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Posted: April 29 2009 at 06:09

Not for a while.

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Posted: April 29 2009 at 05:44

Brilliant, what a reponse. Now if only the band could get out on the road and play, then there would be more good people listening to this in their cars on the M6 near Preston... Thumbs Up

As for a challenge to stonebeard...never. I have been a reader only of the forum for more than 2 years and this is my 1st thread....

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 18:09

well, this thread inspired me

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 18:00

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 17:28

treebeard wrote:

Are we the only 2 here....the only 2 in the UK? In the world? Listening to this album on the motorway coming to work?

I' ve had similar considerations. Now consider this: How many people are listening to any given Zeuhl band on the motorway coming home from work Wink

Also, props for listening to Tales of Topographic Oceans. (underrated fo sho)

Edited by Dominic - April 28 2009 at 17:29

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 15:57

Been a fan since 2005 when i got into them. I got Fragile first and immediately fell in love with the band. Close to the Edge was my next album, and the rest is history. I think everything from Time and a Word till Drama are all excellent albums, but I dont put their albums on too often these days since i consider everything from The Yes Album until Going For The One to be high art. So as someone already said, "im not worthy" LOL

no seriously, CttE has made me tear up towards the climax of the song, and the album has changed my perception of music more than once.

In some ways, Relayer has gone beyond what CttE could do to me emotionally. The peaks and valleys in that album blow me away everytime. Gates of Delerium may be the best Yes song EVER!!!

I mentioned Fragile, and that album is a trip in itself. I didnt know some songs were solo pieces, so i thought it was all by the band, and to this day, after knowing there are solo pieces, it doesnt affect my love for the album. I have some nostalgia for it, since it was the only album i had for a while before i took the next step in getting more albums. But Heart of the Sunrise is a fantastic track, and i love all the solo pieces.

TFTO is a mammouth album. though it took me a while to fully get into it, i t was well worth it. Revealing Science of God is a wonderful song, and i love all the acoustic pieces during the album. The album has this magestic feel to it, hard to describe. Classic prog rock.

Re-reading what i typed has made me want to listen to some Yes right now. Might grab Relayer and BLAST IT!!!

Edited by darkshade - April 28 2009 at 16:01

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 15:16

Actually I don't listen to them that much, but I like them and they're definitely in my top 10 prog bands. I listened to Fragile a couple of weeks ago.

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 13:45

As I buy far more albums than I really should I tend to listen to the stuff more that's less familiar to me and as much as I love Yes, I know all their albums like the back of my hand. However, every once in a while I'll give them a spin. In the last few weeks for example I've listened to Going For The One and Fragile and still really enjoy them.

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 13:33

I have been listening to Tales recently

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 12:35

I was listening to Yessongs at the weekend. I have an irregular a rotation of Yessongs, Relayer and TFTO and will listen to each of them several times in a year.... and I don't count myself as a Yesfan but Relayer would be one of my top-ten albums.

Edited by Dean - April 28 2009 at 12:38

What?

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 12:32

Even after 32 years of being a fan, I still listen to a load of Yes, and rarely tire of them. As for TFTO, I still listen to Revealing Science of God and Ritual a lot, but not the other two very often.

Yes are still a massive band, even after all these years, and are hugely influential on many modern bands, not just prog either.

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 12:18

Hi,

I still think that "Tales of Topographic Oceans" is one of the best rock albums ever made ... maybe it was because I had a sensibility and leaning towards long cuts, had enjoyed classical music since I was a tiny tot ... and always looked forward to seeing musicians my age ... show their art ... instead of overloaded, and grossly over rated, pop music!

I thought of things like Thick as a Brick, A Passion Play, Topographic Oceans, Mike Oldfield, Vangelis, Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream ... and many other long pieces as the "classical music" of our time ... unffortunately many people decided that it was not rock'n'roll and trashed it silly ... and trahsed it hard ... it didn't help that even Ian Anderson was making fun of the long cuts, albeit in a weird way but still good, as the title was related to stuffed up folks and musicians ... that had a lot more to do with their ego than it did with their musicianship!

No one sits here and trashes Beethoven, or Mozart, of whomever ... and says that is is self indulgent and that the lyrics are pooh and paah ... and what not ... and that's almost like saying that the sacred stuff is now considered "good" and any attempt that you or I, or Yes in those days will put together .. is automatically defined as poop'ery.

In my book, all it is showing is the lack of knowledge and ability on many people, and specially those that can only have a 3 minute orgasm ... for them I don't even feel sorry, or care.

I respect the talent and the beauty ... and above all ... the desire ... to do something like Topographic Oceans ... it's hard ... and playing it is probably nerve wrecking since it is not chuck berry or some simple stuff that is just repetitions on a theme ... it takes no talent to do that btw ... compared to the other example.

You decide ... prog for me is about people trying things ... that were not done before ... Topographic Oceans is massive ... and one of the best that prog will ever create ... if we only give it a chance to let it play out. I wish I was a symphony conductor ... I would orchestrate that in a minute ... and I bet the concert hall would fill up ... the second part of the concert would probably be some Frank Zappa! hehe

Edited by moshkito - April 28 2009 at 12:21

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 11:23

Whenever I'm in a quandry about what to take along on my commute I simply reach for most any of my Yes CDs and problem solved. You'd think after four decades I'd be sick of hearing them but that's just not the case. They still sound fresh.

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 11:20

I listen to Yes, I have 3 of their albums on my MP3 player, and when walking down the streets, I play it at full volume

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 11:08

Of all the prog giants of the 70s, Yes are the one I listen to most.

TFTO is a wonderful album to immerse yourself in, and it's one I probably hear more than most. I'd class it as one of the real cornerstones of prog and I always seem to find something new with each listen.

I've also recently discovered Keystudio which is great. I'd really given up all hope for Yes after the early 80s, and it was only when I found PA that I realised they may have produced some great stuff after Drama. Mind Drive in particular is superb, and this album has whetted my appetite to look into a few more of Yes' later albums.

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 10:56

I just got 'Time And A Word' recently & was listening it on the way to work this morning.

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 10:49

It's usually when they come up when my ipod is on shuffle, but as I've got quite a bit of Yes on there that's probably 3 or 4 times a week. It's been a while since I listened to an album all the way through, though the same is true of Genesis, Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull; I'm more likely to listen to recent acquisitions as whole albums.

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 10:27

I love Yes, MASSIVE Steve Howe fan, he's a big influence on my playing, and the way I compose songs.
Trevor ain't too shabby either.

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 10:23

I imagine a lot of people listen to Yes. Otherwise, they'd stop touring Big smile

I haven't actually listened to any in quite a while. I listened to them daily for probably 5 years (quite possibly more), and for at least 10 years after that they remained in rotation (just not daily). But I have no doubt I will be listening again at some point, when the mood strikes me. For me, they are one of those timeless bands that never sound old or stale. But I've found I can burn myself out on any band (as I did with Yes years ago), and then I need time to appreciate them again. But Yes always sounds good. I just know their stuff so well now that I can run through just about any track in my head whenever I feel like it Smile

So I'd rather focus on new (to me) stuff. But I have no doubt I'll be putting on some Yes from time to time for the rest of my life.

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Posted: April 28 2009 at 10:19

Here is Yes' last.fm page. http://www.last.fm/music/Yes You can see on here how many times last.fm users have listened to Yes in the past week, as well as on the right side of the screen you can see who is currently listening to them at the moment.