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Court of the Crimson King vs. Close To The Edge |
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dougmcauliffe 
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 Topic: Court of the Crimson King vs. Close To The EdgePosted: November 17 2019 at 17:09 |
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The poll to end all polls? Court of the Crimson King for me.
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The sun has left the sky...
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Fischman
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Posted: November 17 2019 at 17:24 |
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CTTE is #1.
Nary a dull moment. While it's a fantastic album, I lose interest in parts of the Court.
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Posted: November 17 2019 at 17:35 |
this exactly---
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Posted: November 17 2019 at 19:18 |
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Automatic vote for KC.
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Grumpyprogfan
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Posted: November 17 2019 at 19:41 |
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CTTE by far.
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King of Loss
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Posted: November 17 2019 at 19:53 |
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Close to the Edge!
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Posted: November 17 2019 at 20:54 |
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Close to the Edge
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Braka1
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Posted: November 18 2019 at 00:43 |
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Despite the fact I would usually say, without a gun to my head, that Close to the Edge is the Crowning achievement of progressive rock, I find that I just can't for vote one of these over the other. They had very different impacts on me. Court of blew my mind the very first time I heard it. Close to the Edge took more than a decade until one afternoon I just saw God listening to the title track. Why God was in my room listening to Yes, I never found out. |
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Man With Hat
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Posted: November 18 2019 at 01:07 |
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Court
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Posted: November 18 2019 at 01:37 |
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CTTE even tho I love both
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Posted: November 18 2019 at 03:31 |
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Difficult. There'a only three tracks on CTTE, and I only like one of them (the title track), but I do REALLY like it more than anything on ITCOTCK, but there are more individual tracks on the KC album that I like.
With some reluctance I'll vote for KC, as they'll need the votes here. |
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Posted: November 18 2019 at 04:23 |
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I regard Close to the Edge as a perfect masterpiece. In the Court of the Crimson King has one track that I consider to be absolutely essential: 21st Century Schizoid Man. My vote goes to Close to the Edge even though 21st Century Schizoid Man is more important to me.
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Posted: November 18 2019 at 04:46 |
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Close to the Edge isn't my favourite Yes album (I prefer The Yes Album and Relayer), but I lost interest in ITCOTCK long ago (like about 3 months after I bought it). I play the title track and Epitaph occasionally, but Schizoid Man, whilst it is musically brilliant, does not appeal to me at all. And the less said about Moonchild, the better.
Side one of CTTE is amazing, but the second side doesn't come close. But, overall, CTTE wins this contest by a long way for me.
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Posted: November 18 2019 at 04:47 |
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Close To The Edge
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Posted: November 18 2019 at 06:16 |
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CTTE will always be my #1
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Posted: November 18 2019 at 07:01 |
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Dig both, went with CTTE.
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Posted: November 18 2019 at 07:35 |
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It's very, very close for me, mostly depending on the mood I'm in at the moment. In the Court gets my vote, but I could easyly go for Close to the edge.
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Posted: November 18 2019 at 07:43 |
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CTTE for me. Court is up there though. These two are arguably the two most important prog rock albums ever.
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Posted: November 18 2019 at 08:24 |
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CTTE & it's not even CLOSE. (pun intended)
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Posted: November 18 2019 at 09:02 |
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both great, ITCOCK takes it
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