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Poll Question: Which Yes member's solo stuff you like the most?
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    Posted: August 10 2016 at 15:21
OK, this one is quite tough for me. Rick Wakeman's debut is one of my all time favorite prog albums, but was followed by a few albums that have somewhat annoying effect on me, and generally I prefer his instrumental albums to his vocal ones. Chris Squire and Alan White both released one nice solo album in mid-seventies, but didn't make decent follow ups. Patrick Moraz started nice with "The Story of I", and had some nice efforts later, but also the ones that I don't like for different reasons than Rick Wakeman's, while Peter Banks made transition from great jazzy prog to guitar solos with looped background. Trevor Rabin's and Geoff Downes' albums that I've heard aren't really my kind of thing, and Billy Sherwood's albums despite not being bad sound like typical 90's/2000's band trying to sound like ...well, Yes, so I'm stuck between Bill Bruford and Steve Howe in the end. I guess I'll go with Howe because of quantity of good albums. And I'm sorry if I skipped some Yes member with solo career, there are quite many of them.
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Fish Out of Water is my favourite Yes solo album, so Squire.
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Anderson, Squire and Sherwoods.
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Bruford.

Of the list, Squire
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Rick Wakeman.
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I don't know all of their discographies very well, but Rick Wakeman is among my very favourite artists, along with Pink Floyd, Yes themselves, Dream Theater, and Mike Oldfield.
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Originally posted by HosiannaMantra HosiannaMantra wrote:

Yes, so I'm stuck between Bill Bruford and Steve Howe in the end. I guess I'll go with Howe because of quantity of good albums. And I'm sorry if I skipped some Yes member with solo career, there are quite many of them.
you skipped Bruford - who would have gotten my vote.
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No Bruford?
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by HosiannaMantra HosiannaMantra wrote:

Yes, so I'm stuck between Bill Bruford and Steve Howe in the end. I guess I'll go with Howe because of quantity of good albums. And I'm sorry if I skipped some Yes member with solo career, there are quite many of them.
you skipped Bruford - who would have gotten my vote.

Oh, God, sorry, I didn't notice I skipped him on the list. And as you can notice, I rank him very high. Embarrassed Is there  way to fix that on the list? Tongue
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Yeah - BRUFORD
Then Wakeman, then Sherwood, then Anderson
............then I don't really care for the rest.
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Bruford is the only one I really like ----the others like Squire one album or one or two of JA---Moraz---Howe are ok too.
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Bit tricky as Fish Out of Water is brilliant but it's his only solo album (ignoring the Swiss Choir thing). I love Olias but the rest of Anderson's solo stuff is just ok.
Wakeman has made 1 or 2 solo albums but I've only heard about 4 of them.
Anything that has Howe singing on I tend to avoid.
Some of Rabin's solo stuff  is good.
I might have gone for Bruford, but I'll go for Anderson for Olias.


Edited by chopper - August 11 2016 at 08:43
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Chris Squire over Jon Anderson.
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I give my (difficult) vote for Rick Wakeman, taking in consideration his largely discography ( although between masterpieces like "The Six wives of Henry eighth" , "The Myths and Legends of King Arthur....", "No Earthy Connection", "1984" , etc ... you find others which are boring). Besides this Steve Howe releases some very good albums ( in spite many critics   rejected  his vocal parts ) as for instance  "Beginnings" ,"The Steve Howe Album", "Turbullence" , "Quantum Guitars" etc ..., Jon Anderson's "Olias of Sunhillow" other masterpiece and the fantastic Squire's album "Fish Out Water". !!!
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Points: 4070 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2016 at 21:34
Steve Howe does have some of the best stuff but no album that is perfect---although his trio albums with his son are very good.
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I love Rick Wakeman's Six wives of Henry VIII, Journey, and King Arthur, but, in my opinion, they don't come close to Fish Out of Water, no matter how great they are. I guess it's because Chris Squire, just from hearing him alone, carried the sound of Yes in his music, obviously because he was Mr Yes, a founder.
I feel like Steve Howe definitely needs more credit! He's already underrated in general as a guitarist!
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