Yes' Albums in Your Favourite Order
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Topic: Yes' Albums in Your Favourite Order
Posted By: poslednijat_colobar
Subject: Yes' Albums in Your Favourite Order
Date Posted: October 07 2008 at 06:25
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My order of Yes' albums is the following:
1. Relayer.(by little;5 stars masterpiece) 2. Close to the Edge.(by little;5 stars masterpiece) 3. Fragile.(by little;5 stars masterpiece) 4. Going for the One.(the first song is little weaker;over 4.75 stars masterwork) 5. Drama.(different style with hard rock and new wave elements;4.5 stars masterwork) 6. Tales from Topographic Oceans.(little bit blunt sound;4.25 stars energetic album) 7. Union.(very progressive album with new elements;end of Yes West;4 stars original) 8. The Ladder.(positive album with optimistic sense;almost 4 stars very good album) 9. Magnification.(orchestral arrangement with negative mood;3.75 stars very good album) 10. The Yes Album.(first with classic sound;almost 3.5 stars quite good album) 11. Tormato.(energy in songs with classic sound,bad sound;little above 3 stars good album) 12. Time and a Word.(not a everyday,but 3 stars good album) 13. Yes.(promising beginning;3 stars good album) 14. 90125.(not Yes-alike album;2.75 stars middle album) 15. Big Generator.(again Yes West;little above 2 stars passable album) 16. Open Yours Eyes.(a little irritating 2 stars album,because of the poor synchrony) 17. Talk.(is that music?;1.5 poor album) |
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Posted By: poslednijat_colobar
Date Posted: October 07 2008 at 06:27
| It's interesting for me what is your? |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: October 07 2008 at 07:18
| The Yes Album at number 10 below Union, The Ladder and Magnification? |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 07 2008 at 08:03
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I've not heard 'Magnification' 'The Ladder' or 'Open your Eyes' but otherwise my list is..
1 - Fragile 2 - CTTE 3 - Going for the One 4 - Tales from Topographic Oceans 5 - The Yes album 6 - Relayer 7 - Drama 8 - 90125 9 - Time and a word 10 - Tormato 11 - Talk 12 - Union 13 - Big Generator |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: October 07 2008 at 08:11
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mine is:
albums I'll likely love for ever: Relayer CTTE albums I've sold on/deleted: all the rest I wish I was a more dedicated symphonic rock fan but I'm not. o:P ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: jimidom
Date Posted: October 07 2008 at 08:53
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My Top 10
1).Close to the Edge
2). The Yes Album
3). Tales from Topographic Oceans
4). Relayer
5). Fragile
6). Drama
7). Going for the One
8). Yes
9). Time and Word
10). 90125 ------------- "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - HST |
Posted By: poslednijat_colobar
Date Posted: October 07 2008 at 09:17
| Yes,I don't like to listen to The Yes Album very often and I'm don't used to listen to it! |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: October 07 2008 at 10:20
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OK, let's have a go at this then
1. Relayer
2. Close To The Edge
3. Going For The One
4. TFTO
5. The Yes Album
6. Fragile
7. Time And A Word
8. Drama
9. Tormato
10. Big Generator
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 07 2008 at 10:23
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ugh, don't take this too seriously 1. Tales 2. Relayer 3. Close to the Edge 4. Fragile 5. Yes Album 6. Going for the One 7. Drama no interest in ranking the rest. |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: October 07 2008 at 11:54
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-Yessongs
-Ctte
-Magnification
-The Yes album
-Tales
-Fragile
-The Ladder
-GFTO
-Relayer
-The first 2
-Drama
-Union
-Talk
-90125
-Tormato
-Big Generator
-Open your eyes
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Posted By: Hawkwise
Date Posted: October 07 2008 at 11:59
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Fragile The Yes Album Time and a word Yes Tales Yessongs Close to the Edge Relayer ------------- 
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: October 07 2008 at 12:45
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1 - Close To The Edge 2 - Going For The One 3 - The Yes Album 4 - Tales From Topographic Oceans 5 - Fragile 6 - Keys To Ascension 2 7- Relayer 8 - The Ladder 9 - Talk 10 - Magnification 11 - Tormato 12 - Big Generator 13 - 90125 14 - Union don't have the rest. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: October 07 2008 at 12:52
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1. Close to the Edge 2. Tales From topographic Oceans 3. Fragile 4. The Yes Album 5. Relayer 6. A Time and a Word 7. Drama 8. Big Generator Those are the one's i've heard. I own the bold ones. |
Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: October 08 2008 at 05:30
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Yessongs by miles.
Studio albums in the following order:
Close to the Edge
Yes Album
Fragile = Topographic Oceans
Relayer
Time and a Word
Yes
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Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: October 08 2008 at 13:12
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1. Tales from Topographic Oceans 2. Relayer 3. Close to the Edge The obviously best trio of albums for me. It's difficult to rank the rest, but there are many great Yes albums, and only 2-3 blunders. |
Posted By: Anthony
Date Posted: October 08 2008 at 13:31
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1 Close to the edge
2 Going for the one
3 The Yes Album
4 Relayer
5 Tales from topographic oceans
6 Magnification
7 Fragile
8 Talk
9 The Ladder
10 Tormato
11 Time and a word
12 Drama
13 Yes
14 Keystudio (only Mind Drive is interesting, the other songs are quite boring)
14 Big generator
15 Union
16 90125
17 Open your eyes ------------- Future prosperity lies in the way you heal the world with love (Introitus - The hand that feeds you) |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: October 08 2008 at 13:32
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1. Close To The Edge 2. Fragile (despite the erkishness, the long songs are simply stunning) 3. Tales From Topographic Oceans 4. Drama 5. Relayer 6. The Yes Album 7. Going For The One. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: October 08 2008 at 15:21
...mmm I dont have that much Yes after all ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 08 2008 at 15:25
add that my favorite live set is Yesshows. |
NaturalScience wrote:Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: October 08 2008 at 18:03
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Close to the Edge
Fragile
Going for the One
Relayer
Drama The Yes Album
Tales From Topographic Oceans
Magnification
Tormato
Time and a Word
all the others
------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: October 08 2008 at 18:13
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In general, all of them are GREAT 4 star at least each intro song, but the song that I consider THE(dee) OPENER it must be The Revealing Science of God.
Here's my list(not list of faves, but the songs that open best): #1 The Revealing Science of God - TFTO (the vocals and the breakthrough with the moog, is just AMAZING) #2 Roundabout - Fragile (espectacular acoustic intro and then changing with the great riff with the bass) #3 Close to the Edge - CTTE (one of my least loved albums/songs by Yes, still I must admit it opens amazing great with the birds and finally breaking the climax with an amazing guitar) #4 Gates of Delirium - Relayer (not that of an opener..) #5 Yours is no Disgrace - The Yes Album (while it's a great song, as an opener I would prefer EDIT!: Dude! What have I drunk or smoked? I read "Yes Album Opener in your Favorite Order", gees... Here it goes: 1.The Yes Album 2.Drama 3.TFTO or Yessongs 4.Relayer 5.Fragile 6.Time and a Word 7.Close to the Edge 8.Yes 9.The Ladder 10.Magnification 11.Going for the One |
Posted By: Abrawang
Date Posted: October 09 2008 at 00:55
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Dunno why yessongs seems to jave been disqualified but that's my fave. After that
CTTE
Yes Album
Time & a Word
Fragile
Relayer
Yes ------------- Casting doubt on all I have to say... |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 16:52
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Close To The Edge (5+) Tales (5-) Fragile (4+) Drama (4) Relayer (4-) GFTO (3+/4) The Yes Album (3) |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 16:52
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Close To The Edge (5+) Tales (5-) Fragile (4+) Drama (4) Relayer (4-) GFTO (3+/4) The Yes Album (3) |
Posted By: Gentlegiantprog
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 18:53
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Tales from Topographic Oceans Fragile. Close to the Edge Relayer. The Yes Album. Magnification Going for the One. (although Parralells I don't Like) Drama Tormato (Would be higher if not for the child's voice in Circus of Heaven) The Ladder Time and a Word. Yes. (I hate it so hard, I wish I didn't but I hate it) I don't have the rest. ------------- Let the maps of war be drawn ! 
http://kingcrimsonprog.wordpress.com/ |
Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 20:54
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Although it's a small sample so far, i'm a bit surprised that the Yes Album isn't rating a bit higher.
Your's is No Disgrace, Starship Trooper, I've Seen All Good People and Perpetual Change make up all but 6 minutes of it. These are 4 of Yes's most loved songs.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 21:34
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Tales Yes Album Drama Close to the Edge Yes Fragile Tormato GFtO Relayer 90125 Big Generator TaaW Union most after that is pretty hit-and-miss it seems |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: October 15 2008 at 02:12
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1. CTTE
2. Time and a Word
3. Fragile
4. Tales
5. Drama
6. s/t
7. Relayer
8. Going for the One
9. the Yes Album
10. Tormato
11. Big Generator
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 23 2008 at 00:43
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This is tough but here goes:
5 stars -
1. Yes In a Word Box set 5CD (yeah a compilation but the best I have!!!) 2. Fragile.
3. Close to the Edge. 4. The Yes Album. 4 stars - 5. Tales from Topographic Oceans.
6. Relayer 3 stars 7. Time and a Word.
8. Live at Montreux
2 stars
9. 90125.
10. Going For the One ------------- 
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Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: October 26 2008 at 07:24
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1. Close To The Edge 1. Relayer 2. Fragile 3. Going For The One 4. The Yes Album |
Posted By: RoidRageOnStage
Date Posted: October 27 2008 at 20:58
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1. Relayer
2. Close to the Edge
3. Tales From Topographic Oceans
4. Fragile
5. The Yes Album
6. Going for the One
7. Time and a Word
8. Yes
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Posted By: Jaja Macca
Date Posted: November 28 2008 at 23:05
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69/80 CLASSIC PERIOD:
1-CLOSE TO THE EDGE
2-THE YES ALBUM
3-RELAYER
4-TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS
5-FRAGILE
6-GOING FOR THE ONE
7-DRAMA
8-YES
9-TIME AND A WORD
10-TORMATO
RABIN ERA:
1- 90125
2-TALK
3-(THE UNION SONGS)
4-BIG GENERATOR
STEVE HOWE'S RETURN ERA:
1-MAGNIFICATION
2-KEYSTUDIO
3-THE LADDER
4-OPEN YOUR EYES (worst album ever)
OFFICIAL LIVE ALBUNS:
1-YESSONGS (despite the horrorible mix)
2-SYMPHONIC YES
3-YESSHOWS
4-KEYS TO ASCENTION
5-LIVE FROM TSONGAS
6-LIVE IN MONTREAUX
7-AN EVENING OF YESMUSIC PLUS
8-HOUSE OF BLUES
Sorry the datailed list, but it's my fav Prog Band!!!  ------------- 
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Posted By: AdamHearst
Date Posted: November 29 2008 at 01:37
------------- I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity... |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: November 29 2008 at 23:13
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1. Close to the Edge
2. The Yes Album
3. Tales From Topographic Oceans
4. Fragile
5. Relayer
slight quality gap
6. Going For The One
spiral downward
-------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: SgtPepper67
Date Posted: December 16 2008 at 16:31
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1. Going for the One 2. Fragile 3. Close to the Edge 4. Relayer 5. The Yes Album 6. Tales from Topographic Oceans 7. The Ladder 8. Tormato 9. Drama 10. 90125 ------------- 
In the end the love you take is equal to the love you made... |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 17:19
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1. Fragile 2. Time and a Word 3. Yes 4. Relayer 5. The Yes Album 6. Going for the One 7. Close to the Edge 8. Tales from Topographic Oceans 9. Tormato The rest I haven't bothered listening to. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 17:27
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My favourites:
1. Keys To Ascension
2. Going For The One
3. The Yes Album
4. 90125 5. Relayer
6. Yes
7. Time And A Word
8. Tales From Topographic Oceans
9. Fragile
10. Tormato
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: December 21 2008 at 23:52
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1. Relayer (Their Masterpiece)
2. Fragile (Their second-most crucial album)
3. The Yes Album (It has "Starship Trooper" and "Yours Is No Disgrace". What more could you want?)
4. Close to the Edge (One of the most overrated albums in all prog)
5. Drama (Great tunes for it to be the only Anderson-less release)
6. 90125 (Yes' most crucial record)
7. Keys to Ascension (Keystudio)
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Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: December 22 2008 at 00:34
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1. Close to the Edge
2. Fragile
3. Tales
That's it for me. Relayer, Going for the One and The Yes Album are alright, but not worthwhile for me. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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