Heaven and Earth vs Works Vol 2
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Topic: Heaven and Earth vs Works Vol 2
Posted By: JD
Subject: Heaven and Earth vs Works Vol 2
Date Posted: July 01 2014 at 07:20
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Both these albums currently have the same rating of 2.34 even thought the number of reviews is way skewed. So which do you prefer? For me it's Works Vol2. Even though it's clearly a "bargain bin collection" from the cutting room floor at least the first three songs show some sense of musical ambition. "Watching Over You", sappy lullaby as it sound is at the very least an honest song from the heart. I'll be watching closely over the next weeks / months to see if Heaven and Earth transcends to the level of "In the Hot Seat" lord knows it deserves to. Truly the end of and era. 
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: July 01 2014 at 07:39
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`Heaven and Earth' for me, although I don't hate `Works vol 2'
`Works' is a screwy mess of different styles, some work and some don't `H&E' is at least consistently pleasant fancy AOR in the same style! 
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 01 2014 at 08:44
| Heaven and Earth hasn't been released yet so I can't compare it to anything. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: July 01 2014 at 09:00
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chopper wrote:Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 01 2014 at 09:07
| ^They didn't have to work to hard to produce this all time turkey. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: July 01 2014 at 11:04
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I've listened to Works vol.2 yesterday (what a coincidence). There's a bunch of songs that I like on it, even though they are not proper ELP songs, like "Show Me The Way To Go Home". I quite hate Brain Salad Surgery (if it works for you it works for me....what a poor lyrics). I think the rating is right. On the other side I haven't listened to the last Yes, so I can't vote. ------------- 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: Michael678
Date Posted: July 01 2014 at 12:04
that! plus i haven't heard Works Vol 2 anyway. ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: Xonty
Date Posted: July 01 2014 at 16:56
Yeah, when is that getting released?
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Posted By: dave-the-rave
Date Posted: July 01 2014 at 19:02
| 'Heaven and Earth' is a slap in the face of all that is holy (The Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge, Yessongs, Tales, Relayer & Going for the One). 'Works Vol. 2' is just some pretentiously packaged leftovers. 'Heaven aand Earth' is the bigger turkey because it's fallen from greater heights. |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: July 01 2014 at 21:54
^ Some loyal fans who no doubt obtained their new Yes albums through legal means Slap in the face alright.------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 02 2014 at 01:35
that track was a bit of a pastiche on a bluesy style. Originally it was recorded as part of the BSS sessions along with When The Apple Blossom Blooms In The Windmills of Your Mind... Works Vol II is a complete mess and was just the left overs of Works Vol One , BSS and anything else lying around that was recorded between 1973 and 1977. I haven't heard that Yes album yet but I'm guessing it will at least be a coherent and consistent
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: July 02 2014 at 01:43
Works 2 is exactly what you say, but inside that stuff there is still something listenable. Keith Emerson had a huge commercial success in Italy with his ragtimes which were used as openers and closers for a famous TV show in the late 70s and were released as Emerson's solo singles. The fact that they appear an Works 2 is the demonstration of what you say. I think I've rated it with two stars when I was so lucky to have time for reviews. ------------- 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: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: July 02 2014 at 03:39
Why start a poll which cites an album that hasn't even been released yet? Reductio ad absurdum: comparing the pre-release ratings of Works Volume 2 with those of Heaven & Earth might have made a tiny bit more sense but would still betray the OP as a complete imbecile. ------------- 
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 02 2014 at 05:16
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I heard one song from Heaven & Earth, at YouTube, and it's a nice crossover prog IMO.
Well, I love Works Vol 2 so I voted that one. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 02 2014 at 05:50
Which shows how useless this poll is when you've voted for one album against one track from the other.
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: July 02 2014 at 06:35
This, again. Such a ridiculous poll, it requires locking  ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 03 2014 at 01:56
Honky Tonk Train Blues was I think the first music video to be shown on Italian TV (or I might have made that up as my memory is not always reliable  )What was fun about Works 2 was its 'big band' sound on some tracks notably the one just mentioned and also So Far To Fall , Show Me The Way To Go Home and Close But Not Touching. Pity that ELP didn't flesh this out a bit more and build a whole album round this theme.(IMO) |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: July 03 2014 at 11:18
This yet again. And I would be for locking the thread as well. ------------- 
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 04 2014 at 04:46
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Posted By: proggman
Date Posted: July 05 2014 at 22:28
Emerson, Lake & Palmer Works Volume 2------------- When he rides, my fears subside. For darkness turns once more to light. Through the skies, his white horse flies. To find a land beyond the night. |