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Lark the Starless 
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 Topic: More Fool Me vs. For Absent Friends
Posted: July 25 2010 at 17:33 |
Just curious to see which of the two songs sung by Phil during the PG era the folks here enjoy most 
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seventhsojourn
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 17:36 |
More Fool Me 
For Absent Friends 
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UndercoverBoy
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 17:37 |
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"For Abesnt Friends." Neither are great songs, but "For Absent Friends" is a nice breather between the two monumental masterpieces that are "The Musical Box" and "The Return of the Giant Hogweed." "More Fool Me" is just filler, and SEBTP would be better without it.
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KingCrimson250
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 17:40 |
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No question. For Absent Friends is often a skipper for me, but at least it's got some charm. More Fool Me is just absolute rubbish. I would argue that it's not filler, as the album is a good 50 some minutes long - they could've easily cut the song out and still have nice, long album. A shot at a radio ballad, maybe? Phil wouldn't stop whining about how he never got to sing lead so they through him and Mike into a studio and just laid to track whatever came out? Who knows.
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Lark the Starless
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 17:40 |
For some inexplicable reason, I really enjoy "For Absent Friends". Quite the beautiful, short song. "More Fool Me" I like as well, but not as much...I tend to think it complements the whole of SEBTP quite well. 
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Snow Dog
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 17:46 |
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Both excellent songs, But More Fool Me sounds a little more substantial. Hence it gets my vote.
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migdal
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 17:52 |
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I don't like Phil Collins...
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 18:01 |
 UndercoverBoy wrote:
"For Abesnt Friends." Neither are great songs, but "For Absent Friends" is a nice breather between the two monumental masterpieces that are "The Musical Box" and "The Return of the Giant Hogweed." "More Fool Me" is just filler, and SEBTP would be better without it. |
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Lark the Starless
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 18:08 |
migdal wrote:
I don't like Phil Collins... |
And Phil Collins doesn't like you... 
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DisgruntledPorcupine
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 18:19 |
Both from overrated albums, but For Absent Friends isn't that bad. More Fool Me however...
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Anthony H.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 18:43 |
More Fool Me. I'm guess I'm the only one who's actually a fan of that song. 
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The Quiet One
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 18:51 |
I don't what's people problem with 'For Absent Friends', I think it works splendidly in Nursery Cryme. 'More Fool Me' while decent, it doesn't fit in the album at all, similar to 'Your Own Special Way' that is OK but doesn't fit Wind & Wuthering.
Obviously I voted for 'For Absent Friends'.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 18:52 |
Anthony H. wrote:
More Fool Me. I'm guess I'm the only one who's actually a fan of that song.
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Either you can't read or can't count..........................or both.
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DisgruntledPorcupine
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 18:56 |
Snow Dog wrote:
Anthony H. wrote:
More Fool Me. I'm guess I'm the only one who's actually a fan of that song. |
Either you can't read or can't count..........................or both. |
Be nice now.
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kardios
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 18:56 |
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none!
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Anthony H.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 19:00 |
Snow Dog wrote:
Anthony H. wrote:
More Fool Me. I'm guess I'm the only one who's actually a fan of that song.
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Either you can't read or can't count..........................or both. |
I obviously wasn't being entirely literal. 
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EatThatPhonebook
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 20:05 |
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I guess For Absent Friends. But More Fool Me isn't that bad...
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Snow Dog
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 05:05 |
Sounds like you obviuosly weren't being literal at all!
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progman2010
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 05:30 |
For absent friends is the 3rd best song on NC behind Hogweed and Salmacis
Edited by progman2010 - July 26 2010 at 05:30
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The Wrinkler
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 06:15 |
I too enjoy For Absent Friends. It's fun to sing a long to 
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More Fool Me vs. For Absent Friends
