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PrognosticMind 
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 Topic: Foxtrot vs. Selling England by the Pound
Posted: September 16 2014 at 17:57 |
Wow, look at the contrast between these two records!
I thought for sure that everyone was "Selling England By The Pound" obsessed  . |
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Xonty
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Posted: September 16 2014 at 15:05 |
Wow, never seen so many votes  just 1 for Foxtrot from me
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Michael678
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Posted: September 16 2014 at 14:52 |
 pots555 wrote:
Just curious. My favourite is Selling England by the Pound. But I really enjoy Supper's Ready.
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same here! that along with Watcher of the Skies of course. of course the vote goes to Selling England..... wait, what the f**king f**k happened here?
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HackettFan
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Posted: September 16 2014 at 14:01 |
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Selling England by the Pound. Better all around album. Better musicianship. Lacked a little aggression; not able to punch through on some tracks. But, oh well, neither was as good as any of the others (The Lamb, Nursery Cryme, Trespass). They still represent a high standard though.
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Posted: September 16 2014 at 14:01 |
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^ What is the right thing here?
Edit: never mind; I think I got it.
Edited by Dayvenkirq - September 16 2014 at 14:14
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Posted: September 16 2014 at 14:00 |
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^Ah, see what happens with multi polls?
"Doing the right thing is never superfluous."
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Posted: September 16 2014 at 13:51 |
Supper's Ready was a masterpiece, Watcher was simply stunning, Out by Friday was extraordinary, Horizons was beautiful, Can-Utility was breathtaking and Time Table was not bad at all.
But never better than Selling England. Sure, it had the awful More Fool Me, but it had 5 masterpieces as well as a great bookend track. I Know What I Like is definitely forgiveable, seeing as it was basically a catchy prog track (imo). It's a wonder how Foxtrot managed to crush SEbtP so hard...
EDIT: After discovering what "multi-vote poll" means, it's all very clear to me...
Edited by WrytXander - September 16 2014 at 13:52
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Posted: September 16 2014 at 02:27 |
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Supper is ready for me too: Foxtrot all the way. It's a true masterpiece. Selling England in its two best bites, that are Firth of Fifth and The Cinema Show, sounds like an improvisation to me for most of the time. I am obviously aware that Selling England tops most of charts, but as for me, Foxtrot is better and Supper's Ready is a fantastic piece of music in all history of music, of all genres. The positive reception of Supper's Ready, I am pleased to admit, is even being further enhanced through reading relevant part of Chris James' Stories of Genesis (selling by the Pound for Kindles). They are seriously powerful turbochargers for best Genesis' artwork!
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The-Winkler
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Posted: April 30 2012 at 13:39 |
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Foxtrot
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Horizons
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Posted: April 30 2012 at 11:13 |
Well, at least the results are accurate.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Posted: April 30 2012 at 10:36 |
SEBTP, my favourite Genesis album.
Edit: And what's happening here? Aahhh, multiple votes 
Edited by The Bearded Bard - April 30 2012 at 10:41
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Posted: April 30 2012 at 10:33 |
Dayvenkirq wrote:
Yeah, someone's really messing with the votes both ways ... considering the fact that we are only on the 4th page.
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The starter made an open poll, that's useless, because people can vote as many times as they want.
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Posted: April 30 2012 at 07:45 |
I simply can't choose between these 2 classic era Genesis releases. I think Nursery Crymes, Foxtrot, Selling England and.....Trick of the Tail are all equally great.
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Posted: April 30 2012 at 07:10 |
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Yeah, someone's really messing with the votes both ways ... considering the fact that we are only on the 4th page.
Edited by Dayvenkirq - April 30 2012 at 07:11
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Posted: April 30 2012 at 05:23 |
yanch wrote:
Foxtrot. Both are great, but there is no weak track on Foxtrot and Selling England has "No Fool Me" which is not a good song. |
There are weak tracks on Foxtrot.
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Posted: April 30 2012 at 05:16 |
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Foxtrot, easily. It's not just More Fool Me that brings down SEBTP, but also The Battle Of Epping Forest which I've always found nigh-insufferable.
Edited by Textbook - April 30 2012 at 05:16
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Posted: April 30 2012 at 05:02 |
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What the hell???
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Posted: April 30 2012 at 03:18 |
Lol at this poll. foxtrot
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Posted: April 29 2012 at 22:32 |
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Somebody sold England by the vote....
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Posted: April 29 2012 at 22:30 |
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Where's the "Damn, I can't choose" choice like on the other Foxtrot poll?
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