Two Great Albums Poll
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Topic: Two Great Albums Poll
Posted By: gerdtheater
Subject: Two Great Albums Poll
Date Posted: June 25 2012 at 19:09
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I saw that these two amazing albums have the same punctuation, so I wondered which one is better? What do you guys think? For me is hard to decide, but I think I prefer A Trick Of The Tale.
------------- Playing a three-hour Rush show is like running a marathon while solving equations. Neil Peart |
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: June 25 2012 at 19:16
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Trick of the Tail without even blinking. Camel is rather....ummm...mundane. ------------- ...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: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: June 25 2012 at 19:29
Even though I like both very much, `Snow Goose' is my least favourite of that classic run of Camel albums from that period. I still think it's very decent, but sometimes it's a little too...pretty for it's own good. I'd also pick `Camel', `Mirage', `Moonmadness', or even `Rain Dances' to listen to over it every time. But don't get me wrong, still a very fine album! 
I hold `A Trick Of A Tail' up very highly. When I first started to dive into prog rock, my friend on the Archives here Tom Ozric gave me a tape with `Trick' on one side and Eloy's `Power and the Passion' on the other, and I had NEVER heard anything like them before in my life! So `Trick' gets the vote, especially due to nostalgic reasons! |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: June 25 2012 at 19:48
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Anything is better than Trick of the Tail. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: June 25 2012 at 19:51
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Trick is one of my sentimental favorite Genesis albums---so this is easy---I like Phil's sensitive voice on this---before he got a little too confident as a singer.
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Posted By: Wilgod3p
Date Posted: June 25 2012 at 19:54
| the snow goose is better IMO |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: June 25 2012 at 20:26
| Trick of a Tail for me. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 25 2012 at 20:35
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Snow Goose ------------- 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: Wanorak
Date Posted: June 25 2012 at 20:36
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ATOTT by far, probably my favourite Genesis album. Two totally different albums. Snow Goose is a bit too sedate for me. I listen to it when I want a relaxing listen. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: June 25 2012 at 20:40
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I am about 50/50 on A Trick of the Tail, which means that half the time I listen to it I really get into it while during the other half it tends to put me asleep. The Snow Goose has a beauty and flow to it that is truly masterful, and I never get tired of it. ------------- 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: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: June 25 2012 at 23:26
Hey!  A Trick Of Tail for me. The album has a real focus on Tony's songwriting and keyboard prowess, which is brilliant of course. Phil's drumming is also fantastic on that record, specifically Los Endos. The Snow Goose is nice as well. ------------- 
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Horizons wrote:Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: June 25 2012 at 23:55
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ATotT is my least favorite Prog Genesis album, but has excellent songs, plus iot doesn't make me sleep as Camel. So will vote for ATotT Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: June 25 2012 at 23:55
This
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Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: June 26 2012 at 00:50
| No contest for me. Snow Goose by far. |
Posted By: Gandalfino
Date Posted: June 26 2012 at 01:08
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The Snow Goose.
Btw, Genesis album's name is "Trick of the Tail", not Tale!
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 26 2012 at 01:09
| My favourite album of each band although I prefer Genesis more so that gets my vote |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: June 26 2012 at 01:56
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Not my favourite Genesis album but better than The Snooze Goose ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: June 26 2012 at 02:29
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The Snow Goose. ------------- 
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: June 26 2012 at 03:41
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It used to be A Trick Of The Tail beyond any doubt. But... as years go by, the older Camel albums keep growing on me. I vote for Snow Goose. |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: June 26 2012 at 05:57
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Trick, but frankly they're both 3 stars at best.
------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 26 2012 at 12:06
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I like both considerably, but I feel that Camel really excelled when it came to The Snow Goose -- beautiful album, and one that has stood the test of time for me. Un like those whom it makes sleepy, I find it can be very exciting. That youtube clip doesn't sound as good as on my LP. I do still prefer the A Live Record version, but the studio album is still really good. {EDIT: Ugh, another one of my embeds I had to fix. I do wish I hadn't been so video embed happy or I had used the way to embed that still works back when I posted these. When I see old polls that have been bumped and an object tries to be installed, it's commonly due to me because of the way I used to embed videos - it worked back then even if it wasn't the prescribed method} ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: June 26 2012 at 12:08
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It's a tie for me.
------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: June 26 2012 at 12:11
| Snow Goose for me. I have always liked the album, especially the live version of it. |
Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: June 29 2012 at 04:12
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One of the most iconic Symphonic Prog album vs. the beginning of Genesis decline? Sorry, no contest! Camel definitely! ------------- 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: digdug
Date Posted: June 29 2012 at 10:50
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Snow Goose ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: June 29 2012 at 10:52
THIS! ------------- 
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 30 2017 at 12:39
| tough choice, I have to think a bit... |
Posted By: The Jester
Date Posted: September 30 2017 at 12:58
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The Snow Goose for me... ------------- If anybody wants please visit: http://www.gfreedomathina.blogspot.com/ This is my Blog mostly about Rock music, but also a few other things as well. You are most welcome! Thank you. :) |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: September 30 2017 at 13:08
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I like sections of The Snow Goose a lot, but am really not that crazy about 100% instrumental prog...Trick gets the vote. ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: September 30 2017 at 13:20
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TRICK! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Larkstongue41
Date Posted: September 30 2017 at 13:37
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The Snow Goose. A beautiful album. Not crazy about A Trick of the Tail. Genesis got less and less interesting for me after Gabriel's departure and I believe it shows a lot on this one album although there are still some enjoyable moments. ------------- "Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar." |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 30 2017 at 13:55
| Trick of the Tail has some great songs, but as a whole, The Snow goose works much better for me. |
Posted By: TexasKing
Date Posted: October 01 2017 at 03:53
| Genesis. |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: October 01 2017 at 04:06
| Tail |
Posted By: maryes
Date Posted: October 01 2017 at 06:31
| Both are 5 stars albums... but, The Snow Goose - Camel !!! |
Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: October 08 2017 at 15:37
| Genesis |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 08 2017 at 16:34
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I'm one of those who find Snow Goose a bu it sleepy....so Trick it is. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: February 21 2018 at 12:54
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Both are great albums, but Genesis wins for me. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: DeadSouls
Date Posted: February 22 2018 at 12:15
| Camel |
Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: February 22 2018 at 12:34
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Hmm...love 'Trick', but 'Snow Goose' is iconic. ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: February 22 2018 at 20:20
| Back in the day I loved both but preferred Snow Goose. Now I barely even listen to Trick and still love Snow Goose |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: February 22 2018 at 22:45
| the Snow Goose is so much better. |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: February 22 2018 at 22:59
| Played Snow Goose the other day. It still holds up very well. So does Trick so it's hard to choose one over the other. |