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Tales from Topographic Oceans vs Incantations |
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miamiscot ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: April 23 2014 Location: Ohio Status: Offline Points: 3472 |
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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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digdug ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 13 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4707 |
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Incantations for me for sure
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Prog On!
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Dellinger ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() VIP Member Joined: June 18 2009 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 12625 |
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Libor10 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 19 2005 Location: Czech republic Status: Offline Points: 692 |
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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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richardh ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 26471 |
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well if Yes had been innovative and creative then they might have got a free pass as well maybe?
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BrufordFreak ![]() Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: January 25 2008 Location: Wisconsin Status: Offline Points: 7999 |
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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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BrufordFreak ![]() Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: January 25 2008 Location: Wisconsin Status: Offline Points: 7999 |
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Incantations. By far !
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Drew Fisher
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Hugh Manatee ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: December 07 2021 Location: The Barricades Status: Offline Points: 1568 |
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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".
Edited by Hugh Manatee - December 16 2021 at 03:56 |
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iluvmarillion ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: February 09 2010 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 3236 |
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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 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: December 07 2021 Location: The Barricades Status: Offline Points: 1568 |
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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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Frenetic Zetetic ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: December 09 2017 Location: Now Status: Offline Points: 9233 |
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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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geekfreak ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: June 21 2013 Location: Musical Garden Status: Offline Points: 9872 |
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Yep!!!! |
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Rick1 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: April 14 2020 Location: Loughborough UK Status: Offline Points: 2792 |
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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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