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Xonty 
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 06:28 |
Great albums by each band here IMO - the top four would be 5-star albums, the bottom two 4-stars. You can probably guess where my vote's going though 
Genesis > ELP=Pink Floyd > King Crimson > Yes > Jethro Tull
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 06:37 |
1. Selling England by the Pound - Genesis 2. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 3. Brain Salad Surgery - ELP
4. Larks' Tongues in Aspic - King Crimson 5. A Passion Play - Jethro Tull
6. Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 06:45 |
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KC > JT > PF > Yes > Genesis > ELP
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 06:48 |
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Genesis no doubts followed by Floyd. Far from then ELP and Yes
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 07:20 |
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Impossible choice, three classics by Genesis, Floyd and the Mighty Crim.
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 07:24 |
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 07:34 |
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DSoTM, though TfTO is great as well as Selling England. heard A Passion Play once before on Spotify but may need to listen to it more, same with Larks' Tongues; Part II is something that's worthwhile, really liking that riff. For Brain Salad Surgery, Still... You Turn Me On and the 1st impression of Karn Evil 9 are very good, and i have heard all 29 and a half minutes of the later, crazy stuff that was cool imo.
Edited by Michael678 - August 15 2014 at 07:37
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 07:36 |
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Even as a massive Yes fan, I know that 1973 belongs to Selling England By The Pound.
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 07:37 |
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 07:40 |
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I voted for Genesis' Selling England By The Pound, but Pink Floyd and King Crimson are very close. I can't say I think ELP's Brain Salad Surgery is that great because it has too many weak moments for me. The same with Yes' Tales from Topographic Oceans, which I thought was incredibly long-winded and short on solid musical material. Personally, I never understood the love for the album. Of course, I'd never vote for Jethro Tull because I'm simply not a fan.
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 07:41 |
Genesis I guess, but it's close. Catch me in a darker mood and I'd say DSOTM or LTIA... 
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 08:28 |
Tough call, all of them exceptional, but I think I’ll go
with Tales.
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 08:44 |
Selling England just ahead of DSOTM. Both are superb.
BSS will always have a soft spot for me because I quite like it and my late partner used to loathe it, so I played it whenever I wanted rid of him for a bit of peace and quiet!
The other three are pretty awful.
Edited by Hercules - August 15 2014 at 10:50
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 09:54 |
Voted for DSotM. LTiA would be my second choice.
The other albums have their moments but aren't at the same level for me.
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 10:03 |
 PrognosticMind wrote:
Even as a massive Yes fan, I know that 1973 belongs to Selling England By The Pound. |
This ---even though I love Tales ---Selling is a perfect masterpiece and Tales is an imperfect one 
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 10:21 |
Its very hard poll. This is my first vote in "Big Six " series that not gone to KC!!
1- Genesis - Selling England By The Pound 2-ELP - Brain Salad Surgery 3- King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic 4- Jethro Tull - A Passion Play 5- Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon 6- Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 10:36 |
twosteves wrote:
PrognosticMind wrote:
Even as a massive Yes fan, I know that 1973 belongs to Selling England By The Pound. |
This ---even though I love Tales ---Selling is a perfect masterpiece and Tales is an imperfect one  |
The rest of my list would look somewhat like this:
Selling England By The Pound Lark's Tongue In Aspic Tales From Topographic Oceans A Passion Play Dark Side of The Moon Brain Salad Surgery
Yes, my choices are rather unorthodox. But then again, so isn't my taste .
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 11:09 |
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I can't decide between the top three albums, I just can't.
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 11:33 |
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Posted: August 15 2014 at 12:24 |
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Yes>Floyd>Tull>Crim
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