YES Solo Album Debuts
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Topic: YES Solo Album Debuts
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: YES Solo Album Debuts
Date Posted: January 19 2020 at 14:36
I have a good feeling that Chris Squire's "Fish Out of Water" album will win this poll, although I could be wrong. 
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Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: January 19 2020 at 14:54
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Has to be Fish - an absolute gem of an album ------------- "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 19 2020 at 15:07
Same here. It's a five-star album for me too.
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Ruby900 wrote:Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: January 19 2020 at 15:22
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Chris, and Rick... |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: January 19 2020 at 21:11
| easily Feels good to me----inventive amazing album---followed by Fish out of water... |
Posted By: Run Home Slow
Date Posted: January 19 2020 at 21:23
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6 stars album for me... Olias wins it :) then Wakeman, then Chris ------------- If you got ears, you gotta listen — Captain Beefheart |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: January 19 2020 at 22:07
| Can't go past the Rick Wakeman. |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: January 19 2020 at 22:34
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It’s gotta be wakeman ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 19 2020 at 23:16
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Fish ------------- 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: cstack3
Date Posted: January 19 2020 at 23:36
Aye, I voted for "Wives" but not without thinking about it first! "Fish" and "Olias" are nearly as good! *sigh* last of a dying breed, I fear.... ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 19 2020 at 23:39
| Olias for me. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 20 2020 at 00:41
| Wakeman for sure. He stole ELP's thunder which was very annoying for this ELP fan! |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: January 20 2020 at 06:36
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Six Wives please ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: January 20 2020 at 06:41
| Only album I´ve heard from these are Wakeman´s first that I like quite much, so no vote. |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: January 20 2020 at 06:41
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I'd have to go with Mr. Squire for this one. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Braka1
Date Posted: January 20 2020 at 07:39
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Olias. The only debut Yes solo album that, for me, conjured a similar sense of wonder to classic period Yes. ------------- Believe me Pope Paul, my toes are clean |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 20 2020 at 08:07
| Toss up between Anderson and Squire for me, with Olias just edging it. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: January 20 2020 at 08:27
I second that. Olias is one of my all time favorite albums. Top 3.
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Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: January 20 2020 at 09:00
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Feels Good To Me feels like a very good choice to me indeed, although The Six Wives is a worthy contender. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 20 2020 at 10:17
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It's looking like this poll is going to be a very close-run thing.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 20 2020 at 10:44
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Chris Squire's I guess |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: January 20 2020 at 12:05
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Between Squire and Wakeman.........went with Squire...but they are both good. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 20 2020 at 13:34
| 6 Wives easily for me. I'm glad Wakeman has been doing well in these last polls, I felt he had been receiving very little apreciation lately. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 20 2020 at 13:40
Rick Wakeman eventually went on to win my recent Favourite YES Solo Artist poll, so he's doing okay.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 20 2020 at 13:43
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I didn't expect Alan White, Geoff Downes or Trevor Rabin to gain any votes in this poll, but I included them anyway for the sake of completion.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 21 2020 at 00:26
the common theme seems to be that Wakeman only made one great album (Six Wives) although I reckon that Criminal Record and King Arthur are almost as good and White Rock was also a very solid album. He did churn out a lot of stuff after the seventies and made some truly sh*tty albums it has to be said!
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 21 2020 at 00:35
| ^^ I doubt if there are many prog fans who've heard ALL of Rick Wakeman's fifty plus albums, but my own personal favourite is The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. I have five of Rick's albums in total:- The Six Wives of Henry VIII; Myths and Legends; Journey to the Centre of the Earth; No Earthly Connection; and White Rock, all on a 5-CD box set. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: January 21 2020 at 08:06
yup, I'll even take a seventh.
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Posted By: tdfloyd
Date Posted: January 21 2020 at 13:31
| Gonna pile on and go with Six Wives |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: January 21 2020 at 14:56
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Squire followed by Anderson. ------------- 
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Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: January 21 2020 at 16:15
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Chris, Rick and then Jon ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 21 2020 at 16:29
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I'd put their debut albums in this order:- 1. Chris Squire 2. Jon Anderson 3. Rick Wakeman 4. Steve Howe I don't know about the other five debuts because I haven't heard them yet.
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: January 21 2020 at 16:33
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I don't know them all, and those I know are all far from perfect (not a fan of Fish Out Of Water as much as others seem to love that one). I will vote for the Patrick Moraz album, but I'm not sure if I'd even give that one 4 stars, if none of the others. He at least deserves a vote. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: January 21 2020 at 19:01
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Jon, Chris and Rick ------------- |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 23 2020 at 00:25
That's actually a great box set , usually there's one dodgy one but all are good I also like the Retro albums and even spent a bit of time reviewing them. The best later release RW album (by common consensus) is Out There. That's a very solid album indeed.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 23 2020 at 01:20
I agree. Rick Wakeman's box set is one of my favourites too and I have A LOT of box sets. Steve Hackett's box set is very good too. I think the dodgiest box set I've ever bought was by T. Rex, because there were four very early Tyrannosaurus Rex Psych-Folk albums that I didn't like at all and only one Glam Rock album by T. Rex that I really did like.
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: January 23 2020 at 06:43
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I voted Fish Out of Water. The only album I still listen to out of the bunch. I know it's not "prog," but Alan White's Ramshackled is actually a pretty decent album--if you can get past your prog expectations. I used to play it quite a lot in college--especially the side with "Darkness" with its cool hook and awesome trumpet work. "Crash" Craddock, Peter Kirtley, and Colin Gibson were real pros. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: January 23 2020 at 11:37
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This Wakeman devotee voted for FOOW, because it really is the *best* debut in the poll. Six Wives is second, though! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 23 2020 at 12:11
I had to go back to my poll to see what "FOOW" stood for, but at least I'm not like a fish out of water now, because when I first arrived here back in September I didn't know what on earth "ITCOTCK", "VDGG" or "CTTE" stood for, but I do now.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 23 2020 at 12:13
I'm planning to review Alan White's "Ramshackled" album a week from today, if all goes to plan.
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: January 23 2020 at 13:09
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 23 2020 at 13:27
Are they the initials of an album?
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 23 2020 at 13:50
So far, I think there's no album from him (at least studio), that I regret having bought, and I do have some post-70's albums... but I guess I just chose them well. For me, King Arthur is my favourite, then perhaps 6 Wives, then Criminal Record... and then, Journey to the Centre of the Earth is also great. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 23 2020 at 13:52
Return to the Centre of the Earth is also worth having, if you like his orchestral stuff. And Out There is also a wonderful album (a sort of second part to No Earthly Connection). And then, his Retro albums also have some great songs. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 24 2020 at 00:57
and when people talk about ITCHYCOCK you will now know what they are actually talking about
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: January 24 2020 at 12:42
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Date Posted: January 24 2020 at 12:44
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