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If you could rearrange PAs top 20 albums of all time to your personal tastes, what would your list look like?
1) Moonmadness
2) Foxtrot
3) Selling England
4) Animals
5) Mirage
6) Relayer
7) Nursery Cryme
8) Moving Pictures
9) Dark Side of the Moon
10) Close to the Edge
11) Thick as a Brick
12) Per un Amico
13) From Silence to Somewhere
14) Fragile
15) Wish You Were Here
16) ITCOTCK
17) Red
18) Pawn Hearts
19) Godbluff
20 Larks Tongues in Aspic

But I don't like any of the bottom 5 at all.


 


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I pretty much like most of the tracks on the PA top 20 albums, but evaluating each of the albums as a whole, I come up with:

1. Relayer
2. Hemispheres
3. Close To the Edge
4. Red
5. Per Un Amico
6. Mirage
7. Selling England...
8. Wish You Were Here
9. In The Court ...
10. Dark Side of the Moon
11. Moving Pictures
12. Fragile
13. Godbluff
14. Thick as a Brick
15. Nursery Cryme
16. Foxtrot
17. Animals
18. Moonmadness
19. Larks Tongues in Aspic
20.Pawn Hearts



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Originally posted by Progmind Progmind wrote:

1 - Foxtrot  10/10
2 - Red    10/10
3 - Pawn Hearts 10/10
4 - Selling England By A Pawn 10/10
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Is this a new Genesis/VdGG mash up?  Wink
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 I did this when it came out but my list has changed a little since then.

01: Close to the Edge
02: Moving Pictures
03: Animals 
04: Foxtrot
05: Larks' Tongues in Aspic 
06: Selling England by the Pound
07: Fragile
08: Dark Side of the Moon
09. Hemispheres
10: Wish You Were Here
11. Red
12: Moonmadness
13. Thick As a Brick 
14: Mirage
15. Nursery Cryme
16: In the Court of the Crimson King 
17: Relayer
--Per un amico ( Haven't heard all of this one) 
-- Godbluff  (sorry, not a big VDGG fan. )
-- Pawn Hearts  (see above)


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1. CTTE
2. TAAB
3. Foxtrot
4. Fragile
5. Nursery Cryme
6. Relayer
7. SEBTP
8. Larks' Tongues 
9. Red
10. WYWH
11. From Silence To Somewhere
12. ITCOTCK
13. Animals
14. TDSOTM
15. Per Un Amico
16. Moving Pictures
17. Godbluff
18. Mirage
19. Pawn Hearts
20. Moonmadness
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yeah, who cares really!?!

done in three minutes without much thinking:
1: Thick as a Brick 
2: Court of the Crimson King 
3: Dark Side of the Moon 
4: Godbluff
5: SEBTP
6: Animals 
7: Wish You Were Here 
8: Foxtrot
9: Red 
10: Larks Tongues in Aspic 
11: Close to the Edge
12: Nursery Cryme 
13: Pawn Hearts 
14: Relayer 
15: Fragile  
16: Moonmadness
17: Mirage 
18: Per Un Amico 
19: Moving Pictures 
20: From Silence to Somewhere 




Edited by Sean Trane - October 05 2021 at 08:52
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I never actually made such a list but I still know that the bottom four aren't anywhere near my top 1000... or 2000. I pretty much like-or love the rest of the albums (I've fallen a little out of love with Relayer in the last couple of years):

Red - King Crimson
Pawn Hearts - Van Der Graaf Generator
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
Nursery Cryme - Genesis
Mirage - Camel
Godbluff - Van Der Graaf Generator
Selling England by the Pound - Genesis
Per Un Amico - Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)
Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
Close to the Edge -Yes
Fragile - Yes
Larks' Tongues in Aspic - King Crimson
Foxtrot - Genesis
The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Moonmadness - Camel
Relayer - Yes
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Animals - Pink Floyd
Moving Pictures - Rush
Hemispheres - Rush
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1. Dark Side of the Moon
2. Moonmadness
3 In the Court of the Crimson King
4. Selling England by the Pound
5. Mirage
6. Close to the Edge
7. Foxtrot
8. Nursery Cryme
9. Fragile
10. Wish You Were Here
11. Animals
12. Relayer
13. Thick as a Brick

Red (not in my Top 100)
Godbluff  (not in my Top 100)
Pawn Hearts (not even in my Top 1000)
Larks' Tongues in Aspic (not even in my Top 1000)
Moving Pictures (a known unknown) 
Hemispheres (a known unknown)
Per un Amico  (an unknown unknown)


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - October 05 2021 at 02:25
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1. Selling England By The Pound
2. Foxtrot
3. Red
4. Nursery Cryme
5. Relayer
6. Close To The Edge
7. Larks' Tongues In Aspic
8. In The Court Of The Crimson King
9. Thick As A Brick
10. Fragile
11. Pawn Hearts
12. Per Un Amico
13. Moonmadness
14. Wish You Were Here
15. Mirage
16. Animals
17. Hemispheres
18. Moving Pictures
19. The Dark Side Of The Moon
20. Godbluff
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Let's give it a shot

1. Foxtrot
2. Moving Pictures
3. Close To The Edge
4. Hemispheres
5. Red
6. Animals
7. Dark Side Of The Moon
8. Per Un Amico
9. Thick As A Brick
10. Nursery Cryme
11. Selling England By The Pound
12. Larks' Tongues In Aspic
13. Fragile
14. Godbluff
15. In The Court Of The Crimson King
16. Wish You Were Here
17. Pawn Hearts
18. Relayer
19. Moonmadness

I haven't heard Mirage. Thick As A Brick and above are all perfect, yet somehow get progressively more and more perfect as you go up. Very tough decisions in there that mostly came down to memories attached to certain albums over others. Nursery Cryme is dangerously close to perfect as well, but the production is a bit hazy. After that we get less than perfect records. Selling England is flawed in some songwriting choices, though the performances and sequencing are brilliant, as is the production. Larks' Tongues is right on par with it, not quite matching SEBTP highs but having greater consistency (even if most live versions of its songs are superior, looking at you Easy Money). Fragile is the greatest EP ever made along with some nifty solo tracks that, while enjoyable, do make the album feel lightweight to me. Godbluff I only got recently and it's totally awesome, but I'm keeping it low until I'm better acquainted with it. ITCOTCK doesn't really go far enough for me, settling on atmosphere over ideas quite often, and of course there's the last 10 minutes of Moonchild that I don't love. Still, some absolute career highs happen to be on this LP. 21CSM and ITTTW being my two favorites. Wish You Were Here I view similarly to ITCOTCK, focusing more on atmosphere than musical content in many places. With an opener as epic and meticulously crafted as SOYCD, I just expect more from the three tracks in the middle. It's why I like Animals better. Pawn Hearts has stretches that are difficult to get through, but is frequently breathtaking and always exciting. I do think zaniness to that extent is more effective in juxtaposition with less outlandish sections, but then that's all relative. I vastly prefer VDGG to Magma! Relayer is great but feels light and airy to me in a way that an album with Chris Squire on it probably shouldn't feel. I prefer Chris' solo album from the same era, featuring Moraz on organ! And lastly Moonmadness... I would call it Moodmadness. Very much mood music for me. I do like it, and in fact I find less "wrong" with it than some albums I've placed higher... but I tend to zone out while it's on to such a degree I don't recall what song is on. Plus Aristillus doesn't make a good opener to my ears. 


Edited by Sacro_Porgo - October 04 2021 at 23:41
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Originally posted by Progmind Progmind wrote:

1 - Foxtrot  10/10
2 - Red    10/10
3 - Pawn Hearts 10/10
4 - Selling England By A Pawn 10/10
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5 - Thick As A Brick - 9,75/10
6 - ITCCK  9,75/10
7 - Fragile 9,75/10
8 - Wish You Where Here 9,75/10
9 - Per Un Amico 9.75/10
10 - Moonmadness 9,75 /10
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11 - Godbluff 9,5 /10
12 - Larks Tongues 9,5/10
13 - Nursery Crime  9,5 /10
14 - CTTE  9,5 /10
15 - Mirage 9.5/10
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16 - Dark Side  9/10
17 - Relayer 9/10
18  Animals 9/10
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19 - Moving Pictures 8,5 /10
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20 - Hemispheres    8 /10

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1 - Foxtrot  10/10
2 - Red    10/10
3 - Pawn Hearts 10/10
4 - Selling England By A Pawn 10/10
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5 - Thick As A Brick - 9,75/10
6 - ITCCK  9,75/10
7 - Fragile 9,75/10
8 - Wish You Where Here 9,75/10
9 - Per Un Amico 9.75/10
10 - Moonmadness 9,75 /10
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11 - Godbluff 9,5 /10
12 - Larks Tongues 9,5/10
13 - Nursery Crime  9,5 /10
14 - CTTE  9,5 /10
15 - Mirage 9.5/10
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16 - Dark Side  9/10
17 - Relayer 9/10
18  Animals 9/10
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19 - Moving Pictures 8,5 /10
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20 - Hemispheres    8 /10


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Top 20 PA (4th October 2021):

1) Close to the Edge
2) Selling England by the Pound
3) Wish You Were Here
4) Thick as a Brick
5) In The Court of the Crimson King
6) The Dark Side of the Moon
7) Foxtrot
8) Red 
9) Animals
10) Godbluff
11) Fragile
12) Pawn Hearts
13) Nursery Crime
14) Larks' Tongues in Aspic
15) Mirage
16) Per un Amico
17) Moving Pictures
18) Monnmadness
19) Relayer
20) Hemispheres


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My Top 20

1) Pawn Hearts 10/10
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2) In The Court of 9,5/10
3) Red 9,5/10
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4) Wish You Were Here 9,25/10
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5) Dark Side 9/10
6) Relayer 9/10 
7) Godbluff 9/10
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8) Foxtrot 8,75/10
9) Close to the Edge 8,75/10
10) Larks Tongues 8,75/10
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11) Selling England 8,5/10
12) Per un Amico 8,5/10
13) Animals 8,5/10
14) Fragile 8,5/10
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15) Moonmadness 8,25/10
16) Moving Pictures 8,25/10
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17) Mirage 8/10
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18) Thick As a Brick  7,75/10
19) Hemispheres 7,75/10
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20) Nursery Crime 7,5/10
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It’s been a while since my list so I’ll make a new updated one

1: Foxtrot (still of course #1)
2: Animals
3: Court of the Crimson asking
4:Moonmadness
5: From Silence to Somewhere
6: Close to the Edge
7: Selling England by the Pound
8: Dark Side Of The Moon
9: Mirage
10: Wish You were here
11: Relayer
12: Nursery Cryme
13: Red
14: Pawn Hearts
15: Thick as a Brick
16: Godbluff
17: Fragile
18: Per Un Amico
19: Moving Pictures
20:Larks Tongues In Aspic
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Originally posted by miamiscot miamiscot wrote:


Good memory!!!

My favorite album of all time is indeed Tales but (for some reason) isn't even in the PA Top 100. I would rank Yes albums thusly: Tales, Fragile, CTTE, Relayer, TYA, GFTO...


Not that surprising, I'd have thought. It tends to polarise people. My late best friend was a big Yes fan, and he considered it their best work. I consider myself a Yes fan, too, and I've never quite got the hang of it.

The rest of your top 4 is the same as mine, though not in that order.
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by miamiscot miamiscot wrote:

Great idea for a thread!!! This is how I hear it:

1. Fragile
2. Foxtrot
3. Close To The Edge

Weird because I could have sworn I read that either CTTE or Topographic was your favorite album of all time or even favorite Yes album. I'm pretty sure it was one of the two. I admit I would find it strange if you thought tales was your favorite yes record above fragile and CTTE although I have heard others say tales was their favorite as well.

Good memory!!!

My favorite album of all time is indeed Tales but (for some reason) isn't even in the PA Top 100. I would rank Yes albums thusly: Tales, Fragile, CTTE, Relayer, TYA, GFTO...
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I decided to do it a little differently, and after sketching in my list, just noted the biggest movers from the original

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Dark side of the Moon  (up 11)
Foxtrot (down 11)
Fragile  (up 10)
Godbluff (up 9)




Edited by Braka1 - September 17 2019 at 02:06
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1. Foxtrot
2. Fragile (preferably including America)
3. Relayer
4. Ctte
5. Selling England
6. Red
7. Lark's
..
8. Mirage
9. Per un Amico
...
10. Court
...
11. Wish you Were Here
12. Dark Side
13. Moonmadness
14. Moving Pictures
...
......
15. Thick as a Brick
...
......

.........

15. Animals

Can't comment on the rest because I disliked Pawn Hearts after 1-2 listens, and haven't heard Godbluff, plus I don't know anything about Wobbler.

Also, wanted to say I don't know how an album like Animals can be in the top 20 but no Lamb. I'd put it in the top 5 at least.


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When everyone's done this, you could work out the top 20 based on the those votes, and then invite people to re-arrange it.
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