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Poll Question: Which one u prefer and why? Remember its not 'Pink Floyd' Vs 'Genesis'
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Firth, easily! Never cared much for CN.
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Who the hell is comparing these two pieces of music?  Is there any link between?


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^^ Squeakyfoot that would be addictedtoprog
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When I saw PF live in the 80s, they closed the show with an extended version of Comfortably Numb which I would have been content to listen to all night. However, Firth of Fifth hits so many of my musical nodes just right it got my vote; that goes especially for Hackett's great solo.
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I did listen only 90 seconds to that song. But these 90 seconds have not been Prog. It was nice Coffee house music of course. When thirsty.

But "Firth Of Fifth" is another genre. Not better. But different. You can't mention it in the same breath. A Porsche and a beetle are nice cars. But they are totally different, aren't they.

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Originally posted by Squeakyfoot Squeakyfoot wrote:

I did listen only 90 seconds to that song. But these 90 seconds have not been Prog. It was nice Coffee house music of course. When thirsty.

But "Firth Of Fifth" is another genre. Not better. But different. You can't mention it in the same breath. A Porsche and a beetle are nice cars. But they are totally different, aren't they.

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Try the last 90 seconds....
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Firth of FIfth

I've never liked the chorus in Comfortably Numb...
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Originally posted by Zenbadger Zenbadger wrote:

Firth of FIfth

I've never liked the chorus in Comfortably Numb...

Shows how different we all are - I love Gilmour's vocals on the chorus:

"There is no pain you are receding..."!!


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For me it's not about liking or not. It is about comparing or not.

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Originally posted by snowsnow snowsnow wrote:

Originally posted by Zenbadger Zenbadger wrote:

Firth of FIfth

I've never liked the chorus in Comfortably Numb...

Shows how different we all are - I love Gilmou's vocals on the chorus:

"There is no pain you are receding..."!!

Think it is a powerful song --especially if you have had a close friend who was a drug addict---but overall still voted for Firth because that solo has consistently moved me over the years.
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Firth by a long mile.....The Floyd classic is great I just feel a tad overplayed, does not detract from how great the song is but the Genesis classic IMO better
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two songs with amazing guitar solos
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After all these years I still love Comfortably Numb, and it remains one of my favourite lead guitar songs, but I have to vote for Firth of Fifth. Both the original and the Seconds Out version still send shivers through me. Perfect Genesis. Perfect prog.
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Firth definitely. Comfortably Numb is one of the those put me to sleep PF songs. 
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Comfortably Numb... the version with Bowie is so good!

One of my favorites... ever!

Well, I love Firth of Fifth, too, but, y'know...
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Points: 2215 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2017 at 21:11
I mean, for me any Pink Floyd song vs any Genesis song = automatic vote for Genesis. So being that it's Firth Of Fifth here just makes it that much more of a slam dunk vote. 
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Points: 18278 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2017 at 21:18
Both are great. However, CN is way overplayed where as FoF is way underplayed so I went with Firth(which I actually like better anyway).
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Both great but Firth is definitely much more prog. Numb is a more traditional rock song.



Edited by Chula Vista - September 05 2017 at 21:21
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Points: 3242 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2017 at 22:01
I want to vote neither because those two songs are so good you end up not wanting to listen to anything else.
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Incredibly tough choice. Comfortably Numb is one of the best Floyd songs, but I went with Firth of Fifth by a hair. 
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