Album Discussions: Tales From Topographic Oceans

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   It reeks of self indulgence to me. I never play it now - any attempt to extract it from the shelf leads to a quick diversion to CTTE, The Yes Album or Relayer. Too ambitious, overblown and pretentious. 2* for me.

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Hercules Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 14 2007 Location: Near York UK Status: Offline Points: 7024	Posted: June 12 2009 at 12:07
	It reeks of self indulgence to me. I never play it now - any attempt to extract it from the shelf leads to a quick diversion to CTTE, The Yes Album or Relayer. Too ambitious, overblown and pretentious. 2* for me.
	A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life.

Evolver Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover & JR/F/Canterbury Teams Joined: October 22 2005 Location: The Idiocracy Status: Offline Points: 5482	Posted: June 12 2009 at 11:59
	I love the music. I'm not thrilled about the performance. It always sounds to me like they should have reheased it more before committing it to the album. Live performances of some of the tracks have sounded much better.
	Trust me. I know what I'm doing.

KingCrimson250 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 29 2008 Status: Offline Points: 573	Posted: June 12 2009 at 11:53
	taken from www.rogerdean.com I couldn't fit the artist name in the topic but I'm sure we all know who we're talking about. Album Info here: http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1828 I'm sure this will be a controversial one! As I said in the thread, please try to keep discussion intelligent and respectful. By intelligent I mean avoiding comments like "LOL this album suxks" or "This album is a masterpiece and clearly anyone who feels otherwise lacks intelligence and is not a true prog fan." You can have whatever opinion you like so long as you are willing to explain your reasoning. By respectful I mean no personal attacks. Things might get heated, things might get passionate, and that's good. We love our music, we are passionate. Just try to remember to say "I disagree" instead of "You're wrong, you arrogant, inbred, zeuhl-loving jerk!" Also, this thread doesn't have to be discussing your opinion of the album. It could be anything TFTO related, whether that's anecdotes you've heard that have to do with the making/recording/touring of the album, or discussing the possible meanings of the lyrics, or wondering if "Autobiography of a Yogi" is any good. Well, I think that's it. Get crackin! Edited by KingCrimson250 - June 12 2009 at 12:07