Two 'technical prog' epics from 1974. |
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Moyan
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It's nice to see that Utopia performed "The Ikon" in its entirety in the twenty-first century, even if one missed the third keyboardist. This is still an incredible rendition of one of the best-ever prog tunes.
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I'm going with Genesis or Focus. LOL
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Going with "The Ikon"!
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The Gates of Delirium
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Absolutely love "The Ikon" and I even have the LP, but Delirium is a pure classic that I used to wear out. Had to go with 'Yes' on this one.
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"Together We Stand, Divided We Fall"
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^Agree. The Ikon is a masterpiece.
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One of the few times I'm not voting for Yes, specially from that era. Utopia is really a master piece.
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I shamelessly voted for "Ikon". IMO it's one of the best prog epics ever made (no matter if American or not) in terms of production, performance and composition. The vocal sections are incredibly well distributed in contrast to the instrumental breakdowns! I've heard a few stellar 20+ minute prog songs in which the balance between proggy instrumental parts and "song" sections doesn't flow with as much elegance as displayed on "Ikon".
Granted, it's longer than "Gates" and there is a lot of obvious padding that could've easily been left upon the cutting room floor, but when the track picks up the pace, it goes to the levels of songwriting and musicianship excellence never reached by Yes throughtout their entire career. Edited by Hrychu - April 30 2024 at 03:11 |
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Yes - The Gates of Delirium
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The Ikon (and that album in general) is alright, but to me, it just sounds like Todd (chameleon that he is) wanted to play prog for a bit and took all the cliches of the genre at the time and spat out this track.
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OMG... The Ikon... by 1000x more sing-able miles.
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Edited by Moyan - April 29 2024 at 18:56 |
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Frets N Worries
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As much as I love Gates... I love The Ikon more
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I like both, Gates is my choice
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A picture of the Powell Probe! Haven't seen that in a while...
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