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Poll Question: Which one of those two epic songs you prefer?
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    Posted: December 24 2011 at 08:13
I clicked on Starless
 
 


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good poll, impossible to choose LOL

toughest choice, two incredibly good songs. 
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The Musical Box, as much as I like Starless I just feel they've never pulled the ending off live or in studio, its just not chaotic or explosive enough.
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Starless obviously much more complicated <3
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that's hard !! I picked up Starless only because of the production is better ( and maybe because of those 2 first second with mellotron so amazing haha )
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

good poll, impossible to choose LOL

toughest choice, two incredibly good songs. 

You took the words right out of my mouth.
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Musical Box by a little, the ending of Box is one of the best end sections of any song. Both are terrific.
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I love the two songs, but Starless wins, i think
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Play me my song...
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The Musical Box beyond doubt. Indisputably one of the greatest tracks in all of progressive rock. Far more complex and interesting than Starless with tension and a climax that Crimson could never match, and Hackett's guitar playing makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
 
Frankly, the less said about Starless the better. That's 11 minutes of my life I won't get back; I just can't listen to Fripp's repetitive and tuneless guitar playing any more. The first and last minutes have some interest; that's it.
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Starless!

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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

good poll, impossible to choose LOL

toughest choice, two incredibly good songs. 


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The Musical Box.


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Points: 26133 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 24 2011 at 11:07
Good match up. I picked Starless because it still makes my hair stand on end. The drama of Box has gotten slightly old to me, and musically the band were still a year or two away from their peak. Still a stone cold classic of course, and guaranteed to blow neophytes out of their chairs.
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Starless
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Good poll... hard to choose, but I chose in the end: Starless
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I would have thought Starless would be winning this... there was a time I thought that song was almost unbeatable within this forum. However, I do prefer Starless (specially live). On the other hand, if it had been set against Firth of Fifth... that would have been another story.
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The Musical Box. One of the best of Genesis.
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Starless by a country mile for me; just perfection IMO. The Musical Box would be great if it didn't sound like s**t. Horrible production.
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