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treebeard 
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Joined: December 04 2006 Status: Offline Points: 36 |
 Topic: How many really listen to Yes?Posted: April 28 2009 at 07:51 |
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Go on folks, be honest.
On my way to work this morning I was listening to "Tales From Topographical Oceans" in particular..."Ritual". Quite an amazing coincidence is that a colleague at work was also listening to the same Album at the same time on the way into work... So I started thinking... Are we the only 2 here....the only 2 in the UK? In the world? Listening to this album on the motorway coming to work? Maybe even Mr Wakeman is listening to it?  |
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chopper
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 13 2005 Location: Essex, UK Status: Offline Points: 20030 |
Posted: April 28 2009 at 08:38 |
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I was listening to Keys of Ascension on the tube a few years ago when the guy opposite me leaned over and said (pointing to the CD case) "is that The Ladder?". I said no, but we got into a chat about Yes for the rest of the journey. Turned out he lived in the next road to me, obviously us Yes fans are not as rare as you might think.
The problem is MP3 players - you don't know what people are listening to.
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Mr ProgFreak
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Joined: November 08 2008 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 5195 |
Posted: April 28 2009 at 08:45 |
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http://progfreak.com/Yes,_dbe,artists,_auto_4134518.xhtml
In the right column, section "Playlists" you can see the latest playlist entries for Yes albums. Of course you can also go to last.fm: http://www.lastfm.de/music/Yes/+listeners ... but that of course doesn't include mobile/hi-fi listens. |
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rushfan4
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Posted: April 28 2009 at 09:06 |
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Mike gave my response. As you can see in look at that right column, I have quite a few recent Yes plays.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: April 28 2009 at 09:07 |
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At this stage of life I only listen to Yes when they come up in my rotation scheme.
Speaking of which, Drama is in the portable case now and will get a listen before too long. |
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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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Epignosis
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Posted: April 28 2009 at 09:22 |
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I listen to a lot of Yes.
I rarely listen to Tales from Topographic Oceans because it's such a perfect album...I'm not worthy... |
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: April 28 2009 at 09:23 |
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I listen to Tales when nobody else is around.
Edited by Vibrationbaby - April 28 2009 at 09:28 |
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aprusso
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Posted: April 28 2009 at 09:25 |
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No problem here, i could listen to Yes for hours
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Padraic
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Posted: April 28 2009 at 09:43 |
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I don't listen to Yes too much these days, but only because I've almost got their tracks memorized note for note at this point - I've been an uber fan for almost 20 years now.
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treebeard
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Posted: April 28 2009 at 10:06 |
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So the answer is perhaps...no me and my mate are the only 2 listening to it today.
Jon would be proud... |
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Epignosis
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Posted: April 28 2009 at 10:16 |
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Moogtron III
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Joined: April 26 2005 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 10616 |
Posted: April 28 2009 at 10:16 |
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I listen a lot to Yes.
I like Tales a lot.
Haven't heard it for quite some time, though.
But it is a very good album
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rushfan4
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Posted: April 28 2009 at 10:19 |
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Here is Yes' last.fm page. http://www.last.fm/music/Yes You can see on here how many times last.fm users have listened to Yes in the past week, as well as on the right side of the screen you can see who is currently listening to them at the moment.
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infandous
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Joined: March 23 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2447 |
Posted: April 28 2009 at 10:23 |
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I imagine a lot of people listen to Yes. Otherwise, they'd stop touring
I haven't actually listened to any in quite a while. I listened to them daily for probably 5 years (quite possibly more), and for at least 10 years after that they remained in rotation (just not daily). But I have no doubt I will be listening again at some point, when the mood strikes me. For me, they are one of those timeless bands that never sound old or stale. But I've found I can burn myself out on any band (as I did with Yes years ago), and then I need time to appreciate them again. But Yes always sounds good. I just know their stuff so well now that I can run through just about any track in my head whenever I feel like it  So I'd rather focus on new (to me) stuff. But I have no doubt I'll be putting on some Yes from time to time for the rest of my life. |
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Orbit
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Posted: April 28 2009 at 10:27 |
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I love Yes, MASSIVE Steve Howe fan, he's a big influence on my playing, and the way I compose songs.
Trevor ain't too shabby either. |
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Syzygy
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Posted: April 28 2009 at 10:49 |
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It's usually when they come up when my ipod is on shuffle, but as I've got quite a bit of Yes on there that's probably 3 or 4 times a week. It's been a while since I listened to an album all the way through, though the same is true of Genesis, Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull; I'm more likely to listen to recent acquisitions as whole albums.
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
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Jim Garten
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Posted: April 28 2009 at 10:56 |
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I just got 'Time And A Word' recently & was listening it on the way to work this morning.
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
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Roj
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Posted: April 28 2009 at 11:08 |
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Of all the prog giants of the 70s, Yes are the one I listen to most.
TFTO is a wonderful album to immerse yourself in, and it's one I probably hear more than most. I'd class it as one of the real cornerstones of prog and I always seem to find something new with each listen.
I've also recently discovered Keystudio which is great. I'd really given up all hope for Yes after the early 80s, and it was only when I found PA that I realised they may have produced some great stuff after Drama. Mind Drive in particular is superb, and this album has whetted my appetite to look into a few more of Yes' later albums.
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sam81292
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Joined: December 31 2008 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 13 |
Posted: April 28 2009 at 11:20 |
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I listen to Yes, I have 3 of their albums on my MP3 player, and when walking down the streets, I play it at full volume
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Chicapah
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Joined: February 14 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 8238 |
Posted: April 28 2009 at 11:23 |
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Whenever I'm in a quandry about what to take along on my commute I simply reach for most any of my Yes CDs and problem solved. You'd think after four decades I'd be sick of hearing them but that's just not the case. They still sound fresh.
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