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raindance2007 
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 Topic: "thick as a brick" Side 1 or Side 2 ?
Posted: June 15 2007 at 18:39 |
 bruin69 wrote:
Sorry, I was a bit harsh before. I don't mind the album that much, it's just I feel it's 10 minutes of superb music which is then repeated with variations for a little too long |
The whole of side 1 sounds like 20 minutes of superb music. But I think the best 5 minutes of prog history is on side 2. The edit below
Edited by raindance2007 - June 15 2007 at 18:40
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bruin69
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Posted: June 15 2007 at 16:12 |
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Sorry, I was a bit harsh before. I don't mind the album that much, it's just I feel it's 10 minutes of superb music which is then repeated with variations for a little too long
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raindance2007
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Posted: June 15 2007 at 12:16 |
This is one the greatest 5 minutes of prog rock history and it is from side 2
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Posted: June 15 2007 at 11:51 |
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Well I like the whole thing myself. It was and is one continuous piece of music. The technology of the time required they split it up into two halves.
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Rocket_Bob
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Posted: June 15 2007 at 10:51 |
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I like the first half of side two after that I start to drop off a bit
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Posted: June 15 2007 at 10:32 |
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Side one. Side two is good too, but all that noisy nonsense at the beginning feels like filler to me.
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Posted: June 15 2007 at 03:10 |
Endless Wire wrote:
Side two seems a little incohesive to me, almost as if they just slapped a few riffs together. |
That sounds...really awesome when you put it like that actually.
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The Whistler
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Posted: June 15 2007 at 03:07 |
fuxi wrote:
For me the condensed version, on BURSTING OUT! |
1) That's like saying side one essentially. But with a less inventive bass player.
2) The Madison Square Gardens version was better anyways...
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ArtRockFan
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Posted: June 14 2007 at 14:58 |
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Side 1 but if side 2 would have been on side 1 I would have probably picked that, only listened to both sides without stopping 3 times and all the other times I usually stop it almost at the end of side 1 so I am much more familiar with that side. I should just listen to the second side a couple of times to really listen to it.
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Posted: June 14 2007 at 08:37 |
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i like both of them
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Leningrad
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Posted: June 13 2007 at 23:46 |
prognose wrote:
Gates-great first 5 minutes, next 10 minutes filler |
I'm going to pretend you didn't say that. 
Thick as a Brick is an album experience, to be honest, although I suppose I'll spring for Side 1.
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Posted: June 13 2007 at 23:33 |
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side 2
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prognose
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Posted: June 13 2007 at 23:30 |
bruin69 wrote:
Never mind the choice of both, what about the choice of neither? I really don't like this album! Repetitive, cliched, boring... |
It's a much better piece than relayer. Constant musical changes, great song writing, great vocals, great musicianship, great sound. The first side is constantly changing and amazing, the second side has some awesome moments and revisits a couple of moments from side 1 briefly. 9.5/10 rating for this album and as close to perfect you will ever find. As for Relayer:
Gates-great first 5 minutes, next 10 minutes filler
Soundchaser-great first 5 minutes, annoying repetition afterwards
To be over-nice tune
Not the warmest recording I know of either
Edited by prognose - June 13 2007 at 23:32
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Eerichtho
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Posted: June 13 2007 at 15:40 |
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Side 1 for me as well.
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bruin69
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Posted: June 13 2007 at 14:56 |
Never mind the choice of both, what about the choice of neither? I really don't like this album! Repetitive, cliched, boring...
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Posted: June 12 2007 at 17:31 |
Endless Wire wrote:
Side two seems a little incohesive to me, almost as if they just slapped a few riffs together. |
True, although for a bunch of hastily slapped together riffs it's still pretty f***ing amazing.
Side 1 is just about flawless though.
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Ryth
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Posted: June 12 2007 at 17:20 |
Probably the first side, but for one to listen to Thick As A Brick one must listen to both sides.
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Posted: June 12 2007 at 17:11 |
hmm, I believe this very poll and the very last answer have already been done and given...
You have entered the Twilight Zone...
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Posted: June 12 2007 at 17:09 |
True !!! where is the choice of selecting the whole album. This masterpiece has to be listen in his entirely. so my vote is for the whole album.
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Posted: June 12 2007 at 16:58 |
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The choice is not very easy. I think I prefer the second
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