Childhood’s End
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Topic: Childhood’s End
Posted By: video vertigo
Subject: Childhood’s End
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 04:02
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no I did not know all these existed, I did a search on Yahoo because I knew of 3 (VdGG, Pink Floyd, Marillion) if I left out your favorite I apologize there are probably others I missed. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
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Posted By: eddietrooper
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 04:11
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Posted By: Pablo_P
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 05:50
Great poll!   It's a tie but I'm going for Marillion ------------- Pablo P. |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 07:57
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I voted for the TÉMPANO one: the 20-plus minute instrumental suite that shares its name with their best album so far is a delicious prog feast for the most demanding prog gourmet. It's unbelievable that it was done at the start of this millennium... |
Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 09:51
99 percent agree!!! Tempano's suite is a masterpice!!! Tempano's best albums so far is "Agony and Extasy" IMO. ------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Cesar Inca wrote:Posted By: Heptade
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 09:54
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Since you asked me to choose, prog rock is great and all, but Arthur C.
Clarke is a towering figure indeed! I'll put Dick Gaughan second, because the odds against Dick Gaughan being mentioned on this site were incalculable! ------------- The world keeps spinning, people keep sinning And all the rest is just bullsh*t -Steve Kilbey |
Posted By: White Feather
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 09:58
Only a complete "Prog head" would think up a poll like this ?  ------------- |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 10:53
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I only know, Tempano, Marillion, VdGG and Floyd... my vote goes to Marillion because i love that song, in fact is my favorite song of Misplaced Childhood Tempano´s El Fin de la Infancia is great ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 12:00
| I voted for VDGG |
Posted By: Chicapah
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 12:07
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Clarke's book is an all-time favorite of mine. ------------- "Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain |
Posted By: dagrush
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 12:12
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I haven't heard a good deal of those, but I bet they wouldn't match up with VDGG's version anyway.
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Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 16:05
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------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 17:23
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Childhood's End is one of my favourite Marillion pieces. |
Posted By: anael
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 18:13
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There's an album of Pink Floyd called Childhood's End. That's my favourite ^
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 18:22
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I only really know the Marillion, and it's really good! ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 19:20
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The book of course! An absolute classic. Quite possibley my favorite book. -------------  
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 19:51
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VdGG - Childlike Faith in Childhood’s End, an amazing song ------------- 
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Posted By: Ultaigh
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 20:01
Van der Graaf Generator's "Childlike Faith in Childhood’s End" Interesting poll, btw. ------------- 
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Posted By: Witchwoodhermit
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 20:08
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WOW!!! Floyd ------------- Here I'm shadowed by a dragon fig tree's fan ringed by ants and musing over man. |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 20:58
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It was morning, and I found myself mourning.... Marillion for me... ------------- 
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 22:08
Marillion for me too - Wow I did not know there were so many "Childhood End"s but I was definitely aware of the Arthur C Clarke Book - and it is a great book  ------------- 
"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 00:40
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I think at least a couple of the songs were after the book. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: norbert88
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 14:45
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You totally forgot Genesis - Watcher of the Skies which is also about Childhood's End... norbert88 |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 15:11
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I knew Watcher of the Skies was about Childhood's End, but it isn't in the title like the rest. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: ElwoodHerring
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 15:42
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You missed out mine!
I wrote a piece called "Childhood's End" back in 1983, before I knew of any of the others. A Google or Yahoo search should have picked it up (probably on page 1001 though!) I got the title from Clarke's novel (still one of my favourite SF stories) My piece is now only available as a MIDI file; it forms the central section of this piece. Feel free to have a listen: (sorry - post edited because I entered the wrong link!) http://www.herring.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/work53.htm - http://www.herring.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/work53.htm (Watch out though, it's 26 minutes long!  )------------- [IMG]http://www.herring.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/DRMkillb.JPG"> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4816930.stm - Right the Copyright Wrongs (Bill Thompson's BBC blog - essential reading!) |
Posted By: Spacemac
Date Posted: March 29 2006 at 04:56
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Marillion - Childhood’s End
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Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: March 29 2006 at 06:34
| VDGG then Pink Floyd. |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: March 29 2006 at 06:44
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The VDGG one! One of my favourite tracks by them!
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