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Points: 10616 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2015 at 02:37
Complicated? I thought it was simple. Simple but energetic and beautiful.
For me Turn Of The Century is complicated. But again: quite beautiful.
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^ Yes one of the most complicated melodies I have ever heard by the band
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I thought that the title song was a bit cacophonous - a true Prog-Rocker - it's still somewhat complex. And everything alse on the album was totally acceptable......
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Just me who doesn't care for the title track thenSmile Its very original admittedly and weirdly was a minor radio hit in the UK.
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This is one of the greatest Yes covers I've ever heard:
https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays
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Originally posted by akamaisondufromage akamaisondufromage wrote:


Love the album, love the title track which often gets a bad rap round these parts - and I have no idea why! ? It could possibly be my favourite Yes album.  ta da!


I love the title track. It starts the album off in a big way.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:


Tormato is interesting to me because it has some aggression that is oft lacking in Yes. Alan White was having a blast on that album. I only really dislike Circus Of Heaven and Madrigal but the rest is fine. There is a wonderful version of Onward on the Keys To Ascension album. Most underrated Yes song imo.


Yeah, Onward is a very beautiful song (the only one I like here, along with Don't Kill the Whale... and perhaps I should give Madrigal another listen), and that Keys to Ascension version just enhanced it with that beautiful guitar intro.
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When I first heard Wondrous Stories on the radio, I thought to myself "They're back!" Excellent song on a pretty good overall album. Best of all, they were back with a decent album after 3 years absence.
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GTFO is awesome. "Parallels" and "Awaken" are two of the best things Yes has ever done.
 
I also enjoy Tormato and Drama a great deal, too. Anyone who thinks Yes dropped off the map around or after GTFO ought to get their ears checked. ;)LOL
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^Bad rap on the title track?  All of my Yes fan friends love it!
 
I must admit that the production is crap, though.


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Love the album, love the title track which often gets a bad rap round these parts - and I have no idea why! ? It could possibly be my favourite Yes album.  ta da!
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^Agree again, but I'm cautious now.
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Originally posted by irrelevant irrelevant wrote:

Top quality Yes marred a bit by sh*tty arena rock production. Shout out to the often underrated title track.  
 
yep I agree about the production. A lot of us are hoping that Steven Wilson will sort it out (although there are very different opinions about what he achieved with Relayer)
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Top quality Yes marred a bit by sh*tty arena rock production. Shout out to the often underrated title track.  
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Points: 15916 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2015 at 05:30
I like how GFTO topic morphed into the discussion on Tormato !! Nice one   
Yes, GFTO is a great album - not a dull moment throughout. Us usual, Awaken is beyond superb.
.....and Tormato is pretty decent, too.
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[/QUOTE] Maybe you got bored due to that lack of drums? LOL[/QUOTE]

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Hey, must be some reason why you get bored of Madrigal, isn't?
Maybe due to Mr Wakeman's keys (harpsichord) playing?
[/QUOTE] That Rick's harpsichord is awesome! I can't understand that it could be bored for a prog fan Confused[/QUOTE]

I just don't like the song anymore.
I bought the remaster a while ago because there were bonus tracks demos that I (naively) thought would be nice to hear, but I was disappointed.

I like half the album, as i said - the album opener, Release, release, OTSWOF  and Don't Kill the Whale.

Now, back on topic, it was my mistake to encourage the discussion on Tormato, I'm done doing that.
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Points: 954 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2015 at 03:08
Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:



LOL LOL LOL LOL

Maybe it's a "weak" song because it's just two minutes long? LOL
Give me a break.


no, it's weak because I got bored with it. Really fast.
[/QUOTE] Maybe you got bored due to that lack of drums? LOL[/QUOTE]

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Hey, must be some reason why you get bored of Madrigal, isn't?
Maybe due to Mr Wakeman's keys (harpsichord) playing?
[/QUOTE] That Rick's harpsichord is awesome! I can't understand that it could be bored for a prog fan Confused
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Points: 954 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2015 at 02:56
GftO is an amazing album without a shade of doubt.
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