Keyboards: In the Cage vs Siberian Khatru

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For some reason these two solos remind of each other, although 
they don't particularly sound like one another. I love them both dearly 
and won't mention my slight preference since I started the poll.

Poll Question: Which Solo Do You Prefer?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
In the Cage	38	[59.38%]
Siberian Khatru	26	[40.63%]
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AngleofRepose Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 01 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 173	Topic: Keyboards: In the Cage vs Siberian Khatru Posted: April 10 2006 at 14:41
	For some reason these two solos remind of each other, although they don't particularly sound like one another. I love them both dearly and won't mention my slight preference since I started the poll.

eddietrooper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 27 2006 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 940	Posted: April 10 2006 at 14:44
	I love the harpsichord solo in Siberian Kathru.

ANDREW Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 21 2005 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 3064	Posted: April 10 2006 at 14:55
	Siberian Khatru

Phil Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 17 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1881	Posted: April 10 2006 at 14:58
	Siberain Khatru is one of my very favourite tracks, and the harpsichord solo is a blinder, so as good as In the Cage is, there's only one choice for me!

Firepuck Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 28 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 657	Posted: April 10 2006 at 15:15
	^ ditto
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	Tough one to pick here but I lean towards Tony's "In the Cage" because (on three sides live medley) he has to adjust to some wild tempo changes while holding the whole thing together.
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daz2112 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 18 2006 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 4483	Posted: April 10 2006 at 15:23
	In the Cage for me
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R o V e R Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 13 2005 Location: India Status: Offline Points: 2747	Posted: April 11 2006 at 00:36
	Siberian Khatru

lunaticviolist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 17 2005 Status: Offline Points: 478	Posted: April 11 2006 at 01:04
	The instrumental section of Siberian Khatru is absolutely brilliant!
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piltdown man Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 30 2006 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 107	Posted: April 11 2006 at 01:22
	I´d go for Tony Banks´s solo in "In the Cage", both speedy and melodic.

Ivan_Melgar_M Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 27 2004 Location: Peru Status: Offline Points: 19535	Posted: April 11 2006 at 01:55
	The purpose of one song is to transmit a feeling, message or ide. In the cage is a claustrophobic track, the vocals are breathtaking and Tomy manages to enhance instrumentally the pain and anguish that Rael is feeling not only trapped in the cage, but looking at his btrother John betraying him and turning his head. What a masterpiece. Iván Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M


BiGi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 01 2005 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 848	Posted: April 11 2006 at 02:41
	In the cage Absolutely! Though Siberian Khatru is very good as a whole (and also the Wakeman solo), the real killer harpsichord solo is the one by Jon Lord in Rat Bat Blue...hats off! It's a pity it's so short!
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glass house Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 4986	Posted: April 11 2006 at 03:46
	Without a second thought, In the Cage !!! My love for Yes is not that big .

Chipiron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 05 2005 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 780	Posted: April 11 2006 at 04:21
	Siberrrrrrrrrrrria
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progadicto Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 19 2005 Location: Chile Status: Offline Points: 4316	Posted: April 11 2006 at 20:30
	I am a big Yes fan but in this poll, I give my vote to MR. Tony Banks and his excellent performance on "In the Cage"...
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GPFR Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 05 2005 Status: Offline Points: 760	Posted: April 11 2006 at 20:57
	In the Cage, Beautiful
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el böthy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 27 2005 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 6336	Posted: April 11 2006 at 21:26
	I like Wakeman pretty much a lot more than Banks...but In the Cage is one of my fav keys solo...so, he wins this time!
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Rando Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 08 2006 Location: Bay Area Status: Offline Points: 472	Posted: April 12 2006 at 12:36
	In The Cage I picked In The Cage. Tony banks amphetamine-like synth solo worked great against the claustophobic and tension-ridden song. I think it actually starts at the beginning of the song with Banks' organ intro. Like the Slipperman solo. As usual, masterful arrangements. Siberian Khatru has always been one of my favorite YES songs, it was a very close second. Wakeman's and Bank's keyboard solos are very similar in style. But I felt Steve Howe's guitar pretty much dominated the whole song, though. A fantastic arrangement and YES at their best.
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AngleofRepose Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 01 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 173	Posted: April 13 2006 at 16:10
	I hate to choose. I heard In the Cage first and it was an early introduction into the gigantic potential of an instrument to simply overwhelm one with its awesomeness. If I heard Siberian first, it might go either way. I will say that the solo in 'In the Cage' fits the music perfectly as aforementioned by someone in the sense that the emotion it conveys is perfectly in sync with the story and the atmosphere. Edited by AngleofRepose

TheProgtologist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Baltimore,Md US Status: Offline Points: 27802	Posted: April 13 2006 at 16:30
	In the Cage