POLL: Which is the best track on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds?

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Which is the best track on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds?

Poll Results

OptionVotes
Horsell Common and the Heat Ray 5
The Eve of the War 4
Thunder Child 2
Parson Nathaniel and The Spirit of Man 1
The Red Weed (Part 1) 1
Forever Autumn 1
The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine 1
The Red Weed (Part 2) 0
Brave New World 0
Dead London 0
Epilogue (Part 1) 0
Epilogue (Part 2) NASA0


ken c, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 11:33 (eighteen years ago)

Horsell Common and the Heat Ray

the next grozart, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 11:43 (eighteen years ago)

"Forever Autumn" (I kind of get the impression you guys are sick of this song in the UK? When I moved over here from the States, having never heard it before, it was like a breath of soft rock fresh air heaven)...

Savannah Smiles, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 12:04 (eighteen years ago)

Obviously I'm very tempted to vote 'Forever Autumn', as my band covered it, but I'm seriously torn. Both tracks on Side 1 are pretty damn awesome, I like the idea of living underground, and the overwrought nature of Parson Nathaniel never fails to make me laugh... Hmmmm.

emil.y, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 12:11 (eighteen years ago)

i never liked "the spirit of man" so much, until when i saw it live and suddenly the genius of the DRAMA totally made it my absolute favourite track.

see this youtube to see what i mean - it mades me tearful when i see beth's face as she sings "noooo nathaniel".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgUXmiQFHN4

ken c, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 12:15 (eighteen years ago)

This musical has its own rts video game.

bamcquern, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 21:04 (eighteen years ago)

so awesome, i think the only song i'm not too keen on is the Parson song.

Went with Thunderchild in the end.

Ste, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 10:35 (eighteen years ago)

and the artillery man's thoughtful 'cunning plan' of moving underground due to invading 'machines' - parallels with The Matrix?

Ste, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 10:37 (eighteen years ago)

I found a double-C90 of this in the street a couple of weeks ago but Pam won't let me play it in the car. You can't really beat Burton's intro.

Michael Jones, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 10:57 (eighteen years ago)

the whole of the first CD is perfect car music.

ken c, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 11:04 (eighteen years ago)

Was going to go with Forever Autumn but went with Horsell Common and the Heat Ray as the track that first made me fall in love with the whole thing.

Stone Monkey, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 11:28 (eighteen years ago)

Seriously, Horsell Common is the music of my mind.

the next grozart, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 11:29 (eighteen years ago)

RED WEED PART 1

Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 11:51 (eighteen years ago)

i'm so torn, i love every track. when the guitar appears for the first time in artilleryman i can never help but shiver slightly in excitement

ken c, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 11:56 (eighteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

ILX System, Sunday, 8 June 2008 23:01 (eighteen years ago)

The chances of anyone voting in this poll are etc.

The Real Dirty Vicar, Monday, 9 June 2008 14:46 (eighteen years ago)

but still they vote

ken c, Monday, 9 June 2008 15:00 (eighteen years ago)

haha i was, but i didn't

Ste, Monday, 9 June 2008 15:03 (eighteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

ILX System, Monday, 9 June 2008 23:01 (eighteen years ago)

wow! congratulations to Horsell Common and the Heat Ray and all its supporters

ken c, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 10:32 (seventeen years ago)

one year passes...

justin hayward moody blues
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/kenjuggle3/IMG_8643.jpg

chris thompson formerly of manfred mann's earth band
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/kenjuggle3/IMG_8652.jpg

parson dude and jennifer ellison from brookside rofl!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/kenjuggle3/IMG_8670.jpg

alexis james from blur as artilleryman
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/kenjuggle3/IMG_8674.jpg

and jeff wayne!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/kenjuggle3/IMG_8689.jpg

ken "save-a-finn" c (ken c), Monday, 29 June 2009 12:14 (sixteen years ago)

nine years pass...

I have just downloaded Audible's new version of this, more in hope than expectation (also because I love Michael Sheen). Has anyone else listened to it yet?

trishyb, Saturday, 11 May 2019 14:53 (seven years ago)


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