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Points: 7412 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2011 at 22:46
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Originally posted by dreadpirateroberts dreadpirateroberts wrote:

AWESOME!

Thank you every one - I have a crystal clear idea of where to start now :)

In regards to their first release, what's the general feeling there?

Absolutely not the place to start, but to get after all the "classic" releases to get a feel of where a young, naive, band were in the heady late 60's of London.
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I believe I started with Fragile, if I remember well, and that was a good starting point, it took a while to sink in, but it was enough to get my interest and keep listening until I really got into it. Also, Close to the Edge is a really great album, both albums are my favourite Yes albums and I think it's a good place to start. Going for the One has some really good songs too (specially Awaken and Turn of the Century), and Relayer has "Gates of Delirium", which is also great, though certainly not a very good place to start.

However, perhaps the very best to start would be a live album, like Symphonic Live (available as a CD or DVD), which has many of the bands best songs, superbly played, and orchestrated in a very fine fashion. Another great live album to start for me would be Keys to Ascension, however this has the problem that the CD version comes split in two double albums with live and new studio recordings included (however, some of the new songs are good, so it may be good enough anyway), and the DVD version has some not so great video quality (though it's not terrible at all); still, this album has some of my favourite versions of many of their classic songs, so it may still be a good place to start... pehaps you could get the pair on DVD.
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Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Originally posted by dreadpirateroberts dreadpirateroberts wrote:

AWESOME!

Thank you every one - I have a crystal clear idea of where to start now :)

In regards to their first release, what's the general feeling there?

Absolutely not the place to start, but to get after all the "classic" releases to get a feel of where a young, naive, band were in the heady late 60's of London.
     That's a good answer Smile
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I started with Tales from Topographic Oceans, because I'm obviously insane. I thought it was a good enough introduction though, and also explains my developed love for symphonic epics. I soon after purchased Relayer and Close to the Edge, which also are great albums. 

Probably, the best place to start would be Fragile.
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Originally posted by dreadpirateroberts dreadpirateroberts wrote:

AWESOME!

Thank you every one - I have a crystal clear idea of where to start now :)

In regards to their first release, what's the general feeling there?

Absolutely not the place to start, but to get after all the "classic" releases to get a feel of where a young, naive, band were in the heady late 60's of London.
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Originally posted by dreadpirateroberts dreadpirateroberts wrote:

AWESOME!

Thank you every one - I have a crystal clear idea of where to start now :)

In regards to their first release, what's the general feeling there?

I quite love the first release, "Yes," as it features Peter Banks (very under-appreciated) and introduced the world to many new concepts, including Squire's unique bass sound, Bruford's outstanding drumming etc.  

My evolution into Yes started with "The Yes Album," followed by "Fragile" and then "Close To The Edge."  This is a very natural progression. 

"Time and a Word" is a very fine album, but their use of orchestration is somewhat jarring, and led to dissent within the band.  However, it contains some Yes classics including "Astral Traveller" and the title track. 

Sounds like you have some good advice on PA!  You can easily sample individual songs if you seek them out by song title on YouTube, there are tons of these songs (both uploaded from the CD as well as live versions).

Enjoy your trip!!
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Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:

First album isn't bad but it's a completely different kettle of fish. Exactly the wrong place to start because Yes reinvents itself completely beginning with The Yes Album.


Yeah it isn't bad, but it's definitely not a good representation of them.  It's a lot less symphonic and progressive.
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First album isn't bad but it's a completely different kettle of fish. Exactly the wrong place to start because Yes reinvents itself completely beginning with The Yes Album.
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I've read a few bad reviews about the two first albums but i can't keep from liking them, kind of prop pop to me, still enjoy them very much Wink
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AWESOME!

Thank you every one - I have a crystal clear idea of where to start now :)

In regards to their first release, what's the general feeling there?
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Fragile is the right starting point. Especially the opening and closing songs.
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don't start with close to the edge. i didn't get into yes for years because that was the first one i heard. i also think it's vastly overrated and pretty silly at times.

side a of the yes album is probably my favourite thing they've ever done. fragile is also really great, and relayer is worth it for 'gates of delirium,' which is probably their greatest track (i.e. my favourite)
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Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

The Yes Album, Fragile, Close To The Edge, in that order. 
I don't know about the order, but you can't go wrong with those three.  Going for the One should be next.
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Agree with those who recommend The Yes Album. If you don't like that, chances are you won't like any of their other '70s albums either. Proceed into the post-Close To The Edge albums with caution as they can be hit-or-miss depending on your tastes.
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Originally posted by Drew Drew wrote:

If I had started with Going for the One I would have become a bigger fan sooner. A nice blend of their older and newer sounds.
  Going for the One is a fantastic album though i remember that he got many bad reviews in France at the time..........Time doesn't lie  
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If I had started with Going for the One I would have become a bigger fan sooner. A nice blend of their older and newer sounds.



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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 05 2011 at 12:16
^^^ Yep, I'd start with The Yes album too.

Then Going for the One, Close to the edge, Fragile and TFTO in that order.

Then maybe Drama and 90125..
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Points: 3196 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 05 2011 at 12:11
Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

The Yes Album
yup, my choice too for a beginner...
I agree with this.
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I started from the first one and I really enjoyed all of them. But the best are Close To The Edge, The Yes Album, Relayer...
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Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

The Yes Album, Fragile, Close To The Edge, in that order. 

Then Relayer, Going for the One, and Tales from Topographic Oceans. Then explore the rest of the catalog. 
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