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Poll Question: Which is your favourite album?
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    Posted: August 18 2024 at 05:38
Keyboard legend Geoff Downes is one of the busiest keyboard players on the entire planet, aside from Rick Wakeman, obviously. In fact, the number of bands and album projects Geoff Downes has been involved with over the years just Buggles the mind. When he's not touring Asia with YES, he's touring Europe with ASIA, and as if that's not enough to keep any musician fully occupied, he's also one half of the Wetton-Downes partnership as well as being one half of the Downes Braide Association, on top of which Geoff Downes has made numerous guest appearances on other albums too. All in all then, his professional life has been filled with mostly Ups and hardly any Downes. Regarding his personal life, Geoff Downes is a supporter of Cardiff City, but you can't have everything in life. Tongue

 5 stars 1987: Geoff Downes & New Dance Orchestra - The Light Program -   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEapk1L5x6Xvsc0u4w1rIcMr

 3 stars 2012: Downes-Braide Association - Pictures of You - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lDuJPaAeh6WbiU7fmWBc6PknzpReh46OA
 3 stars 1998: Glenn Hughes & Geoff Downes - The Work Tapes - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0dTQa8UK5I
 4 stars 2015: Greg Lake & Geoff Downes - Ride the Tiger - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL88IcgHVjkeJDc33BMEbe5bF6Kinx0hm9
 3 stars 1998: Trapeze - Welcome to the Real World (Live)
 4 stars 2006: White (Alan White & Geoff Downes) - White -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFJsMXAm8pA


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - August 18 2024 at 13:59
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Yes Drama album cover
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Yes - Drama
Asia - Asia
The Buggles - The Age Of Plastic
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Kind of hard to top Drama. The Buggles a distant second. The one thing I've always wanted to do with Geoff Downes is walk in circles making choo choo train sounds, and maybe a few beep beeps too.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Psychedelic Paul Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 18 2024 at 06:26
1. Geoff Downes & New Dance Orchestra - The Light Program 
2. YES - Drama
3. Asia - Asia
4. White - White



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#1 for a rock album with Geoff Downes: Drama

#1 for an electronic album with Geoff Downes: The Light Program

No multiple votes, Paul??
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Mormegil Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 18 2024 at 07:21
Drama gets the nod, then Asia.  
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Psychedelic Paul Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 18 2024 at 07:32
Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

#1 for a rock album with Geoff Downes: Drama

#1 for an electronic album with Geoff Downes: The Light Program

No multiple votes, Paul??

The choice was obvious for me in this poll, so I only needed one vote. Smile
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote verslibre Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 18 2024 at 10:15
I voted for it, too.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote BrufordFreak Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 18 2024 at 20:30
The Age of Plastic all the way! can never get enough of "Astroboy (Watching the Proles on Parade)" and "I Love You Miss Robot"! Plus, How would we have ever gotten Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots without this album?!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Hrychu Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 18 2024 at 21:02
Geoff Ups > Geoff Downes :v
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote VianaProghead Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 19 2024 at 10:58
Drama of Yes for me.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote mellotronwave Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 19 2024 at 17:15
Asia and Buggles just mainstream and pop
mixed impression of Drama since its release
unfamiliar with the rest
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Psychedelic Paul Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 20 2024 at 04:18
An overwhelming victory for YES in this poll, although I have a feeling they may not fare so well with their Heaven  & Earth album in the third Ups & Downes poll. Smile
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