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Mormegil

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Posted: October 25 2017 at 06:27

Supper's Ready!

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Posted: October 26 2017 at 09:38

Definitely Supper's Ready for me! Don't get the love for CTTE. It's what-I-call messy...

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Posted: October 26 2017 at 10:14

I refuse to vote(at least for now). While I might give the slight edge to SR I'm bigger into Yes so I'm experiencing a bit of cognitive dissonance over this one.

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Posted: October 26 2017 at 15:53

Supper's Ready by a fair distance - but just because it is on another level. However, Close to the Edge and Thick as a Brick tend to be next in line in any personal polls I come up with from time to time - so I don't feel too bad voting that way.

Edited by Squonk19 - October 26 2017 at 15:54

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Posted: October 28 2017 at 20:45

Close to the Edge, of course.

Probably because I'm not a native English speakers, so it's hard for me to fully appreciate lyrics of Supper's Ready.

CTTE lyrics is more understandable to me, and shorter.

Besides, musically IMHO CTTE is more consistent, while SR is clearly was glued form more than a few different pieces.

And finally, even though I like Gabriel's vocal, I like Jon's vocal more.

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Posted: November 08 2017 at 04:58

Booba Kastorsky wrote:

Close to the Edge, of course.

Probably because I'm not a native English speakers, so it's hard for me to fully appreciate lyrics of Supper's Ready.

CTTE lyrics is more understandable to me, and shorter.

Besides, musically IMHO CTTE is more consistent, while SR is clearly was glued form more than a few different pieces.

And finally, even though I like Gabriel's vocal, I like Jon's vocal more.

Andersons lyrics more understandable ?

Close to the Edge

A seasoned witch could call you from the depths of your disgrace
And rearrange your liver to the solid mental grace
And achieve it all with music that came quickly from afar
Then taste the fruit of man recorded losing all against the hour
And assessing points to nowhere, leading every single one
A dewdrop can exalt us like the music of the sun
And take away the plain in which we move
And choose the course you're running

Supper Ready

Walking across the sitting-room, I turn the television off
Sitting beside you, I look into your eyes
As the sound of motorcars fades in the night time
I swear I saw your face change, it didn't seem quite right
And it's hello babe, with your guardian eyes so blue
Hey my baby, don't you know our love is true

I rest my case

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Posted: November 08 2017 at 21:43

M27Barney wrote:

Booba Kastorsky wrote:

Close to the Edge, of course.

Probably because I'm not a native English speakers, so it's hard for me to fully appreciate lyrics of Supper's Ready.

CTTE lyrics is more understandable to me, and shorter.

Besides, musically IMHO CTTE is more consistent, while SR is clearly was glued form more than a few different pieces.

And finally, even though I like Gabriel's vocal, I like Jon's vocal more.

Andersons lyrics more understandable ?

Close to the Edge

A seasoned witch could call you from the depths of your disgrace And rearrange your liver to the solid mental grace And achieve it all with music that came quickly from afar Then taste the fruit of man recorded losing all against the hour And assessing points to nowhere, leading every single one A dewdrop can exalt us like the music of the sun And take away the plain in which we move And choose the course you're running

Supper Ready

Walking across the sitting-room, I turn the television off Sitting beside you, I look into your eyes As the sound of motorcars fades in the night time I swear I saw your face change, it didn't seem quite right And it's hello babe, with your guardian eyes so blue Hey my baby, don't you know our love is true

I rest my case

Exactly what I had thought when I read the post before... but I didn't know how to express myself and didn't pursue a reply.

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Posted: January 02 2018 at 07:14

I really wish I could vote on this, just so I could break the tie in favour of Close to the Edge.

That being said, I think it's pretty awesome (and a testament to the legacy of both songs) that 234 people could vote on this and it still ends up being a dead tie.

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Posted: January 02 2018 at 07:20

Hi Elliot welcome aboard the pork vessel.

You can vote in polls when you reach 40 points on your account ie when you've made 40 posts.

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Posted: January 02 2018 at 07:23

Close to The Edge, and I shall return and elaborate on exactly why.

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Posted: January 02 2018 at 07:41

I won't vote. Supper's Ready has lots of twists and turns, mainly because it is a pastiche of different songs put together. Of course it has recurring themes, but Close to the Edge is much more structurally cohesive. It feels like a proper song and not a collage. For me, it's a tie, I love both for different reasons.

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Posted: January 02 2018 at 07:44

Supper`s absolutely! Never been that much Close to the Edge, although I have warn up it when become older.

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Posted: January 02 2018 at 08:16

I am partial to Genesis here but mostly just because I dig em more than Yes. On the surface of things these two tracks actually look somewhat similar in that they both consist of several songs plus bits and pieces thrown together to make a grander whole.

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Posted: January 02 2018 at 08:22

essexboyinwales wrote:

Definitely Supper's Ready for me! Don't get the love for CTTE. It's what-I-call messy...

For me it's the other way around.

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Posted: January 02 2018 at 08:25

Truth be told I find them both quite messy....but I guess that was what they were aiming for when glueing seemingly unrelated bits of music together. It's called an 'epic'

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Posted: January 02 2018 at 09:18

I used to love Supper's Ready but now it feels kinda random to me, like a bunch of different tracks stitched together, whereas CTTE is more consistent. My vote went to Yes.

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Posted: January 02 2018 at 10:59

Close to The Edge is archetypal progressive rock. The only thing that comes close (neck and neck almost) is In a Glass House (title track). I'd have a hard time picking a third piece, but if I had to, it would probably be Bitches Brew (title track as well).

Close to The Edge just does it for me. The free-form jazz guitar intro, almost island vibe of the first verse, Anderson's ambiguous, subjective lyrical style always has this song feeling like "it's talking about how you feel right NOW" every single time you listen.

Supper's Ready is classic, but it feels TOO structured, rigid, and "bolted" together. The same could be said for the massive sections of CttE, but I like the overall package of said track better.

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Posted: January 02 2018 at 20:09

I have read many posts about how Supper's Ready is just several songs put together and that it isn't very cohesive... but I just don't see it... well, of course I see it's different sections, perhaps even songs, put together, but they flow perfectly well for me, just one wonderful section flowing into the next and into the next. Still, I think I prefer Close to the Edge, though.

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Posted: January 02 2018 at 20:57

agree 100% about the flow---it flows perfectly and builds emotionally---very powerful---I may like CTTE a bit more---but not much more---it is however easier to listen to---moer assessable

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Posted: January 05 2018 at 07:05

Supper's Ready.

Poll Question: Which song do you like better?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Close to the Edge	125	[50.00%]
Supper's Ready	125	[50.00%]
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