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Animals vs Going for the One
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Poll Question: Which album do you prefer?
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I like PF but I love Yes, and "Awaken" is possibly the greatest Yes track ever made so, no surprise, it's Going for the One for me.
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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

The general public certainly likes Animals better since it has sold 4 million albums. Going for the one has only sold 500,000. 
 

Slightly misleading as GFTO actually sold half a million in the first month which is not bad.



I'm sure it did but according to the riaa it hasn't sold any since then or at least it hasn't gone platinum(unlike Tormato which has). Confused


Which is bizarre, as there were two fairly big hit singles from GFTO, and this would normally boost the album sales.
 

Truly bizarre indeed. GFTO was actually the highest selling YES album in the UK in the seventies, just scraping into the Top 100 (per the official BBC chart). 
I listened to BBC Radio back in the day (1980) and I remember the chart being broadcast.
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Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

Originally posted by SquonkHunter SquonkHunter wrote:

Going For The One by far.

yeah Awaken better than anything on Animals and I never really got into Animals and I tried.

 
 
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Love Both Voted Animals  
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Going for the One by a mile
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Sometimes, when the mood is right or I'm forced to choose, Animals is my favourite PF album, but Turn of the Century and Awaken are two of the highest points in Yes's career, so went with Going.
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Originally posted by geekfreak geekfreak wrote:

Love Both Voted Animals  

Did you not see the "both" option?LOL
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I love GFTO, Awaken is a masterpiece song, but Animals wins.
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Real tough one, 'cause I'm much more likely to spin GFTO over Animals these days. Though Animals probably is the better album, I've heard it a million times and I'm probably burnt out on it (and PF in general). 

Both great albums.

Voted both. 
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recording, no contest - Animals

music, no contest - Going for the One
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Not a big PF fan, but Animals is one of the few masterful albums they released. While I do enjoy Going For The One, it is not as consistent. This is one of the rare times where PF wins against Yes.
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gentle bump! Smile
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I like both, but voted for Animals. Smile
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Man, two entirely different albums... Going for the One 
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I have to say that "Dogs" is a song that I love very much, as much as "Awaken", but "Pigs" and the two little piggies lean my choice towards "Animals"
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Animals.
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Animals. Offended this was even a question.
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Originally posted by Boi_da_boi_124 Boi_da_boi_124 wrote:

Animals. Offended this was even a question.

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Surely Animals for me too
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Two perfect albums!!! A rare case where I will go against my beloved Yes...
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