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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 14 2010 at 18:49
The worst cover art of the first 4 albums.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 14 2010 at 19:00
Nicest: TFTO, Relayer, the Ladder
Worst: 90125 and Big Generator
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 14 2010 at 19:13
My favorite is Drama.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 16 2010 at 09:13
The Relayer cover equalled the fresh, invigorating nature of its contents. I saw the actual painting in the early '90s in LA up for auction. To have that over my fireplace. Fragile is the true representation of the band as it was in the early '70s (and how many choose to remember it). Talk and Magnification were both unimaginative, as was their music (just can't get into the former, and the latter was a bit too new age). Talk was a real eyesore.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2010 at 22:58
Favorites: Fragile, Tales, Relayer, Close to the Edge
Least Favorites: Time, 90125, Big Generator and Talk.
 
There, I said it.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2010 at 23:09
Nicest: Close to the Edge (The contrast of tte sober green cover with the impresive central painting (LP version) is almost perfect.
 
Worst: 90125 and Big Generator..............Talk (Just not Yes), the covers are ugly per se and without the Roger Dean logo, there's no Yes.
 
The one I really like more is Yessongs
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2010 at 00:37
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and just to show that even hell has a door policy:

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2010 at 09:13
Best: Fragile, Tales, Relayer, CTTE
Worst: Big Generator, Talk, Open Your Eyes, Keystudio, 90125
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2010 at 09:57
awesome: tales, the ladder, fragile
Lame: talk,


Edited by Deleuze - September 19 2010 at 09:58
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2010 at 10:39
Too many of them are just text on a background. 

But my fave: Relayer

Least fave: Big yellowy pink vulgar puke-inducing Generator

Also, the Keys I and II were ruined by the silly colour treatment. The new box set for those albums (released tomorrow I believe) has that Dean painting in it's original colour, and it looks great in comparison!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2010 at 13:49
Best: Close to the Edge
Worst: Big Generator
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2010 at 14:19
Originally posted by thehallway thehallway wrote:

Also, the Keys I and II were ruined by the silly colour treatment. The new box set for those albums (released tomorrow I believe) has that Dean painting in it's original colour, and it looks great in comparison!

I hadn't heard of this! Where'd you find out about it?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2010 at 14:55
faves: Tales, Relayer
worst: Big generator
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2010 at 19:53
Tales is Nicest. Big Generator is UGLY.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2010 at 19:54
Originally posted by Anirml Anirml wrote:

Best: Close to the Edge
Worst: Big Generator


Close to the Edge is a great album, but you seriously like the art?
Life is like a beanstalk... isn't it?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2010 at 05:41
Nicer: The Ladder
Least: Talk
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2010 at 19:27
When they're stacked next to each other like that, the bad ones really pop out.

Faves - Tales and Relayer. Both fit perfectly with the moods of the albums
               The Yes Album is nice and economical, but still iconic in a way.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2010 at 06:30
Faves
Topograhic oceans
Relayer
Yessongs
 
Least
90125
Big generator
Open your eyes
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