Three Friends vs Octopus
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Topic: Three Friends vs Octopus
Posted By: geneyesontle
Subject: Three Friends vs Octopus
Date Posted: February 05 2012 at 21:47
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Both are great. ------------- Poseidon wants to Acquire the Taste of the Fragile Lamb - Derek Adrian Gabriel Anderson, singer of the band Geneyesontle |
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: February 05 2012 at 21:56
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Three Friends ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: February 05 2012 at 21:56
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Got the recent remasters of these last year. (Usually don't do that, but I had to have the original album covers!) I'm going to say Octopus. ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: PabstRibbon
Date Posted: February 05 2012 at 22:02
| Three Friends is the best GG album IMO |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: February 05 2012 at 22:09
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Love Octopus, really dislike 3F for some reason.
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: February 05 2012 at 23:14
Yes, both albums are quite remarkable. |
geneyesontle wrote:Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: February 05 2012 at 23:20
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Octopus is the sexy pick. But I love Peel the Paint too much,
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: February 05 2012 at 23:28
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Three Friends by far for me, though I do love Knots and The Advent of Panurge.
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Posted By: Slaughternalia
Date Posted: February 05 2012 at 23:28
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Three Friends has so little of the Gentle Giant magic that I find in their other albums. Gotta love the last two tracks though. Octopus, however, is awesome front to back ------------- I'm so mad that you enjoy a certain combination of noises that I don't |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 00:39
| Both are great, yes, but Octopus wins this round. One of my favourite albums of all time. |
Posted By: Gentle Gryphon
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 01:59
I couldn't agree more... |
Posted By: JS19
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 02:44
No they're not ------------- 
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 02:53
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I like both, but I think Three Friends is the greater of these two. ------------- 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 03:01
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Both are quite good, but I'll give it to Octopus. ------------- 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: irrelevant
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 03:21
Yes they are. ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 03:47
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Good poll, because it's very difficult to choose. Even though I think they did some heavier work to create Octopus, I vote for Three Friends. There's something about the album which I really like. |
Posted By: friso
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 04:08
| Three Friends for me, not so easy to grasp atmospherically and unique in their own discography. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 04:12
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Octopus is the only GG album that I like from start to finish. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 06:52
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I wouldn't be without either but I give Octopus the edge.
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Posted By: dedokras
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 07:43
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3F by a hair, I do love Knots though
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Posted By: spknoevl
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 09:22
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They're both great albums. I'm going to let nostalgia rule the day and pick Octopus simply because the first GG song I ever heard was Knots. ------------- http://martinwebb.bandcamp.com The notes are just an interesting way to get from one silence to the next - Mick Gooderick |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 10:13
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both are awesome but Three Friends ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 13:02
| I prefer Gentle Giant after they got a bit heavier (rockier?!) in their approach so Octopus gets my vote. |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 14:40
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Octopus. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 15:41
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Eight beats three every 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: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 18:33
This but Three Friends |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 19:41
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Three Friends by far. Octopus is one of my least favourite GG albums to be quite honest. Inconsistent in my opinion. ------------- 
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 20:49
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Never cared for Three Friends; therefore, I'll take eight tentacles over six hands. ------------- ...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: geneyesontle
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 21:43
------------- Poseidon wants to Acquire the Taste of the Fragile Lamb - Derek Adrian Gabriel Anderson, singer of the band Geneyesontle |
Posted By: MoodyRush
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 22:58
About the same position for though, though less harsh on 3 Friends. It's good, but not near as great as Octopus. ------------- Follow me down to the valley below. Moonlight is bleeding from out of your soul. -Lazarus |
Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: February 07 2012 at 03:41
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Octopus because it has still more prehensile limbs than all Three Friends. ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: Bosh66
Date Posted: February 07 2012 at 04:56
| Octopus - my first GG album and sentimentally my favourite! |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: November 18 2012 at 01:21
| Octopus doesn't make much sense to me musically (especially in terms of melody, form, and texture). Voted for the more stable and most favorite GG album, Three Friends. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: November 18 2012 at 03:34
| Three Friends for me !! |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: November 18 2012 at 03:37
| I'm not a fan of this band, but there are good moments on Octopus. |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: November 18 2012 at 03:38
Octopus, but
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Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: November 18 2012 at 05:57
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Octopus
For some reason Three Friends is way down my GG list, the only GG classic i dont listen too much. ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: Ytse_Jam
Date Posted: November 18 2012 at 06:40
| Three Friends has the last two that are my favourite GG tracks, but Octopus is more consistent. I'll vote it. |
Posted By: Earthmover
Date Posted: November 18 2012 at 06:49
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Three Friends. -------------  |