YES Solo Artists Poll
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Topic: YES Solo Artists Poll
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: YES Solo Artists Poll
Date Posted: December 08 2019 at 14:24
I'm guessing Rick Wakeman will win this poll, although my vote goes to Jon Anderson. I doubt very much if drummer Alan White will receive any votes for his one solo album, but you never know - I've been wrong before. 
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Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: December 08 2019 at 14:29
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I can't really vote as i've only heard albums from four of these guys. Six Wives of Henry VII is my favorite but i'm just getting into bruford. No vote. ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: December 08 2019 at 14:37
| Bill Bruford |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 08 2019 at 14:38
The poll will serve as a handy reminder to me of which YES solo artists albums I want to review. I already reviewed Jon Anderson's first album "Olias of Sunhillow" just yesterday and gave it five stars. 
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Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: December 08 2019 at 14:38
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Bruford comes first, Wakeman second. ------------- https://ibb.co/8x0xjR0" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: December 08 2019 at 15:05
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Mr. Squire for this one. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: patrickq
Date Posted: December 08 2019 at 15:30
| Squire, then Bruford, imho |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 08 2019 at 15:42
| It's good to see the much-missed Chris Squire doing well in the poll, considering he's only released a couple of solo albums. His first album "Fish Out of Water" (1975) is another album I'd like to get around to reviewing sometime. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: December 08 2019 at 17:02
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Big fan of Bruford's Earthworks here. Hardly ever mentioned here. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: December 08 2019 at 17:22
| Jon Anderson for me. I haven't heard every solo album by every Yes guy but Jon really took chances on some of his stuff. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 08 2019 at 18:12
I gave Jon a YES vote too. I've liked every album I've ever heard by Jon Anderson, either with or without YES.
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AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: December 08 2019 at 18:54
Same here although I need to explore his post 80's stuff a bit more.
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Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: December 08 2019 at 19:02
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Wakeman, Banks, Bruford ------------- PROGMATIC |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 02:00
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Billy B ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: thief
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 02:19
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Squire and Bruford might have the best albums, but Wakeman is much more prolific. If I were to review The Six Wives of Henry VIII, it'd be very close to 5 stars. I think he deserves my vote. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 04:34
Wakeman is losing this poll? How the prog universe has changed.  ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 04:48
YES, it's surprised me too that Chris Squire has received more votes in the poll than Rick Wakeman, even though Rick Wakeman has recorded at least fifty albums, compared to Chris Squire's two albums.
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Posted By: Quinino
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 05:35
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Fish OutOf Water is a wonderful album, surely in my all-time best list. (go for the hybrid SACD if you can, it includes an interview/album commentary by CS, which is a delight for the fans - and top SQ, of course)
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 05:38
Quality not quantity?
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 07:13
I'll add Chris Squire's "Fish Out of Water" to my long list of albums to review.
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 07:23
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Tricky one. "Olias of Sunhillow" is my favourite of any Yes solo albums with Fish Out of Water second. The problem is Squire didn't have much of a solo career to make a proper comparison and none of Anderson's output matches up to Olias. Bruford has some great solo albums and some of Rabin's output is also excellent. Moraz' "I" is good, Wakeman has some good albums (and a lot not so good). |
Posted By: tamijo_II
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 07:28
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Wakeman, Bruford, Squire, Anderson did good stuff. Went with Bruford but its very close ------------- Same person as this profile: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=22524" rel="nofollow - Tamijo |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 07:41
I agree. I reviewed Jon Anderson's "Olias of Sunhillow" album just a couple of days ago and gave it the five star treatment with a glowing review to match.
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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 08:05
| easily Bruford----class act and I'm a jazzer at heart----the rest of the guys except for Sherwood--may have had a decent album but especially in Anderson and Squire case---they needed great guys to collaborate with to make great music---even Squire admitted this in an interview-- that his best music was Fish out of water but once his collaborator on that died he had a hard time finding another one until he did Squackett with Steve. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 08:12
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 08:57
That may well be true, but "The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table" WAS a prog masterpiece.
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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 08:58
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Chris Squire had just one album. But WHAT AN ALBUM! ------------- “On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.” — Ernest Vong |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 09:04
I'd almost forgotten about the "Squackett" album with Chris Squire and Steve Hackett. That's another album I'd like to review, having not heard it before.
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Posted By: JD
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 09:43
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Guess I'll be the first to pick Pat Moraz, as much as I love most of Wakeman's early stuff if I take Moraz/Bruford, Moody Blues and Yes stuff into consideration I actually prefer PM's playing and compositions over Wakeman's. *(JD reaches for the nearest fire extinguisher and his aloe and places them firmly at his side) ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 09:59
You won't be needing a fire extinguisher. Someone's already voted for drummer Alan White, so there's no need to feel guilty about voting for Patrick Moraz. I must admit, I'd never heard of Billy Sherwood before I created this poll.
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Posted By: TerLJack
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 10:07
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Squire has the best single record. Moraz "i" is great, as is Jon's "Animation." Also rather fond of Bruford's "Gradually Going Tornado." Not a fan of entirely instrumental works, though there are some exceptions. None of them from the Yes camp however.
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Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 10:08
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I don't have enough familiarity with Yes solo artists music to vote. But Bill Bruford's "One Of A Kind" is one of my all-time favourite albums. I couldn't locate a YouTube video of the entire album, so here is my favourite from the album, The Sahara of Snow Parts 1 and 2: ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 13:46
| Wakeman, easily. One of my top 5 artists (Yes is another one). I actually would give 5 stars to more Wakeman albums than Yes albums (6 Wives, Arthur and Out There, at least, perhaps also to Journey and Criminal record, vs Fragile and CttE from Yes). |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 14:30
| Bruford's stuff with Holdsworth was amazing so he gets my vote. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: December 09 2019 at 17:30
 Love One of a Kind and Feels Good to me--his work with Holdsworth-- as somewhere here just said-- is amazing stuff ....and the whole band is amazing group of talent...Dave Stewart Jeff Berlin and Holdsworth. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 10 2019 at 00:27
| Wakeman even if he has released a ridiculous number of albums ( according to one book its over 100 although this includes live albums and may include collaborative efforts as well. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 10 2019 at 00:37
| This poll is REALLY close now with three artists currently jostling for first place. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: December 10 2019 at 06:44
| Jon Anderson. |
Posted By: stewe
Date Posted: December 10 2019 at 08:21
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Trevor Rabin's Jacaranda/Can't Look Away and Tony Kaye's Badger deserve more praise. Badger (as well as Banks's Flash) could be solo album in the same way as albums of Bruford, Squire.. Among tons of Wakeman's albums, aside from his 70s classics, one which gives him a lot of credit is fabulous Out There with Damian Wilson on lead vocals. And Return to the Centre of the Earth with great performances from J. Hayward and T. Rabin (and Ozzy is also cool..) is also worthy addition. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/trevorrabin/?chartstyle=basic10" rel="nofollow">  <a href="http://steveer.ic.cz" rel="nofollow" |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 10 2019 at 08:49
By pure coincidence, I just reviewed Tony Kaye's Badger album today and gave it three stars. I would have included him in the YES poll, but as far as I'm aware, he hasn't recorded any solo albums.
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Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: December 10 2019 at 10:10
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Six Wives is my fave album from any of these artists Rick Wakeman gets my vote ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: December 10 2019 at 14:09
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Wakeman ------------- |
Posted By: hacia los bosques
Date Posted: December 16 2019 at 12:53
| Squire Anderson Wakeman |
Posted By: Fischman
Date Posted: December 16 2019 at 13:25
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They've all done great ones, but they've all dropped some stinkers as well. I have to say Bruford here.
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Posted By: Braka1
Date Posted: December 17 2019 at 02:18
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I haven't heard every solo album by every ex member, but of those I have heard (which is a fair few) I'd give it Jon Anderson - though it's for a fairly few number of albums, and especially the first one. I've got to be honest, not many of the solo albums I've heard have tremendously endeared themselves to me. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 17 2019 at 06:50
I've heard Chris Squire's "Fish Out of Water" album is very good and I'll find out for myself soon when I review it.
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Posted By: Upbeat Tango Monday
Date Posted: December 17 2019 at 09:28
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I like a few Wakeman albums, so he gets my vote; but Anderson's Olias of Sunhillow is a guilty pleasure. ------------- Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 06 2020 at 03:01
Rick Wakeman made a big comeback and ended up winning the poll, so all is well in the prog universe again.
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Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: January 06 2020 at 15:36
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Chris and Rick |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: January 06 2020 at 23:22
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Jon Anderson receives my vote, although all made some enjoyable music. I'm very impressed that Anderson continues to develop new, innovative music. ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 07 2020 at 00:01
25% is quite a low number . It's funny in a way that he works so hard and has released so many great albums yet can only poll just ahead of a guy that made only one significant solo album.  I would expect more votes for Anderson. Never been a great jazz rock fusion fan so Bruford's solo stuff will probably remain a mystery to me. I could have splashed out on his box set but I just know I would only play one CD and then not bother with the rest.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 07 2020 at 09:12
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I recently bought Jon Anderson's "The More You Know" (1998) album, although it's a big departure from his early Prog-Rock years as a solo artist. It's more of a funky Pop/Rock album.
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Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: January 12 2020 at 14:19
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Fish out of water dictates that it has to be Chris Squire ------------- "I always say that it’s about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place". Rick Wakeman |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 12 2020 at 15:17
That's an album I reviewed recently and gave it a well-deserved five-star rating. Chris Squire's Swiss Choir Christmas album was very good too.
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Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: January 13 2020 at 00:07
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Rick - although he comes over as a comedian, raconteur and lounge pianist at times these days (bless 'im) - there is real gold to be found within his million or so career releases (only pleased I'm not a completist, as I would have bankrupted myself over the years 😆) ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 23 2020 at 01:36
Rick is one of the original Grumpy Old Men and I always enjoyed seeing him on Countdown where he always had a tale to tell.
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: January 23 2020 at 04:22
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I’m not too crazy about any of the solo work that came out of Yes...but if I have to chose one I’d say Patrick Moraz’ The Story Of I. At least it sounds fresh and original. Well so does Jon’s debut, but I only dig half of that album. Fish Out Of Water was very underwhelming when I first heard it..I feel mostly because I’d come from a similar poll over PA where it came out on top. Still..that’s basically what makes sites like these interesting. If we agreed on everything and all listened to the same stuf, I’d be zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: January 23 2020 at 06:53
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I never stopped being interested in anything and everything that Bill Bruford contributed to; he always chose interesting and adventurous/challenging projects and surrounded himself with amazing (if often relatively unknown) musicians. Though Rick Wakeman may have released over 50 albums, I never quite connected with Rick's sounds, formats, or sense of melody--this latter aspect which led me to stop being curious to even hear his latest releases. Jon had some super highs (Change We Must, Olias) and some real lows. After the 1970s, the rest could never generate interest or excitement for me. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |