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    Posted: August 22 2023 at 11:05
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.
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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).
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CTTE - just like to see them tied.
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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. 

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Pairing ? ;-)

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Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:

Not again!

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I guess some people would be curious about this pairing still. Smile
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Not again!
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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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Recently, the poll Close To The Edge vs Foxtrot has been resurrected, so I resurrect this poll. It is still a tie.
 
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Both are awesome songs but I like CTTE better 
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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.
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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?
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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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SR by a country mile.  And make that country Canada.....
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Both are sublime, but I chose CTTE.  These represented the height of British prog composition IMHO.
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Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

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. Wink
 
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Originally posted by friso friso wrote:

I donīt 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 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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I donīt 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.
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