Music Battle Royal 2

[Soup567]

So to recap, Blue Öyster Cult pulled of an impressive win over Alice Cooper in the first round of the Music Battle Royal. BOC sits comfortably right now with a win, and we will see them again later.

Early U.S. 70s Hard Rock Part 1
Blue Öyster Cult - Winner
Alice Cooper

And now for the next battle...

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Early 70s Heavy Prog Part 1

And the contestants are...

Rush

and

Uriah Heep

Two titans of Progressive Rock square off. Let's get ready to rumble!



Rush

Essential Songs

Finding My Way
Here Again
Working Man
Anthem
Best I Can
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
Fly by Night
Bastille Day
The Necromancer
The Fountain of Lamneth
2112
The Twilight Zone
Something for Nothing
A Farewell to Kings
Xanadu
Cygnus X-1
Cygnus X-1 Book II
Circumstances
The Trees
La Villa Strangiato
Jacob's Ladder
Different Strings
Natural Science
Tom Sawyer
YYZ
The Camera Eye
Witch Hunt
Vital Signs
Subdivisions
Digital Man
Losing It
Afterimage
Red Sector A
Manhattan Project
Hand Over First
Roll the Bones
Neurotica
Stick It Out
Cut to the Chase
Double Agent
Leave That Thing Alone
Test for Echo
Driven
Time and Motion
One Little Victory
Armor and Sword
Spindrift
They Way the Wind Blows
Malignant Narcissism
We Hold On


Essential Albums
Rush
Fly by Night
Caress of Steal
2112
A Farewell to Kings
Hemispheres
Permanent Waves
Moving Pictures
Signals
Counterparts
Snakes and Arrows


Uriah Heep

Essential Songs

Gypsy
Walking in Your Shadow
Come Away Melinda
I'll Keep Trying
Bird of Prey
Time to Live
Lady in Black
Salisbury
Look at Yourself
July Morning
Shadows of Grief
Love Machine
The Wizard
Easy Livin'
Circle of Hands
Rainbow Demon
Paradise/The Spell
Sunrise
Blind Eye
Echoes in the Dark
Tales
The Magician's Birthday
Sweet Freedom
Pilgrim
Sunshine
Suicidal Man
I Won't Mind
Dreams
Shady Lady
Shout It Out
The Time Will Come
Weep in Silence
Footprints in the Snow
The Hanging Tree
Been Away Too Long
Rollin' On
Firefly
Free 'N' Easy
Choices
Too Scared to Run
Against the Odds
Time of Revelation
Wake the Sleeper


Essential Albums

...Very 'eavy ...Very 'umble
Salisbury
Look at Yourself
Demons and Wizards
The Magician's Birthday
Firefly

Poll will be up later.

[Soup567]

Everything Rush did in the 70s was great. After Signals I felt they were slipping and my interests weren't really perked again until Roll the Bones. After that Counterparts was really good, and then Test for Echo was ok. Vapor Trail was meh, but their most recent album, Snakes & Arrows was awesome.

Uriah Heep's early 70s album were amazing. Their first 5 albums from their debut to The Magician's Birthday were top notch material. Sweet Freedom is were they started slipping, but it was still good. After that they went into a meh phase until Firefly which was good. After that besides a few songs here and there they sort of fell apart, but their most recent stuff from Sea of Light has been alright.

But I have to go with Rush, because they are more consistent. If Uriah Heep kept pumping out material as good as their first 5 albums I would have to go with them.

[Zilla2112]

I haven't listened to much Uriah Heep, so I'd have to go with Rush.

[Wave57]

I haven't listened to Uriah Heep yet.

I guess I have some homework to do.

[Toki]

Gonna go with Rush.

[straf]

I really don't like the Heep. D:

So Rush.

[SMAP]

Same as the first round, in that, while both bands are good, one is a clear victor.

And that victor is Rush.

[nogatoyumi]

Salisbury is magnificent, but I know Demons and Wizards and The Magician's Birthday and they are both kinda boring compared to it.

So yeah, Rush.