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Poll Question: Wich one is your favorite album?
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    Posted: September 17 2010 at 14:00
Both are great and quite different. I like Third better
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Third. Listening to Facelift for the first time was mind-blowing.

And Moon in June, probably in my top 5 favorite songs of all time.


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I do really like both.  It would depend on my mood which I prefer so I won't split them.
 
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Originally posted by himtroy himtroy wrote:

I have a feeling Rock Bottom would be winning this if all had heard both.  For the popularity of Third on this site I'd not be surprised at all if someone had voted Third and not heard Rock Bottom.  The other way around however, is very unlikely. 

That being said i might be leaning towards Third, but I can't decide at all.
 
I think that anyone who did not hear both albums should not be voting here.
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I have a feeling Rock Bottom would be winning this if all had heard both.  For the popularity of Third on this site I'd not be surprised at all if someone had voted Third and not heard Rock Bottom.  The other way around however, is very unlikely. 

That being said i might be leaning towards Third, but I can't decide at all.


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Originally posted by Evolutionary Sleeper Evolutionary Sleeper wrote:

Originally posted by manofmystery manofmystery wrote:

Rock Bottom
 
Third is uniteresting to the point of mindnumbing boredom


I agree. I never liked it. Rock Bottom on the other hand is superb.


Moon in June is a masterpiece!


Both albums are amazing, Third is harder to get into than Rock Bottom though.
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Both are desert-island albums for me.  Too hard to pick a clear winner, so I chose "both"!
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Originally posted by manofmystery manofmystery wrote:

Rock Bottom
 
Third is uniteresting to the point of mindnumbing boredom


I agree. I never liked it. Rock Bottom on the other hand is superb.
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Rock Bottom
 
Third is uniteresting to the point of mindnumbing boredom


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Third!!
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Just tied it.
I think Third is an excellent album (my favorite is Facelift BTW) but Rock bottom is very very high on my personal most loved albums list. actualy I think that only Red and First utterance (and maybe H to He...) are in the same level.
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Yet another chalk and cheese comparison. Quite different music.
 
Third: avant early 70's British jazz fusion;
Rock Bottom: (post life changing event) avant pop/rock.
 
Might as well be more specific and compare  Hibou Anemone & Bear with I'm A Believer (or even Shipbuilding) - songs for and from very different times and experiences.
 
 


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Third has 'Out Bloody Rageous' and 'Moon in June', no contest. Wink
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I'm a bigger fan of Wyatt's solo material than his material with Soft Machine.  Both are good stuff to these sometimes thirsty ears.

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Soft Machine's "Third" is my favourite album of all-time... I love Robert's music, and I would have to say "Rock Bottom" is his best one, but not close to the top of my favourite list.
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Third for sure.I do like Rock Bottom i just think Third is a masterpiece.
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Both. Great albums.
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Love both equally.
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