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Topic: Saying Goodbye Posted: June 29 2015 at 19:40
So what was the first track that you listened to after you heard that Chris Squire had passed on? What track did you choose to say goodbye?
My choice was probably a strange one. I went with No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed. Chris's buoyant, hyperactive bass line foreshadowed the greatness to come.
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Posted: June 29 2015 at 19:45
Raff put on Gates of Delirum (Relayer) then I took over CD player duty and played his solo album, the jazz album of Eddie Harris he played on, and the finally the Original Syn CD.
covered all the bases if you will
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Posted: June 29 2015 at 21:55
micky wrote:
Raff put on Gates of Delirum (Relayer) then I took over CD player duty and played his solo album, the jazz album of Eddie Harris he played on, and the finally the Original Syn CD.
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Posted: June 29 2015 at 22:34
I actually played Picchio del Pozzo lol
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Posted: June 29 2015 at 22:50
LearsFool wrote:
I too spun Fish Out of Water,
Me too. Felt most appropriate.
Slowly(ish) making my way through the (good) Yes catelogue as well.
Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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Posted: June 29 2015 at 23:32
ghost_of_morphy wrote:
micky wrote:
Raff put on Gates of Delirum (Relayer) then I took over CD player duty and played his solo album, the jazz album of Eddie Harris he played on, and the finally the Original Syn CD.
covered all the bases if you will
Nice choices. I need to listen to some Syn.
interesting stuff.. though much of it taken from subpar sounding quality recordings.. but still.. you see the seeds of Yes for sure. It is more an musical archival document of pre-Yes, more for the history of, than pure musical enjoyment I suppose.
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Posted: June 30 2015 at 06:32
ghost_of_morphy wrote:
So what was the first track that you listened to after you heard that Chris Squire had passed on? What track did you choose to say goodbye?
My choice was probably a strange one. I went with No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed. Chris's buoyant, hyperactive bass line foreshadowed the greatness to come.
An excellent choice sir, wonderful bass lines in that song. I went for "Yours is no disgrace".
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Posted: June 30 2015 at 06:34
Like a lot of people, "Fish Out Of Water" was the first one I went to. I think it was the first time I'd ever heard it from start to finish, as when I got really into Yes I wasn't really won over by the whole album culture idea of playing it from start to finish. I couldn't really remember any of the tracks that well, so it was essentially a first listen, and it was a fitting sendoff (as LearsFool said).
Yesterday, I heard TFTO for the first time in over half a year. Out of all Yes' classic records, it's the one I visit least. Not because of its length, or I think that's its one of their weaker moments, but I think all the negativity I discovered after hearing it (e.g. over-pretentious, "over the edge") put me off it. No idea why, as there was a period where I listened to it about a dozen times in 2 months. So much outstanding material on there I'd forgotten about, I mean it's still one of the greatest double albums out there even if it's not entirely consistent or as well-structured. Think I'll listen to "Relayer" and "Time And A Word" today if I get time.
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