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Frenetic Zetetic 
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 Topic: "Close To The Edge" vs. "Dark Side Of The Moon"
Posted: March 02 2018 at 02:29 |
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The title track of Close to The Edge eclipses (lol) the entirety of DSotM for me.
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"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021
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Upbeat Tango Monday
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Posted: January 28 2017 at 06:40 |
Is this a popularity contest? If so, then Madonna is better than Pink Floyd. Well...now that I think about it I do prefer the conceptual album about maternity called Ray of Light to DSOTM. 
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Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement.
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Dellinger
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Posted: January 27 2017 at 21:30 |
 DDPascalDD wrote:
^That's actually quite optimistic... I think that of 500, almost everyone indeed has heard of the band Pink Floyd but a very smaller part could actually say they know some of their music. As for Yes... I guess 25 out of 500 heard of that band, if I don't count the persons I've been influencing in music class I don't really care anymore though
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I would rather think that it's 25 people COUNTING the ones you've been influencing.
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KingCrInuYasha
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Posted: January 27 2017 at 17:02 |
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Both are good, but I have to go with Dark Side Of The Moon because it has "The Great Gig In The Sky".
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He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball!
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omphaloskepsis
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Posted: January 27 2017 at 16:56 |
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Both are flawless. Yet, YES has an slight edge over my pink heart.
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Kespuzzuo
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Posted: January 27 2017 at 14:30 |
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Close to the edge is more ambitious in terms of developing a single track. Dark side of the moon is more straightforward, it's still a very good album, but, I'm going to give my vote to Yes
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Posted: January 27 2017 at 14:18 |
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"Close to the Edge", no doubt. But if I had to choose between this one and "Animals" I would have preferred the latter album.
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Tillerman88
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Posted: January 27 2017 at 13:14 |
Mellotron Storm wrote:
Dark Side Of The Moon easily ...... |
Oh boy....... nothing compares to DSOTM when timeless appeal to every new generation of listeners is concerned , let alone the ever bigger ROCK nut audience... 
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DDPascalDD
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Posted: January 27 2017 at 11:52 |
^That's actually quite optimistic... I think that of 500, almost everyone indeed has heard of the band Pink Floyd but a very smaller part could actually say they know some of their music. As for Yes... I guess 25 out of 500 heard of that band, if I don't count the persons I've been influencing in music class I don't really care anymore though
Edited by DDPascalDD - January 27 2017 at 11:52
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: January 27 2017 at 09:52 |
Magnum Vaeltaja wrote:
AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:
I kind of hate to say it but if this was not a prog site CTTE would not stand a chance. Dark side would win and do so by a huge margin. I looked this up online and in general(not counting prog sites)at least 90 percent prefer DSOTM. I think it's worth mentioning that at least some of those people don't know Yes very well(if at all). |
Umm, yeah? Kind of goes without saying. Does anyone actually think that Yes is more popular than Pink Floyd among the general populace? |
No not unless they are delusional. Go to your local high school and take a poll. I bet out of 500 students about 495 have at least heard of Pink Floyd. Maybe 100 of them(if we are lucky) have even heard of Yes.
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Magnum Vaeltaja
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Posted: January 27 2017 at 09:00 |
AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:
I kind of hate to say it but if this was not a prog site CTTE would not stand a chance. Dark side would win and do so by a huge margin. I looked this up online and in general(not counting prog sites)at least 90 percent prefer DSOTM. I think it's worth mentioning that at least some of those people don't know Yes very well(if at all). |
Umm, yeah? Kind of goes without saying. Does anyone actually think that Yes is more popular than Pink Floyd among the general populace?
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when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents
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Posted: January 27 2017 at 08:29 |
I'm surprised TDSotM has SO many votes in this comparison. Excellent production and innovative importing of ambient sounds aren't enough to overcome massive, I mean MASSIVE advantage in composition. And I guess it should be the most important here.
I'd rather have an extended play with Close to the Edge title track alone than The Dark Side (which is still very important piece of rock music, I'm no hater).
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: January 27 2017 at 07:17 |
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I kind of hate to say it but if this was not a prog site CTTE would not stand a chance. Dark side would win and do so by a huge margin. I looked this up online and in general(not counting prog sites)at least 90 percent prefer DSOTM. I think it's worth mentioning that at least some of those people don't know Yes very well(if at all).
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Dopeydoc
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Posted: January 25 2017 at 13:09 |
Close to the edge 5 stars  Dark side of the moon 4 stars  The difference between a master piece and an excellent album (but this is only my opinion...)
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Posted: January 25 2017 at 12:22 |
Close To The Edge......................YES do love MOON!!!!! 
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Posted: January 08 2017 at 08:23 |
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Both great albums but "Close to the Edge" is better !!!
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tdfloyd
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Posted: January 08 2017 at 02:31 |
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Dark Side of the Moon followed by everything else.
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dr prog
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Posted: January 07 2017 at 20:33 |
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CttE, I guess. Not a big fan of either band, or the albums in question, so if these were my alternatives to take with me to a desert island I think I'd rather go without music tbh. |
So what you doing in here then? No music than CTTE
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All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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The Bearded Bard
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Posted: January 07 2017 at 18:02 |
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CttE, I guess. Not a big fan of either band, or the albums in question, so if these were my alternatives to take with me to a desert island I think I'd rather go without music tbh.
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Posted: January 07 2017 at 17:07 |
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ps On the poll, CTTE by a mile.
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