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    Posted: August 19 2005 at 09:46

Certainly start with Fragile and The Yes Album - especially if you came from Rush, you'll like those two. (and if you're getting into prog then you should have those two in your collection alongside Close to the Edge anyway!!) If you can handle that and want longer stuff, then go for Relayer.

Don't try Tales until you can get through Relayer and maybe Going for the One (if you came from Rush you'd probably like that too!). You may not even want to try Tales at all  I know I only like two out of four parts. You might like 90125 and Drama too.

So basically I'm saying everything that's already been said. I do that a lot  But hey, good luck and happy listening!

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Originally posted by Arsillus Arsillus wrote:

90125's not have bad either....

That's a good point...good one to show the 80ish style...add that to the bottom of my list

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90125's not have bad either....
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Points: 166183 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 18 2005 at 19:36

Fragile

Relayer

The yes album

All musts

Tales..., Drama, and GFTO should follow
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Points: 31644 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 18 2005 at 18:08

In this order:

  • Fragile (1972)
  • Relayer (1974)
  • The Yes Album (1971)
  • Yessongs (1973)
  • Tales From Topographic Oceans (1974)
  • Going For The One (1977)
  • Drama (1980)
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Points: 545 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 18 2005 at 02:47

I would reccomend Close to the edge and Fragile.
"Let's get the hell away from this Eerie-ass piece of work so we can get on with the rest of our eerie-ass day"
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If you whana go the easy way buy Fagile/The Yes album, If you whana go the hard way buy Relayer/Tales from topographic oceans. But no mather what album you buy all albums from the Yes album to Going for the one is must have music for any prog lover
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Relayer's a good second choice if CTTE is your first Yes album, cause it
follows the same format as CTTE but hints to a listener the various
directions Yes goes in the future while remaining prog as all hell. From
that point, the earlier albums are more of a treat, and the later albums
aren't such a terrifying shock (since there is good music to be had on
some of them, so long as jon anderson or rick wakeman's respective
new-age fetishes aren't the primary motifs of the songs.)
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Points: 1149 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 16 2005 at 08:48
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

I would highly recommend Big Generator and Open Your Eyes!


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I would recommend picking up 2 albums: "Fragile" and "the Yes Album." I find other albums to be better, but its good to see where the CTTE sound evolved from and I'm sure you'll love the songs on both of these albums. After you wear those out, you should move in for "Tales" and "Relayer".
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1. Going for the One

2. The Yes Album

3. Fragile

4. Relayer

5. 90125

 

 
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Fragile,The Yes Album,Relayer,Yessongs,Tales from Topographic Oceans


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cheers, thanks a lot guys i'll look into it
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I'd say go in this order:

Yessongs
Fragile
The Yes Album
Relayer (my personal favorite)
Drama
Tales from Topographic Oceans
90125
Big Generator
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Go for Relayer.
Release Polls

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Points: 5502 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 14 2005 at 15:34

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

I would highly recommend Big Generator and Open Your Eyes!

you want to scare him away noughty dog.

in this order.

Fragile ****
The Yes Album ****
Relayer *****
Time And A Word ****
Yes ****
Tales From Topographic Oceans ***1/2
Going For The One ***
Tormato ***
90125 ****
ABWH - album ****
Magnification ***1/2
All Live albums. ****

If your still with us then, I'll mention the other albums aswell
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Points: 1422 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 14 2005 at 15:23
Fragile is superb
"...misty halos made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine."
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I would highly recommend Big Generator and Open Your Eyes!
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Points: 653 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 14 2005 at 15:18
Ok i have just seriously started getting into prog, I mean Rush was the starting point and it went from there. So curious a few weeks ago i Bought Close to the Edge and i have to say it's fantastic, I love it.
So my question is which Yes album should i buy next?
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