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Your favorite aspect(s) of Awaken
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Poll Question: Which of these aspects of Yes' song "Awaken" really get you?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
3 [4.62%]
1 [1.54%]
0 [0.00%]
1 [1.54%]
1 [1.54%]
3 [4.62%]
0 [0.00%]
3 [4.62%]
7 [10.77%]
11 [16.92%]
2 [3.08%]
2 [3.08%]
4 [6.15%]
24 [36.92%]
3 [4.62%]
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If I had to pick one bit it's everything from "Master of images, songs cast a light on you" onwards.
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The entire piece.  It's quite a masterful construction, and IMHO Yes's finest single piece of music.  Every segment fits together perfectly, and the playing is superb.  Going For The One may not be my favourite Yes album, but Awaken tops the bill among all of their long-form songs.
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Originally posted by Progfan1958 Progfan1958 wrote:

The entire piece.  It's quite a masterful construction, and IMHO Yes's finest single piece of music.  Every segment fits together perfectly, and the playing is superb.  Going For The One may not be my favourite Yes album, but Awaken tops the bill among all of their long-form songs.

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The entire piece... However, i  go back and forth on Howe's little guitar piece at the very end.  Not sure if it belongs there or not (for my personal experience).  When i sit down and listen Awaken, it puts me in a magical trance, especially the ending, it's just beautiful.  Then Howe breaks the trance and brings me back to physical reality.   I think i'd prefer the enchantment to gradually dissipate on it's own.
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Wakeman’s organ…….oo’er missus!

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all of it
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The TOTALITY of it all !
After all, a chocolate chip cookie doesn't taste very good when the ingredients are eaten one at a time.
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All of it, really.
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Originally posted by CosmicVibration CosmicVibration wrote:

The entire piece... However, i  go back and forth on Howe's little guitar piece at the very end.  Not sure if it belongs there or not (for my personal experience).  When i sit down and listen Awaken, it puts me in a magical trance, especially the ending, it's just beautiful.  Then Howe breaks the trance and brings me back to physical reality.   I think i'd prefer the enchantment to gradually dissipate on it's own.

I get your point and often thought the same back in the 70s. But, I guess I've come to accept it.… If I never came out of the dreamstate that it lulled me into, I might have flunked all of my college classes.Confused 
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Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

The TOTALITY of it all !
After all, a chocolate chip cookie doesn't taste very good when the ingredients are eaten one at a time.

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The most overrated song in the Yes canon. It's good but...
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Originally posted by Syzygy Syzygy wrote:

The whole thing. It's the last great long form song by Yes, and I was lucky enough to see them perform it on the GFTO tour back in the mists of time.
I also like the live version on Keys to Ascension, which is a couple of minutes longer; there are no radical changes from the studio version, but it feels more complete somehow.


The piano intro is so much better on Keys to Ascension. Though the real organ in the middle section gives that one a nice special touch missing in the live versions (even if the added minutes on that section improve it on the atmospheric aspect).
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