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Poll Question: which side of this Album do you prefer ?
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    Posted: July 31 2009 at 01:19
well me personaly I think side one (2112) is better but I can imagine A passage to Bangkok, The Twilightzone, Lessons,Tears & Something for Nothing on side Two getting a few votes .. anyway this should be interesting I hope .... btw I didnt bother to check if its been done but I think I`m safe as of recently anyway. Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 31 2009 at 01:22
This will be a blowout.

Side 1, for its sheer brilliance and also for nostalgia. Not to say Side 2 is bad by any means; I really like it too.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 31 2009 at 01:33
^^  I predict also it will be a blowout however the results may be interesting cause side 2 has got its gems also. Approve 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 31 2009 at 01:48
Side A is fantastic. Side B is what it is...
 
I wonder if Tarkus would get a more balanced poll than this...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 31 2009 at 01:57
Side 1. Side 2 has got some nice moments, but most of it isn't very good IMO. Side 1 is a great epic, which also has some weaker moments, but in the end is still very interesting.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 31 2009 at 02:04
Actually a tough decision. I love the title track but so do I love the second side as well... I could vote for side two just to balance things a bit, but... Hell, I'll justify it with the annoying out-of-place melody in the title track just before the vocals come in, that's the only bit of the album that I really dislike Tongue I remember hearing the song on Rush in Rio before the studio version and I thought it was just some silly joke played by Alex.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 31 2009 at 05:38
Its a great album overall.

But the side 1 suite wins for me.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 31 2009 at 05:49
Easy one! side 1 is far better. Side 2 is pretty average stuff compare to what they did after that. That's why i am always surprised to see the high rating of the 2112 album.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 31 2009 at 06:04
Side 2, side 1 becomes too much for me, but i do love the melodies on side 2, some of the best rock songs they have done. Seem from a prog view side 1 is prob. more prog, but im by ears to much fill and guitar effects. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 31 2009 at 06:05
Side 1 for me.

Side 2 is pretty good though. Something for nothing and Lessons are excellent songs!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 31 2009 at 07:07
No contest.  I don't even like side 2 much at all, except for "Something for Nothing" which is ok.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 31 2009 at 08:04
Easy - side 1.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 31 2009 at 13:46
Both, but I actually I find myself listening more to side 2 these days, maybe I find it more consistent throughout, or maybe I listened the Overture and Temples Of Sirynx too many times live.... or maybe I think side 2 deserves one more vote at the moment, or maybe all those reasons altogether.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 31 2009 at 15:07
Side one, OF COURSE! ShockedTongue
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 31 2009 at 15:17
Side Two, 2112 is overrated.
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