Favorite Yes album
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Topic: Favorite Yes album
Posted By: Gonghobbit
Subject: Favorite Yes album
Date Posted: February 14 2004 at 10:22
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Tough one, huh? ------------- 'This is a local shop, there's nothing for you here' |
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Posted By: Aqualung
Date Posted: February 14 2004 at 10:52
Close to the Edge.........yeeeaaahhhh  ------------- 
"Closer to the heart" |
Posted By: Stormcrow
Date Posted: February 14 2004 at 10:58
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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? |
Gonghobbit wrote:Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: February 14 2004 at 12:11
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Close to the edge is their best. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: February 14 2004 at 17:32
 "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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Posted By: corbet
Date Posted: February 14 2004 at 17:47
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This poll could be narrowed down to Tales and Relayer...
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: February 14 2004 at 18:17
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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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Posted By: Mattjam65
Date Posted: February 15 2004 at 12:48
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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 ------------- Only sick music makes money today. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900) |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: February 15 2004 at 14:19
| 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. |
Posted By: corbet
Date Posted: February 15 2004 at 19:11
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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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: February 15 2004 at 19:30
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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. |
Posted By: corbet
Date Posted: February 16 2004 at 02:57
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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 |
. Check it out if you want my detailed rambling on the subject.Posted By: Marcelo
Date Posted: February 19 2004 at 19:10
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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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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 20 2004 at 18:50
| Edge |
Posted By: mozo-pg
Date Posted: February 21 2004 at 15:01
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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. |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: February 22 2004 at 14:28
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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Posted By: StarshipTrooper
Date Posted: February 22 2004 at 14:54
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Close To The Edge Fragile The Yes Album All classics in my biased opinion |
Posted By: mozo-pg
Date Posted: February 22 2004 at 21:39
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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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Posted By: Perry
Date Posted: February 23 2004 at 02:17
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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 ------------- Let music make your life a little sweeter - Kim Simmonds |
Posted By: janhuss
Date Posted: February 23 2004 at 04:40
fragile. 
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Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: March 13 2004 at 12:41
| I was just listening to Drama for the first time in 1,000,000 years and despite the big line-up change it cuts it! A lot more powerful than many Yes songs and Tempus Fugit sounds like it's going to go jazz fusion at times. I noticed it also got some favourable ratings in the archives' reviews. |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: March 13 2004 at 13:49
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DRAMA's not bad, Vibe, but (and i'm sure Maani will back me on this one Music from another verdant, fertile green planet! ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
) CLOSE TO THE EDGE is a religious experience! (Especially with the right incense....) Front pew in the sacred church of prog! I will brook no dissension! Dost thou want the happy prog god
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, mortal?Posted By: Tauhd Zaļa
Date Posted: March 13 2004 at 13:53
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Drama ???? I didn't know that it was a Yes album Afterall the best song of Drama is : "Video killed the radio stars"
------------- The State Of Grace Is Achieved |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: March 13 2004 at 22:11
 The Buggles, Tauhd? That song's a great, creative piece of pure pop fun! I love it!  ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Tauhd Zaļa
Date Posted: March 14 2004 at 04:44
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Yes Pete, a funny song but The Buggles in Yes (Drama), do you think it is credible and serious ? Trevor Horn and Jeoff Downes were The Buggles but singing and playing keyboards for Yes is heretic Could you imagine Frank Sinatra singing for Genesis ? ------------- The State Of Grace Is Achieved |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: March 15 2004 at 18:08
| Why doesn`t anyone ever mention Time and a Word when Peter Banks was in the group. They actually still play a couple of these tracks during live performances (Sweet Dreams & No Opportunity....) Also What is Steve Howe doing on the cover of the North American release of this record? Anyone? I just bought a UK vinyl edition and hauled out my old North American one for comparison purposes and noticed this. Alan White is also pictured on the inner sleeve of Yesterdays yet he is not featured on any of the tracks. I bought this album back in 1976 because it had the track America which was not previously available. |
Posted By: Aztech
Date Posted: March 16 2004 at 11:54
| For me its CLOSE TO THE EDGE and yes its close to a religious experience for me too ! followd by Fragile. |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: March 16 2004 at 12:54
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Basically, Peter Banks was out when the album was released and Steve Howe was now "IN". Same goes with Yesterdays, when it was released Bruford "out" White "in". Politics and legalities. |
Posted By: Progrockr78
Date Posted: March 17 2004 at 21:47
| Every Album listed here I love. Overall, though, I would have to say TFTO is my absolute favorite. I did notice when I bought the Rhino reissue over Christmas that the introduction to "Revealing Science of God" had been extended. I have been wondering why they took it out of the original LP. I also enjoyed the "Studio Run-throughs" on Disc 2. It gives a good sense of the guys just playing in the studio. All in all, I have all the Rhino reissues except "Tormato" and "Drama". |
Posted By: corbet
Date Posted: March 18 2004 at 06:03
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I love you, man. |
Posted By: arqwave
Date Posted: March 30 2004 at 20:24
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i was lucky enough to hear fragile and close to the edge in a row, so i experienced the evolution of the band, and the understanding why close to the edge is a masterpiece... and the last of that line-up, i like Alan White, he is solid and a good performer, but Bill Bruford is a better drummer |
Posted By: Gaston
Date Posted: March 30 2004 at 20:54
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Close to the edge, relayer, tales, fragile, yesalbum, going4th1... Gaston -------------  
It's the same guy. Great minds think alike. |
Posted By: StarshipTrooper
Date Posted: March 31 2004 at 01:46
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I love all of those albums. In my opinion, Yes have never made a really bad album, though Big Generator tested my loyalty a little. ------------- 
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Posted By: lor68
Date Posted: March 31 2004 at 09:11
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You're right "prog fellow" from England!! But I think of the album "Open your eyes": probably it's the worst album by Yes, as well one of the most boring cd's!! Lethe ------------- Lethe's keyboardplayer |
Posted By: StarshipTrooper
Date Posted: March 31 2004 at 09:17
Yes you are right....Open Your Eyes is pretty bad. I tend to play the old classics or The Ladder more than Big Generator and Open Your Eyes now. -------------
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March 31 2004 at 13:24
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The Yes Album...."Yours is No Disgrace" and "Starship Trooper" both amazing tracks. |
Posted By: CygnusX2112
Date Posted: April 08 2004 at 00:11
| Fragile, guys Fragile come on...geez |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: April 08 2004 at 11:43
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I voted for that one too, months ago, but I prefer Tales now |
Posted By: raggy
Date Posted: April 09 2004 at 11:08
All true, but the proof's there for the hearing. Drama is a far better effort than 90125, which was the album which made me foresake my once favourite band. After I heard "Owner of a Lonley Heart" I didn't reach for a Yes LP for a long time. I saw them on the 9012live tour but that was only because I'd bought the ticket already. It was DIRE!! Rabin's inclusion is twice the herecy in my book! ------------- Now is tomorrow afternoon |
Posted By: raggy
Date Posted: April 09 2004 at 11:23
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Even though I voted CTTE I think if I had to vote for best Yes song it would have to be Awaken. GFT1 is an exellent album and should have done better in the poll. ------------- Now is tomorrow afternoon |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: April 09 2004 at 11:27
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Start a NEW poll for "Favorite YES tune" I think you can add up to twenty selections. |
Posted By: corbet
Date Posted: April 09 2004 at 11:50
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Chris Squire's "Fish Out Of Water" is one of Yes' best albums. of course... Tales and Relayer are the king of music.
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I'm sure it would be above, say, Fragile on my top 10 Yes list.Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 18:47
| Fragile further advanced prog in the same way King Crimson did. |
Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 22:16
Uh-huh ... and add Perpetual Change and All Good People to that list of Yes classics ... not having to compete with Wakeman or Moraz, Howe dominates like he never would again ... and the results are remarkable ... ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer. "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: floydaholic
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 23:41
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Relayer for sure. I've always viewed it in nearly the same vein as Close to the Edge. Gates of Delirium is possibly my favorite epic ever. ------------- I'll see you on the Darkside of the moon... |
Posted By: Damen
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 00:29
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Fragile got my vote. ------------- "It's amazing that we've been able to put up with each other for 35 years. Most marriages don't last that long these days." -Chris Squire |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 00:50
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Relayer!!!
------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Bilek
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 05:40
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Why aren't Big Generator and Union on the list To be serious, at least the albums including and after KTA should have been listed. Well, so far only one voted for other anyway (possibly Time and a Word), so just ignore me The toughness for me was between Relayer, CttE and Tales, eventually I chose Relayer, just for the sake of Gates of Delirium. Well, half the album, worth it! ------------- Listen to Turkish psych/prog; you won't regret: Baris Manco,Erkin Koray,Cem Karaca,Mogollar,3 Hürel,Selda,Edip Akbayram,Fikret Kizilok,Ersen (and Dadaslar) (but stick with the '70's, and 'early 80's!) |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 05:44
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Tales from Topographic Oceans ------------- 
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Posted By: Fritha
Date Posted: August 11 2005 at 00:57
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CTTE by a mile. After that I would go with The Yes Album, Going For The One and finally Drama. I have never truly loved Fragile or Relayer. Both contain moments of greatness but overall they are rather patchy to me, Fragile more so than Relayer. (The popularity of Roundabout baffles me greatly.) Yessongs is enjoyable, but I must admit that I rarely listen to it. Don't care for the live version of CTTE on it, to be honest. Siberian Khatru on the other hand is just mind-blowingly good, as is Yours Is No Disgrace. I don't have Tales yet and I am not in a hurry to get it either, judging by what I have heard from it on the Symphonic DVD (Ritual) I believe that there is just too much excellent prog to be acquired before that one! I also own Tormato and Magnification, both substandard efforts IMO but Magnification is the more listenable record of these two. The Ladder and 90125 are the two records I would really like to add to my Yes collection next. ------------- I was made to love magic |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 11 2005 at 11:45
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Coz they're not on the list, but surely no Yes fan would vote for them above the classics? (although I have seen Union get votes in another poll!) I've voted for Going For The One as I love it and I felt sorry for it only having 1 vote (and it has a spelling mistake). |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 11 2005 at 11:48
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: August 11 2005 at 22:06
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WHERE IS BIG GENERATOR????? Just kidding folks!!! My vote goes to Close to the Edge. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Vegetable_Man
Date Posted: August 12 2005 at 10:21
| It's close between Fragile and Close to the Edge for me, with The Yes Album not too far behind. I'll go with Close to the Edge. |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: August 19 2005 at 15:15
Open Your Eyes, hands down ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: bobthesalesman
Date Posted: August 19 2005 at 15:28
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CTTE
Thats been my favorite album for over a decade now. ------------- www.myspace.com/thepianowar |
Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: August 19 2005 at 15:59
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Relayer, most definitely.
------------- Pure Brilliance: 
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Posted By: Olympus
Date Posted: August 23 2005 at 02:24
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I love them all. ------------- "Let's get the hell away from this Eerie-ass piece of work so we can get on with the rest of our eerie-ass day" |
Posted By: Omayyad
Date Posted: August 25 2005 at 07:20
| Close to the Edge |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: September 01 2005 at 07:02
| mine is 90125 because the production is awesome and songs are very vital. i like Tormato as well and Drama |
Posted By: jitu
Date Posted: September 01 2005 at 07:07
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close to the edge ------------- 
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Posted By: the dragon
Date Posted: September 01 2005 at 08:35
 ------------- Still alive... |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: September 03 2005 at 14:06
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haven't I just done a fave Yes album poll? oh well...went for GFTO again...just to piss a few people off! ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Publius84
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 15:13
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Close to the Edge ------------- I know what I like and I like what I know... Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul... |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 15:26
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Fragile for me. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 16:09
| Going For The One is the apex, the zenith, the Mt. Everest of Yes music, prog music in general, well... music in general. |