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    Posted: June 05 2011 at 01:39
Hi everyone!  Over the years I've come across Yes in very small doses, a song here, a song there, but haven't been sure where to start.

I will of course, be checking the multitude of reviews here, but am interested to get some thoughts from you on the best albums/era to begin exploring. For instance, a few folks I know have suggested I start with 'Fragile'?

I've recently gotten into RPI in a big way, but from the UK, I've been listening to greats like Gentle Giant for longer, and I love them. along with more 'pop'-progressive stuff like, say, Pink Floyd. I'm also a progressive metal fan, but know Yes won't be that heavy.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated, and thank you for your time!


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Close To The Edge and Fragile are their highest rated albums and also the only albums to feature the classic line up of Wakeman,Anderson,Bruford,Squire and Howe.
 
Going For The One is where I started and is a very good rounded album that displays what Yes were about and is perhaps a little easier to listen to with hit radio songs Wonderous Stories and the title track.
 
Another highly rated album is Relayer.This was the only album with Patrick Moraz and appeals to those tastes more on the jazz fusion side of things.
 
If you are very brave try Tales From Topographic Oceans!
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Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

The Yes Album
yup, my choice too for a beginner...
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The Yes Album, Fragile, Close To The Edge, in that order. 
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Why would ya wanna start, at all? I've dug through all their 1970's material and can't for the life of me remember it feeling good very often.

But I'm not being too serious. Fragile and Close to the Edge are peaks, with the former being easier to digest and the latter being noticeable more 'monumental' in scope. Yes album has some band hits, but I never loved it. Relayer's nearly prog metal in scope, and Tales is there if you like your prog as pretentious and overblown as possible. I like the debut, but I have a habit of liking prog debuts (well, it depends. Nobody could pay me to listen to Rush's debut all the way through again). But hey, it's all in taste. 

Fragile (It's got 'Roundabout'.) Close to the Edge (it's got...erh...it's good, okay?) and that's my recommendation.
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The Yes Album - Fragile - Close to the Edge in that order.  And though they have made a lot of other good material, that's the best Yes right there for you.
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Originally posted by rogerthat rogerthat wrote:

The Yes Album - Fragile - Close to the Edge in that order.  And though they have made a lot of other good material, that's the best Yes right there for you.


Exactly this, over the years I got me their entire discography but these albums are the ones I've always kept returning to.
Yes Album is my favorite, a bit heavier and less baroque then later works.
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The Yes Album, Fragile, Close To The Edge and Relayer.
Their best albums IMHO.
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Fragile is the BEST album to grasp the aesthetic dimension of the Yesseic music, from the fifth dimention of prog heaven.
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I started with South Side Of The Sky from Fragile. It changed my life!

As mentoined here before, take the route The Yes Album > Fragile > Close To The Edge > Relayer > Going For The One. Try to avoid Drama which is total crap.

And after all this, you still have Tales From Topographic Oceans waiting for you. Do not believe what some miss guided persons are trying to tell you ... open your heart and enjoy this beautiful masterpiece, it won't let you down!
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I suppose The Yes Album is the best album for someone new to Yes.  I cheated and started with Yessongs though.  LOL
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Originally posted by akaBona akaBona wrote:

Try to avoid Drama which is total crap.


Terrible advice!  Thumbs Down

Originally posted by akaBona akaBona wrote:


And after all this, you still have Tales From Topographic Oceans waiting for you. Do not believe what some miss guided persons are trying to tell you ... open your heart and enjoy this beautiful masterpiece, it won't let you down!


Excellent advice! Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

Fragile is the BEST album to grasp the aesthetic dimension of the Yesseic music, from the fifth dimention of prog heaven.
      Agree about Fragile, It's where i starded with Yes
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I first started with Going For the One; more specifically Awaken.  Its not their best album but Awaken is one of their best songs.
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Agree. Try Going for the One, Close to the Edge, Relayer.
After that try their more light and commercial oriented albums - 90125, Union, Talk
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Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

The Yes Album, Fragile, Close To The Edge, in that order. 
This, but with Relayer tacked on to the end
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Well, I started with Going For The One, more as an accident of age as much as anything else, but it is a good place to start.
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