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Points: 799 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 11 2007 at 16:14
The problem with the whole idea of the "best" is that the best-trained or most versatile or skilled musicians don't always gel, or necessarily make great music. Case-and-point: Asia. That should have been the greatest prog band of all time, instead we got cowbells!

That being said, Fragile-era Yes will always be the most legendary, and the Relayer lineup a close second...
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The Best:
Jon Anderson - lead voc.
Chris Squire - bass, back. voc.
Trevor Rabin - guitar, lead voc., producing
Patrick Moraz - keys
Bill Bruford - drums (think his early days)

.. line-up of my dreams, but killer collaboration could be also with Wakeman-Rabin-White

The Worst:
Steve Howe: lead voc.
Chris Squire: bass, back. voc.
Billy Sherwood: guitar, keyboards
Drum machine: drums
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Points: 354 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 10 2007 at 22:03
I think the average consensus would be the "CTTE" lineup.
I mean Wakeman-Bruford-Squire-Howe-Anderson on the stage at the same time...
(faints in admiration)

I love that pic of them jamming on the inside of the CTTE cover! (the remaster cd version)
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Points: 137 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 10 2007 at 14:34
Originally posted by febus febus wrote:

everything with Rabin
 
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Points: 46838 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 10 2007 at 11:06
Originally posted by Philéas Philéas wrote:

My Yes would be the first line-up or the third line-up, as those line-ups produced my favourite Yes albums (Yes and Time and a Word by the first one, and Fragile by the third one). The line-up on The Yes Album isn't bad either (micky will be happy to hear that it finally clicked with me, and it's among my favourites now).


very pleased indded hahahah..  a GREAT album.. been my favorite for many years for a reason.  Clap
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Points: 3089 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 10 2007 at 10:30
Originally posted by MadcapLaughs84 MadcapLaughs84 wrote:

 Bill Bruford,Steve Howe,Rick Wakeman,Chris Squire,Jon Anderson


How d'you thought of that? Shocked
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Points: 658 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 10 2007 at 10:26
 Bill Bruford,Steve Howe,Rick Wakeman,Chris Squire,Jon Anderson
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My Yes would be the first line-up or the third line-up, as those line-ups produced my favourite Yes albums (Yes and Time and a Word by the first one, and Fragile by the third one). The line-up on The Yes Album isn't bad either (micky will be happy to hear that it finally clicked with me, and it's among my favourites now).


Edited by Philéas - February 10 2007 at 09:34
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best Yes for me:
Anderson, Bruford, Moraz, Howe, Squire; Eddie Offord, Producer

Worst
Vox: Trevor Horn
Drums: White (only because Bruford is better)
Keys: Kaye
Lead Guitar: Rabin
Backing guitar and backing vox: Sherwood
Bass: Levin, or Berlin (even though either of them might be even better than Squire, their style proved to be incompatible on ABWH)
Producer: Trevor Rabin or Billy Sherwood (think Big Generator and Open your Eyes)
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Points: 5502 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2007 at 21:38

worst possible line/up±

 

trevor Horn / Vocals and bass
Geoff Downess - keyboards
Billy Sherwood / guitar
Jon Anderson - percussion and drums

somehow I think it still will be interesting.
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Points: 808 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2007 at 21:29
They could put Jon Anderson on vocals LOL
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Points: 823 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2007 at 21:26
I'm stuck on whether or not Moraz should take out Wakeman.
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Points: 997 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2007 at 21:23
Originally posted by markosherrera markosherrera wrote:

If you could ensamble the best YES band possible with the musicians that played with YES?My selection is Bill Bruford,Steve Howe,Rick Wakeman,Chris Squire,Jon Anderson...........What could be the worst?
 
I cannot think of any better line-up for YES as yours....sorry this IMO the BEST!
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everything with Rabin
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Points: 46838 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2007 at 20:03
hmmm  for purely musicans.....


take Wakeman out.... put in Khoroshev

take out Anderson.... put  in the buggles guy.... LOL  they could reprise the dueling bass guitar bit of the early years of Yes hahahhaha
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Points: 3252 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2007 at 19:56
If you could ensamble the best YES band possible with the musicians that played with YES?My selection is Bill Bruford,Steve Howe,Rick Wakeman,Chris Squire,Jon Anderson...........What could be the worst?
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