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CL's Favourite Albums: Rumours vs Bridge Over Troubled Water

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  • CatAddick
    CatAddick Posts: 2,385
    Just re-listened to both, and I think it has to be Bridge Over Troubled Water

    (which frankly surprised me as I would have said Rumours if asked for a snap answer in the street)
  • daveaddick
    daveaddick Posts: 1,926
    Got to go for BOTW just because the title track and The Boxer beats anything on Rumours (although Go your own way pushes them close). Both great albums though.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,997
    Not a particular fan of Rumours but it matters not when compared with Bridge Over Troubled Water.

    A beautiful album, great harmonies, easily stands the test of time and most of the tracks are excellent with some real classics such as the title track and The Boxer.

    And the clincher is that The Only Living Boy in New York persuaded Carter USM to produce The Only Living Boy in New Cross :wink:
  • Tough one. The boxer is one of my all time favourite songs and everything by S&G is a classic. But Rumours is a terrific album.

    I'm on the fence.

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  • Best turn out so far. Still waiting on some who said they wanted to listen first, so won't do my final count until the weekend.
    seth plum said:

    As an 'album' it would be Rumours, and as a collection of class songs done beautifully and brilliantly it would be BOTW.


    @seth plum , so are you voting for the the 'album' or the great collection of songs? :smile:
  • BOTW for me, although The Chain is probably my favourite track from both albums
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,842
    Just out of interest I looked up the biggest selling album in the UK in the 1970s (1970-1979) - Number 1 - Bridge Over Troubled Waters.

    Rumours was 13th and only had three years in the 70s but still BOTW to be the number 1 is some achievement bearing in mind the competition in that decade.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448

    Best turn out so far. Still waiting on some who said they wanted to listen first, so won't do my final count until the weekend.


    seth plum said:

    As an 'album' it would be Rumours, and as a collection of class songs done beautifully and brilliantly it would be BOTW.

    @seth plum , so are you voting for the the 'album' or the great collection of songs? :smile:

    The Album, by a sliver.
  • seth plum said:

    Best turn out so far. Still waiting on some who said they wanted to listen first, so won't do my final count until the weekend.


    seth plum said:

    As an 'album' it would be Rumours, and as a collection of class songs done beautifully and brilliantly it would be BOTW.

    @seth plum , so are you voting for the the 'album' or the great collection of songs? :smile:
    The Album, by a sliver.

    Thanks
  • Addick in SW16
    Addick in SW16 Posts: 1,421
    edited September 2017
    Threatened to be the closest one to one yet, but in the end there was a clear winner...






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    Another match up to be posted later today
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  • The best album prevailed, not like yesterday or so, according to the gospel of KR.
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    edited September 2017
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  • The best album prevailed, not like yesterday or so, according to the gospel of KR.

    Was at the match and if he believes half of what he says, we are screwed. Anyway, albums... :smile:
  • Rumours a great mix of music & the outstanding Formula 1 section.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051

    Threatened to be the closest one to one yet, but in the end there was a clear winner...






    image

    Another match up to be posted later today

    Best album cover ever... Put a finger over Paul Simon's face and art Garfunkel suddenly has a massive tache
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,997
    edited September 2017
    McBobbin said:

    Threatened to be the closest one to one yet, but in the end there was a clear winner...






    image

    Another match up to be posted later today

    Best album cover ever... Put a finger over Paul Simon's face and art Garfunkel suddenly has a massive tache
    Never seen that before! :smiley: