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Poll Question: Do you prefer Yes' Big Generator or Asia Alpha
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    Posted: October 19 2009 at 23:40
Do you prefer Yes' Big Generator or Asia's Alpha
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never heard of them, but both are cool album names (and band names are cool too)Cool

Right now I think Asia's Alpha is a bit cooler, so I vote for that.
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Both are enjoyble to me, not something special but ok,  still Alpha is a little better
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Neither belong to my favourites, but Big Generator has some more nice moments, like Love Will Find A Way, Shoot High Aim Low and The Rhythm Of Love.

Both albums sound like less inspired carbon copies of their sensational predecessors: "Asia" and "90125" respectively.
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Ah Moogtron  I wanted to say that      hat tipped in deference
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Originally posted by Fogon the Tyne

Ah Moogtron  I wanted to say that      hat tipped in deference


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well it was the hat wot did it sir   but Big Generator has I feel been often overlooked   tyj
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Can one vote for neither? If forced to choose, it wold be BG
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big g. – but i also like “alpha“, contrary to popular opinion.
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Big G gets my vote for the brilliant "I'm Running"...
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One for the Big G.  Even mediocre Yes is pretty darn good.
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Both are equally unremarkable.

Alpha had a nice cover though...
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Big Generator by a country mile (that's a lot BTW). The ASIA stuff is just too sweet (sappy). At least Big G has three really strong tunes, Rhythm Of Love, Shoot High Aim Low and I'm Running.
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I'll go with Alpha here.  I understand why BG gets pissed on, but Alpha was nearly as good as the first Asia offering.
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Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy

I'll go with Alpha here.  I understand why BG gets pissed on, but Alpha was nearly as good as the first Asia offering.

 
Agreed! Add one more for Alpha...
 
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Alpha is a 4 star album. Big Generator is a 2 star album if I'm being generous.
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Originally posted by Fogon the Tyne

well it was the hat wot did it sir   but Big Generator has I feel been often overlooked   tyj
Fog is "in the clear" on this one. BG doesn't deserve the sl*gging it gets.
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I find both albums rather uninteresting. However the song I like most on both of them (by far) is Holy Lamb, so I go for Big G. I guess it would have been more interesting 90210 vs Asia (yes, I know I got the numbers wrong, but I just can't learn the right numbers for that Yes album)
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Holy Lamb is the only real high for me on BG, whilst Alpha does at least have Midnight Sun, Never in a Million Years, so Alpha for me.


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I first thought that this was going to be who's better. I went with the Big G.
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