Yes vs. King Crimson - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Also like them equally, but bands are totally different. KC is KC and Yes is Yes.

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thehallway wrote:

I think Fripp would prefer Yes and Yes would prefer KC....... and not just out of politeness.

Crimson certainly influenced Yes, but by the time they made Heart of the Sunrise they were doing their own thing, and were doing far more complex numbers than any other band at that time ('cept maybe Gentle Giant). What Epignosis said rings true..... Yes were brilliant composers, creating pieces of music on a similar level to Stravinsky and Debussy, while KC relied on improvisation and expanding small pockets of genius into long, atmospheric mood pieces.

Neither band could do what the other one did best very well at all.

That about sums it up, both great in different ways, although I do think that KC were great composers as well, Lizard is a very cohesive piece.

Billy Pilgrim wrote:

thehallway wrote:

I think Fripp would prefer Yes and Yes would prefer KC....... and not just out of politeness.

Crimson certainly influenced Yes, but by the time they made Heart of the Sunrise they were doing their own thing, and were doing far more complex numbers than any other band at that time ('cept maybe Gentle Giant). What Epignosis said rings true..... Yes were brilliant composers, creating pieces of music on a similar level to Stravinsky and Debussy, while KC relied on improvisation and expanding small pockets of genius into long, atmospheric mood pieces.

Neither band could do what the other one did best very well at all.

That about sums it up, both great in different ways, although I do think that KC were great composers as well, Lizard is a very cohesive piece.

True. But chordally, I wouldn't say it approaches Yes's level of sophistication. And it's more of a "lots of linear sections" piece, rather than a rounded off, eighteen-minute "song" like Close to the Edge. The story holds it together, but the thing I love most about Lizard is spotting all the different instruments floating in and out of the mix. Chamber music at it's modern best!

Every king crimson album has its own quality! King Crimson was unreachable and Bruford at his best...

I'm on King Crimson's side myself - how many other bands can you think of who so completely reinvented themselves completely three or four times over the scope of their career, and in which each phase has absolute must-have albums worthy of a listen? ITCotCK, Red and Discipline sound like entirely different bands and yet each one knocks it out of the park. Yes, on the other hand, hit a high from The Yes Album to Going For the One which they've never quite managed to recapture.

They're both wonderful bands and I wouldn't want to be without either of them, but the fact is that KC have proved to have more staying power and creativity than Yes.

well i have to say Yes.

Can't agree with that at all. King Crimson's importance by far transcends that of Yes, though both bands are major and crucial contributors to this genre. Then, to be fair, Yes was an influence on Crimson in the first place (though both sprang from the same source, 1-2-3).

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Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Yes	70	[41.92%]
King Crimson	79	[47.31%]
I like them equally.	18	[10.78%]
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