Posted: December 25 2008 at 23:41
I voted for Soft Machine a while ago, but now that I've been inundating myself with Magma, I have changed my mind. Magma it is. They are just too powerful and are truly "sui generis".
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2008 at 22:25
       the more you know , the less you need . that's why it took me a second for this vote , so keep the dice rolling this way progheads , and we know in advance the results of these polls . not to mention that i agree with all administrative staff , that posting there opinions and votes is more than LEGAL and appreciated by  other  members , and thank you for shouting very loud when it comes to something critical /////////////
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 21:04
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Febus lives in Florida, you see..........


Haha, that provides an answer for everything. LOL

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 21:03
Originally posted by febus febus wrote:

Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

So Magma won?  Can't say I'm displeased, but a little surprised.  Last I saw, it was trailing.  Think this is a case (and let's extend it to Gong while we're at it :lol:) where both could be declared winners.  I'm wondering, for how long does each poll last?


Yep, Magma won. I honestly didn't think it was going to happen when I last checked yesterday evening.

Well, at first I was going to make it roughly 3-7 days for each poll... but when I found out how quickly all the votes came in I decided that I'd leave each poll up for as close to 3 days as possible.

So, I close each poll as closely to 72 hours as I can. I was working on my essay this morning and then I got to posting the next poll about 75 or 76 hours later, but anywhere in that approximate time range.


Some of these have been really close though; I've been pleasantly surprised. Big%20smile


I am surprised you would close with the vote this close. There are probably lots of absentee ballots out.  Not that I have any problem with the result. The winner Iss de Hundin.  But if I was on the other side, like febus, I would be screaming about ballot tampering and recounts and injunctions.
 
I was planning to consult with an attorney tomorrow morning anyway and maybe going all the way to the supreme court if the results are not reversed asapLOLWink.... i don't believe in the impartiality of thevoting system anymore....still using all those chads!LOL


You're insane. LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 21:03
Febus lives in Florida, you see..........
I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 20:58
Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

So Magma won?  Can't say I'm displeased, but a little surprised.  Last I saw, it was trailing.  Think this is a case (and let's extend it to Gong while we're at it :lol:) where both could be declared winners.  I'm wondering, for how long does each poll last?


Yep, Magma won. I honestly didn't think it was going to happen when I last checked yesterday evening.

Well, at first I was going to make it roughly 3-7 days for each poll... but when I found out how quickly all the votes came in I decided that I'd leave each poll up for as close to 3 days as possible.

So, I close each poll as closely to 72 hours as I can. I was working on my essay this morning and then I got to posting the next poll about 75 or 76 hours later, but anywhere in that approximate time range.


Some of these have been really close though; I've been pleasantly surprised. Big%20smile


I am surprised you would close with the vote this close. There are probably lots of absentee ballots out.  Not that I have any problem with the result. The winner Iss de Hundin.  But if I was on the other side, like febus, I would be screaming about ballot tampering and recounts and injunctions.
 
I was planning to consult with an attorney tomorrow morning anyway and maybe going all the way to the supreme court if the results are not reversed asapLOLWink.... i don't believe in the impartiality of thevoting system anymore....still using all those chads!LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 20:28
wow I've registered to the forum after seeing that poll - I love polls.
It may be too late, but my choice is Magma, because
-it never followed the trend (as opposed to Soft who fell into jazz-rock?).
-you have the best drummer in the cosmos (silly argument)

Of course I'm talking about Magma from MDK and after, because the first 2 albums were....actually influenced by Soft Machine itself..;-)





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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 19:41
Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

So Magma won?  Can't say I'm displeased, but a little surprised.  Last I saw, it was trailing.  Think this is a case (and let's extend it to Gong while we're at it :lol:) where both could be declared winners.  I'm wondering, for how long does each poll last?


Yep, Magma won. I honestly didn't think it was going to happen when I last checked yesterday evening.

Well, at first I was going to make it roughly 3-7 days for each poll... but when I found out how quickly all the votes came in I decided that I'd leave each poll up for as close to 3 days as possible.

So, I close each poll as closely to 72 hours as I can. I was working on my essay this morning and then I got to posting the next poll about 75 or 76 hours later, but anywhere in that approximate time range.


Some of these have been really close though; I've been pleasantly surprised. Big%20smile


I am surprised you would close with the vote this close. There are probably lots of absentee ballots out.  Not that I have any problem with the result. The winner Iss de Hundin.  But if I was on the other side, like febus, I would be screaming about ballot tampering and recounts and injunctions.


I closed previous polls where 1 vote was the difference. I try to keep them systematic though by using roughly 72 hours every time. I can't see an influx of votes making this go in one way or the other; most of the votes this poll would ever get are in by now. So far the favor of the voting has not changed after I closed a poll. If it does, then I may think about revising.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 19:39
Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

So Magma won?  Can't say I'm displeased, but a little surprised.  Last I saw, it was trailing.  Think this is a case (and let's extend it to Gong while we're at it :lol:) where both could be declared winners.  I'm wondering, for how long does each poll last?


Yep, Magma won. I honestly didn't think it was going to happen when I last checked yesterday evening.

Well, at first I was going to make it roughly 3-7 days for each poll... but when I found out how quickly all the votes came in I decided that I'd leave each poll up for as close to 3 days as possible.

So, I close each poll as closely to 72 hours as I can. I was working on my essay this morning and then I got to posting the next poll about 75 or 76 hours later, but anywhere in that approximate time range.


Some of these have been really close though; I've been pleasantly surprised. Big%20smile


I am surprised you would close with the vote this close. There are probably lots of absentee ballots out.  Not that I have any problem with the result. The winner Iss de Hundin.  But if I was on the other side, like febus, I would be screaming about ballot tampering and recounts and injunctions.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 19:35
Originally posted by song_of_copper song_of_copper wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by song_of_copper song_of_copper wrote:

Haha.  I'm going to claim credit, despite not having voted.  The right intimidating photo will do it every time. Evil%20Smile LOL

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You didn't vote in a Magma poll?

The world is coming to an end! LOL

Aaaiiiee!!  Wurdah Ītah!! LOL

Well, no, really, I hadn't heard enough Soft Machine to do the poll justice. Big%20smile  (Besides, the results speak for themselves... Tongue)


Yeah, I guess that works.

But what could be better than Magma? Wink
(other than Rush and maybe Henry Cow Tongue)


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 17:58
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 17:56
I don't know both bands deeply, but I have a certain idea of each..

From Soft Machine I really like their Fusion stuff, Softs, Bundles, Tour '75.
While as for Magma, Attahk and MDK are the only ones I heard, and they're GREAT.

It's Avant VS Fusion for me.. I'll go with Fusion this time...Ban Ban Caliban and Hazard Profile are/should be Fusion classics!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 17:49
Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by song_of_copper song_of_copper wrote:

Haha.  I'm going to claim credit, despite not having voted.  The right intimidating photo will do it every time. Evil%20Smile LOL

Shocked

You didn't vote in a Magma poll?

The world is coming to an end! LOL

Aaaiiiee!!  Wurdah Ītah!! LOL

Well, no, really, I hadn't heard enough Soft Machine to do the poll justice. Big%20smile  (Besides, the results speak for themselves... Tongue)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 17:41
Originally posted by song_of_copper song_of_copper wrote:

Haha.  I'm going to claim credit, despite not having voted.  The right intimidating photo will do it every time. Evil%20Smile LOL


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The world is coming to an end! LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 17:39
Originally posted by febus febus wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

So Magma won?  Can't say I'm displeased, but a little surprised.  Last I saw, it was trailing.  Think this is a case (and let's extend it to Gong while we're at it :lol:) where both could be declared winners.  I'm wondering, for how long does each poll last?


Yep, Magma won. I honestly didn't think it was going to happen when I last checked yesterday evening.

Well, at first I was going to make it roughly 3-7 days for each poll... but when I found out how quickly all the votes came in I decided that I'd leave each poll up for as close to 3 days as possible.

So, I close each poll as closely to 72 hours as I can. I was working on my essay this morning and then I got to posting the next poll about 75 or 76 hours later, but anywhere in that approximate time range.


Some of these have been really close though; I've been pleasantly surprised. Big%20smile
 
Alex, you have made ''Febus'' an heartbroken man...contemplating suicide nowCryLOLWink.or maybe i should listen to some bossa nova now!!!!.........................
 


Listen to some MDK instead. Wink

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 17:22
Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

So Magma won?  Can't say I'm displeased, but a little surprised.  Last I saw, it was trailing.  Think this is a case (and let's extend it to Gong while we're at it :lol:) where both could be declared winners.  I'm wondering, for how long does each poll last?


Yep, Magma won. I honestly didn't think it was going to happen when I last checked yesterday evening.

Well, at first I was going to make it roughly 3-7 days for each poll... but when I found out how quickly all the votes came in I decided that I'd leave each poll up for as close to 3 days as possible.

So, I close each poll as closely to 72 hours as I can. I was working on my essay this morning and then I got to posting the next poll about 75 or 76 hours later, but anywhere in that approximate time range.


Some of these have been really close though; I've been pleasantly surprised. Big%20smile
 
Alex, you have made ''Febus'' an heartbroken man...contemplating suicide nowCryLOLWink.or maybe i should listen to some bossa nova now!!!!.........................
I'll never forgive youLOL
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 17:20
Haha.  I'm going to claim credit, despite not having voted.  The right intimidating photo will do it every time. Evil%20Smile LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 17:14
Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

So Magma won?  Can't say I'm displeased, but a little surprised.  Last I saw, it was trailing.  Think this is a case (and let's extend it to Gong while we're at it :lol:) where both could be declared winners.  I'm wondering, for how long does each poll last?


Yep, Magma won. I honestly didn't think it was going to happen when I last checked yesterday evening.

Well, at first I was going to make it roughly 3-7 days for each poll... but when I found out how quickly all the votes came in I decided that I'd leave each poll up for as close to 3 days as possible.

So, I close each poll as closely to 72 hours as I can. I was working on my essay this morning and then I got to posting the next poll about 75 or 76 hours later, but anywhere in that approximate time range.


Some of these have been really close though; I've been pleasantly surprised. Big%20smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 17:11
So Magma won?  Can't say I'm displeased, but a little surprised.  Last I saw, it was trailing.  Think this is a case (and let's extend it to Gong while we're at it :lol:) where both could be declared winners.  I'm wondering, for how long does each poll last?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2008 at 09:51
That's a tight game, this one, tighter than Alex and David were wishing forLOLWink for sure!
 
This is what happen when you put 2 great bands together with usually the same kind of crowd listening to those 2!Tongue
 


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