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Not much love for TFTO in this thread!! 

Give "The Remembering" another good, hard listen!!  

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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Not much love for TFTO in this thread!!


I like TFTO a lot, it's just not in my top three. Let's face it, they have a plethora of fine records.
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Yes Album, Fragile, CTTE
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Not much love for TFTO in this thread!!


I like TFTO a lot, it's just not in my top three. Let's face it, they have a plethora of fine records.

I think it is one of the most amazing works of music ever recorded!!  

When it first came out, I used to listen to "Revealing," flip the vinyl over for "Remembering," and by then I was Yes'd out and went on to King Crimson etc....

I think if the release had been limited to those two sides, it would have been their best LP, after CTTE. 

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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

I think if the release had been limited to those two sides, it would have been their best LP, after CTTE.


It's possible. Wakeman laid down some glorious Tron lines and Howe summoned some of his best guitar work. TFTO is essential Yes, it just veers indulgent at times.
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

I think if the release had been limited to those two sides, it would have been their best LP, after CTTE.


It's possible. Wakeman laid down some glorious Tron lines and Howe summoned some of his best guitar work. TFTO is essential Yes, it just veers indulgent at times.

Unlike Brain Salad Surgery? LOL
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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:


Not much love for TFTO in this thread!!


Of all the albums by Yes I have heard, I only prefer TfTO over Tormato.

The Revealing Science of God: Was decent in earlier releases when the track opened with vocals (6/10). The glorious intro was completely ruined by the synthscapes that were added in later releases (5/10).
The Remembering: I like the section from about 9 to 14 minutes. About 75% is just tedious imho (5/10).
The Ancient: Obviously the best track. I like the passage with the parade of solar deities and the acoustic closing section (8/10).
Ritual: Utterly pointless and forgettable. Arguably the worst track in the entire catalog of Yes (2/10).

It seems that this album finally found its due place in this thread .

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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

I think if the release had been limited to those two sides, it would have been their best LP, after CTTE.


It's possible. Wakeman laid down some glorious Tron lines and Howe summoned some of his best guitar work. TFTO is essential Yes, it just veers indulgent at times.


Unlike Brain Salad Surgery? LOL


Keith Emerson didn't like the Mellotron and barely used it (on "Abaddon's Bolero").
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

I think if the release had been limited to those two sides, it would have been their best LP, after CTTE.


It's possible. Wakeman laid down some glorious Tron lines and Howe summoned some of his best guitar work. TFTO is essential Yes, it just veers indulgent at times.


Unlike Brain Salad Surgery? LOL


Keith Emerson didn't like the Mellotron and barely used it (on "Abaddon's Bolero").

I was kidding but I meant the indulgent part anyway.
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

I think if the release had been limited to those two sides, it would have been their best LP, after CTTE.


It's possible. Wakeman laid down some glorious Tron lines and Howe summoned some of his best guitar work. TFTO is essential Yes, it just veers indulgent at times.


Unlike Brain Salad Surgery? LOL


Keith Emerson didn't like the Mellotron and barely used it (on "Abaddon's Bolero").


I was kidding but I meant the indulgent part anyway.


Prog is indulgent by nature. You just noticed?
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Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:


Not much love for TFTO in this thread!!


Of all the albums by Yes I have heard, I only prefer TfTO over Tormato.

The Revealing Science of God: Was decent in earlier releases when the track opened with vocals (6/10). The glorious intro was completely ruined by the synthscapes that were added in later releases (5/10).
The Remembering: I like the section from about 9 to 14 minutes. About 75% is just tedious imho (5/10).
The Ancient: Obviously the best track. I like the passage with the parade of solar deities and the acoustic closing section (8/10).
Ritual: Utterly pointless and forgettable. Arguably the worst track in the entire catalog of Yes (2/10).

It seems that this album finally found its due place in this thread .

Well done!!  We don't agree on everything (I find "The Ancient" to be quite tedious), but I have friends who agree with you and me about the wonderful opening of "Revealing Science of God" on the original vinyl pressing, where the song opens with their amazing vocals!!  

The later remastered version of Revealing, with all the noodling & ambient stuff added, is a good argument against remastering the classics. 
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Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:


Not much love for TFTO in this thread!!



Ritual: Utterly pointless and forgettable. Arguably the worst track in the entire catalog of Yes (2/10).

It seems that this album finally found its due place in this thread .

Really? Not counting anything on Heaven and Earth then?

This reminds me a little bit of Steven Wilson's comment of y/t recently when he said that 'Pirates (ELP) is the worst piece of music I've ever heard' and likened it to a Gilbert and Sullivan opera. LOL

Persoannly I think Ritual is great on Yes Symphonic with the orchestra and was a lot of fun to see done live with all those kettle drums (influence from Gentle Giant maybe?!). I rate it as a top 3 Yes epic and the only thing on that album that has some 'balls'. Prog rock is still rock music rememberWink
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^I have never heard Heaven & Earth . I see that it has the lowest rating save one of all their studio albums.
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The Remembering is my least favorite track on tales. It just repeats itself too much (imo). 
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^I have never heard Heaven & Earth . I see that it has the lowest rating save one of all their studio albums.

That's the only Yes studio album I've never owned (not counting the Keys to Ascension albums even though I do have Keystudio). 


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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:


Not much love for TFTO in this thread!!



Ritual: Utterly pointless and forgettable. Arguably the worst track in the entire catalog of Yes (2/10).

It seems that this album finally found its due place in this thread .

Really? Not counting anything on Heaven and Earth then?

This reminds me a little bit of Steven Wilson's comment of y/t recently when he said that 'Pirates (ELP) is the worst piece of music I've ever heard' and likened it to a Gilbert and Sullivan opera. LOL

Persoannly I think Ritual is great on Yes Symphonic with the orchestra and was a lot of fun to see done live with all those kettle drums (influence from Gentle Giant maybe?!). I rate it as a top 3 Yes epic and the only thing on that album that has some 'balls'. Prog rock is still rock music rememberWink


Good point about Ritual, it took me a while to really get into the last side of TFTO.  I've seen that performed live a bunch of times, but not the other three.  

This is Steve Howe playing his Les Paul Junior guitar during "Ritual" in Chicago, during the "Solo Albums Tour." 
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CTTE, Relayer and Yes Album in that order. Fragile, Tales and Going for the One are brilliant albums, however. GFTO closes out a great run of six albums in a row.
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No Fragile up there is criminal. For me, I gotta go Fragile, Close to the Edge, and the Yes Album. As much as I love Relayer, Tales, and even the underrated Drama, I think these three are the epitome of Yes music, and are also their best sounding most cohesive albums. Tales is all over the place and although the execution of the idea sounds good, the idea itself is complete nonsense, while Relayer (for me) is too weak apart from "Gates of Delirium." 
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