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TODDLER 
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 Topic: Yes apreciation thread..Posted: September 09 2013 at 09:08 |
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I loved Steve Howe's energy. The obvious such as his head bopping up and down while he played like a madman. This especially in the early 70's when he first joined the ranks of YES. That kind of hyperactive energy changed the YES band and he was a huge influence on me at age 16. I liked their style of composition on C.T.T.E. and as Bruford once said..."With C.T.T.E....we got lucky.' "We would set up to record a section of it, tare down and drive to the north of England, do a gig, tare down again....drive back to the studio, set up and piece together yet another section of it" That is a very unusual way of recording and I always loved explanations from the band members of their lifestyle. Magnification is one of my favorites. I grew tired of the U.S east coast attitudes within the 70's youth where Philadelphia, Jersey, and N.Y. CREATED this YES vs. King Crimson idea.
It DID in fact get up my nose and almost completely turned me against YES for some length of time. I am not a religious fanatic and people around me were acting too cosmic and profound over Jon Anderson's lyrics for my tastes. It was not YES who created this reaction. I believe it was people themselves who took on the vast role in the eastern United States. Although Popol Vuh were very spiritual and I loved them, this seemed a little over the top. On the other hand...it interested me when Rick Wakeman recorded his organ parts in a church , seperate from the band...on the Going For the One album. That was a kind of experimentation with unorthodox recording concepts and I loved it! I disliked Relayer and probably because I was a huge fan of Mahavishnu Orchestra and "Sound Chaser" was too Mahavishnu for my tastes. I wanted YES to find a different musical direction and I was displeased. I was much more inspired by Chris Squire's Fish Out Of Water...which..to me is like a lost YES album. I love that album!
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zumacraig
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Posted: September 09 2013 at 08:39 |
Definitely check out Magnification. It has it's moments and it's produced really well. It's really too bad the band couldn't keep that momentum when Wakeman came back. With out the orchestra, but with the same production, they could've pulled together something good. I think Fly From Here is the best since Union. To me, that's the last album with any memorable tunes on it. Although, the epic Fly From Here is so padded and boring. All we really needed was the intro and song. The other songs, except Life On a Film Set, are excellent.
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Stardust we are.
-Roine Stolt |
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Moogtron III
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Posted: September 09 2013 at 01:37 |
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Well, I'm biased, because it's my favorite band, so if I would like to give the albums stars, it will be a lot of them. Yes Time And A Word Yes Album Fragile Tales From Topographic Oceans Relayer Going For The One 90125  4 stars Close To The Edge Tormato Drama 3 stars Big Generator Talk Fly From Here 2 stars Keystudio The Ladder 1 star Union Haven't heard Magnification and Open Your Eyes. Too afraid to become disappointed, especially in the case of Open Your Eyes
Edited by Moogtron III - September 09 2013 at 01:38 |
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zumacraig
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Posted: September 08 2013 at 17:16 |
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I think the run from Yes Album through Drama is pretty damn impressive. If pushed, I'd ad 90125. Fragile and Close to the Edge are indeed two of the greatest albums of all time and I'd add GFtO. Perfect!!
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Stardust we are.
-Roine Stolt |
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Dellinger
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Posted: September 08 2013 at 14:38 |
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Yes are among my very favourite bands indeed. My favourite albums from them are "Fragile" and "Close to the Edge", which are just about perfect for me, and that line-up is perhaps my very favourite line-up of musicians on any band, there was just no weak link in it, everyone was among the very best musicians on prog. About the Yes Album, that one didn't do so much for me... I actually don't particularly like any of the songs, except for Starship Trooper, which has many much better live versions anyway (Keys to Ascension!!!). About Tales, Relayer, and Going for the One, there are many songs I really love on all of those albums, but they all have weaker songs that I really don't like, or at least I don't care for. Tormato is indeed among their weakest albums, along with Big Generator, Open your Eyes, and The Ladder (one or two good songs around, but nothing really great). On the rest of their discography I can find some moments I really love, too. Even the last album (Fly from Here), though less proggy than expected, has some really beautiful moments that I really love. I hope they do come back to form with their new album on 2014!!!
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: September 06 2013 at 23:13 |
While not at that specific show, I saw the final 2 nights of the '78 US tour at the Oakland arena about a month earlier. The first night I actually scored 4th row seats and took about 60 photos.
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zumacraig
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Posted: September 06 2013 at 16:55 |
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Cool. Will check this out. I've been listening to Fly From Here lately. I like the actual tune FFH and the rest of the album. Some of the most memorable songs Yes has produced since 90125. The epic is way too long and boring but you can't beat that chorus.
Saw Yes in 02 when Rick came back. First leg, so I got to hear America and Revealing Science of God. It was awesome. Saw them again the last two summers. Meh. They're a bit boring now.
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Stardust we are.
-Roine Stolt |
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rushfan4
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Posted: September 06 2013 at 16:06 |
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One would think that an appreciation thread for Yes might have had more activity in the past 5 years....I guess that is what the rest of the Forums are for.
 I received an email today from Wolfgang's Vault and the album of the day that they were promoting was Yes Live at Wembley Arena on October 28, 1978. http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/yes/concerts/wembley-arena-october-28-1978.html?utm_source=CVNL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=130906 Anyhow, I thought that there might be some appreciation for this here, as well as some forum members who may have been in attendance for this show. My first Yes show was not until the Union tour. A show that I immensely enjoyed and probably has led to my continued fandom to this band, even though it was from a period of time in the band's history that seems to be mostly detested around these parts. |
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Anthony
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Posted: September 27 2008 at 19:49 |
I agree, the first four songs from Union are actually quite good.
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Future prosperity lies in the way you heal the world with love
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ignatiusrielly
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Posted: September 26 2008 at 18:43 |
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Well, seems everything has been said about Yes, so what could I add...Only that Union is not as awful as everyone thinks, actually the only Yes album I dislike is Open your eyes.
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Four pails of water and a bagfull of salts
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retrorocker
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Posted: September 26 2008 at 18:25 |
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I love Yes. And I think Drama is one of their best albums, ooh controversial...
Oh, and concerning Close to the Edge, In particular the song "And You And I"; I don't know if anybody else has noticed, but you can hear someone saying "We're Running Now", just before Howe says 'okay'. And his reply sounds irritated, IMHO. Hope I don't drive anyone crazy looking for that (its right at the start of the track, and it won't help you if you're listening to a sh*tty quality file like a WMA or an mp3  )!
I do like 90125, but not as a prog album, obviously!! I don't think that they did another good album after that until Magnification (although Homeworld is one of my favourite songs, I must admit), and even that was a bit meh. But all bands have their best periods, of course. Its always during the eighties and nineties when it starts to sour, isn't it? that's why my chosen moniker is RetroRocker, of course. 70's FTW! 
Oh dear, I've started to ramble. never mind... 
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"It's alright to lose your heart, but never lose your head!" ~ Phil Lynott RIP
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Factorplayer
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Posted: May 11 2008 at 06:07 |
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Yes - ah one of the greats. they have good stuff all round but no doubt their 70's catalog is a gold mine to any prog enthusiast.
Saw them in 97 in 2nd row seats (at face price!) - transcendental. Personal favorite - the "Re-layer" section of High the Remembering. There's a track from Jon Anderson's solo album Olias of Sunhillow... "Solid Space" I think it's called... very cool. |
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ebuCube
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Posted: May 08 2008 at 03:43 |
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I was first subjected to YES while under the influence of mild, mind altering substances. The album was Close To The Edge and I was struggling to piece the songs together. To say I was out of my music listening comfort zone would be an understatement.
As you suggested, a better starting point album might be the much more accessable Fragile album.
Free from conflicts of the mind I was able to absorb this wonderful album and I loved what I heard.
The songs are intense in places and dreamy in others. The musicianship is second to none and I've always found something new and interesting everytime I listen to it.
I still prefer Fragile over Close to the Edge or The Yes Album. Maybe that mind altering experience will haunt me forever but Fragile for mine really captured my attention.
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: May 08 2008 at 02:45 |
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Big Generator isn't as bad as it's rep, but it's definitely not challenging prog. I'd suggest that you buy mp3's (or hunt for samples) of I'm Running, Shoot High, Aim Low, and Love Will Find A Way. Those are the high points, and if you like all three you'll like the album.
If you try Talk and love it, you will probably appreciate BG as well. Edited by ghost_of_morphy - May 08 2008 at 02:46 |
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Norbert
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Posted: May 07 2008 at 14:17 |
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Talk, Big Generator and Open Your Eyes are their albums which, I have not heard. The latter 2 are probably not worth much investigation, but Talk may be more interesting.
I really like some of their "bad" albums, too, among the ones I have, there is not a real clunker.
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Sacred 22
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Posted: May 06 2008 at 21:16 |
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I enjoy every album YES put out up to and including Drama. I also like Magnification and Key Studio. To me YES is one of the best things to happen to 'Rock' music and music in general.
YES is a standout amoung giants.
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Alberto Muņoz
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Posted: May 05 2008 at 18:28 |
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Hello Yes one of my favourite bands, i like most of his 70's output but the 80's none of all, maybe hints of 90125.
The other phase of Yes (early 90's to present) i have no hearing at all.
I stick with the 70's output.
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: March 30 2008 at 22:14 |
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One day I'll get around to reviewing every Yes studio album, but in the meantime here are how they rate.
5 Stars
The Yes Album
Close To The Edge
Going For The One
Keystudio
4.5 Stars
(Fragile)
4 Stars
(Tales From Topographic Oceans)
The Ladder
3.5 Stars
(Yes)
(Relayer)
3 Stars
Drama
90125
Big Generator
(Talk)
Magnification
2.5 Stars
(Time And A Word)
2 Stars
Tormato
Union
1 Star
Open Your Eyes
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Moogtron III
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Posted: March 30 2008 at 06:08 |
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I'm not a big fan of Jon Anderson's voice, nor do I dislike it. It just leaves me indifferent.
His compositions on the other hand, and some of the lyrics...
I'll keep it short: Yes is my favourite band.
 Top band.
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Posted: March 30 2008 at 01:25 |
Agreed
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