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Humanizzimo View Drop Down

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Posted: July 19 2005 at 23:13

Close to the edge and Roundabout

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Posted: July 20 2005 at 08:06

Snow Dog wrote:

Retrovertigo wrote:

I'm extremely partial to The Fish, that groove is sick. Steve Howe hits so heavy in it, and so does Squire. What are your favorite Yes songs?

I'm sure that the entire thing is played on bass by Squire.

You're right (for the studio version). I think he plays the opening harmonics on some of the live versions. Either way, I wouldn't call it "heavy". Good version on Yesspeak.

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Posted: July 20 2005 at 13:59

Hard for me to pick my top ten from Yes, but like most, they are all from the Yes Album through Relayer era (two are from Going For the One though). So I'll throw out my ten in chronological order:

Starship Trooper

Roundabout

Heart of the Sunrise

Close to the Edge

And You and I

Siberian Khatru [actually my favorite of the three CTTE pieces]

Revealing Science of God

Gates of Delirium

Turn of the Century

Wondrous Stories

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"No one told you when to run
You missed the starting gun"

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Posted: July 20 2005 at 17:53

Future Times / Rejoice

I don't know why, it's just rad.

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Posted: July 21 2005 at 23:18

1. Heart of the Sunrise

2. Close to the Edge

3. Yours Is No Disgrace

4. Roundabout

5. South Side of the Sky

6. Starship Trooper

7. I've Seen All Good People

8. And You And I

9. Changes

10. Parallels

11. Leave It

Logos

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Posted: July 22 2005 at 04:39

1. Close to the Edge

2. Ritual

3. Awaken

Although pretty much anything from the period between Time and a Word and Going for the One is superb!!

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Posted: July 22 2005 at 15:19

Siberian Khatru

Starship Trooper

Hearts

Close To The Edge

Heart Of The Sunrise

Nous Sommes du Soleil

Magnification

editorial: totaly forgot Gates Of Delerium, the best piece for real.

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PEACE OUT

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Posted: July 23 2005 at 03:27

There is the weird thing with Yes and me. I really like the band, I have most of their seventies CDs, I think albums like CttE are fantastic, but.... for the life of me, NONE of their progressive songs stand out for me. At best they score 8/10. Great albums, but never great songs. IMHO of course. In fact, within a broader pop/rock frame work, the best Yes songs from me is the much despised Owner of a lonely heart (9/10).