21st Century Schizoid Man vs Heart of the Sunrise
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Topic: 21st Century Schizoid Man vs Heart of the Sunrise
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Subject: 21st Century Schizoid Man vs Heart of the Sunrise
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 09:44
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These two compositions are often compared and contrasted, so it's time for a poll. Steve Howe on "Heart of the Sunrise": It was Chris who wrote the main riff. I always thought the riff was influenced by "21st Century Schizoid Man", but I suppose we got away with it.
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Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 09:55
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Heart of the Sunrise, no question, and I love 21st Century Schizoid Man ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 09:59
I love both songs, I don't want to choose...  
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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 10:02
Yes - Heart of the Sunrise 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 10:42
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"Heart of the Sunrise" is a really special song to me. I used to love 21st Century Schizoid Man and even included it in a recent playlist of my faves, but it does not have the same effect on my now and feels more shallow in a way and less resonant to me. I's rather listen to Epitaph or others off it. By the way, as a teen, for some time Fragile was my favourite album. It can be so magical. I have the music so ingrained that I don't feel like I ever need listen to it again, and it still comes to mind often. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 11:26
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21st Century Schizoid Man. King Crimson is one of my favorite bands in prog. Yes is not. But Heart of the Sunrise is still wonderful. ------------- 
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Posted By: JD
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 12:15
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Gotta have Heart ! ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 12:46
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Crimson ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 12:47
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HOTS ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 15:01
| Heart. Only the alternation loud/quiet and THAT bass line leaves Schizoid behind. |
Posted By: Moonshake
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 15:41
| 21st Century Schizoid Man |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 16:07
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YES is my answer. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 16:48
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Yes gets the nod. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 16:49
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Both equally... no vote ------------- "Mellotron is to progrock what watercolor is to painting. Diaphanous and mesmerizing" |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 18:11
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21st Century Schizoid Man is one of the best debut album openers of all time along woth ELP's Barbarian. Considering Greg Lake had to teach himself the bass to play on the KC album then it is an extraordinary performance and then he betters it a year later! It may seem strange bordering on the ridiculous to even out and out total heresy but Greg Lake may actually have been a better bass player than Chris Squire in those early days (KC debut plus ELP first 2 albums versus Yes first 3 albums).
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 21:27
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Crimson on this one
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Posted By: jude111
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 21:36
| I think 21st Century Schizoid Man is among the greatest songs by King Crimson; on the other hand, there are several Yessongs I rank higher than Heart of the Sunrise, even on that very Fragile album - so I have to go with KC here. |
Posted By: Big Sky
Date Posted: April 02 2024 at 23:17
| Yes Heart of the Sunrise, pretty easily. HOTS falls somewhere between 5-7 on my ranking of Yes songs depending on the day. Only Starless from KC would get in the Top 10 if I ranked all the Yes and KC songs together. Schizoid Man is still a good piece of music though. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: April 03 2024 at 02:52
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I'm a YES fan, but Schizoid is great! ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: April 03 2024 at 02:55
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I prefer 'Heart', but love both and recognise 'Schizoid' as being the more important historically... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: April 03 2024 at 04:09
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21st Century Schizoid Man was a hugely important song in my musical development, whereas Heart of the Sunrise is not even my favourite track on Fragile, so 21st Century Schizoid Man it is without hesitation. ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: April 03 2024 at 08:24
| It's an extremely hard choice, since both songs mean a lot to me. I voted for 21st Century Schizoid Man, if only because Heart of the Sunrise repeats the main riff quite a lot, but I really love both quite the same, and are among my favorite pieces of all time. |
Posted By: Olape
Date Posted: April 03 2024 at 08:42
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21st Century Schizoid Man ------------- 
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Posted By: Magog2112
Date Posted: April 03 2024 at 09:01
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Heart of the Sunrise
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: April 08 2024 at 06:58
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Both great songs, but KC gets my vote. My copper pipes lead to a teddy bear base. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: April 11 2024 at 05:26
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Very difficult choice. So, I'm not going to vote on this poll.
------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: April 11 2024 at 07:17
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Heart Of The Sunrise is probably my all time favorite song. ------------- The Prog Corner |