FRAGILE

Well I think this is Yes's most overrated album. Its not as good as The Yes Album, Close to the Edge, Relayer, or Going for the One. I haven't heard Tales yet. But anyway. The album starts off with Roundabout, which I think is vastly overrated. The bass riff is good, and the keyboards, and the intro is cool, it just doesn't do a lot for me. Then comes Wakeman's excellent all keyboard rendition of some classical piece, which is quite good. We have Heaven by Jon Anderson is the best each of the five members' individual pieces. Then comes my favorite song on the album, South Side of the Sky. The imagery in the lyrics is just great. Then there is the worst of the individual pieces, five percent for nothing by Bill Bruford. Not very enjoyable, but at least its short. Then comes Long Distance Runaround, another good track. The Fish is another individual piece, which is prety good (its just Chris Squire freaking out on his bass). Mood for a Day is the second best individual piece (Steve Howe on guitar). The album closes with another overrated track, Heart of the Sunrise. I found this song to be somewhat uninteresting. All together this album isn't terrible, just overrated. Highlights include: We have Heaven, South Side of the Sky, Long DIstance Runaround, and Mood for a Day.

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