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Poll Question: Baker St. Muse vs. Awaken
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Tull. I remember buying the album in 1975, for $3.99. One of my favorite Tull albums.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote The Dark Elf Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2021 at 06:57
Tull. The lyrics alone are worth the ride. Yes's new age pseudo-eastern mewling gets old after awhile.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Psychedelic Paul Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2021 at 06:39
Originally posted by mathman0806 mathman0806 wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I've no idea who Baker Street Muse is by,



I'm surprised I didn't know that, considering I've recently listened to all 35 of Jethro Tull's albums in a 5-day marathon. Embarrassed

This leads to a question my high school English teacher liked to ask. "Did you really listen, or just hear?"

 
Yes, but I've listened to a hundred more albums since then and I'd have to have a memory like an elephant to remember the name of every Jethro Tull song. Smile
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote geekfreak Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2021 at 06:32
YES AWAKEN
Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake."



Music Is Live

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Keep Calm And Listen To The Music…
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote mathman0806 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2021 at 06:29
Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I've no idea who Baker Street Muse is by,



I'm surprised I didn't know that, considering I've recently listened to all 35 of Jethro Tull's albums in a 5-day marathon. Embarrassed

This leads to a question my high school English teacher liked to ask. "Did you really listen, or just hear?"

In any case, Awaken for me.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Mormegil Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2021 at 05:33
Awaken gets the nod. 
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

Gotta vote Baker Street here. Hot take, but Awaken peaks in the first 5 minutes.

You mean it doesn't peak later (just before it all quietens down again at the end)? Cry

Anyway, I like Baker St Muse but this is an easy win for Yes.

Yeah I don't really know what it is but i've never really liked the lyrics or vocal melodies at the end. I think that big playout at the end feels like it's really trying to be uplifting but it just sorta misses the mark for me and it kinda leaves me feeling a little frustrated. Maybe i'm spoiled by the absolutely flooring conclusion to Gates of Delerium, but yeah i've never been into the second half of that song for some reason.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Psychedelic Paul Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2021 at 04:44
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I've no idea who Baker Street Muse is by,

I'm surprised I didn't know that, considering I've recently listened to all 35 of Jethro Tull's albums in a 5-day marathon. Embarrassed
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote chopper Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2021 at 04:25
Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I've no idea who Baker Street Muse is by,

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote chopper Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2021 at 04:24
Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

Gotta vote Baker Street here. Hot take, but Awaken peaks in the first 5 minutes.

You mean it doesn't peak later (just before it all quietens down again at the end)? Cry

Anyway, I like Baker St Muse but this is an easy win for Yes.
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I've no idea who Baker Street Muse is by, but I doubt if it's Gerry Rafferty, so Yes, I vote for Awaken again. Smile
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Lewian Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2021 at 03:27
One of Yes's best against one to which I prefer much of Tull's work. Awaken.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote someone_else Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2021 at 03:22
Awaken, but this is rather close.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote dougmcauliffe Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2021 at 03:21
Gotta vote Baker Street here. Hot take, but Awaken peaks in the first 5 minutes.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Frenetic Zetetic Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2021 at 02:58
Awaken.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Sacro_Porgo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2021 at 02:52
I find it really interesting that there aren't very many famous prog songs around the 15 minute mark. There are plenty of songs between 6-8 minutes (long songs/short epics), plenty between 9-13(standard epics), and of course the handful of really famous ones that go anywhere between about 18 and 25 minutes long (sidelong epics). But as for songs between about 14 and 16 minutes (long epics) there really aren't many famous ones at all. I wonder why that is.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Cristi Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2021 at 02:47
Originally posted by Sacro_Porgo Sacro_Porgo wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

why not write the name of the bands?


I figured these two songs were so iconic around here that the band names wouldn't really be necessary.

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voted Awaken. 

I wonder though how many songs called Awaken are there? LOL
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Man With Hat Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2021 at 02:46
Two I'm not a huge fan of.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Sacro_Porgo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2021 at 02:37
Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

why not write the name of the bands?


I figured these two songs were so iconic around here that the band names wouldn't really be necessary.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Cristi Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2021 at 02:30
why not write the name of the bands?

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