The Great Gig in the Sky vs Hole in the Sky
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Topic: The Great Gig in the Sky vs Hole in the Sky
Posted By: thief
Subject: The Great Gig in the Sky vs Hole in the Sky
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 06:36
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They have nothing in common but the name and era... one coming from highly acclaimed The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), the other - Sabotage (1975). Which one you find more convincing, which one do you spin more often? |
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Posted By: Fischman
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 06:41
| I'm a huge Sabbath fan and generally spend more time with them than with Floyd, but in this particular matchup, I have to go with the latter. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 06:45
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two very different songs, don't know what to do here... |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 07:34
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I like Sabotage, my first Sabbath album, but how can it compete wth my first Pink Floyd album? The great Rick in the sky, I have read somewhere. From Sabotage I prefer Symptom of the Universe, a great metal song. ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 08:55
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Apples and oranges. Love both, but I'll give Sabbath the vote. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 08:59
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Both once every decade is enough for me. ------------- |
Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 09:25
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Love them both, but today I will take Sabbath over Floyd. ------------- https://ibb.co/8x0xjR0" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 09:28
| I'm voting for The Great Gig in the Sky. It's a classic song on a classic album. |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 09:34
Neither is better than the other, for they both serve different musical purposes. Both are great songs. I voted Floyd this time because while I heard great metal before Sabotage, I had never heard anything like the Great Gig before that first time.  ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 09:35
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Since the question is "which do you spin more often?", easily Hole in the Sky. I just listened to Sabotage the other day. Haven't listened to Dark Side of the Moon on purpose in 25+ years (it was played by someone at literally every single party I went to in the 90's). I often wonder what my attitude about that album would be if it hadn't been played into the ground. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 09:56
| Both are very good but GGitS is one of my favorites from Dark Side so that is what I voted for. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 13:37
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Pinky ------------- 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: Mormegil
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 14:31
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Floyd ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Fischman
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 15:26
And it was played at literally every party I went to in the 70s and 80s as well. I also suffered from massive burnout and swore to never listen to it ever again. Then one day, on a lark, I revisited it with well rested ears... and was quite forcefully reminded of what a truly magnificent album it is. I'm really glad I gave it another chance.
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Tapfret wrote:Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 17:04
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Love the Sabotage album. But Great Gig is just so ethereally brilliant and mood modifying, with a human voice that says much without saying anything. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Mudpuppy64
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 18:34
| Sabbath |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 19:57
| The Great Gig in the Sky is one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs! |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 20:32
| I'm tempted to vote for The Great Gig in the Sky, and I don't even know the other one (but of course I won't do that). |
Posted By: thief
Date Posted: November 06 2019 at 00:59
I suggest you try it out (if you can stomach 70s hard rock). Although not necessarily in the premier league of Sabbath songs ("Wheels of Confusion", "Megalomania", "Into the Void" etc.), I find it a terrific opening track. Definitely a prime Black Sabbath offering.
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: November 06 2019 at 06:35
Exactly how I feel.
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: November 06 2019 at 22:40
Well, I do like Sabbath (I just haven't heard that album yet), as well as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Uriah Heep, and a few others. Though, as far as Sabbath goes, I mostly like better the live version on Reunion than the originals. The extra heaviness really helps the songs. |
Posted By: thief
Date Posted: November 06 2019 at 23:59
Fair enough. When it comes to heaviness, I dunno, we have dozens Black Sabbath ripoffs nowadays, but only Sabbath had that early 70s production AND powerful riffs despite guitar amps not suitable to this style of music. But I honestly love Reunion version of "Into the Void"
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