Close To The Edge #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Topic: Close To The Edge #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted By: Wizard/TRueStar
Subject: Close To The Edge #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date 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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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 15:14
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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. ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 15:14
I at the moment prefer CTTE but its a very hard call, IMO though niether should be no.1 
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Posted By: Gabito
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 15:19
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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! Regards ------------- it doesn't matter in which stripe you shot a zebra, it will die anyway |
Posted By: Gaston
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 15:22
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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
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.
Peace, -------------  
It's the same guy. Great minds think alike. |
Posted By: Fragile
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 15:27
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Wizard stick to Todd and Utopia |
Wizard/TRueStar wrote:Posted By: Wizard/TRueStar
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 15:28
| I talking about #1 in the Collaberators top 20/50. |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date 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. |
Posted By: ShrinkingViolet
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 15:44
| Foxtrot indeed is a great album, however CTTE is the best album overall no matter what , its a mastepiece. |
Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 16:03
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yah i can easily understand why both of them are where they are yet IMO foxtrot isn't very good ------------- The Worthless Recluse 
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Posted By: benny bouncer
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 16:29
CTTE is brilliant 
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Posted By: bobthesalesman
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 17:47
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Close to the Edge vs. Foxtrot??? How the hell does that work. Close to the Edge crushes then rapes Foxtrot. ------------- www.myspace.com/thepianowar |
Posted By: BebieM
Date 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 .... |
Posted By: Hangedman
Date 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. |
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 18:00
| CTTE = My fave Yes album. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 18:11
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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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Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 18:23
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i'm VERY surprised that the replies are unanimous! I would say that they are both outstanding albums, but i slightly prefer Foxtrot. ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 18:25
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I honestly believe I'm the only prog fan alive who considers CTTE overrated. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 18:35
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HI USEFUL_IDIOT.. YOU CERTAINLY MAY BE..WHAT A FANTASTIC ALBUM 'CTTE' IS So which Yes album do you prefer??
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 18:49
| Close to The Edge is better than Foxtrot IMO. |
Posted By: Craig
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 19:11
Close to the Edge is #1.   ------------- Neo-Classical Rock Guy |
Posted By: Aaron
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 20:46
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maybe this should have been a poll thread, CttE - not sure if it is my favorite album, but definitley number 1 prog album Aaron |
Posted By: Metropolis
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 20:54
I prefer Relayer
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Posted By: Abbath
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 21:35
Says the person with a Blackwater Park avatar. Anyways, CTTE is clearly far superior to Foxtrot. It`s my personaly favourite of all time... I'm sure quite a few would agree. |
Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 22:53
Relayer and Fragile are my two favorites, but I'd also rank The Yes Album, Going For the One and The Ladder above CTTE. It's not that it's a bad album, it's more that the title track kinda loses its focus and gets really boring after awhile. And since that's half the album, it kinda brings it down for me. So yeah, Foxtrot is better. Nice one Abbath, how long did it take you to think up that genius zinger? I'm in awe of your wit and intellect. |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 06:31
| I also prefer Relayer to CTTE, but the latter has greater historical (and personal) sigtnificance, so it'll always be #1 for me. As for the title track "losing focus"... I would have said it's one of the most brilliantly arranged epics of all time! |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 16:11
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Posted By: JrKASperov
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 16:17
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The collaborators top 20' seems to be nothing more than a fansite
'click-as-many-times-as-possible-and-win' kind of thing. Seriously,
everytime I see another band high, the next day suddenly genesis is
back. Gee, I wonder why... Honestly, CTTE and Foxtrot are both nice prog examples, but not the best. I would rate albums like Godbluff and Fragile and Larks' Tongues above those two anyday. And really, something from Gentle Giant should be at one. No band rivals their musicianship, originality and spontaneity. ------------- Epic. |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 16:29
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In your opinion............................................ -------------
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Posted By: Fitzcarraldo
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 16:32
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There's no conspiracy or anything untoward about the Collaborators' Top 20. "Foxtrot" moved (back) up to the no. 1 position after I added my (5-star) review of the album yesterday. Simple as that. If it's at the no. 1 position it just means that the sum of all the Collaborators' ratings for that album is greater than the sum of their ratings for any other individual album in the Archives. Currently, based on all the reviews posted by Collaborators to date, it's the Collaborators' most popular album. No doubt "Thick As A Brick" will move up a position or two when I get around to adding my 5-star review of that one!
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Posted By: JrKASperov
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 16:43
If you think musicianship, originality and spontaneity are things that are established by opinions of them....  ------------- Epic. |