What is the best marginailized Yes Album?
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Topic: What is the best marginailized Yes Album?
Posted By: mikedevilsfan
Subject: What is the best marginailized Yes Album?
Date Posted: December 13 2004 at 00:11
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 13 2004 at 02:40
| Talk is the only Yes album I listen to released after Tormato. |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: December 13 2004 at 04:52
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Fragile is by far the best
and rarely quoted here! |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: December 13 2004 at 09:47
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I haven't listened to drama enough to know, but I like what i've heard of it, my favourite Yes album from the eighties and early nineties (not incl. ABWH) would be 90125, after that they occasionaly come up with good albums (too rarely it seems). Only Magnification and Keys to ascension delivered the real thing. ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: December 13 2004 at 09:55
90125 was actually the first Yes album I ever heard. While I can see why some die hards who grew up with them may have a problem with it, I always thought it was a great album  ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: December 13 2004 at 10:55
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Me too.
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: December 13 2004 at 14:28
| I reckon "Talk" is very underrated. The line up is probably the reason, as both Howe and Wakeman are missing, but personally I find the music excellent. |
Posted By: Prog_Bassist
Date Posted: December 13 2004 at 17:33
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Endless Dream on talk is excellent, never heard the whole album though.
I think Drama is awesome! It's my fav 80's yes (excluding ABWH) Isn't the "new one" very progressive? all the songs I heard from it are excellent except for Don't go. ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: December 13 2004 at 20:40
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I chose drama, but definitely 90125 has the best production! ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: Emperor
Date Posted: December 14 2004 at 07:59
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I voted for Drama, because INTO THE LENSE and MACHINE MESSIAH are even too great for the band without a leader on! :-) Really, all the 4 mentioned albums are outstanding. ------------- I Prophesy Disaster... |
Posted By: Prog-man
Date Posted: March 31 2006 at 21:37
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90125!!! ------------- Arriving somewhere but not here |
Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: March 31 2006 at 21:46
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Every now and then, I give Talk a listen. I can never find anything interesting on it. The Ladder always sounds like they needed just a little more inspiration. Magnification I enjoy quite a bit. ------------- Trust me. I know what I'm doing. |
Posted By: herbie53
Date Posted: March 31 2006 at 21:48
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For me 'Drama' is not a marginallized album, but a work better than 'Tormato'... But for me the best 'margin' album from YES is 'Big Generator'. I don't know why it isn't here... |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: March 31 2006 at 21:52
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Drama!!! Sooo much better than 90245 IMO... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: A'swepe
Date Posted: April 03 2006 at 09:37
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Of those listed, DRAMA is easily the best, although 90125 is very close to it in quality. The only Yes album I just don't like is Big Generaror. Tales has its moments, but all the rest are OK with me. Count me among the few who actually like Union & Talk. ------------- David - Never doubt in the dark that which you believe to be true in the light. http://www.myspace.com/aardvarktxusa - Instrumental rock http://www.soundclick.com/aardvarktxusa |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: April 03 2006 at 09:45
| I think Drama is one of their best albums. |
Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: April 03 2006 at 09:48
Me three Any album Yes released after the seventies doesn't get enough credit (Imo) But in a way I can understand why people don't like 90125 and Big Generator (They're not Close to the Edge and Fragile), Even though I reckon they're great albums!!
Those eighties greats I really enjoy!! Magnification is equal to Drama I think. And Keys to Ascension (Studio side) is just as good too.
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Posted By: iguana
Date Posted: April 03 2006 at 10:12
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very clearly DRAMA, although TALK must come a
close second, but don't throw 90125 in with them, that to me was, or rather, became a credible YES-album i itself. and i enjoy parts of UNION as well. my theory is, hadn't any of the sour grapes about the creation/abortion of this album escaped to the public, it might well have become one of the most adventurous YES-albums in the public domain... any thoughts on this? ------------- progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false? |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: April 03 2006 at 10:26
| "Drama" followed by "90125". |
Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: April 03 2006 at 10:28
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Drama WITHOUT question. I can't believe some people would even consider
putting the other albums over it. I guess it's all just opinion. I think Drama rivals the bands best. The "band's new one" is also easily the second best choice on that list IMO. Magnification is a fantastic album if you can handle the 3 pop songs on it. And with the look of some 80s yes fans, you would all be VERY surprised at how good Magnification really is. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: Chipiron
Date Posted: April 03 2006 at 10:28
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Drama ------------- [IMG]http://www.belderrain.es/GIFs/tora.gif"> |
Posted By: iguana
Date Posted: April 03 2006 at 10:36
i thought, the three pop songs (you are probably referring to "don't go", "give love each day" & "can you imagine") were the best ones on MAGNIFICATION i'm afraid, the rest bored me senseless... ------------- progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false? |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 03 2006 at 11:04
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Posted By: eddietrooper
Date Posted: April 03 2006 at 13:03
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DRAMA But I don't think Drama is marginalized. Everyone seems to like it. Great album.
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Posted By: Rutgers Joe
Date Posted: April 03 2006 at 15:37
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the new one (whatever its called) a.k.a. "Magnification" has been overlooked...a shame for those who have overlooked it, actually.
(Should an album released in October, 2001 really be referred to as "new"?) ------------- The original (and very creepy) cover of THE STEVE HOWE ALBUM...hint...look in the water... 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 03 2006 at 17:13
No, but this thread is from 2004. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Fragile
Date Posted: April 03 2006 at 19:58
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Then you seem to have a problem if those little ditties impressed you most on what was a very good Yes album and could have been great if Steve had been allowed more scope.Magnification was easily their best offering since Tormato. |
Posted By: dagrush
Date Posted: April 03 2006 at 20:08
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I think Drama's great. Just as good as GFTO.
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Posted By: Losendos
Date Posted: April 03 2006 at 20:09
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90125 is a great album sadly understimated on this list Fragile is also sadly underestimated , I believe it is in the top 5 of all time , better than CTTE . I think people have become overly familiar with it and therefore have become a bit contemptuos. But when it came out it was a real milestone in the public's acceptance of prog
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Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: April 14 2006 at 11:42
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"Drama" is usuelly marginalized by prog-fans. I think that this album is much better than "Tormato" or "90125" and shouldn't be so low rated like their.
P.S.Sadly "Time and a word" is often marginalized too. -------------  
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Posted By: Dr4Wazo
Date Posted: April 14 2006 at 18:46
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OWNER OF A LONELY HEART!!! now that's kitch!
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 14 2006 at 19:57
couldn't agree more about 90125 but I could swear you have Fragile and CttE backwards in that second half. The only contemptuous posts I've noticed recently involve CTTE. 
Fragile is a great album... one of the many great albums they did
during the course of the 70's, but find me another group... another
album who has the ENTIRETY of their album still on their playlists and
requested to play... 35 years later. You obviously don't think
highly of it.... many many many more people do  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: April 14 2006 at 23:17
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Drama |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 15 2006 at 01:31
my second choice... there are a fair amount of people running around that recognize that album for what it is... a 'latter day' masterpiece. 90125 is vilified by many... quite unfairly I may add. It's a great damn album.. it's not Close to the Edge but hey... change/progression is good.. isn't it. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: April 15 2006 at 02:30
For a pop rock album 90125 is good. I went through a phase of listening to nothing but classical music and jazz. It was basically on all the time. I simply lost interest in all other music, especially rock pop music. So, it's difficult for me to really get into YES's work after Drama. I think that's why I love Tales so much. It's just such a beautiful work of music to me. Key Studio and Magnification also capture a lot of my attention. The one thing I can say is they stuck it out. With all the turmoil that went through that band. It's amazing they are still making music together. Also, their musical versatility is really unmatched in my opinion. Everything from pop songs to Tales. Few can say that. |