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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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This time I had to go the easy way out and vote for all of it. Perhaps the most iconing part would have to be the organ in the middle, though. Also, I think this poll is missing the Alan's Xylophone part of the song. One last thing, about the piano intro, I really like that one so much better on Keys to Ascension, and I find it difficult to apreciate the original way it was played.
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Anderson's harp playing makes the song.
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The whole song is a marvelous piece of music.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Steve Howe's little guitar refrain at the end is also very special.

Absolutely! A good friend of mine loves that ending too.
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Wakeman rules on this so I voted for the piano intro and organ play.

Steve Howe's little guitar refrain at the end is also very special.
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All of it! "Awaken" is one of Yes' best epics, maybe my favorite.
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I love the whole thing---its a masterpiece of prog---but the heavenly finish (the chords sometimes Moraz is given some credit for) is one hell of an orgasmic ending even by Yes' standards.
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I love the whole thing, but the piano intro in particular always blows my mind.
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I'm not generally the biggest Yes fan, but Awaken is just great. I particularly love where the "descending riff" sets in and then the vocals there, oh the vocals! I also love how they use and variate the themes introduced earlier throughout the song, so that such a heterogeneous piece can still feel very organic. Voted for the vocal harmonies.
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I was tempted to vote for All of It, since this is one of my three favorite Yes songs, but decided that would go against the spirit of the poll (even as it is a valid choice). For me, the delicate central section is what distinguishes it more than any of the other sections, especially as it builds up to Anderson's "Master of Light" through the Howe/Wakeman segment. It is a masterpiece all the way through.
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The organ. 
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Breaking down one of my favorite prog epics from the "classic" era. Steve Howe's solo in the third and fourth minutes has been giving me goosebumps for nearly 45 years. 
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