| Author |
 Topic Search  Topic Options
|
linchpinc 
Forum Senior Member
Joined: December 22 2005
Location: Ireland
Status: Offline
Points: 112
|
 Topic: Arent Yes Just Great?
Posted: February 02 2006 at 14:11 |
|
I have noticed alot of negative posts on this forum on how bad or
unworthy! bands are. I only read a topic on whether Pink Floyd are prog
or not of course they are!. Anyway i think we've had enough of
comparisons and put downs.
Id like to talk about how great this band is. At first i found myself a
bit put off by the hype Close To The Edge got but thankfully i was
wrong its excellent. I have also heard Drama and Relayer and they blew
me away. I know I havent heard much but i very much appreciate this
band and would like to hear more. So what yas think of them?
|
|
"What do you mean interesting?" Roger Waters
|
 |
tardis
Forum Senior Member
Joined: October 02 2005
Location: Victoria, BC
Status: Offline
Points: 14378
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 14:13 |
Are Yes great?
hmm...
YES!  
|
|
NetsNJFan
Prog Reviewer
Joined: April 12 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 3047
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 14:17 |
Arent Yes Just Great?
in a word.....YES!
|
|
|
|
linchpinc
Forum Senior Member
Joined: December 22 2005
Location: Ireland
Status: Offline
Points: 112
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 14:18 |
 tardis wrote:
Are Yes great?
hmm...
YES! |
Yes thats great any records you would recommend for further listening?
|
|
"What do you mean interesting?" Roger Waters
|
|
tardis
Forum Senior Member
Joined: October 02 2005
Location: Victoria, BC
Status: Offline
Points: 14378
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 14:19 |
I've only listened to Close to the Edge so far so I'm in your position too...anybody recommend more excellent Yes??
|
|
Winter Wine
Forum Senior Member
Joined: December 12 2005
Location: Ireland
Status: Offline
Points: 1140
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 14:21 |
I started a thread similar to this and i'd like you to take a look at it 'Yes,an open discussion'
However it's good to see Yes getting the praise they deserve, i've been a Yes fan for quite a while now and I feel that Yes music is a great healer for when your in a bad mood and stuff.
If you like Close to the Edge, Relayer and Drama you may also like -
- Fragile
- The Yes album
- Going for the One
- Keys to Ascension
- Magnification
And for the experienced Yes fan -
- Tales From Topographic Oceans
|
|
My computer's broke
|
|
gdub411
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 24 2004
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 3484
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 14:21 |
|
Meh...so-so.
|
|
ANDREW
Forum Senior Member
Joined: November 21 2005
Location: Italy
Status: Offline
Points: 3064
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 14:25 |
YES
|
|
BaldFriede
Prog Reviewer
Joined: June 02 2005
Location: Germany
Status: Offline
Points: 10266
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 14:35 |
There are better bands than Yes, in my opinion. Try Van der Graaf Generator or Gong; Van der Graaf Generator are the band with the most energy, Gong have the in my opinion best instrumentalists in 2 positions (drums and woodwinds), and the others aren't slouches either. Of course "best" is very much a matter of taste, and it refers to preference of style more than to technical ability (how would one measure that anyway)? Of Yes my favourite album is definitely "Relayer"; I personally can't understand all that ballyhoo about "Close to the Edge". It is a good album, even very good, but no match for "Relayer". As I said, this is a personal opinion; some CttE fans will clobber me now.  Oh, and I must admit I used to think Yes are THE band too; but that was when I started exploring prog.
Edited by BaldFriede
|
 BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
|
|
Winter Wine
Forum Senior Member
Joined: December 12 2005
Location: Ireland
Status: Offline
Points: 1140
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 14:39 |
BaldFriede wrote:
There are better bands than Yes, in my opinion. Try Van der Graaf Generator or Gong; Van der Graaf Generator are the band with the most energy, Gong have the in my opinion best instrumentalists in 2 positions (drums and woodwinds), and the others aren't slouches either. Of course "best" is very much a matter of taste, and it refers to preference of style more than to technical ability (how would one measure that anyway)? Of Yes my favourite album is definitely "Relayer"; I personally can't understand all that ballyhoo about "Close to the Edge". It is a good album, even very good, but no match for "Relayer". As I said, this is a personal opinion; some CttE fans will clobber me now. |
I'm a huge fan of Gong and VDGG (Especially Pawn Hearts) but I do not Feel that Vdgg had more energy, it certaintly doesn't come through in the music and i've never found Vdgg to be 'fun' ya know? That's why I think more people can get into Yes music, lots of people can relate to that!
As for Gong, see my review of Flying Teapot 
Edited by Winter Wine
|
|
My computer's broke
|
|
R o V e R
Forum Senior Member
Joined: July 13 2005
Location: India
Status: Offline
Points: 2747
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 14:42 |
i'll check it winter wine
Edited by R o V e R
|
|
linchpinc
Forum Senior Member
Joined: December 22 2005
Location: Ireland
Status: Offline
Points: 112
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 14:44 |
|
I'd have to agree i'd prefer the energy of yea p.s winterwine msn
|
|
"What do you mean interesting?" Roger Waters
|
|
BaldFriede
Prog Reviewer
Joined: June 02 2005
Location: Germany
Status: Offline
Points: 10266
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 14:44 |
|
You have to see VdGG (or Peter Hammill) live (listening to "Vital" gives a good impression too, though of course seeing them live is better), then you'll know why I talk about "energy".
|
BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
|
|
matti meikäläin
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 10 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 220
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 14:49 |
|
NO !!!!
|
|
linchpinc
Forum Senior Member
Joined: December 22 2005
Location: Ireland
Status: Offline
Points: 112
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 14:51 |
|
I suppose i havent seen them so i cant judge really
|
|
"What do you mean interesting?" Roger Waters
|
|
linchpinc
Forum Senior Member
Joined: December 22 2005
Location: Ireland
Status: Offline
Points: 112
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 15:08 |
|
I havent really heard too much vdgg
|
|
"What do you mean interesting?" Roger Waters
|
|
tardis
Forum Senior Member
Joined: October 02 2005
Location: Victoria, BC
Status: Offline
Points: 14378
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 15:16 |
OOPS! A correction to my earlier entry: it was "Fragile" I've listened to part of (notably my friend played me "Mood For A Day")...NOT CttE. I've yet to truly explore the music of Yes, or for that matter most progressive rock music from the '60s and '70s, so it's hard for me to participate in a lot of these threads, but for what it's worth I enjoy the debates/discussions and I try to absorb what I can.
I'm sure for the experienced prog fan Yes may not be the first choice, but I think for those that are just getting into a lot of prog from this period, one would appreciate such a musical choice. 
Edited by tardis
|
|
BaldFriede
Prog Reviewer
Joined: June 02 2005
Location: Germany
Status: Offline
Points: 10266
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 15:25 |
|
When it comes down to instrumental virtuosity, Yes certainly are hard to beat; the individual abilities of the musicians on their instruments are excellent. But that's not all that counts, in my opinion. And other bands have virtuosos too.
|
BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
|
|
matti meikäläin
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 10 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 220
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 15:34 |
BaldFriede wrote:
When it comes down to instrumental virtuosity, Yes
certainly are hard to beat; the individual abilities of the musicians
on their instruments are excellent. But that's not all that counts, in
my opinion. And other bands have virtuosos too.
|
totally agreed with that, like close to the
edge is intresting and well composed work but i can hear no feeling at
all !! It doesen't move me at all
|
|
erlenst
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 17 2005
Location: Denmark
Status: Offline
Points: 387
|
Posted: February 02 2006 at 16:17 |
matti meikäläin wrote:
BaldFriede wrote:
When it comes down to instrumental virtuosity, Yes
certainly are hard to beat; the individual abilities of the musicians
on their instruments are excellent. But that's not all that counts, in
my opinion. And other bands have virtuosos too.
|
totally agreed with that, like close to the
edge is intresting and well composed work but i can hear no feeling at
all !! It doesen't move me at all
|
That is strange. This is perhaps the album I have heard that moves me the most.
|
|
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.
/PAlogo_v2.gif "Progarchives.com Homepage")
Arent Yes Just Great?
