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Poll Question: Best Yes
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
9 [6.43%]
28 [20.00%]
51 [36.43%]
20 [14.29%]
14 [10.00%]
6 [4.29%]
5 [3.57%]
4 [2.86%]
3 [2.14%]
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    Posted: February 14 2004 at 10:22
Tough one, huh?
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Close to the Edge.........yeeeaaahhhh


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Originally posted by Gonghobbit Gonghobbit wrote:

Tough one, huh?

EXTREMELY tough.

I'm going to vote for "Fragile", just because "Roundabout" was the first prog song that I could get my current main squeeze to sit through.  It's slow but she's becoming "prog friendly".

Really, where could you go wrong voting for an album on this list?



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Close to the edge is their best.
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 "And You and I" is every nuance of Yes rolled up into one track. Siberian Khatru is my Fav. Close to the Edge, the tune, is the epic of all epics. Nuff said.
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This poll could be narrowed down to Tales and Relayer...
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ARRRGGG!!!!

Even Wakeman thought Tales was over the top. There are snatches of brilliance but totally an excerise in self-indulgence. You could trim Tales down to one solid LP.

Relayer, however, does contain some excellent ideas and refreshing interplay with Moraz and Howe.

 
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Another tough one Gonghobbit; I could easily pick any of the first five in the list, but if I had to take only one Yes album to a desert island, it would probably be Fragile .

 

 Or Close to the Edge. No, Relayer...................maybe Tales



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Yessongs hands down no contest. Contains all the early masterpieces, including the excellent version of Prepetual change with the BB drum solo. Too bad he wasn't featured on the whole album.
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Originally posted by danbo danbo wrote:

ARRRGGG!!!!

Even Wakeman thought Tales was over the top.

Personally, I value my own opinion over Wakeman's!!  What a doof that guy is, he's 50% of WHY Tales is the best album ever made!  And he claims he doesn't like it!  I think his ego was just burned because the rest of the boys made him lay back and paint with beautiful colors, instead of shred the keys all the time like he does on CTTE...

 

... anyway, Moraz is a better soloist (SOUND CHASER!)

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Okay Corbet,

I'll agree that Maraz is an incredible performer, but I still think Tales is second to CTTE.

Have you heard the Moraz/Bruford discs? Stripped down and beautiful.

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Danbo,

No I've never heard those discs! Funny you mention it, they are near the top of my to-purchase list, now I am really excited.  I'm glad to hear some praise, I know I will love them.

And, seriously, I can never fault anyone for picking CTTE as their favorite.  It is just too perfect a record to be argued with, I mean, that 1-2-3 punch.  So I understand where you are coming from.  Honestly, it's hard to go wrong with a band as good as Yes.

Inspired by this poll, I started a thread in the featured album section for Tales, so us Yes fans can really hash it out LOL.  Check it out if you want my detailed rambling on the subject.
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Close to the Edge is one of my favorites prog albums, but... hum, is there anybody voting 90125 or Big Generator? No? Why?
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People have not voted 90125 or Big Generator because they are among the weakest from the catalogue and the real Yes band includes Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe.

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I think Fragile is their best; I love Roundabout and Heart Of The Sunrise. Although The Yes Album is great too. Why didn't anybody vote for that one??
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Close To The Edge

Fragile

The Yes Album

All classics in my biased opinion
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Originally posted by Joren Joren wrote:

I think Fragile is their best; I love Roundabout and Heart Of The Sunrise. Although The Yes Album is great too. Why didn't anybody vote for that one??

This is certainly regarded as one of the all time progressive rock classic albums, although not my favourite, there must be thousands who would pick this choice, a very very fine album.

 
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  I think CTTE isn't so deep and emotional as Fragile (that I voted). Fragile compiled ALL BEST of progressive rock sound. CTTE has some monotone moments and that's why It can be the best IMHO
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