Close to The Edge vs. Supper's Ready

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

Which of these great prog rock epics do you prefer?

[glaurung]

Considering I haven't heard Supper's Ready, I'm going to have to pick Close to the Edge.

[KevShmev]

Considering I haven't heard Supper's Ready, I'm going to have to pick Close to the Edge.

How can you pick against a song you have never heard? 

I went with "Supper's Ready."  Both are spectacular in every way possible, regardless.

[splent]

Supper's Ready by a hair.  It's each bands definitive epic.  However, comparing Yes and Genesis is like comparing Apples and Oranges.

[glaurung]

Considering I haven't heard Supper's Ready, I'm going to have to pick Close to the Edge.

How can you pick against a song you have never heard? 

It makes the choice pretty easy, actually. 

You're right though, I'll remove my vote.

[Gorille85]

I haven't hear Supper's Ready too...I'll have to fix that soon.

[yeshaberto]

I haven't hear Supper's Ready too...I'll have to fix that soon.

[Scard]

Close to the Edge is infinitely better! Supper's Ready is still ok, though.

[Zydar]

I love both, but Supper's Ready wins by a hair.

[The Letter M]

"Supper's Ready", definitely. Apocalypse In 9/8 =

Had it been "Supper's Ready" vs. "The Gates Of Delirium", I would have got with the latter due to the insane middle battle section and the beauty of the closing section "Soon". "Gates" always seemed a bit more comparable to "Supper's Ready" in my mind, being that they are similar length (TGOD clocks in at 21:56 compared to CTTE at 18:43), they have similar subject matter (battles and war involved), and have memorable closing sections.

However, "Close To The Edge" is more defined as being Yes' definitive epic and while I love it, I just find "The Gates Of Delirium" a bit more interesting, but since this is not the case here, the clear winner is "Supper's Ready".

-Marc.

[masterthes]

Supper's Ready

[skydivingninja]

Fuck, this is super close.  I love both songs dearly, but I think "Supper's Ready" will have to win, because I love Peter Gabriel, and the "Willow Farm" section too much.

[Zydar]

A flower?

[Scard]

I honestly had no idea these two epics were considered so equal. I just tend to hear way more talk about Close to the Edge I guess..

[Orbert]

I didn't vote.  I would say "...because I hate polls like this" but the OP Noob might take it the wrong way.  They are both fucking amazing, and which one I choose to listen to at any given time depends on my mood and nothing else.

[LudwigVan]

Both are great, but my vote goes to CTE

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

I didn't vote.  I would say "...because I hate polls like this" but the OP Noob might take it the wrong way.  They are both fucking amazing, and which one I choose to listen to at any given time depends on my mood and nothing else.

  It's fine, I'm used to being on forums so I know some people hate these kinds of polls. 

[John94]

Walking across the sitting room, I turned the television on...

[Orbert]

"off".  I turn the television off.

[ZBomber]

Both are great, but my vote goes to CTE

[yeshaberto]

on my second listen of suppers ready...enjoying it so far. 

[Beowulf]

Supper's Ready still is the definitive Genesis song.  As good as Yes is, and as wonderful as CTE is, sometimes Anderson's voice gets to me after a while.  But I never get sick of Supper's Ready, especially one of the live versions.  Phil's version is quite good, but nobody touches Gabriel.  You should try to find a live video of Supper's Ready with Gabriel.  Outstanding visuals.

[hefdaddy42]

Pretty easy pick for me - Supper's Ready.

[ScioPath]

Pretty easy pick for me - Supper's Ready.

[Mladen]

Close To The Edge

I got a bit tired of Supper's Ready. And the rest of Foxtrot, for that matter. I don't know why...

[CJkins]

Never heard Supper's Ready, but Yes is my food, and DT is my water. So i have to with Close to The Edge.

[lonestar]

What the fuck, no Grendel or Enemy Smacks.  SHENANIGANS!!!!