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Phil 
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 Posted: March 27 2007 at 13:06 |
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Both great albums, a tough choice, but if I could pick only one it would have to be Selling England by the Pound - my favourite Genesis album, some great tracks; WYWH is great as well but doesn't have the same high points for me, and isn't my favourite Floyd album (that's Animals)
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dedokras
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Posted: April 06 2007 at 07:16 |
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Tough choice, voted Wish but Selling is great too
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Draconean
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Posted: April 06 2007 at 08:03 |
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WYWH!
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I'm running still,
I shall until,
one day I hope that I'll arrive
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chessman
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Posted: April 06 2007 at 10:39 |
Funnily enough, I've just finished playing 'Selling England' and, of course, I voted for that. It's not my favourite Genesis album, in fact it doesn't make my top three, but I prefer it to WYWH.
When 'Wish' was released, I, and other Floyd fans I knew, were quite disappointed in it. Over the years I have grown to like it more, and it's probably my number three Floyd album now, behind 'Meddle' and 'Dark Side', but it's not in my top twenty albums.
Mind you, 'Close To The Edge' isn't in my top four Yes albums either!  It comes in fifth, behind 'TFTO', 'Fragile', 'Relayer' & GFTO'. It's a decent album nevertheless.
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jalas
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Posted: April 06 2007 at 12:50 |
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that is not a very hard choice for me. it has to be Wish you Were Here.
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White Shadow
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Posted: April 06 2007 at 13:25 |
 Progger wrote:
IMO 'Wish You Were Here' should be bumber two behind CTTE in the prog archives chart but what do you think? |
So? I struggle to see your point. SEBTP is number one and where it should be. Wish You Were Here is lucky to be number three, as great as it is. But, when albums are that high does it really matter what its exact place is?
PS The progarchives list doesnt mean crap. So, I wouldn't focus on changing it because I, for one, won't be told what albums are beter than others by a website, no offense, progarchives.
PPS I do love the constant battle between SEBTP and CTTE.
Edited by White Shadow - April 06 2007 at 13:28
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: April 06 2007 at 13:29 |
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"Wish You Were Here" gets more rotation in my library. Great headphone album too.
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prog4evr
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Posted: April 29 2007 at 06:08 |
Bj-1 wrote:
SEBTP. |
Indeed - no more needs to be said!
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Prayermad
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Posted: April 29 2007 at 08:38 |
A close call for Wywh in my opinion. I don't think Selling England is a masterpiece, because it has a couple of flawed tracks. Wywh is closer to perfection, again, imho.
I think both Foxtrot and Nursery Cryme > Selling England, and i think Animals > Wywh.
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Certif1ed
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Posted: April 29 2007 at 12:39 |
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Selling England - no contest.
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The important thing is not to stop questioning.
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cyberiancygnus
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Posted: April 29 2007 at 16:37 |
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i will vote for SEBTP , although WYWH is amazing i think 'welcome to the machine' and 'have a cigar' are 4* songs instead of 5*
....however my personal fav is TLLDOB
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cuncuna
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Posted: April 29 2007 at 16:40 |
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OA, IMPATKOW. IIRA!!!
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¡Beware of the Bee!
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el böthy
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Posted: April 29 2007 at 17:15 |
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WYWH is perfect in almost every way... Selling not
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bluetailfly
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Posted: April 29 2007 at 18:16 |
This whole voting thing is idiotic, but what the hell, I like to play idiotic games sometimes myself  . WYWH wins only because (1) it captivates the listener from beginning to end, without let up. You leave the LP altered, somber, in awe of the magic it has worked on you. "Welcome to the Machine;" well, what can I say, if any song has the power to mesmerize and horrify, it is that one.
SEBTP, of course it's a great album, but it's a collection of music, composed separatly and not with a unified vision. Epping Forest, I know its a fun song an all, but it de-engergizes the ablum length experience a bit.
Terror trumps forest songs, at least to my mind.
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