Yes Album recommendation
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Topic: Yes Album recommendation
Posted By: Cygnus X-1
Subject: Yes Album recommendation
Date Posted: August 14 2005 at 15:18
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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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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 14 2005 at 15:20
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I would highly recommend Big Generator and Open Your Eyes! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: spectral
Date Posted: August 14 2005 at 15:23
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Fragile is superb ------------- "...misty halos made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine." |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: August 14 2005 at 15:34
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you want to scare him away noughty dog. in this order. Fragile **** If your still with us then, I'll mention the other albums aswell ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Snow Dog wrote:Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: August 14 2005 at 15:47
Go for Relayer. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to: 
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Posted By: kingofbizzare
Date Posted: August 14 2005 at 16:33
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I'd say go in this order: Yessongs ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/kingofbizzare/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: Cygnus X-1
Date Posted: August 14 2005 at 17:44
| cheers, thanks a lot guys i'll look into it |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: August 14 2005 at 19:00
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Fragile,The Yes Album,Relayer,Yessongs,Tales from Topographic Oceans -------------  |
Posted By: pedro roqueiro
Date Posted: August 15 2005 at 14:33
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1. Going for the One 2. The Yes Album 3. Fragile 4. Relayer 5. 90125
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Posted By: Evan1211
Date Posted: August 15 2005 at 18:01
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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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Posted By: cobb
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 08:48
Take no notice of snow dog- he is always in a playful mood |
Posted By: morpheusdraven
Date Posted: August 17 2005 at 16:36
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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.) |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: August 17 2005 at 17:29
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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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Posted By: Olympus
Date Posted: August 18 2005 at 02:47
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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" |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: August 18 2005 at 18:08
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In this order:
------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: August 18 2005 at 19:36
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Fragile Relayer The yes album All musts Tales..., Drama, and GFTO should follow
------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: August 18 2005 at 19:37
| 90125's not have bad either.... |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: August 18 2005 at 21:23
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That's a good point...good one to show the 80ish style...add that to the bottom of my list ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: little_neutrino
Date Posted: August 19 2005 at 09:46
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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 So basically I'm saying everything that's already been said. I do that a lot |
I know I only like two out of four parts. You might like 90125 and Drama too. 
But hey, good luck and happy listening!