Musical Box vs Epitaph: Vocals
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Topic: Musical Box vs Epitaph: Vocals
Posted By: Dellinger
Subject: Musical Box vs Epitaph: Vocals
Date Posted: January 16 2012 at 20:00
| On which of this two songs do you like the singing better, Epitaph by King Crimson, or The Musical Box by Genesis. |
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: January 16 2012 at 20:06
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I think Box is more diverse and intense emotionally. it's a mini epic with a variety of moods, from peaceful (the beginning) to downright disturbing (the "Let me get to know your flesh..." part). One of my favorite performances of Gabriel's. Epitaph is beautiful as well. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: MattGuitat
Date Posted: January 16 2012 at 20:09
The end of musical Box is one of Pete's best performances, but I have feeling that it will lose to Epitaph.  Still, I vote Musical Box.
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Posted By: Crimzonite
Date Posted: January 16 2012 at 20:33
| Epitaph, hands down. Greg Lake's vocals are immaculate. |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: January 16 2012 at 20:39
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Confusion . . . shall be my epitaph. ------------- 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: PabstRibbon
Date Posted: January 16 2012 at 20:41
| Musical Box |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: January 16 2012 at 20:55
Well said. Overall, i also enjoy Gabriel much, much more than Lake.
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The Miracle wrote:Posted By: MoodyRush
Date Posted: January 16 2012 at 21:07
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Musical Box on this occasion. Gabriel's emotional performance is wonderful. Nothing against Lake though. ------------- Follow me down to the valley below. Moonlight is bleeding from out of your soul. -Lazarus |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 16 2012 at 21:58
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The Musical Box for me. ------------- 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: Svetonio
Date Posted: January 16 2012 at 22:08
| I prefer Epitaph vocals |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: January 16 2012 at 22:28
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Epitaph by far!! Lake's vocals on this song are simply beautiful. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: January 16 2012 at 22:44
| This is funny. Here I am voting against Gabriel when, in the PG vs. GL vocals poll, I voted for him. I'll say it's because of Musical Box's arrangement, as opposed to all the material from Gabriel I love. I never cared for early Genesis at all. |
Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: January 16 2012 at 23:13
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Gabriel shines brilliantly in "The Musical Box." Well, pretty much every song he has sung. ------------- 
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Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: January 17 2012 at 00:25
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This is a choice between two of the best vocal performances in prog rock. Epitaph by a whisker. |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: January 17 2012 at 00:29
| 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. |
Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: January 17 2012 at 00:37
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As much as I like KC, I don't like Lake's vocals at all. Plus the Musical Box is a freaking great song on a not so great album, but great song nontheless! ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 17 2012 at 01:37
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Epitaph, because Lake's vocals are really beautiful on that song. |
Posted By: dedokras
Date Posted: January 17 2012 at 01:42
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Box is not my favourite Genesis song but the vocals are pure class, and I don't care about Epitaph and dislike the vocals...
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: January 17 2012 at 02:39
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Gabriel's theatrical performance matched against Lake's clear voice: a good contest. I prefer the vocals on The Musical Box, just a bit. ------------- 
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: January 17 2012 at 05:09
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Not even close, The Musical Box.
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Posted By: cannon
Date Posted: January 17 2012 at 05:24
 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 By: Snow Dog
Date 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. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: January 17 2012 at 05:37
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i'll happily vote against Greg Lake whenever you allow me to ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 17 2012 at 05:44
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^OK...I wish I had voted Epitaph now. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: January 17 2012 at 07:17
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Posted By: friso
Date Posted: January 17 2012 at 08:31
| 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. |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: January 17 2012 at 08:48
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a heaping helping of Booooth ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: January 17 2012 at 08:48
Yea Nursery Cryme is soo much better. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 17 2012 at 18:39
| 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. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: January 18 2012 at 07:10
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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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Posted By: HarbouringTheSoul
Date 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. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date 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.
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: January 18 2012 at 10:52
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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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Posted By: lazland
Date 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. ------------- 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: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 18 2012 at 14:06
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. |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: January 18 2012 at 14:32
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Posted By: 7headedchicken
Date Posted: January 18 2012 at 18:27
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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. |
Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: January 20 2012 at 05:23
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Epitaph.
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: December 20 2012 at 02:48
| Ah ... crap ... should have voted for Greg. Eh ... who cares? They both were amazing. |
Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: December 20 2012 at 03:08
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Pete is wonderful on Musical Box, but gotta go with Epitaph ------------- http://bit.ly/1kqTR8y" rel="nofollow">  The greatest record label of all time! |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: December 20 2012 at 05:15
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Vote for The Musical Box. Gabriel for me is a superior singer, his voice is beautiful and his style is unique, whilst Lake's voice is beautiful but not unique.
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Posted By: Earthmover
Date Posted: December 20 2012 at 08:42
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Epitaph. I've never thought about The Musical Box as a vocal achievement, far from Pete's best performances imo. -------------  |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: December 20 2012 at 22:29
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"Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying", Greg Lake I love Pete but I'll go with Mr. Lake on this one ------------- “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: December 20 2012 at 23:06
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This was a tough one. I love Geg Lake, but I have to go with Pete. More soul.
We always talk about Musical Box. How about a comparison with Seven Stones or Looking for Someone? |
Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: December 21 2012 at 01:09
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Posted By: kjprogger
Date Posted: December 22 2012 at 08:31
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It's like asking which of my 2 children do I prefer? I prefer the song Musical Box, but that's not the question. I prefer the vocals for Epitaph. Great Poll Question. |
Posted By: Josef_K
Date Posted: December 22 2012 at 16:58
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Wow... I'll have to come back on this one. Two masterpieces in every sense of the word, never even thought of comparing them before to be honest. I guess I'm leaning towards Musical Box though since I am a bigger fan of Peter Gabriel than Greg Lake... however Epitaph might just be Greg's very strongest performance ever. ------------- Leave the past to burn, At least that's been his own - Peter Hammill |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: December 24 2012 at 18:45
me too, very slight edge to Musical Box as a song but a slightly bigger edge to Epitaph for vocals. As has been said more or less by others, with Musical Box I am more enthralled by the instruemntal parts and arrangements, even as I acknowledge Gabriel's voice as an important contributor. With Epitaph, Lake's vocals are as integral as the music.
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Posted By: emily hu
Date Posted: December 25 2012 at 19:37
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Musical Box on this occasion
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