Greatest medium-length Yes song?
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Topic: Greatest medium-length Yes song?
Posted By: TheLionOfPrague
Subject: Greatest medium-length Yes song?
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 12:17
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My vote goes to "Heart of the Sunrise". ------------- I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place |
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 12:36
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Fine choices, all of them but I'll go for South side of the sky. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 12:39
so many wonderful choices, but I'm also on Team South Side of the Sky.
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Blacksword wrote:Posted By: GKR
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 12:42
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Starship trooper! ------------- - From each according to his ability, to each according to his need. |
Posted By: O666
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 12:43
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Starship Trooper. I don't get what is your mean about "medium-length". What is your definitioan about it ? 10<Length<20 min ? or 15<Length<25 min or ... but I guess you mean 7<Length<10.
I vote to Starship Trooper regardless of length of songs !
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Posted By: TheLionOfPrague
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 12:52
Well, there wasn't a specific length I thought, but I'd say between 8-13. Not epics like Gates, Close to the Edge, or the ones in Tales and not shorter songs either. ------------- I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place |
Posted By: bj_waters
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 13:14
| If I could vote, I would go for Yours Is No Disgrace, actually (I have become such a big fan of the song lately!), though there certainly is a lot of competition on this list (Starship, Roundabout, Heart, AYAI, Sound, Machine). However, I think this list is missing a few, namely Into the Lens, Silent Wings of Freedom, and Homeworld (The Ladder). I'm guessing you can only put so many items on the poll widget. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 13:15
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As much as I love the classic Yes line-up, I have to vote for "Machine Messiah" because that is one helluva Yessong WITH BALLS. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: O666
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 13:18
| Thanks. I asked it JUST for curiosity |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 13:44
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CHA-CHA-CHA-CHA-CHA ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 14:01
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1. *looks at the choices* hehehehehehehehe, "medium-length" 2. Starship Trooper ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 14:55
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Machine Messiah today. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 15:02
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All of the above. Should I choose one to listen now, I'd use a random playlist. ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 15:39
| Love most of these, but I'll go with South Side today. |
Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 15:56
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Ah, have to go with the first song I ever heard and could definitively identify as Yes. Starship Trooper it is... ------------- He neither drank, smoked, nor rode a bicycle. Living frugally, saving his money, he died early, surrounded by greedy relatives. It was a great lesson to me -- John Barrymore |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 17:39
| Starship Trooper |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 17:49
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So many wonderful choices! I gave some love to "To Be Over," a longtime favorite. All of these are wonderful.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 19:11
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Crap I want to vote for Perpetual Change or And You And I or To Be Over... OK Starship Trooper was totally ruined for me by that movie. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 19:16
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Is Parallels "medium length"? It's got to be "other" then. |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 19:30
Other: Parallels ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Terra Australis
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 21:12
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Always loved 'Heart of the Sunrise'... ------------- Allomerus. Music with progressive intent. http://allomerus.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow - http://allomerus.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 21:24
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Not a single weak song there. Love 'em all. Voted for South Side... Squire and Bruford absolutely nailed it imo. 
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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 21:57
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All are great and a testament to how great Yes was at their creative peak---love them all but gave AYAI because no one voted for it!
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: November 23 2015 at 22:40
| Really hard between Starship Trooper, Roundabout, South Side of the Sky, And You And I, and Machine Messiah. I guess I could trim it down to South Side of the Sky and And You And I... but I just can't choose between those two. |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 01:14
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All great tracks, but And You and I has always stood out for me. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 05:24
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In the presence of deserved a vote ;-) -------------  One of my best achievements in life was to find this picture :D |
Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 05:53
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As ever, my preference shifts over the years - right now it's 'Endless Dream' |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 06:05
| All are great but yours is no disgrace and machine messiah are excellent |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 06:38
| Great list of songs but the best is And You and I, followed by Starship Trooper and Perpetual Change. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 06:58
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And You and I > Siberian Khatru > South Side of the Sky > Heart of the Sunrise > Perpetual Change ------------- 
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 07:12
| Hard choice this is, but I'll go with Heart of the Sunrise, only by a tiny hair over And You and I, a a full hair from the rest. |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 08:00
| Heart of the Sunrise |
Posted By: jude111
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 09:33
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Has to be Roundabout for me. It was one of those songs I just had to learn on the acoustic guitar when in high school, like Stairway to Heaven, Mood for a Day, Behind Blue Eyes, and Dust in the Wind
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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 10:18
So true---Yes' last great classic masterpiece
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Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 11:22
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Frankly, they all deserve a vote. Nice to be reminded of how many truly great songs Yes produced - and that's even before you take the epics into account. Knock out all four songs from TFTO plus Awaken, CTTE and Gates of Delirium, and you still have a range that is astonishing - Perpetual Change, Yours Is No Disgrace, AYAI, South Side of the Sky, Siberian Khatru, Roundabout, Heart of the Sunrise, plus all the others in this poll - and Parallels, The Ladder, New Language and Turn of the Century didn't even get a mention. It's no surprise that this is my all-time favorite band.
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Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 11:29
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I'm bored so it's time to rate: 1. Sound Chaser 2. And You And I 3. Siberian Khatru 4. Yours Is No Disgrace 5. South Side Of The Sky 6. Starship Trooper 7. Heart Of The Sunrise 8. Machine Messiah 9. Roundabout 10. To Be Over 11. Perpetual Change 12. In The Presence Of ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 12:05
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lots of amazing tracks here Heart of the Sunrise gets my vote ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: DDPascalDD
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 12:13
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Machine Messiah needs to have more votes! (Imo  )------------- |
Posted By: condor
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 12:47
| South Side of the Sky, because it's dark and unsettling, unlike most Yes songs. |
Posted By: snowsnow
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 13:08
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And You and I - the Eclipse section is one truly great bit of music!! But it is looking at this list that makes me realise what a special band they were.
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 15:31
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Heart of the Sunrise over MM and Yours... ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 17:25
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All of them. But I voted for Heart Of The Sunrise.
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 21:59
Yeah, that's a great song too. It was not only their last great classic masterpiece... it's also the first (and only one) since the 70's glory days. Not to say there aren't any other great songs in the 80's and 90's (and even 10's, for me), but this is the one that really captured what they were all about in the 70's. Also, the live version on... I think it was Live at Montreux... with Wakeman on keyboards is very beatiful too, the piano intro really comes to life in a way that's really missing on the original one... too bad the orchestra is missing on that one. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 22:39
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Starship Trooper .....while many others up there are great this is a signature Yes tune....period. And one of the best outros ever in prog. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: November 25 2015 at 06:47
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Too many fine choices! And You and I gets the vote based on today's mood. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Disparate Times
Date Posted: November 25 2015 at 08:51
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Sound chaser without question my personal favorite by them period. ------------- Songs are like tightly budgeted meals Nobodies doing anything new or even real |
Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: November 25 2015 at 09:19
| Went with "Yours is no Disgrace". That song is just too fun. |
Posted By: bloodnarfer
Date Posted: November 25 2015 at 10:37
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even though I've heard it more than enough times, Roundabout opened another world for me ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ramza1316" rel="nofollow - www.last.fm/user/ramza1316 https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845 |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: November 25 2015 at 22:29
Starship Trooper is great indeed, but after hearing the live version from Keys to Ascension, the original Wurm section sounds just too tame in comparison... Wakeman actually sort of stole the section from Howe with his added keyboard solos. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: November 25 2015 at 22:43
Yes I love the live version with Wakeman too.
 When the song came out--I played it for a friend who liked 70's Yes---but moved on to other music---but when he heard ITPO---he said wow they captured the 70's magic . |
Posted By: fudgenuts64
Date Posted: November 26 2015 at 05:55
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Went for Perpetual Change then saw this was like 10 minute plus songs too... And You And I followed by Machine Messiah then ------------- 
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: November 26 2015 at 13:18
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And You And I ------------- |
Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: November 27 2015 at 02:40
Roundabout--it's discovery introduced me to Prog Land. 
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Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: November 27 2015 at 02:46
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Other :THEN. The perfect pop prog song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-wiQqx278M |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: November 27 2015 at 08:15
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cha cha cha.. cha cha ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: November 27 2015 at 08:32
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80 votes in total so far - I don't recall ever seeing so many votes in one poll. Funny, I thought Roundabout or And You and I would be the obvious choices, but look at all the love for other songs, especially Starship Trooper and Heart of the Sunrise. Even In the Presence Of got a vote (I'm very partial to it myself, but because some of the lyrics are a bit cringe-worthy, couldn't call it a top choice). Obviously the mid-lengths (of the best prog band ever) are as beloved as the epics. Who knew?
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: November 27 2015 at 08:34
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as I said.. head and shoulders above.. how many reviews of CttE is this site up to. They are THE prog band. No one comes close. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: November 27 2015 at 08:35
oh some of my band contest polls went into the 100's of votes.. but that was a special case... a special event  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: November 27 2015 at 08:39
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wow. Over 3500 rating/reviews. I felt like I was a late comer when I did mine, and it was only in the 900's then. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: AlanB
Date Posted: November 27 2015 at 08:50
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I went for And You And I but in truth I could have picked any from the first 8 songs on the list. I'm not so keen on Sound Chaser and I haven't heard the other three.
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Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: December 05 2015 at 12:09
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I've really been digging Starship Trooper and Perpetual Change lately and Roundabout and Heart of the Sunrise were my favourite Yes tracks for a while but I'll have to go with Siberian Khatru just because it always gets overshadowed by the other two from Close To The Edge but is in my opinion equally brilliant. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: December 05 2015 at 12:33
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My top 3 from the list: 1. Heart of the Sunrise 2. And You And I 3. Perpetual Change And a honorable mention to In the Presence Of, because Magnification needs more love! ------------- http://theprogressiveweb.blogspot.de" rel="nofollow - Visit me in Second Life to talk about music. |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: December 06 2015 at 17:04
| South Side Of The Sky. My first Yes song ever ie. everlasting love! |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: March 17 2018 at 02:09
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Siberian Khatru (about 95% of the way there with my bass run through) all the way! ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: March 17 2018 at 02:14
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The one with the Wurm ------------- “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart |
Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: March 17 2018 at 03:51
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What a great collection of tracks - so hard to chose. Today I'll show some love to 'Yours is No Disgrace' - the first track I played in my student flat after my parents left for home. Da Da Da Da - Da Da Da Da !!! ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: March 17 2018 at 04:40
| Yours Is No Disgrace is my favourite Yes song - also the first one that hit to me from them. |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: March 17 2018 at 09:22
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What a list! My vote went to Perpetual Change. ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: March 17 2018 at 16:34
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Heart of the sunrise (difficult choice) |
Posted By: maryes
Date Posted: March 17 2018 at 17:50
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A very difficult choice..but... Starship Trooper !
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Posted By: Walkscore
Date Posted: March 17 2018 at 18:18
| Heart of the Sunrise is in my top 3 best-ever song list. But really, so many of these tracks are just stellar. |