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Poll Question: If you were to take one to a deserted island, which would you take?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 15:40
Originally posted by emigre80 emigre80 wrote:

Originally posted by DDPascalDD DDPascalDD wrote:

Close has the Edge
 
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I share this opinion Clap. Both are classic masterpieces, but this is my favourite Yes album (and overall favourite) against my fourth favourite Pink Floyd album.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 15:36
Originally posted by emigre80 emigre80 wrote:

Originally posted by DDPascalDD DDPascalDD wrote:

Close has the Edge



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 14:30
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 13:42
Well, I wouldn't take either if I had the choice of other albums. Out of these though it would be Dark Side.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 13:36
I prefer Dark Side of the Moon. I never did really appreciate Close to the Edge.   That said, Dark Side of the Moon is not the kind of album I readily would choose to bring to a deserted or an inhabited island as it's so inoffensive. It would neither be an album that I would not want to play out loud for fear of annoying any neighbours, so not an "I need to play this alone" pick, nor does it serve as an album that I would want to play in order to annoy my neighbours.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 13:25
Larks' jive at the Loon although I've been enjoying Close to the Edge of late. My fave on that album is still 'And You and I' - one of Wakie's best stints with Yes...especially in a live setting.

Oh and Any Colour You Like Green today because of my jacket and the Yes adversary.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 13:21
Originally posted by DDPascalDD DDPascalDD wrote:

Close has the Edge
 
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My favorite post of the day.


Edited by emigre80 - April 17 2016 at 13:22
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 13:17
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 12:15
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 11:19
Dark Side Of The Moon easily but I love both.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 10:01
Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

Originally posted by Magnum Vaeltaja Magnum Vaeltaja wrote:

Close To The Edge all day every day. Dark Side is too dull and wishy-washy for me.

Yup feel the same----I don't want to sleep all day on the desert island---I'll need to stay up and be clear headed to hunt for food.LOL


sleep? SLEEP! LOL  Funny... that album makes me want to do my best rabbit imitation LOL


Edited by micky - April 17 2016 at 10:02
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 09:57
two of my all time favorite albums, but it's Close to the Edge all the way for me. No offence to the other masterpiece, though. Smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 09:53
CTTE.............even though I wouldn't take either to a deserted island.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 09:51
Dark Side.  So much beauty and emotion on one slab, some of Rick's playing still gives me chills.  Time, Great Gig in the Sky with Claire, Any Colour.  The entire album still moves me every time.  

CTTE I really only enjoy Siberian these days. 

Now if you had put Topographic up against Dark Side my vote might be different. 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 09:21
I think DSOTM is incredibly overrated (yes, that word again) - as demonstrated by someone mentioning it in the same post as CTTE and then people voting for it.  I do think it's one large yawn, although not nearly as full of Waters' self-pity as The Wall, when he fairly wallows in the emotion.
 
Speak, Breathe and Us and Them are okay, the rest more marginal.  Close to the Edge: all three songs are brilliant.  That's ALL THREE, even Siberian Khatru.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 08:54
Originally posted by Magnum Vaeltaja Magnum Vaeltaja wrote:

Close To The Edge all day every day. Dark Side is too dull and wishy-washy for me.

Yup feel the same----I don't want to sleep all day on the desert island---I'll need to stay up and be clear headed to hunt for food.LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 08:53
I never liked Siberian Khatru, and considering that takes up approximately 23% of the CttE album, I'll have to go with Dark Side of the Moon, because there is no way near as much that I don't like about that album, percentage-wise.LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2016 at 08:41
Close to The Edge easily.
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