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    Posted: December 27 2005 at 10:20
which do you prefer?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2005 at 10:21

These are pretty much the most different songs I can think of...

For Absent Friends has Phil Collins on vocals, sooo....

Lark's Tongues wins for me.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2005 at 10:29
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For Absent Friends is not a Genesis song that really captivates me...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2005 at 10:36
if anyone chooses for absent friends i will laugh my pants off!!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2005 at 10:40
Well start laughing...

For Absent Friends is awesome
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2005 at 10:46
QUOTE=beterdedthnred4]Well start laughing...

For Absent Friends is awesome
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2005 at 10:48
Larks Tounges in Aspic Part 1>Absent Friends
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2005 at 11:21
For Absent Friends isn't bad, but Larks is way better.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2005 at 11:49
strange comparison.......I'd never have thought of that in a million years

incomparable
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2005 at 11:58
This is comically dumb. A 13 minute prog masterpiece versus the short and fun For Absent Friends?

Larks Tongue's In Aspic Part 1
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2005 at 12:51

Originally posted by Guests Guests wrote:

which do you prefer?

PLEASE GUEST, STOP MAKING THIS STUPID THREADS!!!

"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2005 at 14:14
Lark's wins easily! Though I like For Absent Friends too.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2005 at 23:39

How about Thriller vs Karn Evil 9?????

This is absurd, For Absent Friends is the only bellow the average track in Nursery Cryme and lark's Tongues in Aspic is the title song (La piece de Resistance) from a Crimson album.

I'm a Genesis fan and I don't like For Absent Friens, what are you trying to prove? That Genesis looses with everybody?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2005 at 23:55
a Karn Evil 9 vs Money poll would be more accurate following this one
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 28 2005 at 02:21
  today?
"A mind is like a parachute. It does'nt work if it's not open." - Frank Zappa
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 28 2005 at 03:20

I have not heard Nursery Cryme, but "For Absent Friends" by Opeth is a great bit.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 28 2005 at 06:16

 

 

  Maybe we could have a poll to see if this is the weirdest versus yet.

I mean both are great but how do you compare a thirteen miunute prog masterpiece with a two minute brilliant popish interlude between two prog masterpieces.

 One is brilliant standing all on it's own

 The other is a great little song which brings masterpiece status through expert sequencing to Nursery Cryme

 Maybe someone could poll Gates of Delirium versus Pretty vacant

How wonderful to be so profound
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