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yanch 
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 Posted: July 26 2010 at 06:37 |
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Two so-so songs, but I'll go with For Absent Friends, never liked More Fool Me much.
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TheGrandWazoo123
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 07:38 |
Ohhhh, "More Fool Me", definitely. 
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"When God created Republicans, he gave up on everything else."
- Frank Zappa
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twostikks
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 19:19 |
I like 'em both ... they're both fun to sing along with. With "More Fool Me", you got at least 3 different melody/harmony parts to choose from; and with "For Absent Friends", you got 2. Softer, folkier songs (not prog), but they've both got their charms.
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Gary
"... people will always be tempted to wipe their feet on anything with WELCOME written on it"
Andy Partridge
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Man With Hat
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 19:28 |
I honestly thought this would be closer.
For Absent Friends
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 19:29 |
 Man With Hat wrote:
I honestly thought this would be closer.
For Absent Friends |
I quite like being in the minority. 
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Lark the Starless
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 19:33 |
Man With Hat wrote:
I honestly thought this would be closer.
For Absent Friends |
As did I 
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Anirml
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 19:38 |
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"For Absent Friends"is much better than "More fool me" imo.
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 19:43 |
uuuuuuuh, "Horizons" 
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Lark the Starless
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 19:45 |
King By-Tor wrote:
uuuuuuuh, "Horizons" |
Um, from the two mentioned? 
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genbanks
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 21:03 |
Lark the Starless wrote:
Just curious to see which of the two songs sung by Phil during the PG era the folks here enjoy most  |
Good songs but no more than this. I will vote for Absent Friends. The reason is the that this track constructs a nice atmosphere between the music and the lyrics. Something magic, that transports me to a nostalgic evening in a little town, many years ago, in which old people goes to the church remembering their golden past.
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esky
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 22:59 |
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As Flintstone used to say - "Hub-boy."
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faldyreyzandi
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Posted: March 19 2011 at 07:05 |
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According to me,both of more fool me and for absent friends, and time table too, is better than harold the barrel or counting out time.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: March 19 2011 at 07:22 |
I think I'll go with Horizons, too.  I'm going to greet For Absent Friends with a courteous nod.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Prog Geo
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Posted: March 19 2011 at 07:30 |
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For absent friends!!!Richard Sinclair's version is awesome too.
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Zargus
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Posted: March 19 2011 at 08:50 |
For Absent Friends by far, it fits the album great More fool me dont fit at all, and destroys the album alitle.
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someone_else
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Posted: March 19 2011 at 17:04 |
Zargus wrote:
For Absent Friends by far, it fits the album great More fool me dont fit at all, and destroys the album alitle. |
I wouldn't say that More Fool Me destroys the album a little, but it is, beyond doubt, the weakest track on the album; this cannot be said about For Absent Friends. There is no more contest than the current score (40-7) indicates.
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wilmon91
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Posted: March 19 2011 at 18:07 |
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They shouldn't even be compared! One is great, the other is lame.
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Harold-The-Barrel
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Posted: March 19 2011 at 18:23 |
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For absent friends
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You must be joking.....Take a running jump......
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akamaisondufromage
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Posted: March 19 2011 at 18:48 |
faldyreyzandi wrote:
According to me,both of more fool me and for absent friends, and time table too, is better than harold the barrel or counting out time. |
Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong!
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Help me I'm falling!
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Dellinger
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Posted: March 20 2011 at 00:21 |
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Even though not a prog masterpiece, I find "For absent friends" to be a very enjoyable little piece of music... really beautiful. "More fool me", though not a particularly bad or annoying piece of music, is really rather neglectable... I don't think it adds or takes anything away from "Selling England" (if it were longer, it would hurt the album more, but as it is, it might just as well be part of the album or not, I don't care - for me the one that really hurts "Selling England" is "Battle of Epping Forest", which is much more annoying and much longer).
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More Fool Me vs. For Absent Friends
