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Cygnus X-1 
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 Topic: Which of these 2 songs do you prefer?
Posted: September 16 2005 at 14:40 |
these are 2 masterpieces from 2 brilliant albums. Both very long which is why i chose these particular ones (Also thats the only genesis album i've heard  ) So pick one!
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: September 16 2005 at 14:42 |
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Very,very tough choice,I like them both very much,but if I have to pick one I'll pick CTTE.
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Posted: September 16 2005 at 14:45 |
CTTE, I could never choose Genesis over Yes 
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"my kingdom for a horse!" (W. Shakespeare, "Richard III")
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Posted: September 16 2005 at 15:05 |
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Posted: September 16 2005 at 15:10 |
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Not much between the two, but I go for CTTE. It's more of a complete
work, whereas SR is a collection of songs joined together (albeit in a
rather brilliant way).
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Posted: September 16 2005 at 15:16 |
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Supper's ready because I'm a big Genesis fan. Close to the edge is a masterpiece too, ofcourse.
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Posted: September 16 2005 at 17:51 |
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It's a tough choice, but I pick Supper's Ready for much more emotional music, creative lyrics and of course Peter Gabriel's incredible vocals.
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Posted: September 16 2005 at 18:03 |
CTTE - the ultimate progressive song!!
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yet you still have time!
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The Miracle
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Posted: September 16 2005 at 18:17 |
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Supper’s Ready, even though I love both.
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Posted: September 16 2005 at 18:19 |
Close to the edge
At themoment
For me.
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Posted: September 16 2005 at 19:23 |
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Cygnus X-1
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Posted: September 17 2005 at 06:54 |
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Close to the edge for me btw
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Posted: September 17 2005 at 08:21 |
In musical terms, Close to the Edge is one of the best side long epics from prog's golden era - I think that on that album and especially on the brilliant title track Wakeman and Yes brought out the best in each other.
Supper's Ready has better lyrics, and Apocalypse in 9/8 is another of the era's high points, but it's more of a medley (like side 2 of Abbey Road) than a fully realised extended composition.
CTTE just about wins for me, but it's a very close call.
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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Posted: September 17 2005 at 10:33 |
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Supper's Ready, I cried (not a lot) when I turned up my volume full
blast and played Supper's ready, but only on As sure as Eggs is Eggs.
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Posted: September 17 2005 at 11:35 |
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Both score 10/10 on my scale, but Supper's ready has the edge (close though).
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Blog this:
http://artrock2006.blogspot.com
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Posted: September 17 2005 at 17:57 |
The easiest choice in the world if you ask me!
Close to the Edge is a wondrous piece of music and perhaps the brightest (in every meaning of the word) moment in prog's history.
Supper's Ready, on the other hand, has really been one of the bigger disappointments for me in prog rock so far. The music for the most part neither moves me, hypnotises me or even manages to hold my interest on a purely 'intellectual' level. I find it rather cheesy, to be honest. (On a hypothetical tangent: what if the band had decided to build Can-Utility And the Coastliners into the epic on Foxtrot? Now that might have been something worth a good few listens!)
A very popular topic for a poll this, in my experience 
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I was made to love magic
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Posted: September 17 2005 at 18:08 |
Close to the Edge! 
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Posted: September 17 2005 at 18:33 |
I
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IMO
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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Posted: September 17 2005 at 22:52 |
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Your life or your lupins!!!
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Posted: September 17 2005 at 23:40 |
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Supper's Ready
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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Which of these 2 songs do you prefer?
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