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Poll Question: What do you think of this album?
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7 [12.96%]
6 [11.11%]
2 [3.70%]
12 [22.22%]
4 [7.41%]
13 [24.07%]
0 [0.00%]
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    Posted: September 27 2020 at 07:35
Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by FatherChristmas FatherChristmas wrote:

I have no real opinion on BG, but I do know Cristi's lost his marbles.

yeah, I did.
But Big Generator is still better than anything Genesis did after Duke. LOLEvil Smile
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Originally posted by FatherChristmas FatherChristmas wrote:

I have no real opinion on BG, but I do know Cristi's lost his marbles.

yeah, I did.
But Big Generator is still better than anything Genesis did after Duke. LOLEvil Smile
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I have no real opinion on BG, but I do know Cristi's lost his marbles.
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Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Originally posted by Steve Wyzard Steve Wyzard wrote:

I was actually really excited about Big Generator when it first came out, but my feelings over the years have drastically changed. Of all the Yes albums I've purchased, I would only consider Union to be a worse album than Big Generator.

What, including Open Your Eyes? That makes both Union and Big Generator sound like masterpieces.

Im agree with Lazland,  Iconsider "Open your eyes" the worst material of Yes by faaaaar

Big Generator at least have a couple of nice songs
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I did myself attend the local Union tour stop, and enjoyed it very much.

The album, however, is another story entirely. There are a few good moments, but quite a few awful moments as well. It's the only Yes album I've ever bought that I've gotten rid of entirely without saving a few bits and pieces. I still have my copy of Big Generator, but only listen to it extremely rarely.
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Originally posted by Steve Wyzard Steve Wyzard wrote:

I admit I have not heard the Open Your Eyes album - I was vociferously warned away from it!

Be very grateful that you had those vociferous advisers.  

Actually, I do like the Open Your Eyes title track and a handful of other songs on the record, but it's undoubtedly my least favorite Yes album.
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I've never listened to the Union album, but the 1991 Union tour to support the album is one of the best Yes concerts I've ever seen, featuring the full 8-piece Yes line-up of:- Jon Anderson; Chris Squire; Steve Howe; Trevor Rabin; Rick Wakeman; Tony Kaye; Alan White & Bill Bruford.
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I admit I have not heard the Open Your Eyes album - I was vociferously warned away from it!
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Originally posted by Steve Wyzard Steve Wyzard wrote:

I was actually really excited about Big Generator when it first came out, but my feelings over the years have drastically changed. Of all the Yes albums I've purchased, I would only consider Union to be a worse album than Big Generator.

What, including Open Your Eyes? That makes both Union and Big Generator sound like masterpieces.
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I was actually really excited about Big Generator when it first came out, but my feelings over the years have drastically changed. Of all the Yes albums I've purchased, I would only consider Union to be a worse album than Big Generator.
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I think it's a very good album let down only by its awful title track.  I do prefer 90125, but not by much.
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Clicked first option....but I don't love it, but I think it is just as good as 90125 and a very enjoyable listen. I enjoy that 80's sound, I don't want everything to sound like Relayer. 

The production on these later albums are very good and I like Trevor Rabin's guitar playing, I've never been a big fan of Steve Howe, he's perfectly fine but that's about it.
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This is the album where I start ignoring that it's YES, if that's any indicator, lol. I pretty much go from 09125 to Union and then skip everything else more or less as well.

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Always liked it. Crisp, precise, dynamic, strong memorable songs.

Which is probably the problem. If you can't remember how it started by the time you get to the end it ain't a prog rock album. Seems to be hated more for what it's not than what it is. 

It's middle ranking in the Yes catalogue for me. Ah well, when one hears a band start playing different tunes the negativity is predictable.

Finally got around to hearing Open Your Eyes. Nearly as awful as Heaven And Earth. Or is it the other way around?  Not used to not liking a Yes album. Feels weird...
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Clicked on "not bad, but not that good either".
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I went with the "not bad , but not that good either option" There are a few tracks I like but overall not one of my favorite Yes albums. 
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Haven't heard it all the way through, but from what I've gathered here and fro, I wouldn't want to.
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It is among my least favourite Yes albums, but even those ones are not really bad, I can listen them and enjoy them... only, I might get bored after a while. So I'm going with Not Bad, but not that good.
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I like it about the same as 90125 and would place it above a number of their later albums.
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Just like Tormato this seems to be a love it or hate it album for the band. I remember a dj at the time saying he thought it was "in all honesty the best thing the band has ever done." While I wouldn't go that far I do think it's very good and is one of their most underrated albums. "I'm running" and "final eyes" are both among the best later Yes tracks imo. "Holy lamb" is quite special as well. The rest is hit or miss but I like most of it.
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