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digdug
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 06:21 |
I like Awaken a lot but
Close to the Edge
by a wide margin
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Prog On!
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The-time-is-now
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 08:05 |
Upbeat Tango Monday wrote:
CTTE, but all Yes epics are fantastic | This
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Lewian
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 08:32 |
Haven't listened to Awaken for quite some time and do it now, thanks to this poll. I forgot how great it is. I will give it my vote to celebrate this re-discovery although CTTE is about as good.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 10:05 |
Definitely CTTE
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miamiscot
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 10:13 |
No contest. Awaken is a fine piece of work but Close To The Edge is perfect.
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Manuel
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 11:50 |
Dellinger wrote:
I do love both, but Awaken. |
Me too. Awaken gets my vote, but just by a little fraction.
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progmatic
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 11:55 |
miamiscot wrote:
No contest. Awaken is a fine piece of work but Close To The Edge is perfect. |
Exactly.
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PROGMATIC
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octopus-4
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 13:42 |
Of course CTTE, but if somebody put's Awaken on a turntable, I'm happy enough
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Wanorak
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 14:21 |
Awaken for me, my favourite Yes epic.
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A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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Olape
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 15:57 |
CTTE +1
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dwill123
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 16:42 |
Awaken has Alan White on drums, Close to the Edge has Bill Bruford. The vote goes to Close to the Edge.
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maryes
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 17:22 |
I'm a huge YES fan and I believe which the majority of Yes fans will answer Close to the Edge ( is more than enough verify the result at this moment CTTE - 29 and Awaken 13). I understand and respect this opinion, because CTTE is a masterpiece from the golden age of prog rock ( late 60's until middle 70's ). But, IMHO Awaken is slightly superior in arrangements in all instruments .
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Dellinger
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 21:36 |
iluvmarillion wrote:
Kepler62 wrote:
I was just listening to a live version of Awaken from 2003 on Youtube and had almost completely forgotten about Going For The One. Don't know if it's because I am over familiar with Close To The Edge but I think in many ways Awaken transcends Close To The Edge. It was certainly the last great Yes composition before things began to go off the rails with the crazy lineup changes.
OK start arguing about this.
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Best version of Awaken is from the House Of Yes dvd. Anyway, Yes wrote plenty of good - great compositions after they wrote Awaken. "In the Presence Of" in 2003 is almost as good as anything they wrote from their classic period. | House of Yes is the one with Billy Sherwood and Igor? I must admit I didn't give it so much of a chance, because well... I prefer Wakeman, and at first listen I didn't hear an improvement, at least. However, my favourite version of the song would be the one at Keys to Ascension. Though, listening again to the studio version I do apreciate the church organ thing better, some more backing vocals, and Howe's faster playing... but that improved piano intro is just so much better than the original, and the extended middle keyboard section has got it's moments too.
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iluvmarillion
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Posted: May 19 2017 at 00:17 |
Dellinger wrote:
iluvmarillion wrote:
Kepler62 wrote:
I was just listening to a live version of Awaken from 2003 on Youtube and had almost completely forgotten about Going For The One. Don't know if it's because I am over familiar with Close To The Edge but I think in many ways Awaken transcends Close To The Edge. It was certainly the last great Yes composition before things began to go off the rails with the crazy lineup changes.
OK start arguing about this.
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Best version of Awaken is from the House Of Yes dvd. Anyway, Yes wrote plenty of good - great compositions after they wrote Awaken. "In the Presence Of" in 2003 is almost as good as anything they wrote from their classic period. |
House of Yes is the one with Billy Sherwood and Igor? I must admit I didn't give it so much of a chance, because well... I prefer Wakeman, and at first listen I didn't hear an improvement, at least. However, my favourite version of the song would be the one at Keys to Ascension. Though, listening again to the studio version I do apreciate the church organ thing better, some more backing vocals, and Howe's faster playing... but that improved piano intro is just so much better than the original, and the extended middle keyboard section has got it's moments too. |
Igor is great on keyboards in Awaken but it's Jon Anderson's work on electric harp in the middle section that really impresses me. It's not his technical playing but rather the silences between the notes that he gets perfect.
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Magnum Vaeltaja
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Posted: May 19 2017 at 06:45 |
progmatic wrote:
miamiscot wrote:
No contest. Awaken is a fine piece of work but Close To The Edge is perfect. |
Exactly. |
Aye.
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Kepler62
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Posted: May 19 2017 at 18:58 |
I've given Awaken a few more listens. I'm listening to the House of Blues version right now. Is it me or is the tempo a little sped up?
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Mirror Image
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Posted: May 19 2017 at 19:06 |
I listened to Awaken a bit earlier and found it immensely satisfying. I’d still vote Close to the Edge, but Awaken certainly isn’t a subpar work by comparison.
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stewe
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Posted: May 19 2017 at 20:46 |
Awaken despite its qualities pales in comparison with Yes best epics
imho. It is basically revolving around few simple motives dragging too
long, and there are no really intricate or breathtaking parts. It sounds
like an attempt of JA to reach a new level of spirituality, with only a
partial success. I probably miss some kind of spontaneity in it. From both emotional and compositional standpoint it
lags behind their divine masterworks such as Ritual, Gates of Delirium,
Endless Dream and of course Close to the Edge.
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Hrychu
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Posted: May 20 2017 at 04:29 |
Awaken has way too much pointless keyboard noodling IMO. CTTE on the other hand is more balanced and therefore it gets my vote.
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Dopeydoc
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Posted: May 20 2017 at 12:58 |
CTTE by a mile
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