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Poll Question: Choose your favorite side of YES' Tales From Topographic Oceans:
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28 [54.90%]
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    Posted: November 22 2020 at 08:11
Allegedly an uneven affair, the truth is that every Yes fan has his personal favorite among the four suites in this classic album, so... go for it!
Just one vote per chin, you are also invited to post your assesment.
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Pretty sure TRSoG will win this and that is brilliant, but I prefer The Remembering.
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The Revealing Science of God, but to be fair, all four pieces are really good.
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^Agree. Voted the same, although their live rendition of Ritual during the 2001 tour was brilliant.

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All good, but Revealing Science of god - the opening slow chant increasing in intesity is powerful stuff indeed
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Pretty sure TRSoG will win this and that is brilliant, but I prefer The Remembering.


The Revealing Science Of God runs with an edge on the experimental side of it, but everyone is entitled to have a taste, so I prefer the acoustic stuff in The Remembering.   
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The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn) The whole album is a masterpiece imho 
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The Revealing Science Of God - Dance Of The Dawn
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Revealing>Remembering (Both perfect in my book) >Ritual>The Ancient
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Let's say Ritual
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Side 1........I don't even play the other sides anymore.
One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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I'll have to think about it. I think ritual might be my favorite but I prefer the live version on yesshows. Most seem to say TRSOG but I'm not so sure. 
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TRSOG is my fave off this album.
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

I'll have to think about it. I think ritual might be my favorite but I prefer the live version on yesshows. Most seem to say TRSOG but I'm not so sure. 


I just realized that the reason to prefer a particular piece might be not the actual version on the album, but rather some live performance. That would increase the chances for Ritual (being the most performed), I think
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The Ancient > The Revealing Science of God >> The Remembering >>>> Ritual

Edited by someone_else - November 22 2020 at 13:26
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Originally posted by geekfreak geekfreak wrote:

The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn) The whole album is a masterpiece imho 


voted same and agree---it really is an Anderson-Howe prog extravaganza. 
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The Ancient is by far my favourite side of this album.
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I am going along with the majority here, and voting for The Revealing Science of God. That said, this is one of those albums that comes to me as a whole, and to cut one out from the others does an injustice. It must be listened to in its entirety to understand and appreciate it.
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I've long been partial to "The Remembering," which has some very creative musicianship!  Squire uses a plectrum with a fretless Guild electric bass guitar to emulate the sound of an orchestra timpani....very impressive!!  

"Relayer....all the dying cried before you!"  Amazing lyrics!
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^ Squire did say his best playing was on that album..

so going with The Ancient..  as I've always said.. the key to 'getting' the album is getting that one and loving it as the real musical highpoint of the album.  Amazing sh*t man... 


Edited by micky - November 22 2020 at 16:11
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