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Poll Question: Which song do you like best
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
8 [11.59%]
22 [31.88%]
16 [23.19%]
7 [10.14%]
9 [13.04%]
7 [10.14%]
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 27 2015 at 21:32
I was thinking about voting for "From the Beginning", which is really beautiful... but then I saw "Great Gig" and just had to vote for it. Though I agree it kind of doesn't fit the ballad description, nor does it sit well among the others here (I guess Wish you Were Here would have fit better).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 27 2015 at 22:08
VDGG > Crimson
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 00:35
ELP - Greg Lake at his best
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 00:54
When I make up my mind it'll be either From the Beginning or Night Watch.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 00:56
You See It's All Clear, You Were Meant to Be Here…

From The Beginning……………..
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 01:43
Originally posted by Icarium Icarium wrote:

Fallen Angel

Time Table or Seven Stones
I bet Fallen Angel wouldn't have left any chance for other great songs in this poll. So I restrained myself from putting it in. Forgot about Time Table tho...


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 01:56
I'll go for Lake's best song off his best album with ELP.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 02:11
From the Beginning. A great song for summer with some of Greg Lake's best acoustic and electric guitar playing plus an excellent moog solo.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 02:45
Originally posted by jude111 jude111 wrote:

Only 3 votes for The Night Watch? Apologies to Starless, but I think it's probably my favorite King Crimson track. Is there a better song about a painting? I think not. Wink
Actually quite astonished at this as well, The song has amazing catarthical intro, beautiful gentle melody and, while not complex by crimson standarts, still impressive solo.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 03:12
The Great Gig in the Sky just above House With No Door and Night Watch.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 05:24
I never thought of those last three as ballads.

I went with From the Beginning, but House With No Door is close. The Night Watch was in my top 5 of Crimson for a while. It's probably not now, but it's lovely.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 06:12
I struggle to think of the Yes song as a ballad, more of a upifting and spirited song, the lyrical aspect is as important to a ballad, as the tune/melody and the message

Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad "The Twa Corbies"

A ballad /ˈbæləd/ is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French chanson balladée or ballade, which were originally "dancing songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of the British Isles from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa.

Many ballads were written and sold as single sheet broadsides. The form was often used by poets and composers from the 18th century onwards to produce lyrical ballads. In the later 19th century the term took on the meaning of a slow form of popular love song and is now often used for any love song, particularly the pop or rock power ballad.


this is a traditional ballad





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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 06:42
ELP - From the beginning...

Good list. Night Watch would come a close second.

Are they all really ballads?? Can't really remember exactly what a ballad is, and don't have time to Google, but if someone asked me to describe Locomotive Breath, I'm not sure I'd say it was a ballad. Great gig also doesn't have any lyrics, and I thought a ballad had to tell some kind of story...

Whatever, nice list..
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 07:03
Shoot... I know nothing about Van Der Graff Generator but I actually am familiar with House with No Door, and it's a sad song... a really sad song. This one wins here.



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 07:06
usually I pick the first available Yes option but From the Beginning is one of my favorite songs, so I'm going for it.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 07:46
House With No Door. 


Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 07:53
King Crimson
This night wounds time.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 14:17
that great gig tho
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 15:06
I gotta go with Night Watch, simply lovely to listen to every time
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 15:44
I've Seen All Good People, one of my favorite Yes songs.
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