(New) YES/ABWH Studio album elim. tourney Rd 1
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Topic: (New) YES/ABWH Studio album elim. tourney Rd 1
Posted By: yarstruly
Subject: (New) YES/ABWH Studio album elim. tourney Rd 1
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 12:29
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OK...Time for a new tournament!
"Inpraiseoffolly" started one similar to this right after I started the now completed Rush one, but was unable to finish it. I PM'd him and he is fine with me starting over.
A few notes about the Tournament:
I include ABWH as a Yes album. Although it officially is NOT a Yes album, with the events that followed it-- Union album & tour-- it certainly seems to play an important role in the history of Yes.
I substitute Keystudio to represent the studio material from the 2 Keys to Ascention albums.
Remember, the idea is to vote for the one you like LEAST in each round. It does not mean that you dislike an album, just like it less than the others remaining, until we get down to the last album standing....
Each round will be open for aproximately 3 days. If two or more titles are tied after that time, a one day run-off will be posted to determine which one is eliminated.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 12:30
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ABWH.
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Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 12:31
I think I voted 'Open Your Eyes' the first time and I won't change my mind. The wrong album at the wrong time- everyone expected a full on prog album after KTA (which itself was no great shakes)...and we got that.
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Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 12:31
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Big Generator here. ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: yarstruly
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 12:31
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My initial vote is for Union...some good stuff there, but way too uneven and too many studio musicians.....
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Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 12:33
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Tales, but only because I only own The Yes Album, Fragile, CTTE, Tales, Relayer, and Going For the One...
I'm sure they've done worse.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 12:33
Not everyone, I didn't know what to expect. Maybe thats why I like it? I don't know. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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salmacis wrote:Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 14:47
| Big Generator. |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 14:49
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keys to ascension studio material is like a neo-prog version of themselves and in that respect I detest it even more than their new glam period. additionally I bought keys one after reading reviews whereas I had enough sense not to buy 90125.
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Posted By: Uroboros
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 14:49
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Big Generator - awful album. ------------- Tous les chemins qui s’ouvrent à moi ne mènent à rien si tu n’es plus là |
Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 15:11
Keys To Ascension simply isn't very good, I agree. Only one song has endured- 'Mind Drive'- in my opinion. The rest of it is very, very average.
But '90125' I always enjoy more than I think I will, whenever I play it. I think that would survive for me a lot longer than some of the albums that follow it in this poll.
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 15:49
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How am I the only one for 90125? Music at its worst right there.
CTTE has two votes?? Not my favorite but, come on people! ------------- Beauty will save the world. 
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 15:52
Says the guy who voted for 2112 in the Rush polls. |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 15:55
Yes, I must admit that in my voting I forgot to realize that 2112 is pure, raw, progressive rock at its finest, and I just had my fingers crossed when I said that because it is very overrated.
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Posted By: yarstruly
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 15:55
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I am always surprised that people vote against CTTE, especially in the early rounds....
Why? Because so many do love it so much that they feel the need to knock it down a peg?
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Posted By: Mandrakeroot
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 15:55
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"90125"... Only because I don't have "Big Generator"
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Posted By: yarstruly
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 15:57
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This is going to get even crazier than the Rush tourney...I can feel it! ------------- Facebook hashtags: #100greatestprogrockchallenge #scottssongbysong #scottsspotlight |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 16:02
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Wont be crazier than the Zappa tourney, seeing as how we have some very disgruntled Joes Garage lovers over there right now. ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: Flyingsod
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 23:57
You must not have Tormato either. Circus of Heaven demands that this album be the FIRST to go....and that's what I voted for. ------------- This space intentionally left blank |
Posted By: Rubidium
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 01:02
| Onion, er, I mean Union... |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 02:26
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Big Generator -------------  |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 02:29
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Oh, come on people! Big Generator isn't that bad! I mean, it is the only Yes album I own, so I guess I'm not one to judge and whatnot, but still... ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: yarstruly
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 08:49
Sorry...I like Zappa, but don't have enough zappa albums to participate in a useful way on that one.... ------------- Facebook hashtags: #100greatestprogrockchallenge #scottssongbysong #scottsspotlight |
Posted By: yarstruly
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 08:51
I have all of Yes' albums, and agree that it isn't THAT bad....It is far from their best, but really not the worst IMHO...but it seems to be on the way out here.... ------------- Facebook hashtags: #100greatestprogrockchallenge #scottssongbysong #scottsspotlight |
Posted By: imoeng
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 08:59
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90125 is just as horrible as my grandmother's breath
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 09:52
| I quite like Big Generator, it's better than 90125 imo. From what I've heard of "Open Your Eyes", that's the one. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 09:54
Notice that the people who have voted for CTTE have not posted to justify their vote.
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Posted By: MadcapLaughs84
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 09:57
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90125 ------------- 
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Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 09:59
If only for the track 'Changes', 90125 is better than Big Generator, in my opinion.
Would'nt want to meet your grandmother, though !   ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 18:10
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I don't have anything past Big Generator and I would honestly say its between relayer and CTTE. I love all their albums (minus the ones I don't have) and they are all close in quality. I understand those are two of the more popular ones but I have felt that way since I started listening to Yes, its just a matter of personal peference. Don't be angry that my vote is for Relayer (although it could easily have been Close to the Edge) ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 18:13
Circus of Heaven is terrible, but it is a Jon Anderson solo track. No clue how it wound up on the final album though  ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 18:38
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Still surprises me why people doesn't like 90125 and BG... Anyway, my vote goes fopr Union...
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Posted By: Alibongo
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 09:36
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big generator ------------- 
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Posted By: yarstruly
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 11:06
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OK...
Sorry everyone for the delay....
That Real World interfered with my posting time.....How dare that happen!
In any case...Big Generator is out....
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 11:15
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Shame...BG is one I like a lot.
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