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BaldJean 
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 Topic: Batlle of first solo albums of Yes membersPosted: May 09 2018 at 16:51 |
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in my opinion an interesting poll; some of these albums rank very high with me
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Posted: May 09 2018 at 16:57 |
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I have heard most of these. I'd rate Olias of Sunhillow 4+/5 and Fish Out of Water 5/5. These are the best imho.
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Posted: May 09 2018 at 17:04 |
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in my opinion it is a tough battle, and "The Story of i" and "The Six Wives..." are in it too, maybe even "Feels Good to Me" (though to be exact this is not a Bill Bruford solo album, it is an album by a band called "Bruford". but I wanted him in the poll too). but I gave my vote to Jon Anderson
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Posted: May 09 2018 at 18:21 |
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1. Jon
2. Rick 3. Chris 4. Patrick 5. Steve 6. Peter 7. Bill 8. Alan These are all good to excellent albums with the possible exception of Ramshackled which is merely adequate. |
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Posted: May 09 2018 at 18:23 |
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While I haven't heard all of them my vote goes to Olias. That's just one spectacular album.
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Posted: May 09 2018 at 19:05 |
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Posted: May 09 2018 at 19:12 |
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Great poll, Jean. Tough one. It's down to two albums I positively adore: Six Wives of Henry VIII and Fish Out of Water. Whew, don't think I can vote...what the hell, FOOW it is. It's amazingness is immeasurable. (I like Rick's Criminal Record better, shh...)
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Posted: May 09 2018 at 19:57 |
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Only Rick Wakeman had totally satisfying albums all the way through for me. He wins this one. All the others had great stuff and lots of filler or elements such as vocals i can't stand.
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Posted: May 09 2018 at 20:34 |
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easily Feels good to Me by Bruford----
then--- Squire Wakeman Moraz Anderson Howe White Banks
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Posted: May 09 2018 at 21:41 |
Me too, though I don't know enough albums from the other members to be able to say that they don't have totally satisfying albums themselves... but for what I have heard, yeah, I agree. For me, Rick has more 5 star albums than Yes themselves. |
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Posted: May 09 2018 at 23:11 |
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Have to admit I have heard only Six Wives from those (I have always been more a band guy than soloalbum guy of my favourite bands). Anyway voted that.
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Posted: May 10 2018 at 00:51 |
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Chris 5/5
Rick 5/5 Patrick 4/5 Bruce 4/5 Jon 3/5 Steve 3/5 Don't know the others
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Posted: May 10 2018 at 01:01 |
Only two (Jon and Chris) can sing while Rick doesn't do vocals and Steve would have better giving someone else vocal duties (other than that Beginnings is a good album).
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Posted: May 10 2018 at 01:52 |
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Jon, Rick and Chris delivered really great albums, I voted for Rick, because I like the concept he chose better. I apparently love the historylesson better than the sci-fi-fantasy.
Bill Bruford released a stellar album, it's maybe one of the best albums ever made, but I don't consider it a solo-album. He had a band called Bruford, and it was released in the same as UK, so Bill was already years out of Yes.
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Posted: May 10 2018 at 01:56 |
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I can remember I owned Alan White's solo-album. It's a great soul/r&b album almost reminiscent as to what Lenny White (also a drummer) put out late 70's.
Not much progrock so a difficult album to rate on this site, but nonetheless a great album with some really nice songs. (White didn't even write a single for the album) |
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Posted: May 10 2018 at 02:16 |
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"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
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Posted: May 10 2018 at 03:45 |
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I am surprised Patrick did not get any votes yet; I really like this album a lot
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Posted: May 10 2018 at 03:49 |
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Mr Squire's album
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Posted: May 10 2018 at 04:37 |
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Fish, followed by Olias and Six Wives. I miss Badger though.
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Posted: May 10 2018 at 04:49 |
the poll is about solo albums; Badger is a band. I made an exception for Bruford because I wanted Bill to be in the poll and many (falsely) consider the albums of Bruford to be solo albums of Bill Bruford. but Badger definitely is a band, and Tony Kaye did not play such an overwhelming superior role in it to let "One Live Badger" pass as a solo album
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