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Blacksword
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 10:45 |
Imperial Zeppelin wrote:
Blacksword wrote:
Freefall, although Latimers vocals are pretty weak imo. |
Peter Bardens does the vocals on Freefall. | Ok, I didnt know that.... Neither very good singers then..
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Rednight
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 11:08 |
Stop the insanity!
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 12:04 |
I'm a sort of ELP fanboy, but Mirage is a true masterpiece.
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Friday13th
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 12:15 |
Oh man, good pairing! I'd say Freefall edges Knife Edge just barely, mainly because Keith admits to having lifted key melodies from Bach and Janacek. Both great rocking prog songs.
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dr wu23
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 12:25 |
Two of my favorite prog albums and those tracks are both good.....going with Knife Edge just barely because the first ELP is in my top prog albums of all time and holds a sentimental spot for me.
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 12:48 |
Gotta be "Knife Edge". That organ rocks.
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Rednight
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 13:05 |
Both were wonderful singers (and Latimer still is). You just have a tin ear.
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Friday13th
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 13:08 |
Greg Lake is a better singer though.
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Barbu
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 13:16 |
No way, dude.
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Wanorak
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 13:39 |
Knife Edge!!
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A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 15:30 |
Credits to Micky
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 15:42 |
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Rick Robson
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 15:52 |
I do like Mirage but no song in there managed to impact me the same way that Knife Edge does every time I listen to it - a sheer strenght that amazes me! Awesome to know in this poll that this track lifted key melodies from Bach and Janacek! And glad that it was performed in so many stunning shows... Looking forward to listening to them, of course!
Edited by Rick Robson - November 27 2014 at 17:51
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"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB
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Blacksword
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 17:18 |
Rednight wrote:
Both were wonderful singers (and Latimer still is). You just have a tin ear. | Obviously. I've always regarded the vocals in Camel as the weakest link. How does Latimer rate alongside Lake, Collins, Anderson, Gabriel, Wetton et al?? Honestly? To me Camel sound like a great band who never got round to recruiting a great singer. Sorry, just my opinion.
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 17:24 |
Tom Ozric wrote:
Tough one here, honestly, I think I'll vote ELP........ Freefall is my least fave track off Mirage, but still quite good. Any other song off the album would've whipped Knife Edge hands down. |
Freefall is my least favourite off Mirage as well, so Knife Edge it is. Love both albums though.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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Meltdowner
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 17:31 |
Blacksword wrote:
Obviously.
I've always regarded the vocals in Camel as the weakest link. How does Latimer rate alongside Lake, Collins, Anderson, Gabriel, Wetton et al?? Honestly? To me Camel sound like a great band who never got round to recruiting a great singer. Sorry, just my opinion. |
What about Richard Sinclair?
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Progosopher
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 17:38 |
Neither are actually my favorites from their respective albums, but they are both good songs. ELP this time, although I think it perfectly legitimate to vote for Camel above ELP. I mean, if Frodo really can simply walk into Mordor, why can't we simply vote for Camel?
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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Blacksword
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 17:43 |
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 17:48 |
^ I really like Rain Dances for some reason. You can't complain about The Snow Goose vocals though
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Dellinger
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Posted: November 27 2014 at 22:41 |
I don't really recall either song well enough to vote for one over the other... but I do know a few things. Songs like "Lady Fantasy" or "The White Rider" win for me easily over anything on the ELP debut (and, actually, over almost anything ELP did). And as for Mirage, I do like that album as a whole over the ELP debut, and any other whole album ELP released. About the singers, though, indeed I like Greg Lake much better than Lattimer, or Bardens, or any of the guys that might have gotten the microphone on that line-up... however, the vocals on Camel songs don't really bother me, and I actually find them rather charming and enjoy them very much.
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