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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

 You could play it over the speakers in a supermarket without upsetting anyone.


this is unfortunately very funny and very true.

The album lack any "oomph". It's harmless and lifeless. 

And Big Generator is hated by many, but at least BG has something that post Magnification albums do not have and that is energy! life if i may say so.  


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Mirakaze Mirakaze wrote:

I stopped listening after four songs. It's not terrible but there's just no edge to it at all. The amount of moments that sounded even mildly interesting to me did not justify the running time; I'm not listening to something this mediocre in full just because it's from a popular band when I still have a gigantic backlog of music I still need to listen to, most of which is probably more inventive, not to mention more in need of exposure and financial support.

What I don't understand is why they released this as a 2 CD set when it could have easily fit on just one disc.

I haven't heard the album yet, but I'll be happy if it's close to the edge of being anywhere near as good as Heaven & Earth. Smile

I've just taken a look at the track listing for The Quest and it makes no sense to me either that Disc 1 is 47 minutes long and Disc 2 is only 13 minutes long when the songs could easily have all been included on one hour-long CD. Confused
Why? To make you pay more for a double CD.
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Initial thoughts? Not as bad as H&E but that's not a massive recommendation. It's ok, kind of prog light but I don't think I will be buying it. "Mystery Tour" is all about the Beatles (how many references to Beatle songs can you get into one lyric) and is a bit cringe- worthy, the synth sounds are very high on the cheese factor at certain points but overall it's a 2 or 3 star album. Pleasant but uninspiring. You could play it over the speakers in a supermarket without upsetting anyone.

I wasn't going to buy it, but now I don't want to hear the rest of it! That's major cringe. It's 2021. What is the point of writing such a song??!! Thumbs Down
To remind us how old the band members are? LOL
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I am half way through the album and as I am listening, the thought that comes in my mind is "I need to get a life!" 
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I'm on my second listen. It might be growing on me a bit but it still has naff keyboard sounds and I've got the cringe-inducing Beatles song to come yet.
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I am half way through the album and as I am listening, the thought that comes in my mind is "I need to get a life!" 
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Mirakaze Mirakaze wrote:

I stopped listening after four songs. It's not terrible but there's just no edge to it at all. The amount of moments that sounded even mildly interesting to me did not justify the running time; I'm not listening to something this mediocre in full just because it's from a popular band when I still have a gigantic backlog of music I still need to listen to, most of which is probably more inventive, not to mention more in need of exposure and financial support.

What I don't understand is why they released this as a 2 CD set when it could have easily fit on just one disc.

I haven't heard the album yet, but I'll be happy if it's close to the edge of being anywhere near as good as Heaven & Earth. Smile

I think you'll be happy - it's better than H&E.
It's good to see the regular Yes line-up of Steve Howe, Geoff Downes & Alan White are all featured on the album too, so the omens are looking promising. Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Mirakaze Mirakaze wrote:

I stopped listening after four songs. It's not terrible but there's just no edge to it at all. The amount of moments that sounded even mildly interesting to me did not justify the running time; I'm not listening to something this mediocre in full just because it's from a popular band when I still have a gigantic backlog of music I still need to listen to, most of which is probably more inventive, not to mention more in need of exposure and financial support.

What I don't understand is why they released this as a 2 CD set when it could have easily fit on just one disc.

I haven't heard the album yet, but I'll be happy if it's close to the edge of being anywhere near as good as Heaven & Earth. Smile

I think you'll be happy - it's better than H&E.
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Originally posted by Mirakaze Mirakaze wrote:

I stopped listening after four songs. It's not terrible but there's just no edge to it at all. The amount of moments that sounded even mildly interesting to me did not justify the running time; I'm not listening to something this mediocre in full just because it's from a popular band when I still have a gigantic backlog of music I still need to listen to, most of which is probably more inventive, not to mention more in need of exposure and financial support.

What I don't understand is why they released this as a 2 CD set when it could have easily fit on just one disc.

I haven't heard the album yet, but I'll be happy if it's close to the edge of being anywhere near as good as Heaven & Earth. Smile

I've just taken a look at the track listing for The Quest and it makes no sense to me either that Disc 1 is 47 minutes long and Disc 2 is only 13 minutes long when the songs could easily have all been included on one hour-long CD. Confused
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I'm giving it a second chance, let's see how many songs I can get through this time. LOL
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If only YES could at least match the quality of their so-called imitators, e.g. Starcastle, Glass Hammer.
Well, at least the artwork is awesome.
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Originally posted by malsader malsader wrote:

PS my previous reply is to cboi sandlin

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PS my previous reply is to cboi sandlin
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So are you saying it is just 0.5 of a star less than say Close to the edge. No way! This new album is .... what's the word .... oh yeah ... Meh!
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I got the CD yesterday, the artwork by Roger Dean is very nice, and I'm happy to add this new album to my collection. The music? Well, it's too early to tell, but so far I'm not very impressed. It's pretty much like I expected. Definitely closer to the bottom than to the top of my ranking, but still nice to have new music from the band.
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I stopped listening after four songs. It's not terrible but there's just no edge to it at all. The amount of moments that sounded even mildly interesting to me did not justify the running time; I'm not listening to something this mediocre in full just because it's from a popular band when I still have a gigantic backlog of music I still need to listen to, most of which is probably more inventive, not to mention more in need of exposure and financial support.

What I don't understand is why they released this as a 2 CD set when it could have easily fit on just one disc.
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Yes brought us Close To The Edge 49 years ago, but these days they are not producing Music To My Ears and I see no Future Memories of this album for myself, because this album doesn't have an edge and is just not something I enjoy listening to.

If I want to listen to Yes, I would put on one of their good albums.

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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

It's the prog equivalent to this beer.
It'll do in a pinch but never really satisfies.


  • Miller Lite Beer Ice Bucket







Lite tastes like crap! Dead

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This album seems to lose against Yes' own glorious past, even against an hypothetical future with Anderson & Wakeman (any of them) back on board. But in a present of hardly memorable albums, it runs with a chance.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39iKjq-4HOI
^For those who want to see it, i reviewed this album and uploaded my review to my YouTube channel. Check it out


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I don’t quite agree with saying that it’s a prog by numbers album, I see a lot of stuff on here that I don’t hear in many other prog albums. It seems to me like they are exploring new ground on this album that I don’t hear in very many other records. I think they are trying to sound different then they have before and in that respect this album is really good.[/QUOTE]


exploring new ground creating a new Yes sound was the same thing that was said about OYE at the time---the rest is history as it will be with this record. Sherwood has never written an interesting song. And neither can the singer.  Should have kept Ricks son in the band and get JA back
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