Animals vs Going for the One
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Topic: Animals vs Going for the One
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Subject: Animals vs Going for the One
Date Posted: May 05 2019 at 16:34
Two albums from 77 released just as punk was rearing it's ugly little head. 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 05 2019 at 17:08
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Easily Animals ------------- 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: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 05 2019 at 17:29
Not a Yes fan?
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Man With Hat wrote:Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: May 05 2019 at 17:40
| It's very close, but Animals takes my vote. |
Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: May 05 2019 at 17:42
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I love Yes, but I have felt that GftO was not quite a 5 star album, where PF's Animals is without a doubt one of my favorites. ------------- https://ibb.co/8x0xjR0" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: SquonkHunter
Date Posted: May 05 2019 at 17:44
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Going For The One by far. ------------- "You never had the things you thought you should have had and you'll not get them now..." |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 05 2019 at 17:56
This.
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: May 05 2019 at 18:11
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Going. While nowhere near their best, GFTO sounds positively inspired by comparison. ------------- |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 05 2019 at 18:39
| It's pretty close for me. Neither is my favorite by the band but I've always felt Animals was a bit over rated while GFTO seems a bit under rated. GFTO for me. That being said I do like both and "dogs" is one of my favorite PF tracks. I'm just not that big into "sheep" or "pigs(three different ones)." |
Posted By: DarkTower
Date Posted: May 05 2019 at 18:41
| Animals, one of the very best from Floyd |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: May 05 2019 at 19:35
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G4T1 again! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: May 05 2019 at 21:14
| I love both, but Animals. Though I might like Awaken best among the songs from both albums (it's very close between Dogs and Awaken, actually). |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: May 05 2019 at 21:42
yeah Awaken better than anything on Animals and I never really got into Animals and I tried. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 05 2019 at 23:58
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Like Animals a little better. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Upbeat Tango Monday
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 00:01
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GFTO is a much better album. No contest. ------------- 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: someone_else
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 00:16
Both. This is what I call contest  !------------- 
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Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 00:46
| Both equally |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 01:10
| Both equally for me. Love Dogs. Love Awaken. That's about it for me. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 02:35
| Animals by far |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 05:59
Yes, awaken is outstanding but the rest of GFTO is downright atrocious (and not only IMHO)... Had there been a second Awaken, then this might start to be contest, but Animals by light years But yeah, Animals is angry, almost punk in its concept.... and next to Anderson's totally twee (and ridiculous) Wondrous Stories, it's not even in the same galaxy.
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Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 06:28
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close but Animals ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 08:26
| Close one. I instinctively vote YES every time but Animals is really special... |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 08:29
| Close but I'm going with Animals on this one, My favorite Floyd album. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 11:03
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Animals ------------- |
Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 11:43
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Animals... ------------- 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: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 12:58
| The general public certainly likes Animals better since it has sold 4 million albums. Going for the one has only sold 500,000. |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 13:25
Interesting that I think PF would do the same to every time-similar Yes release in the 70s till 83? Meddle probably bests YA in units. Dark Side crushes CTTE or Tales, I'm sure Wish beats Relayer I'd wager Animals crushes Going, as you have confirmed. Wall beats Tormato/Drama combined I bet, despite being an expensive double. But!! I bet 90125 gives Final Cut a run for its money in sales. Just my guesses. I'm too lazy to look them up.  ------------- |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 14:07
I have looked this stuff up numerous times so I'll help fill in the blanks here. You are right about Pink Floyd selling more albums than Yes. In most cases by far. All of your specific examples are correct except one(90125 has sold more than TFC based on certifications). The final cut has sold 2 million but 90125 sold 3 million. Although by now TFC may have sold as much if not more. Also, a momentary lapse of reason has sold 4 million where as Big Generator "only" 1 million. Both bands also released albums in 1994. However, the divsion bell sold 3 million while Talk still hasn't even gone gold(500,000) and to be honest probably never will. Album sales aren't always updated or at least that information isn't made available to the public unless someone associated with the band requests it from the riaa and they have to pay to do so. Usually the sales figures are just sitting in a computer somewhere and we will never know what the most recent figures are(again unless it is made available to the public). The last Yes update was in 1998. I would like to think they have sold at least a few more albums since then. One thing to consider however is that before DSOTM Yes were for a brief time more popular than PF. TYA up to and including CTTE charted higher than the pre DSOTM albums(at least in the US). After DSOTM all bets were off and at some point PF became far more popular(not just bigger than Yes but way bigger than just about any other band).
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Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 16:12
Frankly... neither 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 16:16
Slightly misleading as GFTO actually sold half a million in the first month which is not bad.
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Posted By: Libor10
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 17:50
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I don't like Animals. Not necessary to say which of these got my vote. ------------- 
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 17:52
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).
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Posted By: Walkscore
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 21:15
| Awaken is one of Yes' best songs. But I never thought the rest of GFTO was at the same level. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: May 06 2019 at 21:18
For me Turn of the Century is a worthy companion to Awaken in the album, but I don't really care for just about anything else on the album. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: May 07 2019 at 02:01
Which is bizarre, as there were two fairly big hit singles from GFTO, and this would normally boost the album sales. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: May 07 2019 at 02:03
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I'm almost tempted to vote both equally, on the grounds of Awaken vs Dogs, which are two of my favourite all time prog rock epics, but I'll give the vote to GFTO, as I always vote Animals, and GFTO needs the votes here. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: May 07 2019 at 02:49
| Awaken is beyond amazing, though as a whole, Animals wins this poll for me. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: May 07 2019 at 06:05
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I'd be really surprised that GFTO has sold less than a million since release time.
valid point...  Century is actually relatively good (it would find space on Tormato, but not on their previous albums (except for TFTO).... and given that Awaken's 15+ mins and Century's 8 mins, that accounts for a good 60% of the album. GFTO being relatively short if memory serves, but if you take out the two Pigs On The Wings out from animal, that should even it out. But there s still no contest.... Animals all the way. |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: May 07 2019 at 08:01
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Animals by a snout . . . ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: May 07 2019 at 15:49
------------- "Happiness is real only when shared" |
Posted By: Chaser
Date Posted: May 07 2019 at 16:05
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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. ------------- Songs cast a light on you |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 07 2019 at 16:28
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. |
Posted By: maryes
Date Posted: May 07 2019 at 16:43
I entirely agree !!!
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Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: May 08 2019 at 01:07
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Love Both Voted Animals ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: FXM
Date Posted: May 08 2019 at 04:38
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Going for the One by a mile |
Posted By: questionsneverknown
Date Posted: May 09 2019 at 11:35
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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. ------------- The damage that we do is just so powerfully strong we call it love The damage that we do just goes on and on and on but not long enough. --Robyn Hitchcock |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 09 2019 at 12:09
Did you not see the "both" option?
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: May 11 2019 at 15:44
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I love GFTO, Awaken is a masterpiece song, but Animals wins. ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: May 15 2019 at 07:26
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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. ------------- 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: CosmicVibration
Date Posted: May 15 2019 at 10:47
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recording, no contest - Animals music, no contest - Going for the One
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Posted By: LakeGlade12
Date Posted: May 16 2019 at 02:46
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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. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 23:15
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gentle bump!
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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: November 29 2023 at 02:36
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I like both, but voted for Animals.
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Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: December 08 2023 at 09:51
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Man, two entirely different albums... Going for the One ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Hector Enrique
Date Posted: December 15 2023 at 16:15
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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" ------------- Héctor Enrique |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: December 15 2023 at 16:35
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Animals. ------------- ...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: Boi_da_boi_124
Date Posted: December 27 2023 at 21:54
| Animals. Offended this was even a question. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: December 28 2023 at 00:10
I agree with this.
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: December 28 2023 at 06:04
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Surely Animals for me too ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: December 28 2023 at 07:37
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Two perfect albums!!! A rare case where I will go against my beloved Yes... ------------- The Prog Corner |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: December 28 2023 at 11:14
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Dogs, Pigs, and Sheep. ------------- 'We're going to need a bigger swear jar.' |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: December 28 2023 at 14:28
| Both |