You favorite Henry Cow track
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Topic: You favorite Henry Cow track
Posted By: andreol263
Subject: You favorite Henry Cow track
Date Posted: November 04 2016 at 08:33
Choose only one and tell us why you prefer this one ------------- 
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: November 04 2016 at 08:36
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From this list I'd pick Living in the Heart of the Beast, which is actually my second favourite, just after Beautiful as the Moon - Terrible as an Army with Banners. ------------- 
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Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: November 04 2016 at 08:36
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Amygdala (especially the original mix). Beast and Industry come very close though. ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Date Posted: November 04 2016 at 08:49
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"Teenbeat" is my favorite, especially with "Teenbeat Introduction" and "Teenbeat Reprise" counted in. The whole trilogy really sums up everything I love about them and everything that makes them one of my all-time favorite bands. "Amygdala", "Ruins", "Living in the Heart of the Beast" and "Industry" follow very closely. ------------- Categories strain, crack and sometimes break, under their burden - step out of the space provided. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: November 04 2016 at 09:14
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Half Asleep, Half Awake from this list Ruins -infact Unrest side one contains my favorite 22 minutes of Henry Cow.
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Posted By: mechanicalflattery
Date Posted: November 04 2016 at 09:33
| Of these, Industry. My favorite overall would probably be Morning Star. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 04 2016 at 10:17
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Industry, but they are all excellent. ------------- 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. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 04 2016 at 10:30
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Way too hard to pick, all are wonderful, I'll go with Living In The Heart Of The Beast ..... because ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: DeadSouls
Date Posted: November 04 2016 at 12:11
| 'Living in the Heart of the Beast' followed by 'Nirvana for Mice' and 'Erk Gah'. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: November 04 2016 at 13:21
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Amygdala. I love this wonderful piece of music for its very 'Canterbury' sound and style, it also has some serene moments that mean the world to me. Zrav has it right by saying Beast and Industry are up there as well. Hodgkinson's organ work is mind-blowing. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 04 2016 at 16:01
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Went with Ruins, but I like all of these very much. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: November 04 2016 at 22:18
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Industry. Love the complexity and intensity and though Chris Cutler would not thank me but it fits in well with a Crim type play list. For me anyway. Amygdala was a near first choice. |
Posted By: Thatfabulousalien
Date Posted: November 04 2016 at 22:23
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It's a tie between the Heart of the Beast and Ruins for me, they're both so....wow! ------------- Classical music isn't dead, it's more alive than it's ever been. It's just not on MTV. https://www.soundcloud.com/user-322914325 |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: November 05 2016 at 12:17
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For all what they stand for, Henry Cow should probably be one of my favourite bands, but actually I often find myself just respecting their music, not really loving it. At times I suspect complexity for complexity's sake. Sure it's good super-progressive music, but... That said, three of these click with me, namely Ruins, Industry and The Beast. The vote goes to Industry but these three are more or less on a par. |
Posted By: 2dogs
Date Posted: November 06 2016 at 00:15
The Beast - it's long, complex, varied and has Dagmar singing on it  .------------- "There is nothing new except what has been forgotten" - Marie Antoinette |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: November 06 2016 at 00:46
| The ones from Leg End. I listened to that album last night and Rotter's club too. Same family. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: November 06 2016 at 05:14
---- it was the first H.C track that really hit me and did like a ton of bricks... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: November 09 2016 at 02:29
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The first Cow album I bought was IPOL when it came out in 75, so 'Beast' it is but a very close call, I love everything this band has done! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: November 09 2016 at 14:56
Gretel's Tale because it was lonely  ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: andreol263
Date Posted: November 09 2016 at 16:00
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My vote would go to Ruins, i just don't know but i simply love this music, even more than Beast or Teenbeat -------------
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Posted By: animal_laminate
Date Posted: November 11 2016 at 05:51
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LITHOTB. Cuz it's their best, of course. Duh. Altho' I love it all; especially Half Asleep Half Awake, and Nine Funerals Of The Citizen King, which really ought to be on the list. And War. And Bittern Storm. And Beautiful As The Moon. And all their other tracks in fact including on the box sets
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Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: November 14 2016 at 07:34
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That's a good point; all their studio albums were different and live, they were different again! |