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    Posted: August 27 2024 at 00:41
Hi! Are the three best Yes's albums ever Going for the One, Close to the Edge, and The Yes Album? Let me elaborate on this a bit more.
The Yes Album is undeniably a ground-breaking record that fully developed the Yes's style. Released in February 1971, as an inventive combination of rock, jazz, and classical influences, this record flashed and solidified the Yes' status as one of the most important progressive rock bands.
Widely considered a quintessential record of the genre, Close to the Edge is a 1972 album that features Yes's extraordinary musicianship, complex compositions as its side-long track, and philosophical lyrics.
The 1977 album Going for the One is a successful blend of catchy melodies that are reachable to a wider audience and very complex parts like "Awaken," of which many claim that is musically the most matured Yes' over-10-minute-long song.
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I think Relayer, Relayer, Relayer... (but would probably rank the three you mention 4, 2, and 3).
Or actually, Yessongs beats them all but maybe doesn't count.
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The Yes Album, and Close To The Edge, I agree. My third would be 90125.
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If you replace GftO with Relayer, then yes.
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They are definitely my three favourites. I find Fragile inconsistent, Relayer just a noise and Tales too long and boring in places.
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CttE, Relayer, tYA, GftO, Fragile

I would think?
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Close to the Edge (because...!)
Relayer (because: "The Gates of Delirium" and "Sound Chaser")
Going for the One (because: "Parallels" and "Awaken")
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The best three YES albums for me:-

Going for the One
The Ladder
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My three would be in order: Relayer, Close to the Edge, and Keystudio (or if you prefer, Keys to Ascension 1 and 2 as a set).

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Originally posted by wiz_d_kidd wiz_d_kidd wrote:

If you replace GftO with Relayer, then yes.

My response as well.
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Originally posted by progaardvark progaardvark wrote:

My three would be in order: Relayer, Close to the Edge, and Keystudio (or if you prefer, Keys to Ascension 1 and 2 as a set).

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I love the KTA originals and they (or it) would be fifth, after Drama.
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IMO, only CttE and Relayer stand as complete masterpieces with Fragile and Going for the One standing in line just behind.

I find both of the band's first two albums more enjoyable to listen to than The Yes Album.
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1. 90125
2. Going for the One
3. Close to the Edge
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Time and a Word, Fragile and Relayer for me.
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CTTE, Relayer, Fragile
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Time and a Word

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Close To The Edge
The Yes Album
The Big Generator
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I think the big three for Yes is usually considered to be The Yes Album, Fragile and Close to the Edge. For me personally I would replace TYA (as much as it hurts me to not include it in the top 3) with Relayer. Some probably see GFTO as the beginning of the end for the band but it's still a very good album. They didn't really start to "drop the ball" until much later imo.


Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

CTTE, Relayer, Fragile

My choices as well. 


Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - August 27 2024 at 15:03
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

IMO, only CttE and Relayer stand as complete masterpieces with Fragile and Going for the One standing in line just behind.

I find both of the band's first two albums more enjoyable to listen to than The Yes Album.



Just out of curiosity what is it that rubs you the wrong way about TYA?
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Close to the Edge
Relayer
Tales from Tpopographic Ocean

Going for the one, Fragile and Yes Album to follow ( in no ranking)

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