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Poll Question: Fountain of Salmacis or Fountain of Lamneth?
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    Posted: May 18 2017 at 14:41
I like both tunes, but I'm going with Rush - FoL by a hair. 
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Lamneth b y a very slim margin. I do love Salmacis but strangely my favourite version is with Collins singing it at Knebworth in 78. Gabriel sings it better but the drumming is far better on that later version and it just has more energy and is better played.

Lamneth is my fave Rush epic. Prefer it to 2112. I love the strange atmosphere.
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Salamacis - the first Genesis track I ever heard and still one of my favourites.
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Oh, f'. Not even close. Genesis!
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I love both songs and bands , but, I vote in Salmacis, due in  Fountain of Lamneth, Rush "crawl" in a real prog rock ( and make a great work in this song), however, at this moment Genesis already dominates the style !
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I prefer Salmacis, but Lamneth is a great song too.
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The obvious choice.
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The fountain of looooove
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does the Rush song have a brilliant Hackett guitar solo at the end? When he was all of 20 years old. I think not.
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Genesis are my favorite progressive rock band, so there’s no way I’m voting against them, especially in this particular poll. Rush could never hold a candle to Genesis. Sorry, folks.
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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Lamneth b y a very slim margin. I do love Salmacis but strangely my favourite version is with Collins singing it at Knebworth in 78. Gabriel sings it better but the drumming is far better on that later version and it just has more energy and is better played.

Lamneth is my fave Rush epic. Prefer it to 2112. I love the strange atmosphere.

In many of your posts, I see you saying Genesis this or Genesis that, but you voted against Fountain of Salmacis? WTF? Confused
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Lamneth by the thickness of a nymph's hair.
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My eyes have just been open and they're open very wide - SALMACIS of course
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Originally posted by Mirror Image Mirror Image wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Lamneth b y a very slim margin. I do love Salmacis but strangely my favourite version is with Collins singing it at Knebworth in 78. Gabriel sings it better but the drumming is far better on that later version and it just has more energy and is better played.

Lamneth is my fave Rush epic. Prefer it to 2112. I love the strange atmosphere.


In many of your posts, I see you saying Genesis this or Genesis that, but you voted against Fountain of Salmacis? WTF? Confused


I tend to vote for whatever I prefer for personal reasons at the time. Another time I may have voted Genesis.
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Tunes?

Please this is prog rock. They're pieces. Not going to find Beyonce making hits from this stuff (... shame...?). Voted Salmacis. Genesis have a very good idea what they are doing. Rush had yet to get there. Lamneth is complex and involved but really has little point (i.e. direction) musically. 2112 is much more focused.

Still both Genesis and Rush mastered the prog epic as well as the song forms in their art.
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Originally posted by Mirror Image Mirror Image wrote:

Genesis are my favorite progressive rock band, so there’s no way I’m voting against them, especially in this particular poll. Rush could never hold a candle to Genesis. Sorry, folks.

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Points: 6437 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2017 at 05:47
Salmacis gets the nod.
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Points: 6777 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2017 at 06:41
From the last time I posted this poll...

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

FAIL!!!!!!

to all but light in the loafers prog fans... if you have 'Fountain' in the title of your song... it smacks of all that is wrong in the prog universe.. and it FAILS!!!!

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Originally posted by Upbeat Tango Monday Upbeat Tango Monday wrote:

I prefer Salmacis, but Lamneth is a great song too.

Me too. I really like both songs, but I enjoy The Fountain of Salmacis more.
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