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Poll Question: Which album is your favourite?
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37 [36.63%]
25 [24.75%]
32 [31.68%]
3 [2.97%]
4 [3.96%]
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Originally posted by rogerthat rogerthat wrote:

Well, that may be because Red is to KC what CTTE is to Yes or SEBTP is to Genesis.  As in, it's an album that attracts lot of people who may not even be huge KC fans.  ITCOTCK is another such album of KC.  Relayer isn't quite in that category, which doesn't make it better or worse than Red.  It's all down to preferences and I personally prefer Red.

Very true, and Red is a stellar record.
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Went back and forth between Red and Lamb. If I remove my favorite song from each (Starless and Fly On a Windshield) and compare the remainder, Lamb wins.
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We all know that Red is one of the few albums at the apogee of progressive rock, unless you think "progressive" only means symphonic.with keyboards.   However, I like to spread the love whenever possible.  Therefore, I'm picking Starless and Bible Black.  Incidentally, the fact that Fripp and company could come up with these two masterpieces in the SAME YEAR is simply astonishing to me.
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Red, nothing else from the big six this year comes close, IMO.
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It's so very strange to me. Red is stripped down KC to such an extent that it seems like punk rock to me. If the Lamb were to be edged out by Starless and Bible Black that would at least make more sense to me. Oh well.
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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway for me. Such a musically diverse album and contains, in my opinion, some of Genesis' most haunting and beautiful but with an extra dose of strange music.
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Originally posted by HackettFan HackettFan wrote:

1. The Lamb
2. Starless and Bible Black

I don't understand the attraction to Red. Most everything seems so slow and boring on it to me. Providence is a fantastic piece, though.

You think Red is boring? Oh dear...
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1-The Lamb (I vote to this)
1- RED (I dont know why I choose another!!!)
3-Warchild
4- Starless 

I dont have No.2 in this poll. Hardest poll in "The Big Six" series for me. And I like Todd's Utopia so much.
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I can't help but notice the lack of Gentle Giant appreciation in these polls. For shame!
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^^^ They were never part of the big six and never really that big but a f**king great band I tell you!Smile
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Originally posted by Mirror Image Mirror Image wrote:

I can't help but notice the lack of Gentle Giant appreciation in these polls. For shame!

Originally posted by ProgMetaller2112 ProgMetaller2112 wrote:

^^^ They were never part of the big six and never really that big but a f**king great band I tell you!Smile

^This x 2!
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Red > The Lamb > Relayer, but they are all very close to each other in my personal top 3
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1. The Lamb Lies Down
2. Red 
3. Relayer 
4. Starless and Bible  Black
5. War Child

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Originally posted by Mirror Image Mirror Image wrote:


Originally posted by HackettFan HackettFan wrote:

1. The Lamb
2. Starless and Bible Black

I don't understand the attraction to Red. Most everything seems so slow and boring on it to me. Providence is a fantastic piece, though.

You think Red is boring? Oh dear...


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Relayer, but Lamb comes close
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