Supper's Ready vs. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
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Topic: Supper's Ready vs. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
Posted By: A_Flower
Subject: Supper's Ready vs. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 11:41
| These two songs have very similar structures in completely different atmospheres. I vote Lighthouse |
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Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 11:43
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Very disappointed you didn't vote for Supper judging by your username. ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: O666
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 11:45
| SUPPER easily for me. |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 12:30
| "Supper's Ready" still doesn't quite cut it for me. "A Plague ..." it is. |
Posted By: condor
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 12:46
| Both incredible pieces but Plague because it's more adventurous. On each factor, they are incredibly close. |
Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 12:49
| Easiest choice ever... |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 13:04
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Supper's Ready, one of the first prog epics I heard. I do prefer the live Second's Out version with Phil on vocals. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 13:09
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Plague nowadays. ------------- |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 13:14
| A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 13:45
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VDGG ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: garfunkel
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 14:34
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I've found Genesis very boring lately, it has to be Plague. |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 14:47
Well what would you perfer as a username? A_Flower or I_don't_want_to_know_I_just_want_to_grow_why_can't_I_let_me_leave_and_be_free_but_die_very_slowly_alone |
sublime220 wrote:Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 15:01
why lately? they're always boring for me. ------------- "Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl." |
Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 15:25
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Supper's Ready ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 15:37
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Supper's Ready by far. One of the really great prog tracks. VDGG does nothing for me and I've never managed to listen to APOLK right through in one go; I get bored of Hamill's voice very quickly. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 16:32
This, in caps with bold and italics. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 16:54
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Gotta be Supper..........I've also always had a problem with Hammill's voice. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: the lighthouse keepe
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 17:40
Hammill's voice is pretty unique,but there ain't many better than him vocally.However SR gets my vote on this occasion! ------------- "Hello sun.Hello bird. Hello my lady. Hello breakfast.May I buy you again tomorrow?" |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 18:50
| Two great tracks, but I have to go with "Supper's Ready". |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 19:56
very easily--it's my fav epic---when I've heard CTTE one time too many  don't have a problem with Hammils voice I quite hate it
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 21:47
| Supper's Ready for me. It flows perfectly from beginning to end, each moment really wonderful, while Plague is really wonderful for the first half of the song, but then becomes too chaotic, or else just not interesting enough. I do love Peter Hammill (though he does has his "this is too much" moments), and this song is one of the great examples of his vocal genius... it sounds like it's two different people singing at the beginning. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 21:52
I do like the Second's Out version a lot too, and in many parts I think it's better than the original (I have always liked Phil's vocals better... or almost always). But I even the "comic section" is perfect for me on the original song, while on the Seconds Out version it is mostly ruined, and that breaks the flow of perfection from the studio version. Plus, I do miss the flute a bit... not so much as I expected to miss it (since it was adequatley replaced by Banks), but it's still better to have real flute. |
Posted By: Run Home Slow
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 23:01
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What a great poll for Genesis fans... i am too... Gabriel era... i vote for VdGG without thinking... much more challenging :-)
------------- If you got ears, you gotta listen — Captain Beefheart |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 21 2015 at 00:28
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Suppers Ready. Easy choice. Never liked Plague. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: October 21 2015 at 02:57
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Supper's Ready by 3 stars or more (admitted, it is my overall favourite prog track). A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers was the first proof of VdGG's inability to keep their epics at level with their 6-13 minute tracks.
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Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: October 21 2015 at 06:37
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No-brainer for me - Supper's Ready! ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: October 21 2015 at 07:48
| I vote Plague. I've never been able to get into Genesis. |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: October 21 2015 at 10:38
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looking forward to eating Supper ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: October 21 2015 at 10:47
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Supper's Ready -------------  
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Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: October 21 2015 at 12:26
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Two of my top four all- time favourite songs here.... Not a matter of preference here... but..ok.. Supper's Ready is the obvious winner here..like many its my first love too..Plague on the other hand demands more patience and experience...its a tumultuous journey...you wud never fall in love with this gem in first listen...but trust me..you wud never forget the day it finally hits you...final 5-6 minutes to me is almost a religious experience. All my love and admiration and vote for the GENIUS called Hammill. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: October 21 2015 at 21:19
| Foxtrot gets my vote. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers is nice, but the absence of guitar causes me difficulty. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: October 21 2015 at 21:27
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Posted By: TheLionOfPrague
Date Posted: October 21 2015 at 21:41
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Supper's Ready is my second favorite epic after Echoes (but the Pompeii version, I even prefer it over Echoes if we're talking about studio versions). Plague is great too, but below Close to the Edge, Thick as a Brick 1, Karn Evil 9 and a couple of others. Still in my TOP 10 though. ------------- I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: October 21 2015 at 22:22
| I have never missed the guitar with VDGG, the sax and keyboards take the melody just nicely. And David Jackson can do all the heavier stuff you might want to do with a guitar too. |
Posted By: Junges
Date Posted: October 21 2015 at 23:50
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VDGG for me. ------------- 
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Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: October 22 2015 at 01:50
| Both |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: October 29 2015 at 20:31
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Plague, hands down. Actually "Supper's Ready" was inspired by it. -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |