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 Posted: June 26 2011 at 15:23 |
 Abstrakt wrote:
King Crimson
While YES made the best prog album ever (Tales from topographic oceans), i feel that King Crimson are far more even in quality. King Crimson never made a poor album IMO, and that's something i'm sorry that i can't say about Yes. |
 ... I thought this was Close to the Edge. Anyway, Yes made about four albums which I should give a 5 star rating (Tales would not even get enough to round up to three), King Crimson has about four albums which I might give four when I'm in a good mood, but not five. So my choice is obvious.
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Anthony H.
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Posted: June 26 2011 at 15:22 |
my_left_brain wrote:
Well, I think KC succeeded where Yes failed; to make surprising, new music all the time. From mellotron spheric songs to somewhat metal (red) and in the 80's with a dramatically changed style; funk/new wave-a-like prog rock. Yes desperatly tried fourty years to equalize the class of Close to the edge, but just got simplier and never succeeded. In my opinion.
However I prefer The Yes Album to Going for the One above In the court or Red, but after those classic albums in the golden age of prog rock KC wins for me because of their variety and power to surprise |
Variety and surprise isn't what makes music good. If you like KC better, then no big deal, but that shouldn't be the reason.
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Anthony H.
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Posted: June 26 2011 at 15:21 |
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I like the Crims a lot, but Yes is arguably my favorite band ever. |
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Anthony H.
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Posted: June 26 2011 at 15:20 |
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Yes beats pretty much anything.
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my_left_brain
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Posted: June 26 2011 at 15:17 |
Well, I think KC succeeded where Yes failed; to make surprising, new music all the time. From mellotron spheric songs to somewhat metal (red) and in the 80's with a dramatically changed style; funk/new wave-a-like prog rock. Yes desperatly tried fourty years to equalize the class of Close to the edge, but just got simplier and never succeeded. In my opinion.
However I prefer The Yes Album to Going for the One above In the court or Red, but after those classic albums in the golden age of prog rock KC wins for me because of their variety and power to surprise
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: June 26 2011 at 15:16 |
Gandalff wrote:
adace1 wrote:
What do you think? |
I think this topic isn´t original at all, even chest-nutty .
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Gandalff
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Posted: June 26 2011 at 15:15 |
Abstrakt wrote:
While YES made the best prog album ever (Tales from topographic oceans)... |
Edited by Gandalff - June 26 2011 at 15:16
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A Elbereth Gilthoniel
silivren penna míriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-díriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, sí nef aearon!
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Abstrakt
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Posted: June 26 2011 at 15:13 |
King Crimson
While YES made the best prog album ever (Tales from topographic oceans), i feel that King Crimson are far more even in quality. King Crimson never made a poor album IMO, and that's something i'm sorry that i can't say about Yes.
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Gandalff
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Posted: June 26 2011 at 15:10 |
adace1 wrote:
What do you think? |
I think this topic isn´t original at all, even chest-nutty .
However, King Crimson anyway!
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A Elbereth Gilthoniel
silivren penna míriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-díriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, sí nef aearon!
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friso
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Posted: June 26 2011 at 15:08 |
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King Crimson
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Manuel
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Posted: June 26 2011 at 14:55 |
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Though both bands are on my top 5, King Crimson gets my vote.
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Progosopher
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Posted: June 26 2011 at 14:46 |
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I like the Crims a lot, but Yes is arguably my favorite band ever.
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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adace1
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Posted: June 26 2011 at 14:07 |
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What do you think?
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Yes vs. King Crimson
