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Blacksword 
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 Posted: July 08 2011 at 07:35 |
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Not one of his best, although I like the logo.
Alpha by Asia is one of my favorite Dean covers. Shame the album is mostly pants.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: July 09 2011 at 10:18 |
 colorofmoney91 wrote:
I thought the album was okay. It's no better or worse than Magnification, in my opinion. It's definitely better than most of their '90s work, which is definitely positive. |
It's not as good as Magnification. And I'm not one of those people who was way overimpressed with Magnification either. It is most comparable to Talk, I would think.
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richardh
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Posted: July 09 2011 at 10:51 |
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Downloaded it today for £3.99 from a certain online retailer. I like it and would put it on a par with Talk (4 star). Solid effort and the vocals don't put me off ,if anything they are a strength.
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chopper
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Posted: July 11 2011 at 07:06 |
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Bought it on Saturday and have played it 4 or 5 times since. I reckon it's probably their best since Drama (not a massive surprise as it's pretty much Drama 2). Really liking it, but what's happened to Alan White?
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criticdrummer94
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Posted: July 11 2011 at 10:10 |
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I'm curious about the fish scales in the logo though. |
I think that might be a reference to Chris Squire who's nickname is The Fish
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GypsyJoker
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Posted: July 11 2011 at 13:56 |
criticdrummer94 wrote:
thehallway wrote:
I'm curious about the fish scales in the logo though. |
I think that might be a reference to Chris Squire who's nickname is The Fish |
It reminds me of the ship from Fragile, with the long wing-like structures (which appear in the upper edge of the logo).
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GypsyJoker
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Posted: July 11 2011 at 13:57 |
GypsyJoker wrote:
criticdrummer94 wrote:
thehallway wrote:
I'm curious about the fish scales in the logo though. |
I think that might be a reference to Chris Squire who's nickname is The Fish |
It reminds me of the ship from Fragile, with the long wing-like structures (which appear in the upper edge of the logo). |
Which might also be the "Fly" reference in the title: the flying ship.
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Mushroom Sword
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Posted: July 11 2011 at 14:21 |
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I really like it. It's nice. The epic is great, I've been missing those vocal rhythms you don't get in any other band, reminds me of "Yours is no disgrace".
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"I gazed into the eyes of the madman and I saw, and I saw,and I saw myself.
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: July 13 2011 at 19:54 |
richardh wrote:
Downloaded it today for £3.99 from a certain online retailer. I like it and would put it on a par with Talk (4 star). Solid effort and the vocals don't put me off ,if anything they are a strength. |
Agree completely, except I would only give it three stars. For those guys who are saying the best since Drama, pfffft.
The Ladder and the Keys material was much better, and Magnification is on a par with this. The epic is nice, although not what you would expect from Yes.
Edited by ghost_of_morphy - July 13 2011 at 19:55
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verslibre
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Posted: July 13 2011 at 20:42 |
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I just listened to KTA Vol. 1 & 2 again and yes, that music is much, much better than Fly From Here, especially "Foot Prints" and "That, That Is"! Wakeman takes many great solos on the KTA stuff, and Steve Howe's playing is what you'd expect...awesome!
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Anthony H.
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Posted: July 13 2011 at 23:50 |
ghost_of_morphy wrote:
It is most comparable to Talk, I would think. |
I absolutely 100 percent agree.
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Anthony
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Posted: July 14 2011 at 01:06 |
Most awful album since "Open your eyes"  I thought Yes was a progband, and Steve Howe promised 'fresh music'. Instead we get all pop, and instead of fresh music, the majority of it is just re-workings of 30-years-old Buggles material.
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Future prosperity lies in the way you heal the world with love
(Introitus - The hand that feeds you)
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richardh
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Posted: July 14 2011 at 01:23 |
Anthony wrote:
Most awful album since "Open your eyes" I thought Yes was a progband, and Steve Howe promised 'fresh music'. Instead we get all pop, and instead of fresh music, the majority of it is just re-workings of 30-years-old Buggles material. |
Would have been nice if they could have redefined the whole progressive rock genre I suppose but many of us are realistic and were hoping for just something listenable and this certainly is. I would put it on a par (quality and style wise) with Asia's Phoenix album which also featured Howe and Downes.Good solid efforts just not 'progressive'.
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chopper
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Posted: July 14 2011 at 04:12 |
richardh wrote:
Anthony wrote:
Most awful album since "Open your eyes" I thought Yes was a progband, and Steve Howe promised 'fresh music'. Instead we get all pop, and instead of fresh music, the majority of it is just re-workings of 30-years-old Buggles material. |
Would have been nice if they could have redefined the whole progressive rock genre I suppose but many of us are realistic and were hoping for just something listenable and this certainly is. I would put it on a par (quality and style wise) with Asia's Phoenix album which also featured Howe and Downes.Good solid efforts just not 'progressive'. |
I agree, Fly From Here is much better than I expected. Yes, it's not massively progressive but is much more melodic that most of the Keys material.
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cannon
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Posted: July 14 2011 at 15:19 |
verslibre wrote:
I just listened to KTA Vol. 1 & 2 again and yes, that music is much, much better than Fly From Here, especially "Foot Prints" and "That, That Is"! Wakeman takes many great solos on the KTA stuff, and Steve Howe's playing is what you'd expect...awesome! |
Totally agree. The studio tracks on both Keys(Also contained on Keystudio) are excellent and IMO the best music the band has released since Going For The One.
I'm not at all impressed with Fly From Here. 2 1/2 stars.
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rdtprog
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Posted: July 14 2011 at 15:28 |
chopper wrote:
richardh wrote:
Anthony wrote:
Most awful album since "Open your eyes" I thought Yes was a progband, and Steve Howe promised 'fresh music'. Instead we get all pop, and instead of fresh music, the majority of it is just re-workings of 30-years-old Buggles material. |
Would have been nice if they could have redefined the whole progressive rock genre I suppose but many of us are realistic and were hoping for just something listenable and this certainly is. I would put it on a par (quality and style wise) with Asia's Phoenix album which also featured Howe and Downes.Good solid efforts just not 'progressive'. |
I agree, Fly From Here is much better than I expected. Yes, it's not massively progressive but is much more melodic that most of the Keys material. |
Strange how people compare Asia with this release... To me there's a wide margin just for the emotion that you feel listening to the Yes's cd, it's a lot more symphonic than all the stuff Asia have done. If you want something that redefined the progressive genre, don't look to those big old bands from the 70's but check some of the band that plays a different style of progressive.
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akaBona
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Posted: July 14 2011 at 18:45 |
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didn't like it much. too easy for me, nothing special here. some people praise the production, but it don't hide the weak compositions. Benoit quite ok, mainly because there's no Jon's versions of songs as comparison. but it's good to hear he has a style of his own ...
dull, lame, easy listening radio pop. 1,5 stars.
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richardh
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Posted: July 15 2011 at 02:47 |
rdtprog wrote:
chopper wrote:
richardh wrote:
Anthony wrote:
Most awful album since "Open your eyes" I thought Yes was a progband, and Steve Howe promised 'fresh music'. Instead we get all pop, and instead of fresh music, the majority of it is just re-workings of 30-years-old Buggles material. |
Would have been nice if they could have redefined the whole progressive rock genre I suppose but many of us are realistic and were hoping for just something listenable and this certainly is. I would put it on a par (quality and style wise) with Asia's Phoenix album which also featured Howe and Downes.Good solid efforts just not 'progressive'. |
I agree, Fly From Here is much better than I expected. Yes, it's not massively progressive but is much more melodic that most of the Keys material. |
Strange how people compare Asia with this release... To me there's a wide margin just for the emotion that you feel listening to the Yes's cd, it's a lot more symphonic than all the stuff Asia have done. If you want something that redefined the progressive genre, don't look to those big old bands from the 70's but check some of the band that plays a different style of progressive.
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Don't think Fly From Here is symphonic at all. But its okay which I what I am saying if you view it more as AOR type stuff. People are only getting their nickers in a twist becuause they seem to think there is some in built promise. If you want a Yes sounding band doing symhonic stuff then Glass Hammer 'If' is a better choice although I actually prefer Fly From Here.It has stronger material imo.
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: July 15 2011 at 12:54 |
richardh wrote:
Anthony wrote:
Most awful album since "Open your eyes" I thought Yes was a progband, and Steve Howe promised 'fresh music'. Instead we get all pop, and instead of fresh music, the majority of it is just re-workings of 30-years-old Buggles material. |
Would have been nice if they could have redefined the whole progressive rock genre I suppose but many of us are realistic and were hoping for just something listenable and this certainly is. I would put it on a par (quality and style wise) with Asia's Phoenix album which also featured Howe and Downes.Good solid efforts just not 'progressive'. |
The difference is that Pheonix kept that Asia sound from the first two albums. Most of FFH does not sound like the Yes we know and love. And despite what various people are claiming, it doesn't sound one bit like the Drama lineup (which is probably a plus here, although another Machine Messiah would have been nice.)
Edited by ghost_of_morphy - July 15 2011 at 12:55
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chopper
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Posted: July 15 2011 at 13:06 |
ghost_of_morphy wrote:
richardh wrote:
Anthony wrote:
Most awful album since "Open your eyes" I thought Yes was a progband, and Steve Howe promised 'fresh music'. Instead we get all pop, and instead of fresh music, the majority of it is just re-workings of 30-years-old Buggles material. |
Would have been nice if they could have redefined the whole progressive rock genre I suppose but many of us are realistic and were hoping for just something listenable and this certainly is. I would put it on a par (quality and style wise) with Asia's Phoenix album which also featured Howe and Downes.Good solid efforts just not 'progressive'. |
The difference is that Pheonix kept that Asia sound from the first two albums. Most of FFH does not sound like the Yes we know and love. And despite what various people are claiming, it doesn't sound one bit like the Drama lineup (which is probably a plus here, although another Machine Messiah would have been nice.) |
Ah, but which is the Yes we know and love? The Kaye era Yes? The "classic" era? The Moraz Yes? The Rabin Yes? The Drama Yes? To me this is another great album in their history and we should be grateful they're still making music this good after 43 years.
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