Best Epic of these two
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Topic: Best Epic of these two
Posted By: The Whistler
Subject: Best Epic of these two
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 03:57
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Alright. Here we go. I'm bored, and we all know what that means!
Now, it should be obvious with whom my sympathies lie. After all, I'm the one making the poll.
Is Close to the Edge better played by more talented musicians? Yes. But it's not Gadda. Few things on earth are. But one of them...is Gadda.
Gadda is catchier and more memorable piece. Close is bewildering. Not to say that Close is bad, per se. I can think of plenty of "epic" tracks that are less interesting. But Close cannot hold my total interest half as well as Gadda.
Plus, Gadda has the world's only good drum solo. What did Close do, aside from invent rap music? Think about it. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
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Posted By: iguana
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 04:19
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CttE, of course!!!!!
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is tedious and totally obsolete. and it's not prog! just long. i prefer the SIMPSONS-version “in the garden of eden“  ------------- progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false? |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 04:42
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Actually the only epic that I know and might be better than Close to the Edge is... Gates of Delirium. So, you figure it... ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!" 
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Posted By: Kill Fede
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 05:09
| Close to the Edge |
Posted By: Mandrakeroot
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 05:46
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CTTE!!! But in this moment I prefer:  ------------- 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 06:12
I could name many good and great drum solos. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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The Whistler wrote:Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 06:54
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I love both, but I always had a special spot for In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida since my early youth. So I go on with Iron Butterfly, this time!
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 06:57
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Iron Butterfly! ------------- Beauty will save the world. 
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Posted By: seamus
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 08:04
| IAGDV is a good long song. There's no contest....CTTE! |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 09:18
------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 10:47
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Iron Butterfly... haven't hear In a Gadda da Vida in a long while, but I know I prefer CTTE. ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: Prayermad
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 11:31
| Close To The Edge for me. |
Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 11:37
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CTTE ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: LeInsomniac
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 13:08
MUAHAHAHAHAHAH. Really one cannot compare close to the edge to Gadda. But then again, one cannot discuss the taste of another person. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/LeInsomniac/?chartstyle=volta"> 
Happy Family One Hand Clap, Four Went On But None Came Back |
Posted By: seamus
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 13:26
....what a bad guy you are...... |
Posted By: Tormato
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 13:38
CTTE is a masterpiece.
IAGDV is just a lot of fun..............good fun I mean  !!!!!!!!------------- I like Tormato, so shoot me! Every person in the world can't think the same. |
Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 14:07
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Close to the edge is better. I have no doubt about it. And IAGDV is just a prototype of prog-suite...so it's still very good track too. -------------  
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Posted By: Spacemac
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 16:53
| Close to the Edge |
Posted By: proglil49
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 17:01
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Don't know the second, I can't vote. ------------- I want to be an astronaut |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 17:11
| Funny comparison The Whistler because to me CTTE epitomizes the early Seventies symphonic prog in al its splendor (compelling shifting moods, bombastic eruptions with exciting vintage keyboards and great soli) while I A Gadda Da Vida was a perfect example of the late Sixties experiments with extended tracks featuring long soli on all instruments, at some moments mindblowing but at other moments close to boring. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 18:36
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In a gagada vida doesnt hold a canddly against Close to the edge... nothing really does
------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: yface1
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 19:31
YYZ from the Exit Stage Left album to name but one... Also, I know I'm going to be hated for saying this but, I prefer IAGDV. Just because I, umm, don't like CTTE that much... oh well, at least I'm being honest. ------------- My entertainment dollar is burning in my pocket! |
Posted By: Zepology101
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 20:59
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Why is there a thread on this? Close to the Edge, of course. ------------- 
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 21:51
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CTTE. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 01:18
Okay, before I read/reply/defend myself from any of the responses, let me say this:
 YEAH!!! ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 01:22
You don't know Gadda?
YOU'VE NEVER LIVED?!? ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 01:28
Hey! And I can totally switch those around in my head:
Gadda features a couple of themes (assuming you can count the funky drum solo and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen as additional themes), keyboard soloing and atmosphere, and various solos within and throughout.
Close is sometimes really exciting, sometimes kinda dull, with lotsa folks sayin', "Lookit me, I can play [instrument] real good!" ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: Atomic_Rooster
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 01:29
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In a Gadda has a sort of stoner charm, but it just can't compete... pretty funny really to compare the two (especially after listening to a smashing cover of it in The Resident's Third Reich N' Roll) ------------- I am but a servant of the mighty Fripp, the sound of whose loins shall forever be upon the tongues of his followers. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 01:30
good point |
Posted By: MattiR
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 08:06
Yes is Goliath and Iron Butterfly is David. But this time only Goliath is the winner
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Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 10:57
Funny reply The Whistler , a matter of taste but for me your answer is a kind of 'tales of the unexpected' 
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Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 19:45
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This pole is pointless, umless you like getting kicked i the face... ctte ------------- 
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Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 03:51
I believe you mean, Tales from the Topographical--WHAT THE CRAP IS THAT?!? ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: Badabec
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 14:34
| I personally do not think that In A Gadda Da Vida is such a good song and anyway, I do not know any song that is better than Close To The Edge. There may exist some songs that are similiar good as this masterpiece, for example Time To Kill by Gentle Giant, Level Five by King Crimson, Karn Evil 9 by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Supper's Ready by Genesis and maybe Retropolis by The Flower Kings or Hinterland by Wobbler. |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 02:40
You go through all that and dont once mention Thick? ...Get out of my thread. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: cookieacquired
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 10:47
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oh come on, we all know that one is a classic, while the other is at most, an earworm (gets stuck in your head)... ------------- 
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 10:49
| Close To The Edge |