"The Knife" vs. "Knife-Edge"

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   "Knife-Edge" is pretty sweet, but "The Knife" is a progressive rock masterpiece. Love that guitar solo by Anthony Phillips during the middle section! Never again would Genesis sound so ferocious.

Poll Question: Which knife-titled song do you like better?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
The Knife - Genesis	42	[63.64%]
Knife-Edge - Emerson, Lake and Palmer	24	[36.36%]
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WatcherOfTheSkies88 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: February 22 2010 Location: Hawaii Status: Offline Points: 79	Topic: "The Knife" vs. "Knife-Edge" Posted: January 27 2011 at 17:47
	"Knife-Edge" is pretty sweet, but "The Knife" is a progressive rock masterpiece. Love that guitar solo by Anthony Phillips during the middle section! Never again would Genesis sound so ferocious.

Prog Geo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 09 2010 Location: Athens (Greece) Status: Offline Points: 2555	Posted: January 27 2011 at 17:59
	Of course The knife!
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crimhead Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: October 10 2006 Location: Missouri Status: Offline Points: 19236	Posted: January 27 2011 at 18:09
	The Knife.

juandhaltrich Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: April 14 2010 Location: Buenos Aires Status: Offline Points: 78	Posted: January 27 2011 at 18:27
	the knife is absolutely great. knife edge is just as agressive as the first one i think. by those times, ELP, was more consistent than genesis, it was genesis´ 2nd album, and they were creating their progressive sound, while it was the first ELP album, and they were already there so progressive to me. i like ELP self album better than Trespass, but the knife really stands out of Trespass alone. so, tough call. i like knife edge better, i have to admit that. but the knife is a masterwork of progressive rock as well. if i could vote right now, i´d vote for knife edge.

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	The Knife, though both are excellent.
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Jazzywoman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 16 2010 Location: Naperville, Ill Status: Offline Points: 312	Posted: January 27 2011 at 18:51
	No doubt in my mind, Knife-Edge, though both are powerful songs.


glenn_ecko Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 09 2010 Location: Space Coast Status: Offline Points: 102	Posted: January 27 2011 at 20:17
	Tough call but I gotta go with The Knife. It's my favorite song on Trespass.

Morningrise Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 18 2009 Location: Buenos Aires Status: Offline Points: 2766	Posted: January 27 2011 at 20:21
	The Knife for me too.

Misomex777 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 19 2008 Status: Offline Points: 276	Posted: January 27 2011 at 21:02
	The knife is a masterpiece? Did you mean Knife Edge?

akaBona Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 15 2010 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 2082	Posted: January 28 2011 at 02:17
	The Knife, absolutely no contest here ...

someone_else Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Offline Points: 24633	Posted: January 28 2011 at 02:17
	The Knife, just ahead of Knife-edge.


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	Two good songs but The Knife wins easily for me.
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Snow Dog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2005 Location: Caerdydd Status: Offline Points: 32995	Posted: January 28 2011 at 03:30
	On this occasion I will do a rare thing and vote against ELP.


clarke2001 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 14 2006 Location: Croatia Status: Offline Points: 4160	Posted: January 28 2011 at 06:55
	The Edge. Edited by clarke2001 - January 28 2011 at 06:56
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Moogtron III Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 26 2005 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 10616	Posted: January 28 2011 at 09:36
	As some have said before me: both being excellent tracks, but I choose The Knife just before Knife Edge. The Knife is so powerful. I love especially the last part, with the heavy drums and "Some of you are going to die" and the band accelerating. The Knife is a special ending of an album that is so pastoral for the rest.

kawkaw123 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 11 2009 Location: Minnesota Status: Offline Points: 445	Posted: January 28 2011 at 11:13
	When ever I listen to ELP i mostly just hear 3 guys being pompous. Given they have several amazing tracks such as "Take A Pebble". But Genesis they do everything for the sake of beauty not just showing off. Genesis was a band of artists. ELP was a band of instrumentalists trying to show off their impressive skill.

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	The Knife.

hobocamp Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 17 2010 Location: Fine Furniture Status: Offline Points: 525	Posted: January 28 2011 at 12:00
	I usually give my love to Genesis but I chose ELP this time. They may be showing off but I love that rocking Hammond.

JD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 07 2009 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 18446	Posted: January 28 2011 at 12:48
	I can vaguely remember hearing both pieces for the first time. Knife Edge on an FM station out of Detroit (I lived in London, Ont.). I used to run a wire from the cable connection of the TV in the family room to my bedroom so that my little radio got better reception. Hearing that song in the distant static of the air waves late at night (11pm'ish, I was only 12 yr old at the time) was unbelievably compelling for me. As for The Knife, it was either on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (midnight on a Friday) or The Midnight Special (I think it was called) on a Saturday night, by that time I was around 14 yrs old. I had only heard Nursery Crymes and Foxtrot at that point and had only seen them perform Watcher of the Skies on one of the aforementioned shows. The Knife was good, but I have to side with Knife Edge.
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