Best Yessong (From the album)
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Topic: Best Yessong (From the album)
Posted By: YesFan72
Subject: Best Yessong (From the album)
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 16:10
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Note: If you prefer a song from the Yessongs video, indicate so. That really only would be "The Clap"... ------------- 
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Posted By: ProgBagel
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 16:11
| This is done a lot. And You And I. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 16:21
| It's "Clap", not "The Clap" btw. |
Posted By: YesFan72
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 16:23
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Thanks. I wasn't sure, because of iTunes, which is unsurprisingly wrong again. -------------
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Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 16:26
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Perpetual Change. Bill Bruford on drums and a great, emotional guitar solo by Howe. ------------- 
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Posted By: paloz
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 16:40
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I don't vote because I don't find a representive vote for me. It's a live album...
Surely I would say that it's not so easy to play Close to the edge like in studio.. Cool
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 16:44
Even Jon Anderson got it wrong on The Yes Album. |
YesFan72 wrote:Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 17:48
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I've already done this.
Perpetual change. ------------- 
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Posted By: Evandro Martini
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 17:56
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And You And I. I like live music that sounds different from studio versions, and this song is a perfect example of this. Steve sounds great on electric guitar, and Chris adds some new things that fit the song perfectly! ------------- "You’ll never make any money playing music that people can’t sing.” Keith Emerson's father |
Posted By: ClassicRocker
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 17:59
Heart Of The Sunrise is the best version that I've heard; the opening is so powerful! "And You and I" and "Close To The Edge" are (unfortunately) much better in studio form ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 19:30
ditto...  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: YesFan72
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 20:19
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I'd say "Siberian Khatru", but that would be picking something just to pick something. -------------
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Posted By: febus
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 20:35
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i am going to be different on this poll....
......the excerpts from ''HENRY 8''
 by Wakeman.....adds a lot to the general athmosphere of the album.......grandiose....mystical!! |
Posted By: Yorkie X
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 20:44
| I had this album second hand and nearly worn out on vinyl between that situation and the fact that I have read it sounds not the best I`ll have to look out for a remastered version on CD of it to give it a fair chance. |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 21:55
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I like Starship Trooper for the Howe/Wakeman exchange during Wurm. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9212030702812969209&q=starship+troopers |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: November 27 2007 at 07:50
| Yours is No Disgrace and Perpetual Change. |
Posted By: Nucleus
Date Posted: November 28 2007 at 19:10
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I went with Heart of the Sunrise. The opening in this version is the best intro of any song I've ever heard, hands down, and I frequently refer to this song as being my all-time favorite song. And I just love those first three minutes. The last chorus is extremely powerful as well.
Honorable mentions would be YiND, LDR/TF, SK... hell, they're all incredible!
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Posted By: Phil
Date Posted: November 29 2007 at 04:54
| I reckon "Yours is no Disgrace", then Starship Trooper. |
Posted By: Abrawang
Date Posted: November 30 2007 at 00:22
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Very tough choice. I went with YiND which features the band's complexity, melodies, virtuosity and harder edge at its finest. I was really leaning to SK as well. The guitar piece in the last 2-3 minutes is fabulous and a big step up from the studio version. What a great opening number. PC and ST and of course, CTTE are also great. ------------- Casting doubt on all I have to say... |
Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: November 30 2007 at 18:19
Exactly, Live albums are best when improved, or if there is more noodly room for the bass.
Unlike The roundhouse tapes or warszawa.  -------------
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Posted By: limeyrob
Date Posted: December 01 2007 at 04:01
| And You and I - What a start (middle and end come to that) |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: December 01 2007 at 07:17
| Yours is no Disgrace. Howe is on fire! |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: December 01 2007 at 07:18
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Siberian Khatru ------------- 
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