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Tales from Topographic Oceans vs Incantations |
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Rick1 
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 Topic: Tales from Topographic Oceans vs IncantationsPosted: October 26 2022 at 02:07 |
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You know what edged it for me? Maddy Prior doing the Hiawatha Song and the contribution of Pierre Moerlen.
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geekfreak
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Posted: October 26 2022 at 00:33 |
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Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake."
Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
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Frenetic Zetetic
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Posted: December 17 2021 at 00:38 |
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Tales, and it's not even close for me.
I was just spinning this the other day.
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Hugh Manatee
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Posted: December 16 2021 at 21:55 |
Well, comparing Yes to Yes is a bit different than comparing Yes to Mike Oldfield. Btw, I wasn't around for that Yes poll.
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I should have been a pair of ragged claws
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iluvmarillion
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Posted: December 16 2021 at 21:41 |
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Where were you posters voting for TFTO when the pollsters voted TFTO the worst Yes album of their first six?
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Hugh Manatee
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Posted: December 16 2021 at 03:41 |
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Although "Incantations" is more immediately accessible "...Topographic Oceans" is like getting into a hot bath. Uncomfortable at first, but with persistance ultimately soothing.
There's a certain sense of achievmant in appreciating "...Topographic Oceans".
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Posted: December 10 2021 at 06:50 |
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Incantations. By far !
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Posted: December 10 2021 at 06:49 |
But one was from 1970, when prog music was exiting and innovative, one was from the 1990s when nobody was looking (and Post Rock was new & fresh), and the other from late 1978 when people/critics were beyond caring. |
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Posted: December 10 2021 at 05:18 |
well if Yes had been innovative and creative then they might have got a free pass as well maybe?
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Posted: December 10 2021 at 02:11 |
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I've always loved Tales. One of Yes best record for me. So easily it's Yes.
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Posted: December 09 2021 at 23:00 |
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Posted: December 09 2021 at 10:11 |
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Incantations for me for sure
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Prog On!
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Posted: December 09 2021 at 07:33 |
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Tales From Topographic Oceans is my favorite album ever.
Should have included Soft Machine Third and Godspeed You Black Emperor's Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas. All four are double albums with four tracks but only one got the ire of every critic in the world. The other three got a free pass for being so innovative and creative. No hypocrisy there at all. Nope.
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Posted: December 09 2021 at 05:42 |
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It’s very close for me, but I slightly prefer incantations.
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Posted: December 09 2021 at 04:43 |
Same here
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Posted: December 09 2021 at 01:27 |
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Love both but easily Yes.
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Posted: December 09 2021 at 00:21 |
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Incantations by a mile.
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Let me think about it. OK! This one!!! 
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Posted: December 08 2021 at 21:56 |
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I thought about it for a moment, but TFTO (even with its many imperfections) has many more glorious moments than Incantations.
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Posted: December 08 2021 at 19:32 |
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Yes, Yes will easily win this.
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