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leafinator 
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 08:30 |
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I recently picked up 'Highlights, The Best of Yes' and liked what I heard. I'm fully aware that Best Of albums often times show off the bands most popular radio songs and not necessarily their best songs so I'm leaving it to you - the experts. Which album(s) should I pick up next to get a true feel for Yes? I'm relatively new to Prog Rock so Dream Theater and Rush are about all I know so feel free to expand my horizons. Thanks in advance for your input.
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 08:36 |
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If you like DT and Rush I'd say go for "Relayer," "Close to the Edge" or "Going for the One." I think you'd like anything prior to Tormato in general.
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 08:38 |
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You can't go far wrong with anything from "The Yes Album" to "Going For The One". This is generally regarded to be their classic period.
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 08:38 |
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Yes try Relayer, CTTE, & GFTO, also maybe The Yes Album and Fragile. Slight word of warning - many people on this site have Relayer as their fave Yes album, and it is great, but the 1st track "Gates of Delirium" is 20 minutes of sometimes discordant noise, being the sound of warring armies. Can take a bit of getting used to.
Edited by Phil - May 19 2006 at 09:24
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 08:39 |
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Yeah, "The Yes Album" "Close To The Edge" and "Relayer".
Top notch.
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leafinator
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 08:42 |
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Thanks everyone for the really quick reply!!
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 09:30 |
Yes is a quite difficult band to get into, at least it was for me. Long songs, complex arrangements and so on.
I'd say that Close to the Edge, Relayer, Fragile and Tales from Topographic Oceans are albums you should try, but I'd recommend that you started with Fragile, mainly because of the shorter songs, and the less "epic" approach. It was the first album I liked from this band that gave me the urge to move on.
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 10:04 |
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Relayer and Close to the Edge are their best albums, but Fragile and The Yes Album are probably easier to get into.
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 16:47 |
A word of warning Leafinator - I and most of my friends found that we ALWAYS hated each new Yes album as it came out, and had to persevere with it for at LEAST 10 listens before it started to grow on us! My favourite album is Relayer, yet at first I thought it was horrible...
The most easily accessible albums though are The Yes Album - my introduction to Yes back in 1971 - and Fragile. Just don't give up if you think at first that you're not getting it!
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 17:21 |
go for the Yes Album... 
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 19:37 |
Everyone already said what's to be said here, but I'd like to add that Going For The One is not just one of Yes' best albums, but it's also fairly easy to get into.
Check it out, you won't be disappointed!
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Jesus never managed to figure out the theremin either
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 20:48 |
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Just make sure you don't start with Tales (not so sure about starting with Relayer either), you might find it too sprawling/immense before you've experienced their more "accessible" works like those mentioned above. You're making a great choice by embarking on the journey of Yes, it's extremely rewarding!
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 20:57 |
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You say you like Dream Theater so I would defineatly give 'DRAMA' a listen. It is very heavy in parts & Dream Theater have covered MACHINE MESSIAH in concert on a couple of occasions. The song is also mentioned in the DT song OCTOVARIAN!
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 21:12 |
 _sam_ wrote:
Just make sure you don't start with Tales (not
so sure about starting with Relayer either), you might find it too
sprawling/immense before you've experienced their more
"accessible" works like those mentioned above. You're making a great
choice by embarking on the journey of Yes, it's extremely
rewarding! |
hahaha good advice...you don't give a starving man fillet mignon and
wine, you work 'em up to it with bread and water. and not only is it a
good choice.. it really is essential (like the others of the big 5 or
6) to get a grasp of prog.
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Ghandi 2
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 21:26 |
Relayer! CTTE is an uninteresting, repetitive, annoying mess; but Relayer is wonderful. Go Moraz!
*runs away from Yes fanbois*
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 21:30 |
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Relayer and Close to the Edge together. That's how I got into Yes.
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 21:35 |
Ghandi 2 wrote:
Relayer! CTTE is an uninteresting, repetitive, annoying mess; |
*yawn* we all know you don't like it. However you are
in the vast minority.... he'll listen to it and make his own mind
up. If you are a prog fan and DON'T own a copy of Close to
the Edge... you aren't a prog fan.
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 21:46 |
micky wrote:
Ghandi 2 wrote:
Relayer! CTTE is an uninteresting, repetitive, annoying mess; |
*yawn* we all know you don't like it. However you are in the vast minority.... he'll listen to it and make his own mind up. If you are a prog fan and DON'T own a copy of Close to the Edge... you aren't a prog fan. |
I think he still should get it (especially since I don't think there's anything I could say that would stop him, since I'm the lone dissenter and it is number one), but he should get Relayer first, because it's a great album. And maybe, just maybe, if he wasn't going to like CTTE before, he might like it after he has heard Relayer first. I'm sorry if I'm overdoing the I don't like CTTE edge thing; I only brought it up because it's relevant
Actually, if you liked the Best of Yes, you'll probably like CTTE, so you should get both CTTE and Relayer. (which, I must warn you, sounds different from the rest of Yes; but in a good way)
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 21:50 |
Ghandi 2 wrote:
micky wrote:
Ghandi 2 wrote:
Relayer! CTTE is an uninteresting, repetitive, annoying mess; |
*yawn*
we all know you don't like it. However you are in the vast
minority.... he'll listen to it and make his own mind up.
If you are a prog fan and DON'T own a copy of Close to the Edge... you
aren't a prog fan. |
I think he still should get it (especially since I don't think
there's anything I could say that would stop him, since I'm the lone
dissenter and it is number one), but he should get Relayer first,
because it's a great album. And maybe, just maybe, if he wasn't going
to like CTTE before, he might like it after he has heard Relayer first.
I'm sorry if I'm overdoing the I don't like CTTE edge thing; I only
brought it up because it's relevant
Actually, if you liked the Best of Yes, you'll probably like CTTE,
so you should get both CTTE and Relayer. (which, I must warn you,
sounds different from the rest of Yes; but in a good way) |
I agree... I'm one of the few that thinks Genesis's The Lamb isn't half
as good as everyone says... but I'd recommend it in a heartbeat. It's
essential just like CTTE. Millions of prog fans can't be all
wrong hahah.... it's just something about it escapes me.
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Posted: May 19 2006 at 22:12 |
micky wrote:
go for the Yes Album...
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Agreed, start here and go chronologically until you hit Drama...
...and along the way, if you're hooked, grab the first two albums. Some quality material there.
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