The "Big Six": 1972
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Topic: The "Big Six": 1972
Posted By: Xonty
Subject: The "Big Six": 1972
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 07:30
I know some of you are already getting tired of these, but there's some great years coming up, I promise!  Unfortunately, no King Crimson (only counting studio albums) but that probably makes it a little easier to vote I guess?  Another Genesis vote for me, beginning to see a pattern emerging... Previous Poll Winners (so far): 1969: King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King 1970: Genesis - Trespass 1971: Yes - Fragile If you're still with me, thanks for any feedback
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Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 07:33
This is a bit easier  thankfully.I've narrowed it down to Yes or Genesis, even though TAAB is great too. Foxtrot it is, overall I prefer it to CTTE although it is close.
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Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 07:35
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wow..... 3 absolute classics but Really Don't Mind If You Sit This One Out ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 07:51
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Close to the Edge, with Foxtrot close to the top. ------------- 
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Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 07:57
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Close To The Edge. -------------  One of my best achievements in life was to find this picture :D |
Posted By: LSDisease
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 08:00
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Tull again, ELP follow up ,Foxtrot next
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Posted By: fudgenuts64
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 08:33
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Yes wins this time, Close to the Edge is just awesome.
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Posted By: CosmicVibration
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 09:01
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Extremely close, within microns of each other: 1 – Close to the Edge 2- Foxtrot
I have to revisit Thick As A Brick, haven’t heard it in ages. But if I recall correctly it’s not even in the same league as CTTE or Foxtrot. |
Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 09:11
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Hey this is the "Big Six": 1972 or the "Big Five": 1972 ? I just put aside all the beautiful compositions of Trilogy but The Endless Enigma and it's enough for me to vote for ELP, this fantastic piece of music leave behind all the other entire albums of this selection. But it's important to see so different tastes around here, people who completely dislike the ELP music in general is easy to find in ths forum and I think it's OK. EDIT: Really no doubt also about my second vote if it were possible: Yes - Close To The Edge. -------------  "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: La nouvelle terre
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 09:15
| CTTE,TAAB and Foxtrot are all masterpiece. I will go with Foxtrot. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 09:19
| Yes--a perfect album--Foxtrot is second but suffers from bad production. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 09:27
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Even when Foxtrot isn't scoring high on production, I personally still prefer it to the other albums in the poll, because of the strength of the material.
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 09:27
| It's 'Edge, I'm afraid. Yes' most solid piece with Trilogy just on its heels. |
Posted By: O666
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 09:30
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1- Yes - Close To The Edge
2- ELP - Trilogy 3- Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick 4- Genesis - Foxtrot 5- Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds |
Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 09:48
| What year, what a tough choice. Gotta go with Foxtrot. In my mind, Close to the Edge, Trilogy, and Thick as a Brick are also extremely strong. Foxtrot, however, gets more airplay in my household than any of these other offerings. |
Posted By: Mirror Image
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 09:53
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Another easy vote for me: Genesis' Foxtrot. ------------- “Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 10:00
| Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (4.64) |
Posted By: thwok
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 10:00
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ELP are one of the most overrated bands in history. I'd rather listen to anything by Pink Floyd (even the excruciatingly overexposed "Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2") over anything by ELP anytime. So, I picked Obscured by Clouds. ------------- I am the funkiest man on the planet! |
Posted By: O666
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 10:27
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No one can Ignore E.L.P abilities and potential specially Emerson key playing but unfortunately E.L.P have "a few" good albums (IMO) BUT never forget their masterpieces in Progressive music history : E.L.P , TARKUS , TRILOGY and great "
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 12:07
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1 - Foxtrot
2 - Trilogy 3 - Close to the edge 4 - Thick as a brick 5 - Obscured by clouds ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 12:11
Tough one. It's really a three-way tie between Yes, ELP and Tull for me, but I'll give it to ELP today. Three legendary albums right there, no debate.
Funny, that's how I feel about PF.  ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
thwok wrote:Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 13:00
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Genesis - Foxtrot
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 13:11
Didn't realise this was an ELP v Pink Floyd poll |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 13:13
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Foxtrot Close To The Edge TAAB TRilogy Obscured By Clouds
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 13:13
Posted By: Olape
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 13:25
| Foxtrot, just ahead CTTE. |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 13:29
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 13:29
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Foxtrot is the only great album up there. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: genbanks
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 13:34
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1- Foxtrot
2- Close to the edge 3- Trilogy |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 13:43
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TAAB ------------- 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: Hercules
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 14:41
| All 5 are very good, but I just prefer Foxtrot. |
Posted By: snowsnow
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 14:53
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CTTE TAAB Foxtrot Trilogy Obscured by Clouds Superb stuff!!!
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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 15:05
Close to the Edge and Trilogy are too I'll vote Close to the Edge because it needs to catch up to Foxtrot. Come on, it's Close to the Edge for Pete's sake!!
------------- “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: Michael678
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 15:22
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CttE BY FAR!!!! ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 16:13
The other way around for me. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Kirillov
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 16:39
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Foxtrot, just ahead of TAAB.
Feel a bit sorry for OBC, it does have some good stuff on it. |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 16:42
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^^ An album don't have feelings ------------- “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: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 16:44
| Close to the Edge then TAAB. I don't find the others to be that good |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 16:44
| Seriously. TAAB=Prog. |
Posted By: Xonty
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 17:18
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Glad to see Foxtrot coming out on top here!
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Posted By: PrognosticMind
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 17:27
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So many classic records at that time; what an incredible year for progressive rock. My choice has got to be..... Wait for it.... Not right away...... (  )Close to The Edge, and by a wide margin for me.
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Posted By: Libor10
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 17:47
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Foxtrot. Maybe it's not the easiest vote, but Foxtrot is essence of progressive rock IMO. Second TAAB from JT and then Yes's CTTE.
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Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 19:44
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My Take is: Close To The Edge - 5 stars Thick As A Brick - 5 stars Foxtrot - 5 stars Trilogy - 5 stars Obscured By Clouds - 3 stars
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Posted By: MattGuitat
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 20:39
| 3 of my 4 favorite albums (besides Larks which beats CTTE and Foxtrot) are on this last...but I must go with the song that went to number one and constitutes my favorite album ever, Thick as a Brick. |
Posted By: m2thek
Date Posted: August 14 2014 at 22:23
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Ugh, could only choose Foxtrot because the question specifically said "favorite." If it said "best" then a gun to the head would be needed to decide. ------------- Matt |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: August 15 2014 at 09:48
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Thick as a Brick. Followed by CTTE and Foxtrot. ------------- ...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: Polymorphia
Date Posted: August 15 2014 at 12:25
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Floyd>Yes>Tull ------------- https://dreamwindow.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My Music 
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Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 15 2014 at 12:50
| I've always considered Foxtrot the weakest of the Gabriel era, but it still fares well with all due respect to the competition. I could've voted for Aqualung over Foxtrot, but that's the wrong year. Thick as a Brick, nice, but doesn't quite surpass it. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: August 15 2014 at 12:56
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My preference would go CttE > Foxtrot > Obscured > Thick > Trilogy ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Varon
Date Posted: August 15 2014 at 13:08
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Thick as a brick, easy one ------------- Would you catch the final words of mine? Would you catch my words??? |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: August 15 2014 at 15:12
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TaaB, followed by Foxtrot, CttE and Trilogy. -------------  
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Posted By: SquonkHunter
Date Posted: August 16 2014 at 20:20
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In 1972 I first heard the album Close to the Edge by Yes. At that time, I thought that this was music at its height of perfection. Now, some 42 years later, I am of the same opinion. If, some day in the distant future, someone looks into the historical records under the topic of "Progressive Rock Music", they will see this: http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1827" rel="nofollow">  ------------- "You never had the things you thought you should have had and you'll not get them now..." |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: August 16 2014 at 20:47
Foxtrot 
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Posted By: proggman
Date Posted: August 17 2014 at 15:32
Jethro Tull, Thick as a Brick.------------- When he rides, my fears subside. For darkness turns once more to light. Through the skies, his white horse flies. To find a land beyond the night. |
Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: August 17 2014 at 16:52
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Foxtrot
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