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 Posted: January 17 2012 at 05:24 |
 Wanorak wrote:
Epitaph by far!! Lake's vocals on this song are simply beautiful. |
 Nursery Cryme isn't in the same league as ITCOTCK IMO though "Musical Box" along with "The Fountain Of Salmicus" are excellent but the rest of the album...
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Posted: January 17 2012 at 05:34 |
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Peter gives a far better emotional performance for me. Gets me every time the end. Goosebumps. Also Musical Box is better song.
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Posted: January 17 2012 at 05:37 |
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i'll happily vote against Greg Lake whenever you allow me to
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Posted: January 17 2012 at 05:44 |
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^OK...I wish I had voted Epitaph now.
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Posted: January 17 2012 at 07:17 |
ten years after wrote:
This is a choice between two of the best vocal performances in prog rock. Epitaph by a whisker. |
Similarly.
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Posted: January 17 2012 at 08:31 |
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Well, I think Epitaph could have been sung by another great vocalist, whereas The Musical Box really leans on Gabriel's distinctive approach. Still I must admit I like both songs and performances equally with the full appriciation.
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Posted: January 17 2012 at 08:48 |
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Posted: January 17 2012 at 08:48 |
cannon wrote:
Wanorak wrote:
Epitaph by far!! Lake's vocals on this song are simply beautiful. |
Nursery Cryme isn't in the same league as ITCOTCK IMO though "Musical Box" along with "The Fountain Of Salmicus" are excellent but the rest of the album... |
Yea Nursery Cryme is soo much better.
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Posted: January 17 2012 at 18:39 |
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Epitaph is one of my favourite vocal performances in prog, and one of the most emotive ones. On the other side Gabriel is still among my least liked vocalists on prog. And even though Musical Box is one of the songs sung by Gabriel that I enjoy the most... still Epitaph wins for me by far.
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Posted: January 18 2012 at 07:10 |
I actually voted for King Crimson - rare because I really don't like much of what the band did.
However, Epitaph is a wonderful piece of music and Lake's vocals are excellent, as they usually are. Gabriel's vocals on The Musical Box are also pretty amazing.
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HarbouringTheSoul
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Posted: January 18 2012 at 10:07 |
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"The Musical Box" is the epitome of musical drama. One of the most moving performances ever done by a singer in rock music. The vocals on "Epitaph" are excellent too, but that's a more conventional kind of excellence.
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Posted: January 18 2012 at 10:19 |
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Epitaph easily for me. Good as Musical Box is, I don't think the vocals are all that great. It's the instrumental tension that makes the song. Epitaph, on the other hand, is owned by Greg Lake's vocal. Stunning performance.
Edited by HolyMoly - January 18 2012 at 10:20
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Posted: January 18 2012 at 10:52 |
Epitaph vocals are not so great IMO, a bit lack of emotion despite the excellent range of Greg. On the other hand, The Musical Box vocals are MAGIC.they transport you to another world where anything is possible, the dramatic changes are brutal, and that's perfect for me..
The emotional charge in the final section vocals is amazing, nobody ever has reached that level of communication between singer and audience.
I still believe Greg has a better range, but peter is a better vocalist and Musical Box is his peak
Iván
Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - January 18 2012 at 10:55
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Posted: January 18 2012 at 12:45 |
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I love them both, but Nursery Cryme was, to me, the epitome of what early Genesis and, indeed, prog from that period was all about.
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Posted: January 18 2012 at 14:06 |
Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:
Epitaph vocals are not so great IMO, a bit lack of emotion despite the excellent range of Greg.On the other hand, The Musical Box vocals are MAGIC.they transport you to another world where anything is possible, the dramatic changes are brutal, and that's perfect for me..The emotional charge in the final section vocals is amazing, nobody ever has reached that level of communication between singer and audience. I still believe Greg has a better range, but peter is a better vocalist and Musical Box is his peak Iván
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When I first heard Musical box, I was like "What the hell is going on?" on that final charge (and I must say, not in the good sense)... however I've grown used to it and it doesn't bother me one bit anymore. Still, I wouldn't say it's among my favourite vocal perfomances by any stretch of imagination.
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Posted: January 18 2012 at 14:32 |
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The Musical Box for me. It was this song and especially PG vocals that made me interested of Genesis. GL vocals in Epitaph, well brilliant too. |
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Posted: January 18 2012 at 18:27 |
Between these two songs, Epitaph, but from the same album as The Musical Box, I'd have an easier time comparing Seven Stones to that particular KC song and in that case it may even have a slightly better vocal performance, though all excellent.
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Posted: January 20 2012 at 05:23 |
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Posted: December 20 2012 at 02:48 |
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Ah ... crap ... should have voted for Greg. Eh ... who cares? They both were amazing.
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Posted: December 20 2012 at 03:08 |
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Pete is wonderful on Musical Box, but gotta go with Epitaph
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