FRAGILE

I've rated this album 2 stars because though I know people like it and recommended it to me I would not recommend it to anyone else, however the same would go for most of yes's albums I have heard.

The only 2 songs on this album I can comfortably listen to are 'the fish', 'five percent for nothing' and 'heart of the sunrise.' Of these the only two on my mp3 are 'the fish' and 5% which I quite like.

I don't usually like taking songs out of place of their albums but I just find the other tracks embarresing. My favourite band is pink floyd so I suppose i prefer the darker or psychadelic side of prog. I am also a great fan (& musician) of folk music especially the more 'proggy' side of folk, there are definatly elements of that in this album but unfortunatly I just didn't like the songs. My preferred use of acoustic folky instruments in prog would be displayed by algarnas tradgard.

I don't find this album very profound, the lyrics relation to the ambiance of the song is weak, the 'mood' of the songs seem mostly the same and some sections seem like a guitar excercise rather than having any meaning to the listener.

I also really don't like the (now) outdated synth sound of the album,especially on cans and brahms. I dont think this is just a matter of the age, listen to some of PF's early stuff or sgt peppers which have aged perfectly well. I'm inclined To think I would have found this sound annoying when the album was released just as I would now if it were released.

I wouldn't recommend this to anyone with a similar taste in music as mine, having said that 'prog' is not a genre that defines your taste and I'm sure there are lots of people who would love this album.

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