Yes - The Quest - Progressive Rock Music Forum

malsader wrote:

So are you saying it is just 0.5 of a star less than say Close to the edge. No way! This new album is .... what's the word .... oh yeah ... Meh!

Well I put it at 4.2 stars on my review video, so that’s a little bit farther away from Close To The Edge. This album is in my view a very good album, I think it’s a good direction for the band. Keep in mind that I would probably rate like every 70s Yes album at 5 stars, so 4.2 is a reasonable rating in my view.

good prog is simple--make sure EVERY member of the band is one of the best --classic Yes Genesis ELP PF KC

Focus GG---all the best jamming away ---playing amazing things on their instruments and making magic.

once you get 2 or three mediocre musicians in a prog band there is no hope for greatness---its just boring at best and cringe worthy at worst.

Cristi wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ If all the songs on The Quest album are anywhere near as good as Mystery Tour, then it could well turn out to be a 5-star favourite album. Thumbs Up

Well, what did you expect from a self-confessed fan of Deacon Blue & Prefab Sprout. Tongue

progaardvark wrote:

Gee Paul, it could even be six stars! Shocked

hey, don't give him ideas. LOL

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ If all the songs on The Quest album are anywhere near as good as Mystery Tour, then it could well turn out to be a 5-star favourite album. Thumbs Up

SouthSideoftheSky wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I really love the YES Mystery Tour song. It reminds me a lot of another favourite song of mine:-

Barclay James Harvest - Titles

I also had the same reference in mind, both awful songs Wink

I really love the YES Mystery Tour song. It reminds me a lot of another favourite song of mine:-

Barclay James Harvest - Titles

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - October 05 2021 at 06:00

Cristi wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Cristi wrote:

chopper wrote:

You could play it over the speakers in a supermarket without upsetting anyone.

this is unfortunately very funny and very true.

The album lack any "oomph". It's harmless and lifeless.

And Big Generator is hated by many, but at least BG has something that post Magnification albums do not have and that is energy! life if i may say so.

If generating less "oomph" means The Quest doesn't sound anything like Big Generator, then that's a good thing in my view. I'd much rather listen to the "oomph-less" Heaven & Earth album than Big Generator anytime.

No, it's not what I meant. I used two very negative adjectives to describe my thoughts on the new album - "harmless" and "lifeless".

I mentioned Big Generator because it's dissed by many, but at least, for me, it's got energy, to be brutally honest, it's got some balls, that post Magnification Yes does not have.

Big Generator was recorded with a lot of enthusiasm. New blood in the sound mix and songs that they felt would be radio hits, when they started recording it. Too bad the end of its recording resulted in tensions within the group. Perhaps it would have been a better album if that had not happened. So love it or hate it, the album does have energy.

Edited by SteveG - October 05 2021 at 05:25

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I've just got to Mystery Tour again and now I want to throw my speaker against the wall. This is rivalling Teakbois as Yes' lowest point.

"They let it be like they'd never been born"

"Brian was the glue that held it together"

Cristi wrote:

chopper wrote:

You could play it over the speakers in a supermarket without upsetting anyone.

this is unfortunately very funny and very true.

The album lack any "oomph". It's harmless and lifeless.

And Big Generator is hated by many, but at least BG has something that post Magnification albums do not have and that is energy! life if i may say so.

If generating less "oomph" means The Quest doesn't sound anything like Big Generator, then that's a good thing in my view. I'd much rather listen to the "oomph-less" Heaven & Earth album than Big Generator anytime.