Works Volume I: the Greg Lake songs
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Topic: Works Volume I: the Greg Lake songs
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Subject: Works Volume I: the Greg Lake songs
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 16:42
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I'm aware some of these songs have rubbed many people the wrong way over the years. "Too much self-pity" or "Too Neil Diamond" are the complaints that are often heard. Some have stood the test of time, while others were dropped and forgotten almost immediately. Now that it's been almost 5 years since Greg has passed, I'm really interested to see which of these is the fans' favorite. For myself, I'm going with "C'est La Vie". It was the first of these five I ever heard, and while it's often compared with "Still You Turn Me On", it's more serious and poignant. "Closer to Believing" is a close second.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 16:45
| I haven't listened to the Works albums in a long time, a bit of a chore to listen as they are quite uneven. |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 16:51
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Still I don't see a man in a mansion That an accurate pen won't puncture Go to town, go to hell, go to jail. And there's bars and saloons Where the jukebox plays blues in the night Till the madman says "Son, Time to go we could both use some light" And thy will be done. ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 17:39
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Lend Your Love to Me Tonight, but four of these are fine. ------------- 
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 17:49
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"C'est La Vie" ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 18:10
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Lake proved to be a balladeer at heart. Voted for C'est La Vie. ------------- 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: VianaProghead
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 18:24
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C'est La Vie. The only song that I really like of him on that album.
------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 20:34
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C'est la vie. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 22:21
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CLV ------------- 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: octopus-4
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 00:52
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C'est La Vie is a masterpiece, but I like the whole Works. It's not Tarkus, but I think it's very underrated. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 05:32
| C'est La Vie. |
Posted By: Earl of Mar
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 10:06
| Hallowed be thy name is a great song a sort of gives me the hibee geebees. |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 13:18
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Good poll, Steve! I'll go with Hallowed'. Really like the arrangement, and Lake is in fine form. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 16:13
| A great set of songs from Greg, hard to choose |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 16:20
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Indeed, four out of five here are great songs. I'll go with Hallowed... now. ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 21:08
Me too. One of my favorite songs. The lyrical puns and word play border on incredible.
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Earl of Mar wrote:Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 23:15
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Easily the worst of the 'solo' sections on the Works Vol 1 album. Voted for Hallowed Be Thy Name which I genuinely adore for its acerbic lyric and neurotic glissando string arrangement. The other four make Neil Sedaka sound like Black Metal. ------------- 
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Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Date Posted: November 07 2021 at 08:04
| Hallowed Be Thy Name, followed by CTB |
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 10:36
| A big thanks to everyone who participated - I had no idea so many people liked "Hallowed Be Thy Name"! |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 10:55
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Fetch the clock!
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