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zravkapt 
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 07:49 |
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Which to you is the least interesting track on Selling England By The Pound?
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Magma America Great Make Again
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mechanicalflattery
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 07:50 |
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I'll be surprised if anyone doesn't choose More Fool Me
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micky
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 08:00 |
Battle of Epping Forrest.... at least the other horrid song was short... Epping Forest is the Chinese Water Torture of prog. 
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 08:09 |
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Despite some great little keyboard-soloing bursts from Tony Banks here and there, `The Battle of Epping Forest' has proven unbearable and grating over the years for me, with Gabriel's campy character voices wearing pretty thin.
`More Fool Me' has never upset me, just a short and sweet ballad interlude, nicely sung by Phil. Over and done before it can offend!
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someone_else
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 08:19 |
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More Fool Me.
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twosteves
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 08:36 |
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I think it's a near perfect prog album----More Fool me slows the flow a little but on the album it worked as an end to side one.
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DeadSouls
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 08:42 |
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More Fool Me
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Magnum Vaeltaja
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 08:58 |
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Easily Epping Forest. More Fool Me is a nice song. It's nothing special, but it's well done. Epping on the other hand is neither...
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when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 09:19 |
 micky wrote:
Battle of Epping Forrest.... at least the other horrid song was short... Epping Forest is the Chinese Water Torture of prog.
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Absolutely agree. "More Fool Me" is just a basic love song and is blessedly short, whereas Epping Forest drags on and on and on and on and on and on and on.
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...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology...
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LakeGlade12
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 09:59 |
Can't believe that Epping forest is currently winning the worst song contest. Its of the most entertaining Prog epics out there and one of Genesis's best tracks period. Nobody does comedy Prog like Gabrial-era Genesis does!
No weak songs on the album, but the 2008 remaster extends the length of Aisle of Plenty by cutting off the ending The Cinema Show (my no 2 Genesis song) which ticks me off, so it gets the chopping block.
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 10:06 |
LakeGlade12 wrote:
Can't believe that Epping forest is currently winning the worst song contest. Its of the most entertaining Prog epics out there and one of Genesis's best tracks period. Nobody does comedy Prog like Gabrial-era Genesis does! |
That's the thing about comedy, it has to be funny to work. I don't find it funny or clever, just a long slog that messes up the pacing of the album.
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...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology...
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progmatic
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 10:08 |
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I LOVE "The Battle of Epping Forest." (I've never seen anything like it, and it's right outside my door!) Used to love the whole album but Phil Collins' overexposure due to hi solo career/pop Genesis makes it hard for me to enjoy "More Fool Me" the way I used to. So that song gets my vote, no foolin'.
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PROGMATIC
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maryes
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 10:29 |
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More Fool Me
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Wanorak
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 11:19 |
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The Battle of Epping Forest. Never liked it. I actually like More Fool Me, a nice change of pace.
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A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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DDPascalDD
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 11:59 |
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It has to be More Fool Of Me, that is easy filler and BOEF is something with lots going on which just didn't work out well and became boring. The lyrics are very nice though!
Edited by DDPascalDD - August 28 2016 at 12:00
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Saperlipopette!
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 14:47 |
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More Fool Me is pretty lame but The Battle Of Epping Forest... I'd rather brush my teeth for 11:43 (++) minutes.
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BaldJean
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 14:50 |
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"awful me", without a doubt
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 A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta
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Hercules
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 15:12 |
I used to really hate More Fool Me. Now I rather like it. And TBOEF is very funny with very clever lyrics and some great keyboard work.
I just can't vote for any of them.
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A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 15:56 |
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Epping Forest has always been the low point for me.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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akaBona
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Posted: August 28 2016 at 16:16 |
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More Fool Me.
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