One Yes album for the rest of your life
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Topic: One Yes album for the rest of your life
Posted By: criticdrummer94
Subject: One Yes album for the rest of your life
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 19:45
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I was thinking about doing this for Genesis but I felt I'll go with another classic Prog band. What this means is, If you had a gun to your head and had to choose one Yes album to listen to for the rest of time what would it be. Mine would be Fragile, just top to bottom a flawless album that I could listen to over and over again without being tired of it. -------------  
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 19:47
| I'd be fine with 0 but if I had to keep one it would be Yes Album |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 19:49
| Fragile. |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 19:58
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The Yes Album ^hey, Horizons, what happened to your awesome Dedalus album avatar? |
Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 19:58
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Probably Fragile. ------------- 
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Posted By: GypsyJoker
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 20:08
| Relayer. |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 20:21
| Tales from Topographic Oceans. |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 20:36
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the yes album ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 20:36
It was exchanged for my awesome Flapjack avatar. It'll be back soon, i like to change avatars alot.
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presdoug wrote:Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 21:04
| This is tricky for me to answer because, in general, I haven't wanted to listen to Yes in some time. It'd probably be Fragile or Relayer though. I'll go with Fragile for now. |
Posted By: Jake Kobrin
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 22:30
http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3145" rel="nofollow"> 2002 ? Would a terrorist not appreciate that? ;) ------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Neil-Kobrin/244687105562746" rel="nofollow - SUPPORT MY FATHER AND BECOME A FAN Jacob Kobrin Illustration |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 22:38
SUCH a good box set. My introduction to Yes. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: EchidnasArf
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 22:47
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Close to the Edge
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 01:22
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Yessongs |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 01:29
| Tales From Conorgraphic Oceans. Ooooooh yeah. |
Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 01:31
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Fragile ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 02:32
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probably CTTE, but maybe Relayer. Well that's not really fair cus TFTO is a double album, so because some people cited it as their only Yes album, I'll just take both CTTE and Relayer. HA! Another crime commited by your's truly.... ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 03:19
| Tales from Topographic Oceans. |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 04:10
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Relayer. Easily my favourite Yes album.
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Posted By: DavetheSlave
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 04:33
Have to go with Relayer  ------------- I'm a normal psychopath |
Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 05:06
| Yes Songs and CSE |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 05:51
| Yessongs. |
Posted By: catfood03
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 06:17
...In a Word box set 
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Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 07:45
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This is easy for me, 90210, "Leave It" is a fantastic track, and the video was really cool too. Plus you get the awesomeness of Trevor Rabin's guitar pounding out "Owner of a Lonely Heart". Yes guys, it IS much better than an owner of a broken heart. ------------- -------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob------- I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 07:58
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The Yes Album even though I think Relayer is a better and more adventurous album. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 08:05
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Relayer, the only Yes album I really like and enjoy listening too.
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Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 12:57
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Tales From Topographic Oceans. ------------- 
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Posted By: cannon
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 13:55
| Fragile |
Posted By: EchidnasArf
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 14:35
I'm a tad surprised I'm the only one that would take Close to the Edge.
 Yessongs and Fragile would be great choices too.------------- http://didyouseethosebats.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - Did You See Those Bats? (a few songs from my band's live radio show)
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 14:45
This for me as well, for Starship Trooper alone. I also think Relayer is great. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 15:07
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Going For The one - my introduction to prog and still one of the finest LPs ever released. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 15:23
It's because CSE is too short for the rest of my life...  I would have a longer ride with Yessongs... |
Posted By: Atoms
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 15:50
| I'm also very surprised that only one has chosen CttE, since it's the highest rated album on the site, you would think 50% of the posters would choose it. I'm however, not particulary fond of Yes and I would survive without any album. But if there is one album I would like to keep, then it's Going for the One. |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 16:03
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 16:05
One Album to rule them all, One Album to find them, One Album to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Yes where the Shadows lie..... ...I'm staying with "Tales" on this one. Been listening to it a lot lately, it is amazingly deep. I still consider "The Remembering" to be the best side, but no one on PA seems to agree with me. Squire once said that "Remembering" was his favorite side as well. |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 16:07
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 16:11
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The Yes Album.
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Posted By: Slaughternalia
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 16:15
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Obviously Yessongs for it's length and verity ------------- I'm so mad that you enjoy a certain combination of noises that I don't |
Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 16:18
Correct me if i am wrong, but Yes never played Remembering after the TFTO Tour. It would be a good change to play this one again in the future... (with or without Jon) |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 16:27
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You are wrong. Among other places it shows up on Keys. Yet another reason to buy this amazing combination of live and original studio tracks. -------------
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Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 16:50
It's not on keys... |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 17:36
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Posted By: Frederik
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 17:44
| The Yes Album for now ^^ Close second would be Fragile |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 19:15
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Behold their work, ye mighty, and despair....'cause this stuff is GREAT! |
Posted By: Mushroom Sword
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 19:27
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Either Relayer or Magnification. There's just so much within the albums I wouldn't get bored quickly. ------------- 
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Posted By: Soul Dreamer
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 21:10
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Yessongs...although I think CttE is the best album, I'd have to go with this because you get the best of Fragile and The Yes Album also, and CttE would be a bit short to spend the rest of my life with...
------------- To be the one who seeks so I may find .. (Metallica) |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 23:08
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I guess Relayer as that's my favorite Yes album. ------------- 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: rdtprog
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 04:58
Looks like i was right, the song Remembering has been played 4 times in 1974, here's a link of their set list archives : http://www.setlist.fm/stats/yes-63d6bef7.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.setlist.fm/stats/yes-63d6bef7.html |
Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 07:58
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Relayer
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Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 08:01
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Whichever is their worst album ------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 08:13
| The Yes Album! |
Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 08:21
| Fragile |
Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 09:55
It's probably my favorite as well. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 10:39
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 10:40
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Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 11:04
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Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 11:12
Now we are two. ------------- http://theprogressiveweb.blogspot.de" rel="nofollow - Visit me in Second Life to talk about music. |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 17:23
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Time and a word remaster. I really like Dear father, No opportunity, The prophet and Time and a word That has probably taken over The Yes album and Fragile for me
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Posted By: captain2man
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 17:55
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The question from OP is different than asking what your favorite record is. I don't actually need The Yes Album, Fragile or Close to the Edge....I could play those records in my head! For me - if I could only listen to one for eternity - it would be Tales. There's so much to explore....tasty new nuggets on every listen....I've listened to the album dozens of times and I still don't have a full grasp on it....and that's one of the reasons I love it.
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 21:27
| Keys to Ascension for me... if I can count it as 1 album... or else Yes Symphonic. |
Posted By: Bookman1974
Date Posted: July 30 2011 at 06:37
| Close to the Edge.. no, Relayer... wait, no, Close to the Edge... oh, dammit! |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: July 30 2011 at 07:39
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Probably Keys To Ascension, which is my favorite Yes live album. But of course... for the reason of length I would choose Yessongs (I don't see a box set as an album)/ But if I had to choose a studio album: Going For The One is my favorite, but I think 90125 is the album I could listen to most without getting bored. |
Posted By: Kassimatis
Date Posted: July 30 2011 at 07:54
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Close the Edge, just by the riiiverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! ------------- "Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the Beautiful is dead." ~Benjamin Disraeli |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 31 2011 at 06:51
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Easy choice to me - Relayer. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: July 31 2011 at 07:19
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Relayer. If either Yesyears or In A Word had more of Relayer on them then I'd think about chosing one of those instead, but I'd need to have Gates of Delirium and Soundchaser at the very least. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Minizephyr
Date Posted: July 31 2011 at 07:37
Relayer  ------------- http://www.indabamusic.com/asset/show/1466419 Music by Robert Burns |
Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: July 31 2011 at 13:41
Couldn't agree with you more! My introduction to Yes was Relayer, but (despite the title-track being branded as pop-esque), GFTO is my favorite Yes album for so many reasons...
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Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: August 03 2011 at 16:28
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Because I can't choose between CTTE and Relayer...... I'll say Tales. It lasts longer anyway because you'll have double the music to explore and can get used to the more "difficult" parts. ------------- http://www.thefreshfilmblog.com/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: MoodyRush
Date Posted: August 03 2011 at 17:38
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Relayer for me. To Be Over is one of my favorite songs ever and both Gates and Soundchaser are great as well. ------------- Follow me down to the valley below. Moonlight is bleeding from out of your soul. -Lazarus |
Posted By: esky
Date Posted: August 03 2011 at 20:51
| The gun scenario is a little off-putting, but I agree with you: Fragile. |
Posted By: ScarRitual
Date Posted: August 04 2011 at 03:27
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Relayer! |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: August 04 2011 at 13:54
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Relayer or Fragile. Wait, did you say whether the gun was loaded?
 Okay, Relayer. Possibly the perfect Yes album, although five years ago I rated Close to the Edge higher and said at that time The Yes Album was my favorite. Tastes change.... ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: August 04 2011 at 16:00
| Why relayer or Fragile ? It's fragile! Of course! |
Posted By: Drudelo
Date Posted: August 04 2011 at 16:52
| Close to the Edge. |
Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: August 04 2011 at 17:00
| In fact it's between Closed to the edge and Fragile .....We all know that even if the Tales and Yes Album are great too |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: August 04 2011 at 17:05
I would have a difficult time choosing. I'm sure it wouldn't be TFTO though  ------------- 
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Posted By: king cameloyd
Date Posted: August 05 2011 at 01:03
| It's hard to say but I guess Fragile |
Posted By: kevin4peace
Date Posted: August 05 2011 at 01:19
| Close To The Edge, no doubt. It's just too perfect. For some reason, Fragile never grabbed me quite like CTTE did. |
Posted By: ConfusedGenius
Date Posted: August 05 2011 at 21:02
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Quadrophenia, no question. Best rock album of all time.
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: August 05 2011 at 21:04
Quadrophenia is by Yes? You must be confused.
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Posted By: Ayudhya
Date Posted: August 07 2011 at 02:52
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Close To The Edge. Everything before was building up to this album. Everything after has been an attempt to emulate it.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: August 07 2011 at 06:04
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The Yes Album, just because it is The Yes Album. I would not recommend the same regarding Genesis.  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: giselle
Date Posted: August 07 2011 at 06:25
| Yes, yes Fragile. |
Posted By: dedokras
Date Posted: August 09 2011 at 17:23
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Yessongs is the obvious option for me, though Relayer is really something else... Still, Yessongs it is.
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: August 09 2011 at 17:55
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^This. Its really the only one I ever listen to. Their studio albums seem "boxy". I love the raw power of it, sound quality be damned. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: August 09 2011 at 18:43
| gotta be Tales, the most varied and continuously explorable of theirs |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: August 10 2011 at 03:41
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Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: August 10 2011 at 03:50
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Today, I'd say Keys 2, or Magnification.
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: August 10 2011 at 05:01
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It's surely between Yes Album, Fragile and Close to the Edge ------------- 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: JeanFrame
Date Posted: August 10 2011 at 09:40
| It can only be Fragile |
Posted By: nightlamp
Date Posted: August 12 2011 at 12:29
| Fragile, no question. |
Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: August 12 2011 at 13:35
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I'm not alone.......
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Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: August 12 2011 at 18:29
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Which ever runs shortest, or has the least of Jon Andersons vocals on it. ------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: August 13 2011 at 10:14
Was that a vote for Drama or Fly From Here? -------------
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Posted By: AlexDOM
Date Posted: August 13 2011 at 16:51
| Close to the Edge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I get up, I get down. Nothing is close to the beauty of that |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: August 13 2011 at 17:40
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Mine would de YESSONGS It has the best songs of: 1.- Yes Album 2.- Close to the Edge 3.- Fragile Some of them even better than the original versions. A real masterpiece. Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: YESABWH
Date Posted: August 14 2011 at 18:53
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Close To The Edge. Still my #1 progressive rock album. Don Cassidy President, Interviewer, DJ, Artist Promo contact Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio http://www.deliciousagony.com/" rel="nofollow - www.deliciousagony.com ------------- Don Cassidy President, Interviewer, DJ, Artist Promo contact Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio www.deliciousagony.com |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: August 14 2011 at 19:32
I second that Iván.  -------------   
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Posted By: Warthur
Date Posted: August 15 2011 at 05:27
That's exactly what I was going to pick. I'm listening to it right now and sure, sometimes the sound isn't quite as crisp and clear as the studio versions (it's a live album from the '70s, what do you expect?), but the sheer wealth of material on offer is incredible.
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Posted By: DiamondDog
Date Posted: August 15 2011 at 06:08
| Fragile is the one for me. |