Favourite song on ’Tormato’
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Topic: Favourite song on ’Tormato’
Posted By: Winter Wine
Subject: Favourite song on ’Tormato’
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:01
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I'm amazed some people don't enjoy this album. ------------- My computer's broke |
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Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:03
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"Onward" is simply achingly beautiful to my ears.
------------- Pure Brilliance: 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:07
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On the Silent Wings of Freedom for me.... as good as anything Yes put out on previous albums IMO.
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: MattiR
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:19
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"Tormato" isn't my favourite album (too many average songs)... My vote goes to "On the Silent Wings of Freedom" - technically excellent 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:20
 going for the one & tormato are two of my favorites... I vote arriving ufo...i
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Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:23
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Is it just me? But I can't see many average songs, Maybe 'Circus of Heaven', And 'Don't Kill the Whale', But I don't mind them. What do you think are the average songs? ------------- My computer's broke |
MattiR wrote:Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:27
| 'Release Release'-probably Yes's first all out ROCK song! |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:30
I do like listening to that song as well... Release, Release is another fun song to listen to... I do feel Tormato's songs get more flack than they deserve.... the production was an absolute mess and Wakeman really wasn't up to snuff on the album, to say nothing of that ghasty sound he has.... Where was the Hammond Organ!!!???? hahahah. All in all still a great album if you enjoy listening to virtuosos play over top of each other......otherwise still a fairly good album. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: WillieThePimp
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:31
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I voted for "Don't Kill the Whale", it has good guitar work and a
beautiful ending and it was the first Yes song I learned to play.
------------- You can't possibly hear the last movement of Beethoven's Seventh and go slow. ~Oscar Levant, explaining his way out of a speeding ticket |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:34
oh yeah...I like that song I get a kick of Squire's bass fill in the 2nd verse.... Yes could 'rock the house' if they wanted to. I mean it's not Gates of Delirium... but that doesn't mean it (or the rest of the album for that matter) is without merit... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:35
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Arriving UFO has always been my favourite! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: MattiR
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:38
Yes is my favourite band all times Average songs from "Tormato" (for me) - "Rejoice" (part of first song), "Don't Kill The Whale", "Madrigal", "Arriving UFO" and "Circus of Heaven". Too many... |
Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:40
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When I bought the album recently I was expecting bad production. The production is fine though and some songs sound very orchestrated, The production gives some tracks like 'Arriving UFO' a kind of boost, Is it just because I have the latest remaster? Which is pretty great on all accounts. I really like the essay in the sleeve too Wakeman's God forsaking 'Birotron' isn't very nice I agree, He doesn't use it to too much extent though, Which is good, His playing (And songwriting) is on top form and he very often shines on the album. ------------- My computer's broke |
Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:49
I have always liked this album except for one thing .... NO CLOWNS!! -------------  Prog Archives Tour Van 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:52
ahhh.... that's the beauty of music and not relying too much on what you read and judging the music on it's own merits. From what I understand though.. the group felt differently about Wakeman's input. You know the ol' Yes motto... if you don't measure up... they'll find someone who will. May well have been the seeds of the upcomming 'break-up'. Wakeman had patched things up with Anderson.. now Squire and Howe were not happy with Wakeman. Production wise... I don't think it measure up to earlier albums... the lack of Offord in the studio hurt for sure... it's not bad I just don't think it measures up to the stellar standards they had not more than a few albums earlier. Howe and Wakeman both felt the other were encroaching upon their 'areas' and were playing over each other as one example. It could have been a MUCH better album.. that seems to be the sentiment of the band.. and most fans.. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: ryba
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:56
| tormato is one of my top favorites of yes (magnification, ctte, fragile, totto). all the songs are marvelluos, i vote for onward. |
Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:59
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Onward! this is really a good album ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 15:00
That's odd, Howe called the Wakeman penned 'Madrigal', 'A beautiful moment'. As Wakeman said 'It could've been tremendous', To be honest I like the richness of Tormato, It has a peculiar unique sound I like! But I do see room for improvement. ------------- My computer's broke |
Posted By: MorgothSunshine
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 15:02
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Yes...here I am...it's a so mediocre album...very far from Yes highest moments that IMO ends with Relayer....Yes's last 5 star album! ...anyway i vote for Madrigal! ------------- For every truth even the contrary is true... 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 15:09
take a looksie at page 5 in the liner notes to the Tormato remaster.... Howe and Wakeman disagreed on the arrangements of the guitar and keyboards. Steve Howe, from stories I've heard over the years, is a perfectionist, a bit high strung (why he turned to meditation), and prone to feel 'slights'. I tend to believe what I've heard about problems at the time between them. Anyway there is a great story I wish I had time to tell but I need to run.. that is indicutive of Howe's personality on the Symphonic Yes DVD. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 15:20
Good poll Winter Wine. I can't believe nobody's voted for "Circus of Heaven" For me it's a straight choice between Release Release and Silent Wings, and I've gone for Release as I love the chorus. Honorable mention for Onward - well, the live version on Keys to Ascension anway. What an improvement once the guitar is replaced with an acoustic, and the vocals are just brilliant. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 21:05
| this is my 4th fave yes album behind TYA, Fragile and CTTE ;) |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 06:10
Don’t Kill the Whale, is nice  the album gets *** from me they have ofcourse made beter one but this is not that bad as some try to make you belive.------------- 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 06:22
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So vote for it then! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 06:25
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I bought this album many years ago wanting to defy the critics.
After all, there were people who thought Tales was crap, so who cares
what anybody thinks? The result was an album that was...OK. But not up to par with previous work. For me, the outstanding gem was "On the Silent Wings of Freedom". Absolutely love that intro. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 07:58
 you summed up my feelings on it to a T ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Jools
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 08:01
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"On The Silent Wings Of Freedom" is my favourite closely followed by "Onward". I gave this album a lot of time when I first bought it but I felt then and now that it's just not the Yes I got into. "Drama" has more in comparison with the original spirit of Yes and thats got two completely new members. ------------- Ridicule is the burden of genius. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 08:14
 i did snow dud
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 08:57
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Well maybe you did now, but you hadn't previously. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: LordOfTheRings
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 13:23
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dont kill the whale ........please
kill lot of sharks thogh
corporate sharks!!!! |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 13:56
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although very cheesy,I am very fond to Don't Kill The
Whale............but my vote would probably go to On The Silent Wings
Of Freedom...although not really sure,cause I'm not into Tormato very
much...
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Posted By: piltdown man
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 14:36
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Someone referred to my favourite Circus of Heaven as average...To some extent I agree! It is a simple, somewhat naive song, with no extreme intrumental passages. Yet there are some great guitarbits by Howe. What captures me most are the lyrics. I´m usually not that fond of Andersons lyrics - there is to much sciencefiction/fantasy/religious mumbojumbo etc. But in this song in all fits in. What a intersting idea - what if the circus of heaven would come to town? The end with a somewhat disapointed Anderson Jr saying "Oh it was Ok, but there was no clowns..." just summons it up. It´s hard to impress the young ones! |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 16:21
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I like Tormato! My favourite song is the first one: Future Times: Rejoice. Very original melody line. Adventurous Yes stuff once again. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 16:23
You're a Snow Dog, remember, not a Watch Dog |
Posted By: Devil's Haircut
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 11:07
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I vote for 'Release, Release', I love the energy in the song, The guitar and drum parts are amazing!! ------------- Starship Trooper flying high above |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 12:21
so much energy that I believe I read that they dropped it from their setlist on the supporting tour for the album.... hmmm... oh well... great song. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 12:26
It's wierd, The track has a live feel to it in the first place! ------------- My computer's broke |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 15:17
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 17:02
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Arriving UFO Alan White is excellent here and throughout the whole album. |