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  1. 1. Who's Better?

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I voted The Beatles...I mean come on..They're The Beatles

The catalog speaks for itself...Nuff said! confused13.gif yes.gif

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QUOTE (Babycat @ Sep 12 2011, 11:26 AM)
The Beatles - even though I can't stand Yesterday.

yeah, I've never really liked that song either.

 

BTW,the original title for that one was Scrambled Eggs.. ohmy.gif

or something to that effect. Could you imagine singing

"I believe in scrambled eggs" all this time ? no.gif

....I can't! Don't get me wrong..I like scrambled eggs....

..but...that would've been kinda strange! unsure.gif confused13.gif wacko.gif

 

I'm sure glad they changed the title of that one. yes.gif rofl3.gif

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QUOTE (go2wrk@95974 @ Sep 12 2011, 07:40 PM)
QUOTE (Babycat @ Sep 12 2011, 11:26 AM)
The Beatles - even though I can't stand Yesterday.

yeah, I've never really liked that song either.

 

BTW,the original title for that one was Scrambled Eggs.. ohmy.gif

or something to that effect. Could you imagine singing

"I believe in scrambled eggs" all this time ? no.gif

....I can't! Don't get me wrong..I like scrambled eggs....

..but...that would've been kinda strange! unsure.gif confused13.gif wacko.gif

 

I'm sure glad they changed the title of that one. yes.gif rofl3.gif

And The Long And Winding Road.

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QUOTE (ReRushed @ Sep 12 2011, 09:53 AM)
QUOTE (Kenneth @ Sep 12 2011, 10:39 AM)
QUOTE (ReRushed @ Sep 12 2011, 07:08 AM)
Yeah, one could state that with no Beatles there would be no Yes, go ahead, ask Jon Anderson. But it doesn't matter.

Obviously, I'm choosing The Beatles.

And one more thing, The Beatles weren't innovators because of circumstance. That's just silly, like this poll.

It is, but I'm calling on external thoughts to intensify this on-going debate I'm having about this.

If it's a question of musicianship and virtuosity, it's Yes, they play their respective instruments better.

 

"Close to the Edge" is one of my favorite songs of all-time, but the Abbey Road medley suggests the Beatles could compose and arrange an extended complicated piece of music. Sure, they did it with scrapes of unfinished shorter songs, but it's at least evidence that if they focused they could do it. If anything, the Abbey Road medley was a stepping stone/inspiration towards the prog epics of the 1970s. Directly or indirectly.

 

The Beatles pretty much never creatively repeated themselves, as far as albums go. You can't say that about Yes.

 

But, it's all apples and oranges. What next? King Crimson vs. The Rolling Stones?

Or how about The Bangels VS Steeley Dan? unsure.gif

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QUOTE (fledgehog @ Sep 12 2011, 04:57 PM)
QUOTE (rushgoober @ Sep 12 2011, 07:49 PM)
Here's one thing we can ALL agree upon. 

Ringo is by far a better drummer than anyone Yes has ever had. yes.gif

ringo could drum circles around alan white.

and even more importantly, Ringo has the far more prominent and interesting nose. it's not even a contest.

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QUOTE (tick @ Sep 12 2011, 09:15 AM)
QUOTE (ghostworks @ Sep 12 2011, 09:02 AM)
let's get literal

The Beatles were innovators by circumstance (and a fair amount of drugs) - that takes nothing away from their genius

Yes were innovators by design (and a fair amount of drugs) - that gives them the nod for the sake ofthis poll

Wow, as ridiculous as it gets. Exactly what I expect from you. trink39.gif

wow, you find facts ridiculous... (exactly what I expect from you) trink39.gif

 

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QUOTE (USB Connector @ Sep 12 2011, 05:40 PM)
The Beatles, hands down.

Fun fact: The Beatles Spawned what would be the seeds of progressive rock with Strawberry Fields Forever.

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock#History

 

 

and now, zimmerman vs the beatles.. Go!

 

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QUOTE (fledgehog @ Sep 12 2011, 07:57 PM)
QUOTE (rushgoober @ Sep 12 2011, 07:49 PM)
Here's one thing we can ALL agree upon. 

Ringo is by far a better drummer than anyone Yes has ever had. yes.gif

ringo could drum circles around alan white.

Both were good enough to drum on John Lennon solo albums!

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Ability: Bill Bruford > Ringo >Alan White

 

Style: Ringo > Bill >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Alan

 

 

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QUOTE (Tommy Sawyer @ Sep 12 2011, 09:16 PM)
Ability: Bill Bruford > Ringo >Alan White

Style: Ringo > Bill >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Alan


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