PA's Battle to Stardom C1: Area v. ELP
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Topic: PA's Battle to Stardom C1: Area v. ELP
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Subject: PA's Battle to Stardom C1: Area v. ELP
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 09:58
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One of the most innovative jazz/fusion Italian progressive rock groups against one of the most well-known, representative, bombastic acts of the 1970s prog scene. Which will continue on to the Final Four? Vote to decide! Please: If you are not familiar with one or both of the band's material, I urge that you use the links provided and at least listen to the samples on their respective pages (or Youtube if the particular band has no online streaming). ../artist.asp?id=118 - Area's PA page: http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=26 - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=26 ELP's PA page: http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=94 - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=94 As always, discussions are encouraged. Recap: Round 2 B1: B2: Emerson, Lake and Palmer v. B3: B4: Van der Graaf Generator v. B5: Rush v. B6: B7: Le Orme v. B8: B1: forum_posts.asp?TID=52648&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=52648&PN=1 B2: forum_posts.asp?TID=52714 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=52714 B3: forum_posts.asp?TID=52795 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=52795 B4: forum_posts.asp?TID=52869 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=52869 B5: forum_posts.asp?TID=52956&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=52956&PN=1 B6: forum_posts.asp?TID=53056&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53056&PN=1 B7: forum_posts.asp?TID=53114&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53114&PN=1 B8: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53181&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53181&PN=1 Round 1 A1: A2: A3: Emerson, Lake and Palmer v. A4: A5: Can v. A6: A7: Van der Graaf Generator v. A8: Samla Mammas Manna v. A9: Rush v. A10: A11: Henry Cow v. A12: A13: A14: A15: A16: Gentle Giant v. A1: forum_posts.asp?TID=51423&PN=2 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51423&PN=2 A2: forum_posts.asp?TID=51492&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51492&PN=1 A3: forum_posts.asp?TID=51567&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51567&PN=1 A4: forum_posts.asp?TID=51630&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51630&PN=1 A5: forum_posts.asp?TID=51711&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51711&PN=1 A6: forum_posts.asp?TID=51778 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51778 A7: forum_posts.asp?TID=51855 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51855 A8: forum_posts.asp?TID=51928&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51928&PN=1 A9: forum_posts.asp?TID=52011 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=52011 A10: forum_posts.asp?TID=52091 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=52091 A11: forum_posts.asp?TID=52158&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=52158&PN=1 A12: forum_posts.asp?TID=52246 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=52246 A13: forum_posts.asp?TID=52336 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=52336 A14: forum_posts.asp?TID=52411&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=52411&PN=1 A15: forum_posts.asp?TID=52487&PN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=52487&PN=1 A16: forum_posts.asp?TID=52571 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=52571 ------------- 
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 10:04
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A though one.. really!
I have to go with ELP due to nostalgic reasons..
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 10:06
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Crap. Area by a nanometer. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 10:12
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Overall it has to be AREA. ELP's debut is a personal favourite,but AREA's discography is much stronger in my opinion. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 10:14
| Area tends to be a bit too noisy for my tastes. Besides, Tarkus is a masterpiece, and I find it hard to think of a respectable prog collection without it. But that's just one fellow's opinion... |
Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 10:20
I guess I'll have to go for ELP here. Love the debut, but the other albums never top it. Only Brain Salad Surgery comes close. And they say it's one of those important bands as well 
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 11:05
| I'm not deep into Area, but they are good as far as I've heard them. Still I don't want them to take the lead on the makers of 'Emerson, Lake & Palmer' and 'Brain Salad Surgery', so I have decided what to vote. |
Posted By: crimson87
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 11:06
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Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 11:48
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I respect ELP, and I love "Karn Evil 9," but I really don't like their other songs. Maybe another attempt is due, but for all of the attempts I've already given them, I get the feeling it won't work. Area I also respect, but I enjoy two of their albums very much: "Arbeit Macht Frei" and "Crac!" (especially the former). They manage to be creative, goofy, melodic and emotive on those albums. So they're getting my vote. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 12:21
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Area get this - I never really rated ELP after hearing Trace do the classically inspired stuff so much better.
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Posted By: trackstoni
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 12:25
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Area ( 9 votes ) , E.L.P ( 8 votes ) // i simply hate that to happen , so my vote follows my best blues - rock song ( nine by nine ) for the John Dummer blues band . give it a shot when you can spare 5 minutes and you're in good mood ( and by the way , only this song from the album ) must be listed as a progressive related song . Area are simply Great , and E.L.P are the giants of Prog of all times , but i felt it's a nice and fair equation i'm using to vote now in this poll . ------------- Tracking Tracks of Rock |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 13:15
The one with the threatening armadillo of course...can't beat him
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 13:20
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Love Beach all the way!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: Luke. J
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 13:20
| I highly respect Area. ELP probably fits my taste best, and is the overall more significant band (no matter if you call Area's efforts groundbreaking, yet ELP rose to fame as they are today one of the representative groups for progressive rock). So, ELP get my vote. |
Posted By: darksideof
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 14:35
Me too!!! I was think the same thing. I got into ELP in my early teens and AREA I just started listening to their album for about 5 years. ------------- http://darksideofcollages.blogspot.com/ http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Darksideof-Collages/ |
Bj-1 wrote:Posted By: Alberto Muņoz
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 16:29
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ELP -------------  |
Posted By: Hawkwise
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 16:32
ELP 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 16:33
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Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 17:04
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ELP. Reviewed Trilogy earlier. Feel free to look at that if you need an explanation. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 17:30
I'd be willing to wager that this was Logan's shortest post during his time here at PA. -------------
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 17:34
Dunno Area, so I cannot vote 
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Posted By: febus
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 18:03
At least it's to the point!
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Posted By: spookytooth
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 18:04
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ELP!
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Posted By: febus
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 18:06
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I am scratching my head...................
When i came abord PA, this was such an anti ELP bashing platform and now almost 2 years later ELP wins poll after poll
 ..I guess a lot of new members like Tarkus and Jeremy Bender
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: November 12 2008 at 01:24
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Area, though they will lose this time... ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 12 2008 at 01:50
Indeed, it's so clear that it's a totally blank AREA (and Area is the way I voted). It's odd, I had posted an image in that post (had even manually tagged it with the .jpg url), and it had worked, and when I go to edit that post, it is blank. Oh well, here's the cover I posted before, Area's Maledetti: 
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: November 12 2008 at 02:14
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Area. |
Posted By: Urs Blank
Date Posted: November 12 2008 at 08:24
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I know Area will loose and it makes me sad but I can't help voting for ELP
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Posted By: Carlos
Date Posted: November 12 2008 at 17:04
Even without Stratos Area's, discography stands really well in comparison with ELP's...I would vote Area for that reason, but ELP's has grown on me very much...but let's get fair...AREA this time... 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: November 12 2008 at 17:07
You need to rectify that, and soon. |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: November 12 2008 at 18:49
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ELP ------------- 
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