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Close To The Edge vs Foxtrot |
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 Topic: Close To The Edge vs FoxtrotPosted: October 13 2019 at 15:13 |
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Yesterday, I started a Close To The Edge vs Supper's Ready poll, and at present, somewhat surprisingly, Supper's Ready is leading. I'm wondering if this lead will translate to their respective albums.
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Posted: October 13 2019 at 15:32 |
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Foxtrot is the best album of all time so uhhhh... first vote for Foxtrot
I think close to the edge is an easy 5 star album, but I also think every song on Foxtrot is better than every song on Close to the Edge (With the exception of Horizons). That's how much I think Foxtrot runs away with it. Close to the Edge vs Selling England, now that one would be a lot closer.
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Posted: October 13 2019 at 15:40 |
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Close to the Edge is my #1, Foxtrot #2.
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Posted: October 13 2019 at 15:43 |
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CttE, but Foxtrot is also a masterpiece.
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Posted: October 13 2019 at 17:25 |
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Posted: October 13 2019 at 18:03 |
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Posted: October 13 2019 at 18:25 |
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As I said on the previous poll, Foxtrot is my least favorite of the classic PG-era albums, yet I still think it a great five star album. Overall, I prefer CttE.
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Posted: October 13 2019 at 19:05 |
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Foxtrot. If it was going against Fragile, would be a tough call. I mean this one is too.. but that really would be, for me.
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Posted: October 13 2019 at 20:54 |
this, voted for Foxtrot
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Posted: October 13 2019 at 21:41 |
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CTTE for me. The only real standouts on Foxtrot are Supper's Ready and Watcher of the Skies. The rest? Meh. Actually, I take that back since horizons is nice. The rest could have been outtakes from Nursery Cryme.
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Posted: October 13 2019 at 23:21 |
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Posted: October 14 2019 at 01:03 |
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Foxtrot, without a doubt.
CTTE only has one good track. |
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Posted: October 14 2019 at 03:38 |
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CTTE first, then Foxtrot trotting right behind
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Posted: October 14 2019 at 05:37 |
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Foxtrot, because reasons.
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Welcome to the middle of the film.
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Posted: October 14 2019 at 05:51 |
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CTTE has the greatest prog song of all time on it (and it's not the title track) so that get's my vote.
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Posted: October 14 2019 at 06:01 |
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Foxtrot.
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Posted: October 14 2019 at 06:17 |
Broadly agree with this view. I wouldn't perhaps say "Meh" about the rest of Foxtrot. It's a five star album and a prog rock classic, but CTTE is 100/100 for me, it is pure perfection, whereas some of the other tracks on Foxtrot are good but not perfect and the album is maybe 96/100
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Posted: October 14 2019 at 06:37 |
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Man, this poll is always neck and neck every time I check!
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Posted: October 14 2019 at 07:22 |
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If it’s genesis against yes 99% of the time I’ll always choose genesis just cause I prefer their sound. Both bands are in my top 5 but genesis is perpetually going to be number one by a big margin for me.
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Posted: October 14 2019 at 08:17 |
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I suppose it gets down to Close To The Edge (the song) versus Supper's Ready and the choice is not clear cut at all, as both are Iconic Prog Masterpieces. My favorite part of Supper's Ready though is Apocalyse in 9/8; without that part Supper's Ready falls a bit short for me. As opposed to CTTE, the entirety almost has no segments to stand alone in my book. CTTE by a nostril hair.
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