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Poll Question: Which of these is four or five stars? (you can vote for more than one)
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
30 [15.38%]
20 [10.26%]
17 [8.72%]
30 [15.38%]
20 [10.26%]
5 [2.56%]
5 [2.56%]
9 [4.62%]
2 [1.03%]
5 [2.56%]
30 [15.38%]
2 [1.03%]
20 [10.26%]
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    Posted: August 29 2005 at 16:26

Out of this list, "Brain Salad Surgery".

Personally, I consider "The Final Cut" a controversial 5 stars album

 
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What makes Porcupine Tree's Lighbulb Sun controversial album? I don't know... I heard it once and didn't notice anything controversial...
To be honest, Relayer is controversial IMO...
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BSS because its so full of itself and that for me makes good prog

and also its fun to get into arguments with ELP haters
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Originally posted by Syntharachnid Syntharachnid wrote:

Originally posted by Gaston Gaston wrote:

Topographic Oceans all the way. Everyone expected it!






agreed over time that album has taken an exhaulted status to me. Didn't like it at first, but has grown on me to the point of being the 'essential' Yes album.
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  A Passion Play;  The Lamb Lies down on Broadway

½   Relayer

  And Then There Were Three;  Tales from Topographic Oceans; Lightbulb Sun
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Tales of course. Its one  of the best albums ever made.
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Originally posted by Gaston Gaston wrote:

Topographic Oceans all the way. Everyone expected it!

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Points: 16546 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 27 2005 at 17:45

Originally posted by Borealis Borealis wrote:

There's no real contreversical album in that list, like Cyclone by Tangerine Dream...

I totally agree, how is Then There was Three controversal?

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There's no real contreversical album in that list, like Cyclone by Tangerine Dream...
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Tales from Topographic Oceans is the only 5-star album on the list.
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Not sure about 'Brain Salad Surgery' or 'Relayer' being too controversial- from what I've gathered, they are hugely popular on this board.

Of the rest I've heard, I think 'A Passion Play' is an over-egged disappointment; I've listened to it quite a few times and the only part I remember is 'The Story Of The Hare That Lost Its Spectacles', which is because it's so embarrassing.. It'd get 2-3 stars from me; it's not a terrible album, but 'Thick As A Brick' is SO much better than this and is in a similar vein.

'The Wall' has a mixed rep on this forum I feel, and it's not my fave Floyd album, but there's nothing wrong with it conceptually or musically- it's a great work, and definitely worth at least 4 stars even though I prefer other albums.

'Atom Heart Mother' is ruined by the terrible 'Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast- apart from that, it's top flight, with some of their sweetest songs in 'If' and 'Fat Old Sun'.

'The Lamb..' is an unquestionable 5 stars for me- I do prefer their other albums, but it is faultless to these ears, with some brilliant moments of sublime musicanship.

'TFTO' is another album I like hugely, and 'The Revealing Science Of God' is my fave Yes song ever, but the album is brought down by the mind-numbingly tedious 'The Ancient'. Whatever, it's still 4 stars from me.

'ATTWT' is a top class album for me, which I've always enjoyed hugely- it's still definitely progressive, but the songs are shorter, and I like 'Follow You...' as the solo is brilliant! A definite four stars!

'90125' I'm not a great lover of- it's way too mired in the 1980s due to the production effects and horrid keyboard sounds- and I hate 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart'. Only 2 stars for that one.

 
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Tales from Topographic Oceans for MREEEEEE. Time 2

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Originally posted by gdub411 gdub411 wrote:

Also I must say...I have never heard Spock's Beard or Porcupine Tree as of yet

???? You haven't!!!!!! We're talking about maybe two of the best "mainstream" progbands during the 90s-00s. When it comes to SP, you should buy everything they've released with Neal Morse at the helm. That's all the albums except the latest one "Feel Euphoria". As for Porcupine Tree.....GET EVERYTHING, even though they where more space rock than prog in the start of Mr. Wilson's career



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Tales from Topographic would be a controversial album for me.

'Cos I think it's sh*te.

Okay, maybe not 'Ritual'; that's okay. Good live version on 'Yesshows'.

Nice artwork as well.

Oh crap, I think I've gone and changed my mind......

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I just voted for Relayer, got it yesterday. Definitely 4 or 4.5 stars, maybe 5. Haven't decided yet.

But regarding Passion Play, I haven't heard it yet, but I already understand most of the lyrics. (see previous post for annotations site). It looks like something I could get into, but then again I can't be sure. It's on my list of "top ten things I should buy next time I get allowance" up there with "AHM" and "Songs from the Wood" etc.... I'm mainly trying to figure out who I agree with and therefore what album I should get. Yeah...
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I voted Tales From a Topographic Ocean. If 6 stars were availabe ! The absolute perfect harmony, structure of the music and interlacing of instrumentation makes TFTO ; THE ALBUM OF THE CENTURY.

Brain Salad Surgery is definitly a 5 star album....rest my case !

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FOR ME THE ALBUMS THAT ARE REALLY CONTROVERSIAL AMONG ALL OF THOSE ARE:

ATOM HEART MOTHER (5 STARS)

TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS (5 STARS)

A PASSION PLAY (4 STARS)

THE FIRST TWO ARE REALLY GREAT, I DON'T CARE IF WATERS AND CO. ARE ASHAMED ON THIS, HEAR THE MUSIC AND IT'S SIMPLY FANTASTIC. TALES IS THE BEST ALBUM MADE BY YES, BY FAR.

A PASSION PLAY IS A GOOD ALBUM WITH GREAT INSTRUMENTATION, BUT WITH THE MOST OBSCURED LYRICS ANDERSON HAD EVER WRITTEN.  
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I prefer A Passion Play to Thick As A Brick. So sue me.

Also, side one of AHM is an extreeeeemely satisfying piece of music - and this is coming from someone who really can't see what all the fuss is about with regard to Floyd.

Finally Relayer is at least my 2nd favourite Yes album, Wakeman or no Wakeman. Anyone who writes it off for that reason alone doesn't deserve to have ears.
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Well I don´t find Passion Play disappointing, just different, who needs TAAB 2 ??

Some parts of the Disaster Tapes ended up on Passion Play and Skating Away + Only Solitaire ended up on Warchild.

But as always, it all comes down to personal taste.
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Easy Livin wrote: "I don't find "Passion play" difficult , just disappointing."

Very difficult task to top "Thick As A Brick", though!

 
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