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lazland 
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 Topic: Here Comes The Flood
Posted: July 16 2009 at 13:35 |
It's heaving down with rain in Wales (again  ), and those nice people at Last FM have put this great track on for my pure enjoyment. However, which is better. The original, with that incredible guitar solo, or one of the slower acoustic versions? I went, after much deliberation, with the original. 
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 13:43 |
Missed one, the version on Fripp's Exposure. 
Edited by Slartibartfast - July 16 2009 at 13:55
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 13:43 |
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I really dislike the mellower versions. The power of the original's chorus is where it's at.
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lazland
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 13:46 |
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 13:48 |
 Slartibartfast wrote:
Missed one, the version on Fripp's Exposure.
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Is that one mellow too?
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 13:56 |
StyLaZyn wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
Missed one, the version on Fripp's Exposure.
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Is that one mellow too? |
I think it's practically identical to the original. By the way, my house is between two creeks, speak not of this flood thing.  Actual photo of my back yard:  My Mom was living in Falmouth Kentucky when it flooded: 
Edited by Slartibartfast - July 16 2009 at 14:36
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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J-Man
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 14:06 |
The original by 99999999999999999999 million quadrillion trillion miles
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 14:19 |
YIKES!!!!
You might give new meaning to the term sandbagging.
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 14:21 |
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It's an excellent song in all its incarnations, but the original remains my favourite.
Edited by Syzygy - July 16 2009 at 14:22
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fuxi
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 15:42 |
Mike Gibbs' original orchestration is magnificent, it perfectly complements PG's vocal. I'm amazed everyone else here seems to agree (nine votes at the moment, all in favour of that first version), especially since PG himself usually makes noises in favour of the piano-only version. Hurray, you've all got it right!
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 15:49 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
Missed one, the version on Fripp's Exposure. |
Just what I was about to say. That was the first version I heard, so I've got a soft spot for it.
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Yorkie X
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 15:50 |
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Its close though I swing slightly towards the original for its fullness however I love the other versions as well. I saw Peter play it live in concert just him and the piano it was awesome.
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lazland
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 16:34 |
Yorkie X wrote:
Its close though I swing slightly towards the original for its fullness however I love the other versions as well. I saw Peter play it live in concert just him and the piano it was awesome.
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Yes, so did I, and you are right. The emotion and the feeling it produced in the autitorium was incredible. That is why, actually, it was a bit of a hard choice for me.
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 19:42 |
HolyMoly wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
Missed one, the version on Fripp's Exposure. |
Just what I was about to say. That was the first only version I've heard, so I've got a soft spot for it. |
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 19:49 |
[/QUOTE] I think it's practically identical to the original. By the way, my house is between two creeks, speak not of this flood thing. Actual photo of my back yard: My Mom was living in Falmouth Kentucky when it flooded: [/QUOTE]
And here in California we are in our third year of drought.  Trade you some sunshine for some water.
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 20:14 |
When I first saw this title, I thought it was going to be a new Neal Morse album. On track; First album.
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CryoftheCarrots
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 23:11 |
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Has to be the original with Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner on guitar.Those guys were 2 outstanding session guitarist's. a la Lou Reed's - Rock and Roll Animal & Alice Cooper's -Welcome to my Nightmare etc. They seemed to travel around with Bob Ezrin at that time.
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 23:14 |
Oh no, it's VERY far from the original, Peter was not pleased with the original, so he re-recorded this quiet simple version.
Edited by XunknownX - July 16 2009 at 23:15
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Posted: July 17 2009 at 00:13 |
XunknownX wrote:
Oh no, it's VERY far from the original, Peter was not pleased with the original, so he re-recorded this quiet simple version. |
Agree, more simple and intimate version but a nice one.
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The Runaway
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Posted: July 17 2009 at 05:01 |
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I was close to tears when I first heard the original one, but when I heard Shaking the Tree I was sort of bummed that it isn't the original up there.
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