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Poll Question: What's your favourite song from these?
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3 [7.32%]
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    Posted: July 03 2012 at 12:54
I've selected a few gentle songs (if you want, ballads) from Gabriel's era of Genesis, eliminating the first album and some songs from the last album, which although they start out as a ballad, but then continue in a faster pace.
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
silivren penna míriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-díriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, sí nef aearon!
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Tie between Dusk and Harlequin. Voted Harlequin for it's intricate 12 strings and surreal lyrics - one of my favourites from Nursery Cryme.
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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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Dusk.
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
silivren penna míriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-díriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, sí nef aearon!
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"For Absent Friends", easily, no contest, blah-blah-blah, ... .
"Composing itself, in a way, is a simplifying process, just trying to pick some (strands?) out [of] the clamour in the head." - Robert Wyatt.

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Time Table, closely followed by For Absent Friends.
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I guess an outsider of this poll: More Fool Me.
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
silivren penna míriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-díriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, sí nef aearon!
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This is hard because I love all of these songs to death, except More fool Me. I'm voting Harlequin although tomorrow the answer could be totally different.

Edited by bytor2112 - July 03 2012 at 13:29
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If a leaf has fallen,
Does the tree lie broken?
And if we draw some water,
Does the well run dry?

The sigh of a mother,
The screaming of lovers.
Like two angry tigers,
They tear at each other.
See how for him, lifetime's fears disappear.

Ozark Soundscape: where convention comes to die
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Time Table.
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Dusk
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Time Table has the best bass line, (and one of Mikes best, most melodic, unpredictable and diffcult yet simple bass lines)
you know Procol Harum created their own nieche in prog in the 70s like theyr own symph prog sound which they molded to their own IMO, quote Aginor
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Time Table is just gorgeous
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Time Table is the best.
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Voted for Dusk. For Absent Friends would be a second option.
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Cuckoo Cocoon for me.
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Voted Cuckoo Cocoon - just beating Dusk.
 
I think More fool me and Time table are the two weak links on their respective albums.
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Dusk followed by For Absent Friends (don't such friends always come second?).  For a soft instrumental, you can't beat Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats.
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Time Table. Great song with noble lyrics...
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