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    Posted: February 05 2005 at 15:11
How long has this been? Why is this? How many of you really think CTTE is better than FOXTROT? I'm shocked I never thought FOXTROT would be lesser than #1.
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Close To The Edge is the best album ever made period Foxtrot doesn't even get close (IMO).

Foxtrot is a good second though.
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I at the moment prefer CTTE but its a very hard call, IMO though niether should be no.1
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Close to the Edge is one of my favourites albums and I do think it would be the number 1... Anyway, Foxtrot is great too!

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Close to the Edge is Yes' finest album. If Yes is arguably the best progressive rock band (come on, who's gonna bite  ) then CTTE MUST be #1.

 

At least in my books that's the logic, don't know about other people. Some might say Krim's ITCOTCK is #1 because of 21st but that basically means that Foxtrot is number 3, if not actually after Selling England. How does Foxtrot get #2? I mean, I can see it, but I think ITC is second only to CTTE.

 

Just my 2 cents, once again.

 

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Points: 1125 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2005 at 15:27

Originally posted by Wizard/TRueStar Wizard/TRueStar wrote:

How long has this been? Why is this? How many of you really think CTTE is better than FOXTROT? I'm shocked I never thought FOXTROT would be lesser than #1.

Wizard stick to Todd and Utopia Close to the Edge is the finest piece of music ever written by the ultimate prog band at their peak.Foxtrot as much as I love it  cannot compare.
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I talking about #1 in the Collaberators top 20/50.
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Points: 5964 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2005 at 15:37
Well. I'm sure my views on Genesis don't need repeating, but I will just say this: CTTE is the album that made me care about music. It opened the door of prog to me. I therefore feel it's perfectly right that it should be at #1.
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 Foxtrot indeed is a great album, however CTTE is the best album overall no matter what , its a mastepiece.
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Points: 2234 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2005 at 16:03
yah i can easily understand why both of them are where they are yet IMO foxtrot isn't very good
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CTTE is brilliant
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Close to the Edge vs. Foxtrot???  How the hell does that work.  Close to the Edge crushes then rapes Foxtrot.
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Points: 854 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2005 at 17:49
Close to the Edge is way ahead foxtrot, no doubt. CTTE #1 is fine, Foxtrot maybe #10, some KC needs to be higher ranked ....
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Points: 1261 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2005 at 17:50
Wierd, I'd expect most to like foxtrot better. in my opinion both of those albums are about the same. The best Yes and somewhere in the middle for Genesis.
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CTTE = My fave Yes album.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2005 at 18:11

NO comparison between 'CTTE' & 'foxtrot'...although 'Foxtrot' is a fine album listerning to Genesis at the time sounded rather dated compared to Yes ...Even the advent of 'Selling england',ELP had smashed us in the face with 'BSS' with Yes doing the same little later on with 'Topographics' hence definatly the two most advanced prog bands at the time.
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Points: 3300 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2005 at 18:23
i'm VERY surprised that the replies are unanimous! I would say that they are both outstanding albums, but i slightly prefer Foxtrot.

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Points: 3013 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2005 at 18:25

I honestly believe I'm the only prog fan alive who considers CTTE overrated.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2005 at 18:35

 

HI USEFUL_IDIOT..

YOU CERTAINLY MAY BE..WHAT A FANTASTIC ALBUM 'CTTE' IS

So which Yes album do you prefer??
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Points: 29108 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2005 at 18:49
Close to The Edge is better than Foxtrot IMO.
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