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AtomicCrimsonRush 
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Posted: May 26 2014 at 06:38 |
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South Side of the sky is a powerhouse song!
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Chris S
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Posted: May 23 2014 at 06:23 |
I am giving Silent Wings a punt, awesome closer to Tormato and wow what lyrics
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...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR]
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: May 23 2014 at 05:59 |
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I'm Running is the better tune from Big Generator. The most Prog-related anyway.....
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Michael678
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Posted: May 23 2014 at 05:45 |
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heard all of them, but the first three i had the most trouble with in deciding, but i chose To Be Over as it is that beautiful (im a guy that did indeed say that if u were wondering lol), but Silent Wings, Survival & South Side are all very great as well!! i'm running maybe needs a couple more listens if your up for that though hehe
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: May 23 2014 at 00:33 |
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Relayer is a plain insane album, it's phenomenally good, better than CTTE.
BUT, I really go for South Side.....because that was the very first Prog song I heard from Yes. I only knew of Owner of a Lonely Heart on the radio back in the 80's and didn't know (or care) who performed it. Squire's chunky, trebly bass was enough for me to start drooling.......
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: May 23 2014 at 00:15 |
"I'm Running"  One of the better songs on an album that I have a weak spot for. 
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Posted: May 22 2014 at 23:31 |
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To Be Over....Howe goes absolutely nuts on that one, and the sentiment is lovely! Otherwise, I'd join the crowd with South Side.
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Posted: May 22 2014 at 22:30 |
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South side, the most solid song of fragile.
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Posted: May 22 2014 at 22:21 |
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I love South Side of the Sky, but I went with To Be Over because I feel it's the underdog here. It's certainly on the same level as any of the Yes classics and it came from Relayer which is my favorite Yes album.
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“Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov
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Posted: May 22 2014 at 21:52 |
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"South Side of the Sky" is a great song, but I find it structurally boring compared to "To Be Over," which is one of Yes' greatest pieces. That climax alone is more powerful than the entirety of "South Side of the Sky."
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Posted: May 22 2014 at 21:29 |
 richardh wrote:
ghost_of_morphy wrote:
chopper wrote:
Shame that "I'm Running" has no votes, even though it's up against some stiff competition. To me, this is one of the songs that made Big Generator a reasonable album, undeserving of all the stick it gets. It's probably the best Rabin-era song apart from "I am waiting". |
Best Rabin-era song, although some of his Union material and State of Play can compete. This would make a good poll for someone to put up. |
Endless Dream for me |
If we are talking about Rabin era songs, indeed "Endless Dream" is easily the very best they did.
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ebil0505
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Posted: May 22 2014 at 19:35 |
Is there room enough on the bandwagon for me? 
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"I like to think oysters transcend national barriers." - Roger Waters
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richardh
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Posted: May 22 2014 at 14:40 |
ghost_of_morphy wrote:
chopper wrote:
Shame that "I'm Running" has no votes, even though it's up against some stiff competition. To me, this is one of the songs that made Big Generator a reasonable album, undeserving of all the stick it gets. It's probably the best Rabin-era song apart from "I am waiting". |
Best Rabin-era song, although some of his Union material and State of Play can compete. This would make a good poll for someone to put up. |
Endless Dream for me
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Posted: May 22 2014 at 12:52 |
South Side for sure......G. Downes will have his hands full, trying to match Wakeman's blistering keyboard work with the band when they covered this song in 2004 !!
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: February 17 2014 at 12:43 |
chopper wrote:
Shame that "I'm Running" has no votes, even though it's up against some stiff competition. To me, this is one of the songs that made Big Generator a reasonable album, undeserving of all the stick it gets. It's probably the best Rabin-era song apart from "I am waiting". |
Best Rabin-era song, although some of his Union material and State of Play can compete. This would make a good poll for someone to put up.
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: February 17 2014 at 12:38 |
PabstRibbon wrote:
South side, no brainer |
Yep. But among the rest I would go for I'm Running.
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Posted: February 14 2014 at 22:08 |
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South Side, no contest.
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Posted: February 14 2014 at 21:29 |
chopper wrote:
Padraic wrote:
chopper wrote:
Shame that "I'm Running" has no votes, even though it's up against some stiff competition. To me, this is one of the songs that made Big Generator a reasonable album, undeserving of all the stick it gets. It's probably the best Rabin-era song apart from "I am waiting". |
I am unwavering in my belief that Big Generator is a large pile of trash. |
Fair enough. 
Actually I listen to it more than 90125. Side one I can take or leave (mainly leave) but side two has 4 excellent tracks on it. |
If there is anything I would call good on Big Generator, or that would help it not to be so abismaly bad, that would be "Shoot High, Aim Low", I would think the proggier song on the album. I also like a lot "Holy Lamb", I find the vocal melodies on that one really beautiful.
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chopper
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Posted: February 14 2014 at 06:56 |
Padraic wrote:
chopper wrote:
Shame that "I'm Running" has no votes, even though it's up against some stiff competition. To me, this is one of the songs that made Big Generator a reasonable album, undeserving of all the stick it gets. It's probably the best Rabin-era song apart from "I am waiting". |
I am unwavering in my belief that Big Generator is a large pile of trash. |
Fair enough.
Actually I listen to it more than 90125. Side one I can take or leave (mainly leave) but side two has 4 excellent tracks on it.
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Padraic
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Posted: February 13 2014 at 21:24 |
chopper wrote:
Shame that "I'm Running" has no votes, even though it's up against some stiff competition. To me, this is one of the songs that made Big Generator a reasonable album, undeserving of all the stick it gets. It's probably the best Rabin-era song apart from "I am waiting". |
I am unwavering in my belief that Big Generator is a large pile of trash.
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