Close To The Edge vs Supper's Ready
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Topic: Close To The Edge vs Supper's Ready
Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Subject: Close To The Edge vs Supper's Ready
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 12:46
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Probably the two most loved epics among prog lovers. But which of these do you prefer? ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
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Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 13:07
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CttE is my vote. ------------- https://ibb.co/8x0xjR0" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 13:20
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25 years ago: Supper's Ready ------------- |
Posted By: DarkTower
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 13:41
| Supper's Ready |
Posted By: tamijo_II
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 13:41
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It is a draw 5-5 ------------- Same person as this profile: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=22524" rel="nofollow - Tamijo |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 13:46
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Super ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 13:47
Hasn't this been done before(about a million times)? 
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Posted By: YESESIS
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 14:59
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Supper's Ready |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 15:13
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I..... don't...... know... ------------- “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 15:13
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Supper's Ready is on top of my list. ------------- 
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Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 15:38
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Up to a few months ago I would have voted CttE, but I have a new-found greater appreciation for Supper's Ready. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 15:48
It's neck and neck for me. I'm a bigger fan of Yes over all but I think SR might be slightly better. Heck, a part of it even inspired part of my user name. 
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 16:27
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Today: Close to the Edge ------------- |
Posted By: Cambus741
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 17:29
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both so brilliant I think Supper's Ready just shades it for me.
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Posted By: Libor10
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 17:41
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I couldn't vote against Supper's Ready. That's it. ------------- 
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 18:03
| Very, very close and hard choice, but Supper's Ready takes my vote. |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 01:51
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CTTE Supper's Ready ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 02:50
| Suppers Ready is only beaten by another Yes epic Gates Of Delirium for me. |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 05:38
| CttE |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 06:03
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CTTE versus what??? Nothing compares to CTTE. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Fischman
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 07:01
| CTTE for sure (which is in no way a slight against Supper's Ready). |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 08:31
Lol--it depends on my split personality Gemini mood---lately its been swinging to Supper .
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AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 11:38
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Refraining from voting. If its live CttE then it wins. Studio is SR. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 11:59
| Close to the Edge by a fraction. Supper's Ready happens to be one of my favorite tracks as well. |
Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 14:42
A flower? ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 14:59
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At present the vote is: Close To The Edge - 14, Supper's Ready - 16. I'm actually quite surprised that Supper's Ready is leading against Close To The Edge. I thought for certain that Close To The Edge would win this poll, though I didn't know if it would be by a little or a lot. ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 05:33
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Walking across the sitting room . . ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: friso
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 13:24
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I don´t like either song much, but the Second Out live version of Supper's Ready has its moments. Recently I've been listening some Flower Kings and perhaps their abundance of Yes influences will one day make me look more kindly on their classic albums. For now I can only listen to the Yes Album, preferably side one. ------------- I'm guitarist and songwriter for the prog-related band Mother Bass. Find us at http://www.motherbass.com. I also enter stages throughout the Netherlands performing my poetry. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 00:57
I don't like the live version of SR .The Battle section especially is one of the best things about SR but Chester is basically rubbish on it!
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Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 09:33
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Down by the river ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 22:24
Yep. Only I didn't add the question mark because of the rest of it.
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: October 16 2019 at 00:29
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Both are sublime, but I chose CTTE. These represented the height of British prog composition IMHO. ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: October 16 2019 at 02:42
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SR by a country mile. And make that country Canada..... |
Posted By: thief
Date Posted: October 17 2019 at 06:50
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Close to the Edge - more virtuosic, impressive musically, stunning Supper's Ready - more touching, mysterious, even greater atmosphere & themes So it depends on what I need more at the moment. Supper's Ready is my pick for autumn, but ask me again in July.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 17 2019 at 10:40
| I decided I'm not going to vote in this. Technically I might prefer Supper's Ready by just a tiny bit(and it might even depend on my mood) but over all I'm more of a Yes fan and would feel like I betrayed them if I voted for it so it balances out here for me. Both are equally great. How about that? |
Posted By: thief
Date Posted: October 18 2019 at 00:26
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Can't blame you for not leaving a vote here, I think both songs are consensual TOP5 progressive rock compositions of all time. |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: April 15 2020 at 11:24
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Both are awesome songs but I like CTTE better ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: April 15 2020 at 11:35
| Supper´s |
Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: August 22 2023 at 07:52
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Recently, the poll Close To The Edge vs Foxtrot has been resurrected, so I resurrect this poll. It is still a tie. ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: August 22 2023 at 07:54
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It says I've already voted but I haven't posted. Sorry about that. Probably voted for CTTE which I enjoy more these days than the Genesis epic.
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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: August 22 2023 at 08:43
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Not again! ------------- “On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.” — Ernest Vong |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: August 22 2023 at 08:45
 I guess some people would be curious about this pairing still.
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: August 22 2023 at 09:07
| Pairing ? ;-) |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: August 22 2023 at 09:34
| I voted for CTTE but really it could almost go either way. I think for the longest time I would have said Supper's Ready but to be honest I don't like the anticlimatic ending. I think CTTE starts and ends better. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 22 2023 at 09:46
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CTTE - just like to see them tied. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Stressed Cheese
Date Posted: August 22 2023 at 10:53
| I just broke the tie again. Neither of these are among my personal top side-longs/epics, tbh, but I like both fine enough. CTTE has some great moments, but also doesn't have that many things going on for its length. On the other hand, Supper's Ready has more going on, but it feels a bit thrown together and the separate parts don't really form a whole IMO. At the end of the day, CTTE is better I think, but Yes would improve the side-long format on their next two albums. I wonder how these two and Echoes and Tarkus would compete against each other (I'm sure there's other pairings done in the past but I'm too lazy to look for that now). |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 22 2023 at 11:05
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It is the eternal battle of Yes vs. Genesis; a staple of this site since before I joined and I guess it will be as long as this site/forum lasts. These are two tracks I really like off two albums that never connected with me on the whole. I like the track "Close to the Edge", but "Supper's Ready" is more meaningful to me. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: TexasKing
Date Posted: December 01 2024 at 06:40
| Tough choice but I have to go with CTTE. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: December 01 2024 at 07:44
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Musically and compositionally, both are great. What sets "Supper's Ready" apart is the lyrics, which are far better than the droning repetition of "seasons will pass you by, I get up, I get down," over and f*cking over again. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: December 01 2024 at 08:21
You must really hate "I've seen all good people" then.
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Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: December 01 2024 at 11:27
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CTTE ------------- 'We're going to need a bigger swear jar.' |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: December 01 2024 at 12:00
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Can't believe I haven't voted in this poll... despite its many revivals!! SR for me... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |