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Open-Mind 
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Posted: August 21 2006 at 10:40 |
In my opinion, "Epilog" is a true masterpiece. "Hybris" is also a masterpiece, but if I need to rate the albums so I would give 10 to "Epilog" and 9.5 to "Hybris" (only  ) What's your opinion?
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CaptainWafflos
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Posted: August 21 2006 at 11:04 |
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I prefer Eplilog as well.
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Posted: August 21 2006 at 11:06 |
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Hybris here.
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Posted: August 21 2006 at 11:32 |
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Posted: August 21 2006 at 13:32 |
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Hybris here, but Epilog is also great
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Tony R
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Posted: August 21 2006 at 13:38 |
 Open-Mind wrote:
In my opinion, "Epilog" is a true masterpiece. "Hybris" is also a masterpiece, but if I need to rate the albums so I would give 10 to "Epilog" and 9.5 to "Hybris" (only  )What's your opinion?
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what's the difference between a "masterpiece" and a true masterpiece?
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Philéas
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Posted: August 21 2006 at 14:16 |
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Epilog is over-looked. It is as good as, if not even better than, Hybris.
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Kleynan
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Posted: August 21 2006 at 14:17 |
Tony R wrote:
Open-Mind wrote:
In my opinion, "Epilog" is a true masterpiece. "Hybris" is also a masterpiece, but if I need to rate the albums so I would give 10 to "Epilog" and 9.5 to "Hybris" (only )What's your opinion?
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what's the difference between a "masterpiece" and a true masterpiece? |
Quite alot actually! It's the same as genius and most genius. I wouldn't call Hybris or Epilog true masterpieces though...
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Tony R
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Posted: August 21 2006 at 14:19 |
Kleynan wrote:
Tony R wrote:
Open-Mind wrote:
In my opinion, "Epilog" is a true masterpiece. "Hybris" is also a masterpiece, but if I need to rate the albums so I would give 10 to "Epilog" and 9.5 to "Hybris" (only [IMG]alt=" align=absMiddle smiley1.gif smileys Smile>)What's your opinion? |
what's the difference between a "masterpiece" and a true masterpiece? |
Quite alot actually! It's the same as genius and most genius. I wouldn't call Hybris or Epilog true masterpieces though... |
so do you know the difference between a lot and alot? 
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Kleynan
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Posted: August 21 2006 at 14:25 |
Let's take Yes for an example: You hear CTTE for the first time, and you label it a masterpiece right away... Then TfTO comes to the picture, and you realise, that this is in fact the true masterpiece.  It's the same with Selling England by the Pound and Foxtrot. (I'm judging from my own experiences of course)
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Logan
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Posted: August 21 2006 at 14:32 |
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In one sense, a masterpiece is an outstanding artistic work -- in this case an exceptional prog album. In the other it's an artist's (or group's) best work (which I imagine is what is meant by the "true masterpiece" here).
I also think both albums to be masterpieces of progressive rock, but if I had to choose Anglagard's masterpiece, maybe Hybris. Their both pretty much equally good for me.
Edited by Logan - August 21 2006 at 14:33
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Tony R
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Posted: August 21 2006 at 14:34 |
Kleynan wrote:
Let's take Yes for an example: You hear CTTE for the first time, and you label it a masterpiece right away... Then TfTO comes to the picture, and you realise, that this is in fact the true masterpiece. [IMG]height=17 alt=Wink src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley2.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle> It's the same with Selling England by the Pound and Foxtrot. (I'm judging from my own experiences of course) |
or is that just an example of how the liberal use of hyperbole ruins critical analysis? Surely an artist can only have one masterpiece,"true" or otherwise.. I'm not sure either of Anglagard's albums quite falls into that category. Very good albums though....
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Kleynan
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Posted: August 21 2006 at 14:34 |
Logan wrote:
In one sense, a masterpiece is an outstanding artistic work -- in this case an exceptional prog album. In the other it's an artist's (or group's) best work (which I imagine is what is meant by the "true masterpiece" here).
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Good theory! Then I would label Hybris their true masterpiece.
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Kleynan
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Posted: August 21 2006 at 14:40 |
Tony R wrote:
Surely an artist can only have one masterpiece,"true" or otherwise..
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I'm not really sure. What If you encounter an album, that you consider to be a masterpiece, only to find another album by that artist better? Does the first album then lose it's rank of a "master's piece"?
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Tony R
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Posted: August 21 2006 at 14:43 |
Kleynan wrote:
Tony R wrote:
Surely an artist can only have one masterpiece,"true" or otherwise.. |
I'm not really sure. What If you encounter an album, that you consider to be a masterpiece, only to find another album by that artist better? Does the first album then lose it's rank of a "master's piece"? |
that's why you dont pass judgement until you can evaluate a career's worth of output...
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dagrush
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Posted: August 21 2006 at 16:04 |
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Hybris. Epilog is too inconsistent.
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Posted: August 21 2006 at 17:45 |
dagrush wrote:
Hybris. Epilog is too inconsistent.
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Sadly, I agree. Epilog didn't hit me as Hybris did.
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Melomaniac
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Posted: August 22 2006 at 10:37 |
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Hybris without a doubt, even though Epilog is a great album also.
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Asyte2c00
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Posted: August 22 2006 at 10:38 |
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Hybris. Its an anachronism of its time, Its as if they were jamming with Yes, and ELp before they recorded the albums, its at the samel caliber as the symphonic titans
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