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irrelevant 
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Close to the Edge is perfect. Don't see what's so great about Supper's Ready.
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Progosopher
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 00:11 |
But one of many eternal questions, at least on Prog Archives. 
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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colorofmoney91
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 00:45 |
Close to the Edge because I don't really get Genesis at all.
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jude111
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 00:50 |
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Close to the Edge, even though I much prefer Genesis' best songs over Yes. (I don't consider "Supper's Ready" a great song, except for the first 5 minutes or so.)
Edited by jude111 - November 19 2011 at 00:55
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TerLJack
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 07:50 |
I would have automatically just clicked Supper's Ready even a few years ago, but today had to think about it. Close to the Edge is really an excellent slice of prog pie. I still chose SR. It's my favorite track on my favorite album by my favorite band.
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Manuel
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 09:29 |
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I like both the same, for their composition, orchestration and greatness. Cannot choose.
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rdtprog
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 09:59 |
 irrelevant wrote:
Close to the Edge is perfect. Don't see what's so great about Supper's Ready. |
You got to hear it first, then you'll be able to see it...
Edited by rdtprog - November 19 2011 at 09:59
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someone_else
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 10:08 |
The epics from the two albums on top of my list. I vote for Supper's Ready.
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Hober Mallow
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 10:10 |
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Today I am close to the edge, but tomorrow supper will probably be ready.
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“When Fortuna spins you downward, go out to a movie and get more out of life.” John Kennedy Toole
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The-time-is-now
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 10:21 |
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Close to the edge.
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 One of my best achievements in life was to find this picture :D
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richardh
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 12:46 |
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Suppers Ready
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lazland
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 12:52 |
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Suppers Ready.
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Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org
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juandhaltrich
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 13:03 |
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again this poll????? boringgg
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AlexDOM
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 13:18 |
As epic as Supper's Ready is. Close To the Edge is musical Perfection. CTTE wins. I Get Up, I get down section is one of the most beautiful music passages ever recorded.
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HarbouringTheSoul
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 13:47 |
irrelevant wrote:
Close to the Edge is perfect. Don't see what's so great about Supper's Ready. |
This. What makes Close to the Edge so perfect is that it's really one single uniformly great song, as opposed to Supper's Ready and similar "epics" which are really just a bunch of songs strung together. It doesn't help that I dislike "Ikhnaton and Itsacon and Their Band of Merry Men" and am only mildly entertained by "Lover's Leap" and "The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man" (although the superior arrangement in "As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs" makes me appreciate their melodic content more). Additionally, Tony's keyboard sounds in this piece are pretty unfitting.
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Ronnie Pilgrim
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 14:50 |
I'm pretty near to having a nervous breakdown  , and since I had a late lunch I must say it's "Close to the Edge" for me.
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"The pointy birds are pointy pointy
Anoint my head anointy nointy"
Steve Martin The Man With Two Brains
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chefrobb
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 16:21 |
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Swear I've seen this before.....but Genesis wins every time in my book....just sayin'
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 16:51 |
chefrobb wrote:
Swear I've seen this before.....but Genesis wins every time in my book....just sayin' |
Poll/thread deja voo doo. About the only things these two pieces have in common is length, good musicianship, and being prog, otherwise stylistically speaking they are two different animals.
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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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Fox On The Rocks
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Posted: November 19 2011 at 17:02 |
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Suppers Ready.
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irrelevant
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Posted: November 20 2011 at 05:19 |
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Close to Edge vs. Supper's Ready
