Two Yes albums
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Topic: Two Yes albums
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Subject: Two Yes albums
Date Posted: January 31 2017 at 21:12
| This is a tough one for many including myself. What say you? |
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Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: January 31 2017 at 21:52
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This is tough, my two favorite Yes albums after Drama. I'm going to have to go with Fragile.
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Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: January 31 2017 at 22:08
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Fragile has higher peaks (namely Heart of the Sunrise), but The Yes Album is so consistently fantastic. I actually prefer it to Close To The Edge. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: January 31 2017 at 22:24
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Fragile. That wasn't so hard. Not even close for me. ------------- A curse upon the heads of those who seek their fortunes in a lie. The truth is always waiting when there's nothing left to try. - Colin Henson, Jade Warrior (Now) |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: January 31 2017 at 23:03
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Fragile, but the Yes Album is also five stars. ------------- 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: Upbeat Tango Monday
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 01:54
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Two amazing records. Heart of the Sunrise is the best song of the bunch, but I think I prefer The Yes Album as a whole. ------------- Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 02:38
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Fragile has Heart of the sunrise and South side of the sky - two of their best songs, but also has a slightly 'out take' feel in places. The Yes album has a better flow....and has Starship Trooper... I just don't know..  Too close to call.------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 02:48
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Fragile, but this one is rather tough. My second and third favourite Yes albums. ------------- 
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Posted By: Thatfabulousalien
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 02:54
Interesting poll, I think I pick the Yes Album because; while Fragile has "South side of the sky" and "Heart of the sunrise", the Yes album has "Yours is no disgrace", Clap, "Starship trooper", "I've seen all good people" and "perpetual change". I surprisingly like The Yes Album more....   ------------- Classical music isn't dead, it's more alive than it's ever been. It's just not on MTV. https://www.soundcloud.com/user-322914325 |
Posted By: Neu!mann
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 04:43
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The addition of Rick Wakeman tips the scale toward Fragile... ------------- "we can change the world without anyone noticing the difference" - Franco Falsini |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 06:46
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Fragile for me ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 06:53
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The Yes Album. Fragile is a real curate's egg. The solo stuff is generally dreadful, the group tracks generally good. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 07:00
| Both great albums, but I'll vote for Fragile, for very personal reasons. |
Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 07:35
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Both absolute classics... I go with The Yes Album. -------------  One of my best achievements in life was to find this picture :D |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 07:57
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Fragile by a nose . . . ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 08:10
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Fragile ------------- 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: February 01 2017 at 08:17
| Fragile was the first Yes album I heard and therefore will always have that special place in my heart. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 12:37
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TYA ------------- |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 12:58
| I chose Fragile because I like the fact that there's so many different ideas on it. Also, the shorter tracks seem to fit in better and make the whole thing seem more cohesive. |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 16:02
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I know, I know - Wakeman isn't on one of them, but The Yes Album is textbook Yes. Almost definitive. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 16:35
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Fragile! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 18:24
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The Yes Album, consistently better. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 18:27
| Yes album is way more interesting to me |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 22:22
| Fragile all the way. I could actually do without The Yes Album, since the only song I really like on that one is Starship Trooper, but it really pales in comparison to later live versions (specially on Keys to Ascension). On the other hand, I don't see such a problem with the solo parts of Fragile. The Fish is for me just like an extension of Long Distance Runaround, and that song is so much better for it, so that it doesn't sound complete to me without it. Mood for a Day is actually good. We Have Heaven... well, it isn't exactly good, but it's short and it's a nice intro to South Side of the Sky. The Bruford one, well, it's over before you can make your mind whether you like it or not. And the Wakeman one, I guess that's the less enjoyable of the lot, not really bad, but I once read that the music that later became Catherine of Aragon was the one he wanted to include on this album, yet he couldn't do so because of record deals (he was signed solo to a different record company than Yes and couldn't be credited writing music for Yes)... and indeed, if that piece had been included it's just the thing that would have made the album perfect. |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: February 14 2017 at 22:37
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The Dark Elf wrote:Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 15 2017 at 13:49
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Voted Yes album simply due to Starship Trooper.....but really they are both equal to me. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Blinkyjoh
Date Posted: February 15 2017 at 14:36
| Wow. This is one of the most difficult polls i've done here. 50.001% of me goes toward the Yes Album, which fittingly ties it up :D |
Posted By: Scorpius
Date Posted: February 15 2017 at 14:43
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I was the tiebreaker, Fragile is the consistently stronger album IMHO. ------------- The most dangerous man in America. |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: March 02 2018 at 02:24
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Fragile ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 02 2018 at 08:48
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the yes Album Fragile is rather disjointed sounding, lacks flow.
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Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: March 02 2018 at 15:07
| Two my favourite Yes albums, but itīs Fragile if I have to decide. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: March 02 2018 at 16:03
| They were still finding their voice on TYA. It's great but I think Rick brought much more to the table in the keyboard department. Tony Kaye almost sounds like a session musician(ie backing member) rather than a full member of the band here. I think Tony's organ may have been even more prominent on the first two Yes albums. Bruford's drumming sounds better and more energetic on those first two Yes albums also(imo). |