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Topic ClosedBitches Brew vs. Third
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Poll Question: Which do you prefer?
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

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I would think that Soft Machine had heard Miles many times and enjoyed its "freedom", which probably helped define Soft Machine a bit ... although this is more of a thought in my head, than possible reality!

That is probably true, actually. It's even said that Bitches Brew itself was the catalyst for the live shows and studio sessions that gave us Third.
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50/50. I'll leave it that way for the moment out of respect for both.
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Hi,
 
I would think that Soft Machine had heard Miles many times and enjoyed its "freedom", which probably helped define Soft Machine a bit ... although this is more of a thought in my head, than possible reality!
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Stool Man Stool Man wrote:

Third, but only to make the votes level.

Me too. Never got over the feeling that BB is just aimless noodling around, no matter how hard I try.
Yep. Third is slow to start but great once it gets going. BB gets going then stops, then gets going again, then stops again...
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Miles Davis, Bitches Brew.
When he rides, my fears subside.
For darkness turns once more to light.
Through the skies, his white horse flies.
To find a land beyond the night.
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Third. Couldn't get into BB yet.
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Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

^ Take it easy.

The Softs use ominous sounds of their instruments. As I've said before, they rely on tension (by that I meant dissonance), but not as much as Miles and his band do on Bitches Brew.
I guess everyone has a level of "dissonance", as you call it, that they can relate to. Although personally I wouldn't call Bitches Brew particularly so, nor that it is the dominant impression of the recording. I'm in agreement with Jazz Times: "Bitches Brew encompasses about every musical polarity of the late ’60s, whether jazz and rock, classical and African, improvised and notated music, live playing and postproduction editing. Its greatness lies in how it managed to bridge these polarities, including and transcending all the disparate ingredients into a completely new whole, and ended up with much more than the sum of its components. Bitches Brew explores a new, intangible musical universe, and any attempt to fully explain or define its concept and its music will inevitably diminish it to some degree."
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Points: 10970 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2015 at 14:25
^ Take it easy.

The Softs use ominous sounds of their instruments. As I've said before, they rely on tension (by that I meant dissonance), but not as much as Miles and his band do on Bitches Brew.
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^More ferocious, yet also less tense?
 
What the hell does that mean?
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Originally posted by Bitterblogger Bitterblogger wrote:

How is this even close?
 
Miles' effort could eat his competitor a Third helping.
Mainly because Third  is better structured, doesn't rely a lot on unnecessary amounts of tension, and is more ferocious than its competitor.

Edited by Dayvenkirq - February 18 2015 at 13:51
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can't choose one over the other
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Originally posted by Stool Man Stool Man wrote:

Third, but only to make the votes level.

Me too. Never got over the feeling that BB is just aimless noodling around, no matter how hard I try.
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Third, but only to make the votes level.
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How is this even close?
 
Miles' effort could eat his competitor a Third helping.
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Points: 1079 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 18 2015 at 10:50
The most evenly matched poll! At time of posting result is 50%/50%.
I voted for Third but what an album to be up against!
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Points: 1398 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 16 2015 at 12:51
I recognize that BB is a great and important album in the history of Jazz/rock/fusion, but I personally haven't been able to get into it much--prefer Third.

Edited by zwordser - February 18 2015 at 11:28
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Points: 284 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 15 2015 at 23:54
Both are kinda ugly, tbh. I much prefer fusion on the lines of Hot Rats or Inner Mounting Flame...even In a Silent Way. I guess BB, though "Moon in June" is pretty great.
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