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Baker St. Muse vs. Awaken |
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Sacro_Porgo 
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 Topic: Baker St. Muse vs. AwakenPosted: February 28 2021 at 02:28 |
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Some love for two of the greatest of the less often exploited 15ish minute epic format. Not quite sidelong, but significantly over the standard 10ish minute epics.
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A Crimson Mellotron
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Posted: February 28 2021 at 02:29 |
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I'm kicking things off with a vote for 'Awaken'
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Posted: February 28 2021 at 02:30 |
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why not write the name of the bands?
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Sacro_Porgo
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Posted: February 28 2021 at 02:37 |
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I figured these two songs were so iconic around here that the band names wouldn't really be necessary.
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Posted: February 28 2021 at 02:46 |
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Two I'm not a huge fan of.
I'll go JT.
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Cristi
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Posted: February 28 2021 at 02:47 |
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true voted Awaken. I wonder though how many songs called Awaken are there?
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Posted: February 28 2021 at 02:52 |
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I find it really interesting that there aren't very many famous prog songs around the 15 minute mark. There are plenty of songs between 6-8 minutes (long songs/short epics), plenty between 9-13(standard epics), and of course the handful of really famous ones that go anywhere between about 18 and 25 minutes long (sidelong epics). But as for songs between about 14 and 16 minutes (long epics) there really aren't many famous ones at all. I wonder why that is.
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Posted: February 28 2021 at 02:58 |
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Awaken.
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Posted: February 28 2021 at 03:21 |
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Gotta vote Baker Street here. Hot take, but Awaken peaks in the first 5 minutes.
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Posted: February 28 2021 at 03:22 |
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Awaken, but this is rather close.
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Posted: February 28 2021 at 03:27 |
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One of Yes's best against one to which I prefer much of Tull's work. Awaken.
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Posted: February 28 2021 at 03:50 |
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I've no idea who Baker Street Muse is by, but I doubt if it's Gerry Rafferty, so Yes, I vote for Awaken again.
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You mean it doesn't peak later (just before it all quietens down again at the end)?  Anyway, I like Baker St Muse but this is an easy win for Yes.
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Posted: February 28 2021 at 04:44 |
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I'm surprised I didn't know that, considering I've recently listened to all 35 of Jethro Tull's albums in a 5-day marathon.
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Yeah I don't really know what it is but i've never really liked the lyrics or vocal melodies at the end. I think that big playout at the end feels like it's really trying to be uplifting but it just sorta misses the mark for me and it kinda leaves me feeling a little frustrated. Maybe i'm spoiled by the absolutely flooring conclusion to Gates of Delerium, but yeah i've never been into the second half of that song for some reason.
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Posted: February 28 2021 at 05:33 |
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Awaken gets the nod.
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Posted: February 28 2021 at 06:29 |
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This leads to a question my high school English teacher liked to ask. "Did you really listen, or just hear?" In any case, Awaken for me. |
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Posted: February 28 2021 at 06:32 |
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Posted: February 28 2021 at 06:39 |
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Yes, but I've listened to a hundred more albums since then and I'd have to have a memory like an elephant to remember the name of every Jethro Tull song.
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