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penguindf12 
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 Posted: April 30 2005 at 03:08 |
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So far I've only got The Yes Album thru Relayer, including Yessongs. I'm looking to get Going for the One really soon (as in this week). But more recently I downloaded "Future Times/Rejoice" from Tormato and it blew me away. It almost sounds like Yes doing Gentle Giant, like a reverse "Tales from Topographic Oceans". Okay, there are two big differences: Wakeman's keyboard sounds more high-pitched, and Squire seems to be experimenting with another bass sound. It tends to get real high in the range with nothing to anchor it down, like it could float away at any second. But other than that, it sounds like genuine, but less serious and whimsical (Jon Anderson-ish) Yes. Not quite pop, really. Just bigger ideas crammed into smaller songs with less direction...like Gentle Giant's Octopus. I think I'm gonna get Tormato right after Going for the One.
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Peter
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Posted: April 30 2005 at 03:14 |
 penguindf12 wrote:
So far I've only got The Yes Album thru Relayer, including Yessongs. I'm looking to get Going for the One really soon (as in this week). But more recently I downloaded "Future Times/Rejoice" from Tormato and it blew me away. It almost sounds like Yes doing Gentle Giant, like a reverse "Tales from Topographic Oceans". Okay, there are two big differences: Wakeman's keyboard sounds more high-pitched, and Squire seems to be experimenting with another bass sound. It tends to get real high in the range with nothing to anchor it down, like it could float away at any second. But other than that, it sounds like genuine, but less serious and whimsical (Jon Anderson-ish) Yes. Not quite pop, really. Just bigger ideas crammed into smaller songs with less direction...like Gentle Giant's Octopus. I think I'm gonna get Tormato right after Going for the One. |
 Yes, that's a fine tune, but unfortunately Tormato is a very uneven album, penguin. The bulk of the material is nowhere near as strong as that one, for this old yes fan (and most others, I'd wager).
Buy something like Crimson's Lark's Tongues instead. I thing that GFTO is the last essential Yes disc.
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penguindf12
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Posted: April 30 2005 at 03:38 |
I've already got Lark's Toungue's, actually, my aunt burned it for me, but I haven't gotten around to listening to anything but the two part title track, which are very good. But I'm just gonna give Tormato a try, why not, it's only $12. Besides, if there's anything I can take it's unseriousness, twee, fairy, and Jon Anderson. It just doesn't bug me. So far the only albums I have rated low are a bad Dream Theater live album piece o' crap, "Amused to Death", and "Heavy Horses". And truthfully, the latter two aren't that bad, just not my favorite.
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tuxon
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Posted: April 30 2005 at 09:15 |
Tormato is not bad penquin, it's actually a good album, but like Peter said a little unbalanced.
I like the first half of the album very much, the second half is definatly whimsical, with onwards and Silent wings of freedom as boring pieces. But some people on this forum like those two songs so, I'd say go for it. And i'm awaiting your review next month
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vaportrail
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Posted: April 30 2005 at 09:29 |
penguindf12 wrote:
So far I've only got The Yes Album thru Relayer, including Yessongs. I'm looking to get Going for the One really soon (as in this week). But more recently I downloaded "Future Times/Rejoice" from Tormato and it blew me away. It almost sounds like Yes doing Gentle Giant, like a reverse "Tales from Topographic Oceans". Okay, there are two big differences: Wakeman's keyboard sounds more high-pitched, and Squire seems to be experimenting with another bass sound. It tends to get real high in the range with nothing to anchor it down, like it could float away at any second. But other than that, it sounds like genuine, but less serious and whimsical (Jon Anderson-ish) Yes. Not quite pop, really. Just bigger ideas crammed into smaller songs with less direction...like Gentle Giant's Octopus. I think I'm gonna get Tormato right after Going for the One. |
Dont stop there, go straight for Drama.
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Roan's Lady
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Posted: April 30 2005 at 13:52 |
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I go to some Yes fansites where it's like the f---ing Emperor's New
Clothes - The Band That Can Do No Wrong. Irritating! Anyway, I loved
Yes' output from their first album through Drama, with the weakest along the way being Tormato. After Drama,
there were some decent moments, but really few and far between. Never
went for the in-your-face, pop stylings that started happening with 90125...never into something they seemed to be trying to recapture with later albums. Magnification was a disappointment, with In the Presence Of
being the only song that held a glimmer of interest for me. Jon
Anderson's pervasive prancing-through-the posies lyrics as of late put
me off. I'm hoping they put out a quality studio album, not music that
harks back to the past necessarily - just decent music!
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Jeremy Bender
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Posted: April 30 2005 at 14:22 |
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'Open Your Eyes' was their weakest studio effort.........
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threefates
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Posted: April 30 2005 at 14:48 |
tuxon wrote:
Tormato is not bad penquin, it's actually a good album, but like Peter said a little unbalanced.
I like the first half of the album very much, the second half is definatly whimsical, with onwards and Silent wings of freedom as boring pieces. But some people on this forum like those two songs so, I'd say go for it. And i'm awaiting your review next month
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I like Tormato also. Altho unlike Tuxon, my favorite song on the album is "Onward". The one I don't like is "Silent Wings of Freedom" and not too fond of "Circus of Heaven".
I think their weakest studio effort was Big Generator.. I can't even get thru that one!
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kingofbizzare
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Posted: April 30 2005 at 15:09 |
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I have Close to the Edge, Yes, The Yes Album, and Yessongs on vinyl and
Tales from Topographic Oceans and Relayer on CD. To be honest, I
actually don't like The Yes Album very much. I've only listened to it a
few times and I've only managed to get through it all the way once.
It's just too bland for me. My favorites are CTTE, Relayer, and TFTTO.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: April 30 2005 at 17:39 |
I love:
1. anything Yes had done in the '60's (1 album) and 70's
2. 90125,
3. ABWH,
4. The Key To Ascension livetracks
5. The magnificent Magnification tour with Polish orchestra.
Mediocre is the word for Drama and Big Generator.
I think the rest is pretty bad.
In my humble opinion.
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