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Points: 2755 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 10 2009 at 16:56
Originally posted by bassman4 bassman4 wrote:

I'm pretty sure I have all the Yes cd's. When a band has so many excellent tunes , I just accept and enjoy everything they offer . actually ,I can't name a single yes  tune that  bugs me.
other bands with a single tune that bugs me :
Led Zep - Tangerine
S B - June
Karmakanic - Losers game
Yes -- Circus of Heaven.
Yes -- Sweetness
Yes -- Run Through the Light
Yes -- It Can Happen
Yes -- Holy Lamb
Yes -- Evensong
Yes -- Take the Water to the Mountain
Yes -- Where Will You Be
Yes -- Man in the Moon
Yes -- No Way We Can Lose
Yes -- Can You Imagine
 
 
 
 
 
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Points: 15745 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 11 2009 at 16:48
Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:

Originally posted by bassman4 bassman4 wrote:

I'm pretty sure I have all the Yes cd's. When a band has so many excellent tunes , I just accept and enjoy everything they offer . actually ,I can't name a single yes  tune that  bugs me.
other bands with a single tune that bugs me :
Led Zep - Tangerine
S B - June
Karmakanic - Losers game
Yes -- Circus of Heaven. Awful, indeed...
Yes -- Sweetness I find it pretty sweet
Yes -- Run Through the Light yeah, the only bad tune on Drama...
Yes -- It Can Happen decent..
Yes -- Holy Lamb decent...
Yes -- Evensong don't remember this one...
Yes -- Take the Water to the Mountain either this one...
Yes -- Where Will You Be either this one...
Yes -- Man in the Moon either this one..
Yes -- No Way We Can Lose either this one...lol
Yes -- Can You Imagine  I quite like it, good Pop/AOR...
 
 
 
 
 
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 11 2009 at 17:10
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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 One of the better memories I have in life is seeing and hearing YES live, twice, the first w/  them as the original members, then the other time when they got Wakeman and the guitarist from Pink Fairies .Does anyone remember Star Castle? What was that all about?
        Is that YES or Memorex?
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Points: 1601 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 12 2009 at 11:49
I've never been a huge fan nor do I see why they are so popular.  I think they get carried away at times, and that they most certainly place techniciality over anything else.  I listen to a lot of music that is technically inclined, but Yes seem to get more satisfaction out of switching into 9/8 then 5/4 then some crazy polyrhythm than they do out of putting feel into a song.
 
Don't take that the wrong way, I like them and occasionally listen to them, but after hearing about them so much I've grown spiteful.  I just don't see why people think they're so good.
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YES, In my opinion, are the best band. EVER.

Jon Anderson is my favourite vocalist, and his song "Song Of Seven" From his album of the same name is my all time favourite song.

Steve Howe is a 1 in 6 billion guitarist. Awesome sound, hardly any fret noise, great speed never over the top, great compositional skills and never any fret noise.

Rick Wakeman is one of the best pianists who ever lived, and he hits ever note perfectly in a way that can be easily heard, no matter how fast he gets.... And believe me, he gets damn fast.

Chris Squire gets the cleanest noise of any bassist I have ever heard. Yes its because he uses a pick, but he is still so damn clean and so fast you can't pass him up. I loved his solo album Fish Out Of Water, and I also love his voice.

Alan White is a great drummer. Whilst not as technically good as Bill Bruford or Carl Palmer, he still writes and plays brilliantly and is exactly what YES needs in a drummer.

Yes were the first prog band I ever heard, and I had the honor... Nay, The PRIVILEGE to see them live and it was the best thing I've ever seen in my entire life. Yes write absolutely brilliant songs and I seriously have never been able to find another band who are as technically, compositionally or lyrically, or Just ALIVE as YES.
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Points: 2755 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 12 2009 at 19:53
Originally posted by weetabix weetabix wrote:

 One of the better memories I have in life is seeing and hearing YES live, twice, the first w/  them as the original members, then the other time when they got Wakeman and the guitarist from Pink Fairies .Does anyone remember Star Castle? What was that all about?
        Is that YES or Memorex?
I really dislike the comparison of Yes to Starcastle.  Yes, there are similarities.   But there are one heck of a lot of differences as well.   Personally, I think Druid is probably the band that compares best to Yes, and even there I dislike making the comparison.
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Points: 2755 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 12 2009 at 20:00
Originally posted by cacho cacho wrote:

Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:

Originally posted by bassman4 bassman4 wrote:

I'm pretty sure I have all the Yes cd's. When a band has so many excellent tunes , I just accept and enjoy everything they offer . actually ,I can't name a single yes  tune that  bugs me.
other bands with a single tune that bugs me :
Led Zep - Tangerine
S B - June
Karmakanic - Losers game
Yes -- Circus of Heaven. Awful, indeed...
Yes -- Sweetness I find it pretty sweet
Yes -- Run Through the Light yeah, the only bad tune on Drama...
Yes -- It Can Happen decent..
Yes -- Holy Lamb decent...
Yes -- Evensong don't remember this one...
Yes -- Take the Water to the Mountain either this one...
Yes -- Where Will You Be either this one...
Yes -- Man in the Moon either this one..
Yes -- No Way We Can Lose either this one...lol
Yes -- Can You Imagine  I quite like it, good Pop/AOR...
Not even being able to remember half of my suggestions kind of proves my point.
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