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Barbu
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Posted: March 03 2017 at 11:27 |
^ this.
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The Bearded Bard
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Posted: April 12 2017 at 13:16 |
Ys. Tarkus is great, too, but there's a couple of tracks on the second side I really could've gone without. No filler on Ys, even the CD bonus track is excellent.
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DeadSouls
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Posted: April 12 2017 at 13:50 |
Ys
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micky
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Posted: April 12 2017 at 13:57 |
The Bearded Bard wrote:
Ys. Tarkus is great, too, but there's a couple of tracks on the second side I really could've gone without. No filler on Ys, even the CD bonus track is excellent. |
one mans filler is another man's spice of life and variety. Oh YS is in my top 5 alltime albums... and is #1 when pissed and hitting the J.D. and wanting to kick ass and take names. However it is but one color... and while that makes it as great as is.. there simply is no album darker and heavier.. but it isn't a particularly diverse album. So YS for favorite...and is the single greatest keyboard rock album ever recorded... but overall Tarkus is the better overall album if one was to put my fanboy hat away and don the music critic hat. no vote..
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mechanicalflattery
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Posted: April 12 2017 at 14:46 |
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micky
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Posted: April 12 2017 at 15:02 |
Tarkus is not considered a foundational prog album without reason.. it was that good. Music at its best is not monochromatic.. but full of different colors and emotions. In that .. yeah.. Tarkus smokes YS. Seriously man... no one loves YS more than I do.. been singing it's praises since day 1 on this site it feels like... but it NOT music you just put on for enjoyment... it is one of those albums that is a mood enhancer reinforcer. For me... when pissed at the world... there is no better album for getting it out of the system than YS which beats me over the head for 40 and in my rapidly advancing old age and settling down from the hellion I used to be.. I've learned it is better to have a 2X4 beat across ones head than beat someone else over the head with one. Yeah.. it rules when you are 20... not so cool when pushing 50.
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verslibre
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Posted: April 12 2017 at 15:42 |
Manuel wrote:
Tarkus, though Ys is quite excellent. |
What he said.
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Upbeat Tango Monday
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Posted: April 12 2017 at 17:18 |
I love YS, but Tarkus is freaking Tarkus, man
There's no filler on YS? I'm not so sure about that. The last track goes on for way too long with that repetitive bass line and there's less variety in general
Both are five star albums.
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O666
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Posted: April 13 2017 at 08:09 |
TARKUS .
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Cristi
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Posted: September 13 2017 at 09:59 |
Tarkus, my favorite ELP these days.
I've only listened to Ys to see what the fuss... the worship's all about. It was ok, I must be missing something...
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richardh
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Posted: September 15 2017 at 16:01 |
Yep Tarkus (side one) is ELP's masterpiece although the album is dreadfully lopsided quality wise. The rest of the album is almost made up of throwaway tracks although The Only Way and A Time and a Place just about avoid that.
Edited by richardh - September 15 2017 at 16:02
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TGM: Orb
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Posted: September 20 2017 at 11:26 |
I love Tarkus but you can't hold side 2 of that up against anything on Ys.
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Tapfret
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Posted: September 20 2017 at 12:04 |
I am in the minority as far as side 2 of Tarkus. Nowhere near as bad as many make it out to be...except for "Are you ready Eddy?" which makes me want to punch things. That being said, my copy of YS has the English translated piece that has a similar effect.
Its really an apples/oranges pick. YS is to me not the pinnacle of RPI that many consider it. I like it, but enjoy Banco, Le Orme, Semiramis, Alphataurus, Area and 2 of the PFM albums more.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: September 20 2017 at 14:58 |
Many of my favourite albums divide opinion, Ys is no exception. For me personally it's an absolute masterpiece. Sorta like an old school version of The Mars Volta with an Italian Arthur Brown on vocals. Mad and wonderful music with awesome dynamics and even a section that reminds me of Krautrock (the wonderfully meandering coda on Epilogo where the drums and bass start to dance around each other like serpents). A brilliant album to clear out your sinuses to. Afterwards you feel like you just snorted an iceberg. Brainfreeze without feeling cold.
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Frenetic Zetetic
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Posted: March 27 2018 at 02:08 |
Tarkus.
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