Bill Bruford vs. Alan White for YES

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   to the best of my knowledge Bruford left Yes because he admired King Crimson so much and wanted to join , He knew deep down that King Crimson was the band he wanted to be in ! 

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Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Guest Group	Posted: November 08 2005 at 23:00
	to the best of my knowledge Bruford left Yes because he admired King Crimson so much and wanted to join , He knew deep down that King Crimson was the band he wanted to be in !

Tholomyes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 16 2005 Location: Peru Status: Offline Points: 338	Posted: November 08 2005 at 22:36
	I Like Bruford more, but i think he was the perfect drummer for King Crimson than for Yes, so White was also the best replacement. ....... sorry if this is an obvious question but i dont know nothing about Yes' history... Is it true that Bruford left Yes because of his problems with Chris Squire?

gok22us Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 19 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 219	Posted: November 08 2005 at 22:26
	that being said i'm glad he left too. I equally treasure his work with King Crimson.

gok22us Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 19 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 219	Posted: November 08 2005 at 22:13
	Bruford makes Yes sound a LOT better. Listen to Close to the Edge from "an evening of yes music plus" and listen to any other version with Alan White on drums, and it's apparent. Personality wise though, Bruford doesn't seem to mesh well with the other guys. They hate each other too much to work together. But if they could get along, i'd remove Alan White and stick Bruford in his place without thinking twice about it.

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Guest Group	Posted: November 08 2005 at 21:38
	This is a very hard question to answer I personaly prefer bruford but I think white was better for the masses ... whites drumming isn`t as syncopated as brufords ,whites more a progressive rock drummer where bruford is more jazzy in whole, I think white is best for yes and bruford is best for king crimson ... BTW great question

Gianthogweed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 22 2005 Status: Offline Points: 224	Posted: November 08 2005 at 21:33
	Bruford's the better drummer, but I agree with Steve Howe in that the ABWHS lineup was too good. Probably the most talented group of 5 rock musicians ever assembled. But imagine the fights they had. White stabilized the band. I kind if wish they would do an album with Bruford again though, now that he's off the electric drum kick, just to see how they would sound.

Man With Hat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178	Posted: November 08 2005 at 21:31
	Bruford.
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Charles Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 01 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 167	Posted: November 08 2005 at 21:29
	Like Peter Gabriel with Genesis, Bill's tenure with Yes was so many years ago, but it was within those short precious years that Bill made a name for himself, but yet he became a drumming god within King Crimson.... But yet I associate Yes more with Alan then I do Bill..... Alan... Relayer was his shining moment as a drummer... Charles
	G'day

andYouandI45 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 08 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 304	Posted: November 08 2005 at 21:27
	i though it was a defeinate fact that Bruford was better, but White was a perfect replacement.

kirklott Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 01 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 623	Posted: November 08 2005 at 21:26
	This is an ancient question, that has been run into the ground, not by you, but by Yes fans in general. It depends on what you mean, exactly. Bill's drumming on CttE is better than Alan's drumming on Topo. Alan's drumming on anything post-Topo is better than Bill's drumming on ABWH or any of Bill's silly electro drumming. In particular Alan's drumming on the Keys studio material is fantastic. Alan has contributed more to the writing of Yes music. Alan appreciates and respects Yes more. Alan is more important in the history of Yes because he's been a stablizing influence, a peace maker, and without Alan, the chances of Yes lasting past the mid-70s would have been diminished. And while Yes was at its creative peak in the early 70s, the band has also made a lot of wonderful music since then. So overall, I would go against the obvious answer and say Alan is more important to the history of the band.
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The Lost Chord Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 23 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1907	Posted: November 08 2005 at 21:19
	Who was better for YES as a band I think bruford was