Lady Fantasy or Close To The Edge
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Topic: Lady Fantasy or Close To The Edge
Posted By: Fraja
Subject: Lady Fantasy or Close To The Edge
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 13:59
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I vote LADY! |
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Posted By: Siberian Khatru
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 14:08
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no offence but this has no point just like ctte & tarkus lady fantasy is great song, probably the best song created by camel (personally i have no doubt about it) It has kicking moments (beginning and finale) but average vocals CTTE is far more complicated but usually the structure is not the most important thing within a song. i think they are equal _stay heavy_ ------------- History recalls how great the fall can be While everybody is sleeping, the boats put out to sea Borne on the wings of time It seemed the answers were so easy to find.. |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 14:24
Close to the Edge 
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 14:26
Close To The Edge ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 14:34
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Lady Fantasy easily and by a mile.
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 14:42
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CTTE, what the hell ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: RoyalJelly
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 16:20
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Lady Fantasy is a wimpy, wet dream kinda tune with absolutely
no edge of any kind...Camel was listened to back in the day (at least in our hood) with mild amusement, but everyone considered them as jumping on the bus that was already rolling, definitely in the minor leagues compared to the big boys, ELP, Tull, and you know, the usual suspects. I listened to them recently, but it hasn't fared any better with the years. For people who haven't the attention span to tackle the real compositional pinnacles of this time (comparing "Close..." to "Thick as a Brick" would be more apt), Camel is just fine, but to suggest that Lady fantasy can hold a candle to THE epic of early prog is unfathomable. The chords are the same as "Light my Fire" for god's sake... |
Posted By: Publius
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 16:43
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I went for CTTE, although Camel are one of my favourite bands at the moment. I've just heard enough of Lady Fantasy. ------------- I'm so prog, I clap in 9/8 |
Posted By: jotah15
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 17:08
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I vote Close to the edge. The sound that Yes make in that year is just amazing! ------------- 
www.sudakarock.com (try it!) |
Posted By: Pr@gmatic
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 18:11
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Lady Fantasy is great. Still, my vote goes to one of prog's true anthems: CTTE |
Posted By: Philrod
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 23:47
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As good as Lady Fantasy is, it absolutely does not match CTTE ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Philrod/?chartstyle=Geldropdown-small"> 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: October 10 2005 at 02:17
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close to the lady
my best post ever supper's ready!!!!!! |
Posted By: Tony Fisher
Date Posted: October 10 2005 at 02:44
| Pointless comparison but Lady Fantasy by a mile - no contest! |
Posted By: The Slime
Date Posted: October 10 2005 at 06:12
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Lady Fantasy, I love you!
------------- The Slime I am! |
Posted By: proger
Date Posted: October 10 2005 at 07:57
"Lady Fantsy, i love you" too ------------- ...live for tomorrow... |
The Slime wrote:Posted By: Chipiron
Date Posted: October 10 2005 at 08:01
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Close to Lady Fantasy .... No. Close to the Edge ------------- [IMG]http://www.belderrain.es/GIFs/tora.gif"> |
Posted By: Mnemosyne
Date Posted: October 10 2005 at 12:40
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Lady FAntasy gets my vote... Absolute CAmel Masterpiece... ------------- I'm a Man-Owl-Fish. Creator-Observer-Muse. |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: October 10 2005 at 12:59
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A tough call, but it's the Lady for me ------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
.Posted By: eduardossc
Date Posted: October 10 2005 at 15:58
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This is really surprising to me. After the CTTE almost flawless victory on that "Tarkus Vs CTTE" Poll, I thought CTTE would make a perfect 100% result here. I consider Tarkus a much better match than "Lady fantasy" against The superb Prog-pop (like Rock -pop, techno-pop) song "Close to the edge". Whatsmore, I voted Tarkus on that one. I think the songwriting is way better on "Lady fantasy" than on "Close to the edge". That means I can listen to it more times without the feeling that Iīve listened too much of it. The main problem with "Close to the edge" is that it is too Poppy for my taste. I mean, The lenght and the playing is prog 100%. Still, the structure is very very simple and conventional. Like a regular pop song and those choruses repeated all over the track makes me feel like listening "The sun always shines on tv" for the 20th time. Thatīs the problem. "Lady fantasy" on the other hand, may not present the intensity and fantastic playing of the section 14:51 to 15:54 on "Close". But does not present a single moment of "Deja vu". I mean, that youīve heard the same before. Also, on "Close". In order to get to that fantastic piece of one minute of music, you have to bear 5 complete minutes of a repetitive ballad. Those moments offer absolutly no chalenge after the first listen. I find that middle section not just borring, but also pointless. "Close" is almost a sing along song. I reaaly still donīt understand the phenomenon around "Close". I sure do appreciate it and enjoy the bass, drum and guitar game, but thatīs it. Once I start paying more attention to the melody I canīt help feeling bored. Like: "Oh yeah, the multi chorus song" I take "Lady fantasy" on this one too. |
Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: October 11 2005 at 00:40
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Close to the Edge.
Also speaking of Tarkus, these two are not even comparable, CttE is totally in it's own league. |
Posted By: -bp-
Date Posted: October 11 2005 at 00:48
 I love Lady Fantasy...but you can't put it up against 'Close to the Edge' Yes wins this one, no contest. ------------- 
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Posted By: lunaticviolist
Date Posted: October 11 2005 at 00:50
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I love Camel, and I don't think Lady Fantasy is wimpy at all. But I do agree that Camel does not compare to any of the groups who created prog rock. CTTE wins. ------------- My recent purchases: 
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Posted By: JesusBetancourt
Date Posted: October 11 2005 at 00:55
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Lady fantasy? you have to be kidding me. Its a great piece but how can one compare that to CTTE. Whats next, DT's Scenes from a memory ------------- "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water" John 7:38 |
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