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sbrushfan
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Topic: My First YES album. Posted: December 23 2005 at 12:40 |
OK, guys...here's something else to chew on.
I'm thinking of starting a YES collection. I'm not sure where to start though. What should my first purchase be?
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Winter Wine
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 12:47 |
There's a LOT to choose from, Maybe try 'The Yes Album'!
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sbrushfan
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 12:49 |
Well, what ELSE should I go with?
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Winter Wine
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 12:54 |
Well I consider 'Close to the Edge' their greatest, But running close behind are 'Relayer' and 'The Yes Album'. But you could feel very strongly about them pretty quickly if you get 'Close to the Edge' first, Because I remember years ago when I took out my dads old vinyl and found that, I was blown away but 'The Yes Album', 'Going for the One' and maybe 'Fragile' are their most accessable
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Cinema
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 12:57 |
Go with: Relayer Going for the One Tales from Topographic Oceans Close to the Edge Fragile Keystudio After digesting those goodies, add the following to your collection: Drama Tormato Magnification The Ladder
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sbrushfan
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 12:57 |
Well, I know I LOVE "Owner Of A Lonely Heart", but I also realize that's not "classic" YES. So...CLOSE TO THE EDGE it is.
Any other opinions?
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 12:59 |
Back in 1984, I started with Drama and worked backwards...but for a newbie, I would start with GFTO.... it's the very essence of classic Yes, but not quite as 'heavy' as some of their earlier stuff.
As great as Relayer is, it really wouldn't be the place to start IMHO..
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Winter Wine
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 13:01 |
Yeah whatever you do, don't start with 'Topographic Oceans', it's ok, but nowhere near their best, it SORT OF lacks the spark they had before that. Also the first two Yes albums are not really regarded as "Progressive" but they are brilliant none the less
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sbrushfan
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 13:10 |
OK...cool. Got it. Thanks.
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Winter Wine
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 13:12 |
Your welcome I hope you like them they are my favourite Prog band. Tell me what you think when you get some of their albums
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chopper
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 13:19 |
I don't thnk they've ever made a bad album
(althought I haven't heard Open Your Eyes), it's just that their best
ones are so good that anything less than brilliant suffers in
comparison. Personally I'd avoid some of the "greatest hits" type
collections as they're generally too short to do justice to Yes, but
anything from The Yes Album through to Drama is brilliant.
After that, it depends what you think of the Rabin stuff whether you go
for 90125, Big Generator and Talk. The 2 Keys to Ascension volumes are
also good.
Don't forget the ABWH stuff as well.
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 13:41 |
chopper wrote:
I don't thnk they've ever made a bad album (althought I haven't heard Open Your Eyes), |
do yourself a favour Chopper....leave it well alone...
head for the hills, and don't look back...
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Winter Wine
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 13:44 |
chopper wrote:
I don't thnk they've ever made a bad album (althought I haven't heard Open Your Eyes), it's just that their best ones are so good that anything less than brilliant suffers in comparison. Personally I'd avoid some of the "greatest hits" type collections as they're generally too short to do justice to Yes, but anything from The Yes Album through to Drama is brilliant. After that, it depends what you think of the Rabin stuff whether you go for 90125, Big Generator and Talk. The 2 Keys to Ascension volumes are also good. Don't forget the ABWH stuff as well.
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And Magnification
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 14:41 |
For a Yes newbie, I'd start with The Yes Album.
Then get Fragile & Close To The Edge. (CTTE is their BEST effort IMO).
Lots to choose from after that.
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sbrushfan
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 14:42 |
Winter Wine wrote:
chopper wrote:
I don't thnk they've ever made a bad album (althought I haven't heard Open Your Eyes), it's just that their best ones are so good that anything less than brilliant suffers in comparison. Personally I'd avoid some of the "greatest hits" type collections as they're generally too short to do justice to Yes, but anything from The Yes Album through to Drama is brilliant. After that, it depends what you think of the Rabin stuff whether you go for 90125, Big Generator and Talk. The 2 Keys to Ascension volumes are also good. Don't forget the ABWH stuff as well.
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And Magnification
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I remember Hugues' "review" for OPEN YOUR EYES. He opened it with "...and close your ears!"
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:09 |
sbrushfan wrote:
Well, what ELSE should I go with? |
Simple you listen to it if you like it you buy it,music is personal taste and you may not like everything Yes do. Of course if you do say that anything YES have done is less than brilliant then me and the boys will be around with the chain saws
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Winter Wine
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:28 |
Simple you listen to it if you like it you buy it,music is personal taste and you may not like everything Yes do.
Of course if you do say that anything YES have done is less than brilliant then me and the boys will be around with the chain saws [/QUOTE]
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moodyxadi
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:59 |
My first Yes album was The yes album (rss). Then, by instinct, came Fragile, Yessongs and close to the edge. After these, Relayer, Yes (firs album) and Time and a word. Finally, Going for the One, Tormato and TOTO. I also bought Yessows too, but I don't need anything more about yes after the studio albums I mentioned.
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:02 |
I usually reccomend you buy them in pairs, in this order:
The Yes Album & Going for the One These two are a touch easier to swallow than some of their other albums, but both have their masterful moments (ie. Yours is no Disgrace and Awaken). They also bookend Yes's "classic" period, so you can see how they changed over the years.
Fragile & Close to the Edge Arguably Yes's finest pair of albums, with arguably Yes's finest lineup. They really let Wakeman cut loose on these ones too, even moreso than on GFTO.
Relayer & Tales from Topographic Oceans Approach with caution. These are both phenomenal albums, but only for those who see their value. I pesonally like them even better that Fragile and CTTE. Tales in particular is very inaccessible and rambling, but its also my favorite.
And that's Yes's most acclaimed, right there. Once you've got these, you're probably safe to buy the rest in any order you please. And get some live albums. They rock live.
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:26 |
"Time And A Word" was the first YES album I heard, till now it is one of my favourites.
I think it is very good starting point.
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