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Poll Question: Which album is your favourite?
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30 [32.61%]
8 [8.70%]
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    Posted: August 14 2014 at 07:30
I know some of you are already getting tired of these, but there's some great years coming up, I promise! Smile Unfortunately, no King Crimson (only counting studio albums) but that probably makes it a little easier to vote I guess? Confused

Another Genesis vote for me, beginning to see a pattern emerging...

Previous Poll Winners (so far):

1969: King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
1970: Genesis - Trespass
1971: Yes - Fragile

If you're still with me, thanks for any feedback Big smile


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This is a bit easier Tongue thankfully.

I've narrowed it down to Yes or Genesis, even though TAAB is great too.  

Foxtrot it is, overall I prefer it to CTTE although it is close.
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wow..... 3 absolute classics

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Close to the Edge, with Foxtrot close to the top.
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Close To The Edge.


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Tull again, ELP follow up ,Foxtrot next

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Yes wins this time, Close to the Edge is just awesome.
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Extremely close, within microns of each other:

1 – Close to the Edge

2- Foxtrot

 

I have to revisit Thick As A Brick, haven’t heard it in ages.  But if I recall correctly it’s not even in the same league as CTTE or Foxtrot.
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Hey this is the "Big Six": 1972 or the "Big Five": 1972 ?
I just put aside all the beautiful compositions of Trilogy but The Endless Enigma and it's enough for me to vote for ELP, this fantastic piece of music leave behind all the other entire albums of this selection.
But it's important to see so different tastes around here, people who completely dislike the ELP music in general is easy to find in ths forum and I think it's OK.
 
EDIT: Really no doubt also about my second vote if it were possible: Yes - Close To The Edge.


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CTTE,TAAB and Foxtrot are all masterpiece. I will go with Foxtrot.
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Yes--a perfect album--Foxtrot is second but suffers from bad production.
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Even when Foxtrot isn't scoring high on production, I personally still prefer it to the other albums in the poll, because of the strength of the material.


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It's 'Edge, I'm afraid. Yes' most solid piece with Trilogy just on its heels.
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1- Yes - Close To The Edge
2- ELP - Trilogy
3- Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
4- Genesis - Foxtrot
5- Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds
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What year, what a tough choice. Gotta go with Foxtrot. In my mind, Close to the Edge, Trilogy, and Thick as a Brick are also extremely strong. Foxtrot, however, gets more airplay in my household than any of these other offerings.
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Another easy vote for me: Genesis' Foxtrot. Smile
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Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (4.64)
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ELP are one of the most overrated bands in history.  I'd rather listen to anything by Pink Floyd (even the excruciatingly overexposed "Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2") over anything by ELP anytime.  So, I picked Obscured by Clouds.
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No one can Ignore E.L.P abilities and potential specially Emerson key playing but unfortunately  E.L.P have "a few" good albums (IMO) BUT never forget their masterpieces in Progressive music history :
E.L.P , TARKUS , TRILOGY and great " Brain Salad Surgery "
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1 - Foxtrot
2 - Trilogy
3 - Close to the edge

4 - Thick as a brick
5 - Obscured by clouds
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