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Posted: May 02 2016 at 09:56

only one I really like is CTTE

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Posted: May 02 2016 at 22:31

Supper a bit embarrassing in parts. Would only be popular in here. Solid track but even for a progger like me early Genesis is a band for outcasts. CTTE wins

All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.

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Posted: May 02 2016 at 22:36

dr prog wrote:

Supper a bit embarrassing in parts. Would only be popular in here. Solid track but even for a progger like me early Genesis is a band for outcasts. CTTE wins

Lol---prog in general is for outcasts ....but get what you are saying.

There are acceptable prog bands for the masses like Floyd or Rush---

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Posted: May 03 2016 at 04:40

twosteves wrote:

dr prog wrote:

Supper a bit embarrassing in parts. Would only be popular in here. Solid track but even for a progger like me early Genesis is a band for outcasts. CTTE wins

Lol---prog in general is for outcasts ....but get what you are saying.

There are acceptable prog bands for the masses like Floyd or Rush---

I'd like to know what parts of Supper's Ready this good fellow found embarrassing. If one is Willow's Farm, get out of her already. No more delightful respite from the rest of the proceedings can be found. Supper's Ready is a gift of the gods, so savor it.

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dr prog

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Posted: May 03 2016 at 06:43

twosteves wrote:

dr prog wrote:

Supper a bit embarrassing in parts. Would only be popular in here. Solid track but even for a progger like me early Genesis is a band for outcasts. CTTE wins

Lol---prog in general is for outcasts ....but get what you are saying.

There are acceptable prog bands for the masses like Floyd or Rush---

Most prog is accessible imo. Supper is a good song but you'd think it was 10 times better from reports here lol

All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.

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Posted: May 03 2016 at 21:55

Rednight wrote:

twosteves wrote:

dr prog wrote:

Supper a bit embarrassing in parts. Would only be popular in here. Solid track but even for a progger like me early Genesis is a band for outcasts. CTTE wins

Lol---prog in general is for outcasts ....but get what you are saying.

There are acceptable prog bands for the masses like Floyd or Rush---

Supper's Ready is not my very favourite epic, nor the one I would choose from this, but it is still a song I love, and one I find perfect from beginning to end. Every moment, every transition is beautiful. Even Willow's Farm, which sounds as an attempt to be comic, is very enjoyable for me... one of the very few cases in which I actually enjoy one of this attempts at humor in prog/rock... and the reason for which I like better the studio version, because in later live versions they just didn't nail this part well enough.

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Posted: May 04 2016 at 19:48

Man, I honestly don't know. I guess I'd pick Supper's Ready, but CTTE and Echoes aren't far behind.

Edited by bankstatement - May 04 2016 at 19:49

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Posted: May 06 2016 at 22:18

Close to the Edge > Echoes > Supper's Ready

I like them all though.

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Posted: August 09 2016 at 17:39

frajo99 wrote:

Close to the Edge > Echoes > Supper's Ready

I like them all though.

Agreed.

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Posted: August 10 2016 at 06:58

All 3 are great but my favourite is Echoes. Had the Yes selection been Gates of Delerium it would have been very very close.

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Posted: August 11 2016 at 12:25

Close to the Edge = Supper's Ready >>>> Echoes

While I love Supper's Ready, I ended up voting for CTTE because it is a proper song, a cohesive piece.
I don't think Echoes is bad, but it showcases the things I don't like about PF: excesive noodling and slow wailing sounds in order to extend and give artistic credibility to a fairly straightforward three-minute pop song. But this fault is what makes Floyd a great band for some. I'm pretty sure a lot of people got into prog because of them. They are THE transition band, and this is THE transition song that got a lot of people into hardcore prog epics, so that's a plus.

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Posted: August 12 2016 at 18:13

Ohh cruel doubt... all three are fantastic ....1º Close To The Edge , 2º Echoes , 3º Supper's Ready with a very slightly superiority between one to other !!!

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Posted: August 14 2016 at 22:52

Bloody Hellish Hell...Three Classic Epics From Three Iconic Prog Bands One Vote...So How On Earth Do I Yes How On Earth!!!!

Yes - Close To The Edge

Genesis - Supper`s Ready

Pink Floyd - Echoes

Ooh so-so Cruel...The Three Are Totally Awesome So Its:

3. Echoes

2. Close To The Edge

1. SUPPER`S READY...

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Poll Question: Which do you purr-fur?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Close To The Edge	34	[32.08%]
Supper's Ready	44	[41.51%]
Echoes	28	[26.42%]
This topic is closed, no new votes accepted