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ivan_2068 wrote: Hi Gaston: Honestly GFTO was a great disappointment for me, the keyboards sound horrible and most songs are bland, of course except Awaken, which deserves to be in a much better album. Well, about Yes Album vs Fragile I'll stay with The Yes Album, has all my favorite tracks, Your's is no Disgrace, Starship Trooper, Your Move/All Good People, Clap and A Venture, not a single weak song, all masterpieces, don't give 5 stars because of the terrible production and because some of the tracks sound even better in Yessongs. Fragile is another outstanding album, but has a couple of inferior tracks, like Cans and Brahms which is not in the level of Yes or Wakeman and We Have Heaven a song that simply I don't like. But the difference between both ratings is only of 1/2 star, so it's not really significant, because in the Archives I would have to rate both with 4 stars. Iván

Ha, I'm just messing with you bud. Though perhaps Parallels has this "horrible" keyboard, I don't think the rest do, but then you go on to say that Awaken isn't bland so the keys musn't be that bad and Awaken is half the album! I say Awaken and Turn of the century are the best songs. Going for the one may have the wackiest album cover though.

And if anything, Fragile and Yes Album are equal. I think the five individual personel tracks on Fragile to be quite unique and fitting. Especially the Fish.

Cheers,
Gaston

Hi Gaston: Honestly GFTO was a great disappointment for me, the keyboards sound horrible and most songs are bland, of course except Awaken, which deserves to be in a much better album.

Well, about Yes Album vs Fragile I'll stay with The Yes Album, has all my favorite tracks, Your's is no Disgrace, Starship Trooper, Your Move/All Good People, Clap and A Venture, not a single weak song, all masterpieces, don't give 5 stars because of the terrible production and because some of the tracks sound even better in Yessongs.

Fragile is another outstanding album, but has a couple of inferior tracks, like Cans and Brahms which is not in the level of Yes or Wakeman and We Have Heaven a song that simply I don't like.

But the difference between both ratings is only of 1/2 star, so it's not really significant, because in the Archives I would have to rate both with 4 stars.

Iván

Edited by ivan_2068

Yes: 3
Time and a Word: 3.5
The Yes Album: 4.5 - Yes kicks into gear
Fragile: 4.5 - almost there..
Close to the Edge: 5 - Perfection
Tales From Topographic Oceans: 4 - Amazing but a bit padded
Relayer: 5 - A new direction , fusiony
Going for the One: 4 (turn of the century + awaken)
Tormato: 3.5 (unpolished)
Drama: 3 - great work by squire
90125: 2.5 - Rabin all over it, but still some pluses
Big Generator: 1
Union: 1
Talk: 2 - couple of good tracks but again Rabin's baby
Keys albums (Studio stuff) 3.5 - Mind Drive is excellent
Open Your Eyes: 2
The Ladder: 3
Magnification: 3.5 - very good effort with an orchestra

Yes: 3
Time and a Word: 3.5
The Yes Album: 4.5
Fragile: 4
Close to the Edge: 5
Tales From Topographic Oceans: 3
Relayer: 5
Going for the One: 2.5
Tormato: 2
Drama: 3.5
90125: 1
Big Generator: 0.5
Union: 0
Talk: 2.5
Open Your Eyes: 2.5
The Ladder: 3
Magnification: 3

Iván

Yes:2
Time And A word: 3
the Yes Album: 5
Fragile: 5
CTTE: 5
TFTO: 3
Relayer:4
Going For The One: 5
Tormato:2
Drama:3
90125:2
Big Generator:1
Union: 0
Talk: 1
Open Your Eyes:1
The ladder:2
Magnification:1

Out of 5

 

Yes: 3
Time and a Word: 3
The Yes Album: 4
Fragile: 5
Close to the Edge: 5
Tales From Topographic Oceans: 4.5
Relayer: 4.5
Going for the One: 4
Tormato: 3
Drama: 3
90125: 2
Big Generator: 1
Union: 2
Talk: 3
Open Your Eyes: 3.5
The Ladder: 3.5
Magnification: 3.5
We Make Believe: Not heard yet but sounds like its ABWH so may be good.

Gaston