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Poll Question: Which of these songs is more exciting?
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    Posted: October 16 2005 at 19:19
Shine on - good to get an easy one now and again
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Originally posted by fender101 fender101 wrote:

Originally posted by margaret margaret wrote:

Originally posted by lunaticviolist lunaticviolist wrote:

I think the fact that all of these polls have been "CTTE vs. some other epic" proves that CTTE is superior to them all.
yeah I see the logic in that, it is in a way the standard against all prog epics are judged.


I agree that ctte is the standard but that doesnt mean its the best. Id be surprised if many people think that it is the best. I think that Gates and awaken are better.



I would be surprised as well, the question to me was open ended.   Could be best, greatest, innovative, etc.. If you sort of throw all those together, Close to the Edge uber alles

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Originally posted by eduardossc eduardossc wrote:

This is surprising. "Shine" is kicking "Close´s" butt here.

Conclusion: Feeling and emotions are more important factors than complexity and energy in music.

That's right (IMHO - and apparently other's as well), and that's why I went with "Shine...".
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Shine on.....

They both belong to my rather select (<200) group of 10/10 songs, but in my current ranking CttE is at #168, whereas SOYCD takes place #2.

 
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Originally posted by margaret margaret wrote:

Originally posted by lunaticviolist lunaticviolist wrote:

I think the fact that all of these polls have been "CTTE vs. some other epic" proves that CTTE is superior to them all.


yeah I see the logic in that, it is in a way the standard against all prog epics are judged.

I agree that ctte is the standard but that doesnt mean its the best. Id be surprised if many people think that it is the best. I think that Gates and awaken are better.
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Originally posted by lunaticviolist lunaticviolist wrote:

I think the fact that all of these polls have been "CTTE vs. some other epic" proves that CTTE is superior to them all.


yeah I see the logic in that, it is in a way the standard against all prog epics are judged.

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I can't choose, both songs own in their own way (heh), so I picked "I enjoy both...". If held at gunpoint, I suppose I'd have to side with Shine On, but no one has brandished a firearm...yet.


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multiple votes?

Close to the edge, no argument for me
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 I enjoy both of them on the same level; Shine On YCD is my favorite from Pink Floyd, and Close to the Edge is my favorite from Yes (and both Yes & Pink Floyd are in a tie for my favorite band) I'll agree with -bp-, and say that it depends on my mood.

 I enjoy the editing and production of Wish You Were Here (the album) better than Close to the Edge (the album), mostly because of the lack of pauses at the end of songs and the connections from each piece of music to the next. (Whenever I edit compilations for myself, I spend nearly an hour editing every song to a point where they can smoothly flow; Luckily I have a burning rom that allows me to take out the two second pauses in between songs ) CTTE and WYWH are both 5-star albums, IMO!
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Originally posted by lunaticviolist lunaticviolist wrote:

I think the fact that all of these polls have been "CTTE vs. some other epic" proves that CTTE is superior to them all.

I agree! The exact question though is "which is more exciting" and for that even of you are a SOYCD fan surely CTTE wins for the blistering guitar intro...

Anyhow as its just about my fave track I'd alweays make an argument to favour it....

 
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Originally posted by lunaticviolist lunaticviolist wrote:

I think the fact that all of these polls have been "CTTE vs. some other epic" proves that CTTE is superior to them all.

I disagree because Shine On You Crazy Diamond seems to win this poll hands down. I'm quite surprised but I agree myself: CTTE is really great, but SOYCD is even better, exceptionally good, because... it has so much emotional depth, the form is so simple but it touches me as almost no other piece of music does. A work of true genius. Awesome!
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I think the fact that all of these polls have been "CTTE vs. some other epic" proves that CTTE is superior to them all.
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I'm completely biased because Shine On You Crazy Diamon Parts I-IX are my favorite pieces of music ever conceived. I love CTTE, but it just doesn't do it like SoyCD.
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Both are awesome!
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