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Poll Question: Which album do you prefer?
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Fragile over Relayer
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Both equally
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As a whole album it must be Fragile, though I like Gates of Delirium in particular better than any song in Fragile.
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It's pretty close for me actually especially since I think (other than 90125 and Classic Yes) these were the first two Yes albums (cassettes in my case) that I bought. I have to give the edge to Relayer though.
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Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

My three favourite Yes albums are Close To The Edge, Fragile and The Yes Album. There's so much keyboard w**kery on Going For The One and Relayer. Just my opinion. But it's why I had so much trouble with ELP.
Voted Fragile. I used to wonder if BTO called their 1974 release "Not Fragile" as a counter to "Fragile". Probably not.


Actually, I heard that they did. Apparently they wanted to drive home the point that there album was as far away from prog rock (and Fragile) as you could get so they called it Not Fragile. So, you guessed right (that is if what I read is to be believed and I think it sounds plausible).
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Fragile
You don't know nothin'
You don't know nothin' about
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My three favourite Yes albums are Close To The Edge, Fragile and The Yes Album. There's so much keyboard w**kery on Going For The One and Relayer. Just my opinion. But it's why I had so much trouble with ELP.
Voted Fragile. I used to wonder if BTO called their 1974 release "Not Fragile" as a counter to "Fragile". Probably not.
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I actually probably like Relayer best but Fragile has so many unforgettable, iconic parts I had give the two albums the coin toss "both" vote.
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Fragile.
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Too many good moments on Fragile
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Relayer, best Yes studio album for me by some distance.
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Relayer for me. It was the first Yes album that I got into and it's the one I return to most often. Fragile is mightily good but a bit inconsistent (Cans and Brahms , I'm looking at you!).
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Fragile
                      quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond
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I rated them both 98.5. Not joking. But the slight edge goes to Fragile for me. Neither are the 100 that is Close to the Edge.
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:



I don't think I've ever done this one before.


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I prefer Fragile to Relayer but I prefer The Yes Album, Close To The Edge and Going For The One to both of them.
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Big fan of both these albums. I love every moment of Relayer. Fragile has a couple of solo pieces that I'm not to fond of ( Wakeman and Anderson). It's for that reason, Relayer edges Fragile. I think Relayer is Yes's most adventurous release. It also has Steve Howe's best electric guitar playing.
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Fragile, for having "South Side of the Sky", "Mood for a Day", and "Heart of the Sunrise".

I do love Relayer, but it's one of those albums I have to be in a certain mood before I listen to it. At least Relayer didn't have that BIZARRE booklet that came with Fragile.
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Fragile
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Fragile without wasting a second thinking about it.
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