Fragile vs 90125
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Topic: Fragile vs 90125
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Subject: Fragile vs 90125
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 13:23
| Both albums seem to have their detractors. Nonetheless according to the RIAA they are the Yes albums that have sold the most copies so I thought I would put them up against each other. Which one do you prefer? |
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Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 13:29
| Fragile, but I do like 90125 also. |
Posted By: axeman
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 13:35
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Fragile, and 90125 should get its head handed to it in this poll. ------------- -John |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 13:50
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Fragile easily, though I like both albums. ------------- 
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 13:57
Yeah but which album cover do you like better? ;)
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Argo2112 wrote:Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 14:19
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90125 was a massive album when I was a teenager and commanded my stereo for years. Changes is an amazing song, as are so many others on this album. -------------   
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Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 15:13
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There is no contest... I like Fragile nearly as much as Close to the Edge, so it gets my vote. I do like 90125, but it just can't compare with Fragile, and it doesn't have a South Side of the Sky. ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 15:46
| Fragile is one of the truly "foundational" LP's of all time. 90125 was merely great. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 16:05
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1st vote for both! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 16:22
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Fragile... ------------- He neither drank, smoked, nor rode a bicycle. Living frugally, saving his money, he died early, surrounded by greedy relatives. It was a great lesson to me -- John Barrymore |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 16:26
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I mean... fragile. ------------- 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: Chaser
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 16:32
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Fragile 100% Fragile is one of the classic Yes albums, along with CTTE, Relayer, and The Yes Album. 90125 is a good album, but from a different era and doesn't sit in the same league as the 70's classics ------------- Songs cast a light on you |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 16:41
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most ridiculous poll ever--lol Fragile is a landmark prog album where 5 of the best are showing off their prowess before their masterpiece comes out---original and amazing album still sounds fresh. 90125--a 80's album with mixed results---lots of cheesy guitar sounds and sounds real dated---but I liked it at the time somewhat .
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 17:18
| Fragile for sure, great album. 90215 was but a decent Prog-Pop album which I don’t have much time for these days. |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 17:26
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Fragile by miles, but I also love 90125. Incomparable for me. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: YESESIS
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 17:36
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Just gave 90125 it's second vote as it's the album that originally got me into Yes. It, the self-titled (shapes) Genesis album, and the first Asia album will always have a very special place in my heart. |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 18:00
Oh yes! For me both. Fragile has got more quality standard: It's proggy. 90125 is a perfect crossover prog album (perhaps prog-related). It flies lower but with high class. ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 18:05
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Its clear that if we compare the two best songs: Heart of the sunrise with Changes , the winner is... ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 18:05
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Yep, Fragile is better, but I still love 90125 ------------- https://ibb.co/8x0xjR0" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 20:24
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[most ridiculous poll ever--lol] Heh. You know I never realized it would be such a slaughter especially since I seem to hear so many people say that Fragile didn't work for them because of the individual tracks and TYA and CTTE are so much better. Both are the band's best selling albums although CTTE might be catching up in that department. I suppose maybe it is ridiculous but hey someone had to do it. :P
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 21:09
| Sorry, but indeed my first thought when I read the title was, what's the point of this poll? Now, do I really have to say which one I voted for? Even with the complaints of the individual tracks, I would say most people love, or at least like, the album because of the true group songs. In the end it's one of the two albums with the very best line-up the band had (for me the very best line-up of any prog band, or rock band in general). However, for me the individual songs thing doesn't really detract from the enjoyment... mostly because they are actually rather short. And they aren't even really that bad. Mood for a Day is actually good, The Fish is also very good, and I consider it as an extention for Long Distance Runaround. We Have Heaven is very short indeed, and I have come to enjoy it too. Five Percent for Nothing... come on, who cares? Barely half a minute. The one that harms a bit more for me is Cans and Brahms, but it's not really something I find horrible, just forgettable. I had read sometime that Wakeman really wanted to use what eventually became Catherine of Aragon (it even features just about the whole line-up of this album) for Fragile, but wasn't allowed to write for Yes because of his own record label. If only he had been able to do so, this album would have been really perfect for me. |
Posted By: stewe
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 21:28
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Good poll, just for its comments. Here I'd go with Fragile by a small margin over 90125. Fragile with Talk would be a tie. And, if there is a such poll, I'd prefer Big Generator over Going for the One by a small margin. All mentioned albums are great anyway. I don't care if it is too proggy or less proggy (how much mellotron, Hammond or odd rhythms). Quality of music, invention, vision, musicianship, emotional impact, these are the criteria for me. Yes proved despite the perpetual changes that they maintained these attributes for a long time, right from their debut. Actually I felt decline only after Talk (still they managed to recover on The Ladder a bit). ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/trevorrabin/?chartstyle=basic10" rel="nofollow">  <a href="http://steveer.ic.cz" rel="nofollow" |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: March 08 2019 at 22:12
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Fragile. 90125 was released in 1983, which is the last time I've listened to it. Other than hearing various songs in the supermarket. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: March 09 2019 at 08:19
| This one is quite easy: Fragile |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: March 10 2019 at 21:12
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90125 ------------- |
Posted By: Walkscore
Date Posted: March 10 2019 at 23:39
| This was too easy a choice. |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: March 12 2019 at 22:35
| 90125 for me was like Invisible Touch by Genesis. Spent a week on the stereo player before being tossed out in the rubbish bin. |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: March 13 2019 at 02:04
Man, you tossed your entire stereo in the garbage because of one album?  Lol ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 13 2019 at 03:21
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I'll vote for Fragile. It is more 'classic Yes' and has two of their best songs; Heart of the Sunrise & Southside of the Sky. But...90125, would easily be in my top 5 Yes albums. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: jayem
Date Posted: March 13 2019 at 17:18
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Two immensely delightful albums !! To me, along with CttE they're at least one step above every other Yes'. 90125 is closer to my musical home right now. It really depends on the mood. The Bruford drumming I prefer from hundreds I know is in studio HotS !
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: March 13 2019 at 20:17
| 90125 is arguably their most accessible album and it's the one that made me a fan. However, I soon discovered their back catalog and the rest as they say is history. So, even though 90125 is the album that made me a Yes fan discovering their back catalog(relayer, fragile, ctte, etc)is what made me a prog fan. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: March 14 2019 at 02:42
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This can't be a serious question? 90210 hasn't held up over the years. Fragile will always be a classic... ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Braka
Date Posted: March 14 2019 at 04:04
Exactly what I was about to say. Except zipcode didn't stand up even at the time for me. (though, apparently perversely, I liked some of 'Big Generator')
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 14 2019 at 04:54
Different ears hear different things.. 90125 still sounds fresh to me. It's one of the best albums of the 80's IMO. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: March 14 2019 at 10:26
Probably why I've listened to Fragile only 2 or 3 times in the last 10 years while I give 90125 an ear 2 or 3 times each year. ------------- |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 14 2019 at 10:27
| I still listen to 90125 occasionally but Fragile is far better - it has Heart of the Sunrise. |
Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: March 15 2019 at 04:32
Pretty much the same for me. However, Fragile has several of my favorite Yes songs and is probably the album (along with The Yes Album) that served as my Yes gateway, so Fragile gets the vote. 90125 just can't compete.
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: March 15 2019 at 10:41
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I love both for different reasons ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: March 15 2019 at 11:15
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I voted for Fragile , but for me it was closer for me than many might think. 90125 really got my Yes journey started (or at least re-booted) Plus, except for Mood for a day, I don't love all the solo pieces that much. The main songs do make it a great album however.
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Posted By: Upbeat Tango Monday
Date Posted: March 16 2019 at 18:20
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90125 is one of Yes' best albums...if we invert the rankings, that is. At least it's a better offering than Big Generator. Fragile wins this one easily. ------------- Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: March 16 2019 at 18:39
| I prefer Big Generator over 90125. There's more epic and deep material on it. They weren't afraid to go further with the "owner of a lonely heart" style thing with "love will find a way" and "rhythm of love" but there's also stuff much closer to their seventies prog sound. |
Posted By: tdfloyd
Date Posted: March 23 2019 at 12:55
| As much as I like 90125, this isn't close. Fragile |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: March 24 2019 at 07:42
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Hah! Went with both. ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: April 14 2019 at 23:06
Same ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 05:41
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 19 2022 at 00:51
| Fragile (not a real question lol) |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: February 04 2022 at 12:32
Fragile no photo finish required 
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 13 2024 at 08:23
Nice to see Big Generator getting some love.
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Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: September 13 2024 at 11:09
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I prefer 90125, I like it a lot, I love to listen to that album, especially side A. In my reviews, 90125 and Fragile got 8.5/10. Fragile: It's a very good album but I dont like it very much. The instrumental pieces are very naive. But from an artistic point of view, Fragile is more important in the Yes career... That's a fact. Heart of the Sunrise is possibly my Yes song favourite... So, I dont know... Both equally ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 13 2024 at 12:02
Beverly Hills 90125, but I like the Fragile album cover more. 
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: September 13 2024 at 13:20
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Fragile indeed ! To my eyes ( ears? )both LPs never fought in the same league.The first is a milestone of rock music while the second is an honest FM product |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: September 14 2024 at 00:17
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Fragile
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Posted By: jayem
Date Posted: September 14 2024 at 08:10
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I vote "Both equally" though I do very very slightly prefer 90125 a garden of utter bliss, it evokes what I enjoy the most in a modern city, including being in a room with LCD screens/LED of various kind of gear Fragile's cover did a lot for the way I listen to it I guess ! It evokes fresh-air, pine-trees on limestone Inner-teenager commenting ------------- http://www.digger.ch/?lang=en" rel="nofollow - Support mine-clearing ! https://bandcamp.com/machinechance/?lang=en" rel="nofollow - bandcamp collection |
Posted By: Moonshake
Date Posted: September 14 2024 at 17:08
| Fragile |
Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: September 14 2024 at 18:24
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Five years later and it's still Fra-gee-lay. ------------- We all dwell in an amber subdomain, amber subdomain, amber subdomain. My face IS a maserati |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: September 14 2024 at 18:28
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Any other dinosaur bones you guys want to dig up?
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Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: September 14 2024 at 23:13
^ Exactly!
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: September 15 2024 at 04:17
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The 15 year old Jared when it was released... 90125 The 56 year old Jared... Fragile still gets listened to periodically, I'd be quite content never to hear 90125 again ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |