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Retrovertigo 
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 15:51 |
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I just heard it for the first time (sue me, I'm new to prog), and it's
my favorite album of all time already. The playing, the
structures, everything. I hope there's more I can find out there
like this!
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The Hemulen
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 15:59 |
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Arsillus
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 16:09 |
Yes, it is a great album. 
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Lindsay Lohan
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 16:15 |
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Biggles
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 16:16 |
First album on first listen? It took me about 3 listens to understand the title track.
Truly a genius album, though.
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The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe.
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freakmeeko
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 16:23 |
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Just go widit. I like all the bonus tracks on the new version, Siberian Khatru shows that Wakeman has got the powa.
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Keyboardist-bassist.
Rick Wakeman>Emerson (Though they both kick it)
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 16:27 |
 Retrovertigo wrote:
I just heard it for the first time (sue me, I'm new to prog), and it's my favorite album of all time already. The playing, the structures, everything. I hope there's more I can find out there like this! |
Welcome to the forum - glad to see another Mr. Bungle fan!
I also just recently decided to get to know 70s prog and started with CttE and SEbtP. So far, I like it fine, and it's growing nicely .
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tuxon
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 17:08 |
Didn't we all agreed on that a long time ago already
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I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT
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Laurent
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 17:10 |
It's the greatst album, ever made my anyone!. 
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Biggles
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 17:16 |
There's one point in "Close to the Edge" (I forget where, exactly) in wich Rick Wakeman plays 3/4 on one hand and 4/4 on the other.
He is no man. He is a God.
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The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 17:20 |
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Yes it is good.
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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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richardh
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 17:23 |
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Its one of the greatest prog albums without doubt.Uncompromising to the extreme but still a beautifull work from arguably the greatest prog ensemble.
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 17:23 |
Biggles wrote:
There's one point in "Close to the Edge" (I forget where, exactly) in wich Rick Wakeman plays 3/4 on one hand and 4/4 on the other.
He is no man. He is a God.
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It's nice, but it's not THAT big a deal, the way you put it. When he starts improvising in different signatures simultaneously, I'll get interested 
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raindance
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 17:34 |
Without any doubt whatsoever, CTTE is the best album of all time of any genre. 
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 17:38 |
raindance wrote:
Without any doubt whatsoever, CTTE is the best album of all time of any genre. |
In your opinion. There are lotsof albums that I would prefer if I had to choose ONE album. And even among the big Yes fans there are some who think that some of their later albums were better.
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raindance
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 17:41 |
MikeEnRegalia wrote:
raindance wrote:
Without any doubt whatsoever, CTTE is the best album of all time of any genre. |
In your opinion. There are lotsof albums that I would prefer if I had to choose ONE album. And even among the big Yes fans there are some who think that some of their later albums were better.
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No, it's generally accepted that CTTE is the mother of all prog rock albums!
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 17:44 |
raindance wrote:
MikeEnRegalia wrote:
raindance wrote:
Without any doubt whatsoever, CTTE is the best album of all time of any genre. |
In your opinion. There are lotsof albums that I would prefer if I had to choose ONE album. And even among the big Yes fans there are some who think that some of their later albums were better.
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No, it's generally accepted that CTTE is the mother of all prog rock albums!
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Maybe it GENERALLY is the best prog rock album of all times. I only say that there are many (like 50) albums that I would prefer. Please don't try to convince me that I'm wrong, neither will I say anything bad about CttE. It is an outstanding album, but not 100% my cup of tea.
BTW: The fact that it is at position 1 on the progarchives list of top albums doesn't mean that much. I mean, ToT is in the top 10, too ...
Edited by MikeEnRegalia
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limeyrob
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 17:47 |
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Agree whole-heartedly that the tracks are brilliant. Only---------------------I prefer them on Yessongs. This version of And You and I is superb from the first note.
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Syntharachnid
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 17:52 |
raindance wrote:
MikeEnRegalia wrote:
raindance wrote:
Without any doubt whatsoever, CTTE is the best album of all time of any genre. |
In your opinion. There are lotsof albums that I would prefer if I had to choose ONE album. And even among the big Yes fans there are some who think that some of their later albums were better.
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No, it's generally accepted that CTTE is the mother of all prog rock albums!
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No, the mother of all prog albums is nothing more than a matter of opinion. My favorite is Tales from Topographic Oceans (please don't shoot me), with CTTE coming in second.
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 17:54 |
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I really like CTTE but Fragile is my fav Yes album.
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