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Moogtron III 
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 Posted: November 06 2005 at 13:00 |
 lunaticviolist wrote:
hcnoer wrote:
5 votes for The Ancient, and only 2 for The Remembering? I find that surprising, and interesting.
I can't put this album on in the background, for some reason I can't consentrate on anything else than the music. But every now and then I adjust the speakers, sit back and just consntrate 100% about the music for 80 minutes. I simply find it amazing.
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I totally agree. This album takes me on such a powerful journey. I'm surprised too that The Ancient has gotten so many votes. I always thought that was people's least favorite composition on the album.
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I guess that a lot of people on this site still think that The Ancient is adventurous, which it is. I guess that some people find The Remembering a bit boring.
Not me, I love all 4 sides of Tales. My favourite track is The Ritual though, because it has some really great and superbly contrasting movements, somewhere in the middle of the song.
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Korova
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Posted: November 06 2005 at 10:28 |
The ancient is just fantastic...harmonically is very intresting and then what about Howe's classical guitar solo?! 
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La Speranza della coscienza è forza
La Speranza del sentimento è schiavitù
La Speranza del corpo è malattia
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Plastic Man
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Posted: November 06 2005 at 02:37 |
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my favorite has always been 'the remembering'. it has the best keyboard
work, and its just so soft and pretty, escpecially the beginning.
ritual is a close second.
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lunaticviolist
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Posted: November 06 2005 at 02:13 |
hcnoer wrote:
5 votes for The Ancient, and only 2 for The Remembering? I find that surprising, and interesting.
I can't put this album on in the background, for some reason I can't consentrate on anything else than the music. But every now and then I adjust the speakers, sit back and just consntrate 100% about the music for 80 minutes. I simply find it amazing.
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I totally agree. This album takes me on such a powerful journey. I'm surprised too that The Ancient has gotten so many votes. I always thought that was people's least favorite composition on the album.
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Flea709
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Posted: November 06 2005 at 01:08 |
I like The Ancient.... 
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kirklott
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Posted: November 06 2005 at 00:07 |
First, let me state I'm a huge Yeshead - I own every album and then some, every DVD, read every book except Mosbo's, met Anderson, Squire, Howe, White, Wakeman and Moraz, seen them live 25 times, etc.
But Topo sucks. Ancient is unlistenable. RSoG has zero focus. Ritual could have been good, but is bogged down by indulgent, overblown percussion segment. And the whole album has lousy, very flat production.
The only truly good track is The Remembering, which btw, Anderson wants the band to play live. And Squire digs it too.
Happily, the band got back on track with the incredible Relayer album.
Edited by kirklott
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"Progressive rock is the key to the continuance of human evolution." - Charles Darwin
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el böthy
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Posted: November 05 2005 at 19:06 |
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Ritual for me, thought my favorite part of the album is the acustic part form the acient
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Damen
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Posted: November 05 2005 at 14:23 |
The Remembering - High the Memory for me actually.
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"It's amazing that we've been able to put up with each other for 35 years. Most marriages don't last that long these days."
-Chris Squire
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transend
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Posted: November 05 2005 at 12:43 |
my fave is 'Ritual'...
then 'The remembering',
then 'The revealing science..'
then 'The ancient'
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Dr4Wazo
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Posted: November 05 2005 at 12:14 |
First song is my favorite! 
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"Mëem Otsilennhetëe Dros Sun Surra Steuhn Do Nansei"
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Saviorts
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Posted: November 05 2005 at 08:05 |
The Ancient/ Giants Under the Sun is my favorite, but the entire album is great. The album is long and it sounds
long too. It's great because it isn't as completely saturated as
close to the edge but still has the same kind of style and vibe as the
awesome Relayer.
I really don't understand why fans think that this album is pompous but
worship Close to the Edge. I like Close to the Edge, but it's
certainly much more of a talent contest than Tales is.
Onward~ This is also a great driving album. I always listen to it while driving back up to college through the Catskills.
cheers 
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For the love of goldens.
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hcnoer
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Posted: November 05 2005 at 08:05 |
5 votes for The Ancient, and only 2 for The Remembering? I find that surprising, and interesting.
I can't put this album on in the background, for some reason I can't consentrate on anything else than the music. But every now and then I adjust the speakers, sit back and just consntrate 100% about the music for 80 minutes. I simply find it amazing.
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" Jon Anderson is the only man I know who tries to save this planet while living on another" - Rick Wakeman
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RoyalJelly
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Posted: November 05 2005 at 07:37 |
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I still find this album interesting, inspiring and relevant after
31 years. It was also my first big rock concert seeing them do
the whole thing live at the Winterland in San Francisco, and
that I'll never forget. Too many people are intimidated by the
idea of a 4-sided album long composition, but one should just
put it on and let it play while doing your housework and enjoy it,
it's just good, positive, energetic music.
"Talking about 'classical-rock' is sort of like saying
'strawberry bricks' ". - Jon Anderson
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Chris S
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Posted: November 05 2005 at 03:32 |
Number two......................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ...............you need ta listen just a little
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Norbert
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Posted: November 05 2005 at 02:31 |
I voted for Ritual , but The Ancient is a very close second.
The whole album is a classic.
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lunaticviolist
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Posted: November 05 2005 at 01:49 |
ivan_2068 wrote:
Six Eight wrote:
Once again, I'm the only one (so far) that prefers "The Ancient". |
Now we are two.
Iván
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Losendos
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Posted: November 05 2005 at 01:26 |
Boredom for the most part. Only the 1st 8 minutes are good so or me revealing
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How wonderful to be so profound
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: November 05 2005 at 00:46 |
Six Eight wrote:
Once again, I'm the only one (so far) that prefers "The Ancient". |
Now we are two.
Iván
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Posted: November 05 2005 at 00:19 |
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Once again, I'm the only one (so far) that prefers "The Ancient".
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memowakeman
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Posted: November 05 2005 at 00:09 |
Ritual
and alive that song sounds beautiful
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