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Close To The Edge vs Supper's Ready |
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Jared 
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 Topic: Close To The Edge vs Supper's ReadyPosted: 3 hours 32 minutes ago at 12:00 |
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Can't believe I haven't voted in this poll... despite its many revivals!!
 SR for me...
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Floydoid
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Posted: 4 hours 5 minutes ago at 11:27 |
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CTTE
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: 7 hours 11 minutes ago at 08:21 |
You must really hate "I've seen all good people" then.
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: 7 hours 48 minutes ago at 07:44 |
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Musically and compositionally, both are great. What sets "Supper's Ready" apart is the lyrics, which are far better than the droning repetition of "seasons will pass you by, I get up, I get down," over and f*cking over again.
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Posted: 8 hours 52 minutes ago at 06:40 |
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Tough choice but I have to go with CTTE.
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Logan
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Posted: August 22 2023 at 11:05 |
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It is the eternal battle of Yes vs. Genesis; a staple of this site since before I joined and I guess it will be as long as this site/forum lasts. These are two tracks I really like off two albums that never connected with me on the whole. I like the track "Close to the Edge", but "Supper's Ready" is more meaningful to me.
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Posted: August 22 2023 at 10:53 |
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I just broke the tie again. Neither of these are among my personal top side-longs/epics, tbh, but I like both fine enough. CTTE has some great moments, but also doesn't have that many things going on for its length. On the other hand, Supper's Ready has more going on, but it feels a bit thrown together and the separate parts don't really form a whole IMO. At the end of the day, CTTE is better I think, but Yes would improve the side-long format on their next two albums. I wonder how these two and Echoes and Tarkus would compete against each other (I'm sure there's other pairings done in the past but I'm too lazy to look for that now).
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Posted: August 22 2023 at 09:46 |
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CTTE - just like to see them tied.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: August 22 2023 at 09:34 |
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I voted for CTTE but really it could almost go either way. I think for the longest time I would have said Supper's Ready but to be honest I don't like the anticlimatic ending. I think CTTE starts and ends better.
Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - August 22 2023 at 09:35 |
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Posted: August 22 2023 at 09:07 |
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Pairing ? ;-)
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Posted: August 22 2023 at 08:45 |
I guess some people would be curious about this pairing still.
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Posted: August 22 2023 at 08:43 |
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Not again!
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Posted: August 22 2023 at 07:54 |
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It says I've already voted but I haven't posted. Sorry about that.
Probably voted for CTTE which I enjoy more these days than the Genesis epic.
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Posted: August 22 2023 at 07:52 |
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Recently, the poll Close To The Edge vs Foxtrot has been resurrected, so I resurrect this poll. It is still a tie.
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Posted: April 15 2020 at 11:35 |
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Supper´s
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Posted: April 15 2020 at 11:24 |
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Both are awesome songs but I like CTTE better
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Posted: October 18 2019 at 00:26 |
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Can't blame you for not leaving a vote here, I think both songs are consensual TOP5 progressive rock compositions of all time.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: October 17 2019 at 10:40 |
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I decided I'm not going to vote in this. Technically I might prefer Supper's Ready by just a tiny bit(and it might even depend on my mood) but over all I'm more of a Yes fan and would feel like I betrayed them if I voted for it so it balances out here for me. Both are equally great. How about that?
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Posted: October 17 2019 at 06:50 |
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Close to the Edge - more virtuosic, impressive musically, stunning Supper's Ready - more touching, mysterious, even greater atmosphere & themes So it depends on what I need more at the moment. Supper's Ready is my pick for autumn, but ask me again in July.
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Posted: October 16 2019 at 02:42 |
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SR by a country mile. And make that country Canada.....
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