Meddle vs The Yes Album
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Topic: Meddle vs The Yes Album
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Subject: Meddle vs The Yes Album
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 11:45
| Ok, folks, you knew this was coming. ;) |
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Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 11:47
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First vote of the poll goes to Meddle, I like the music between the two equally but PF's album had better sound. ------------- 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: VianaProghead
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 11:50
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Both equally. I cannot choose one of them.
------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 12:18
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Tough choice...both 4.30 rated...for me it's Starship Trooper vs Echoes....the first side of Meddle is just ok imho...and it's one of my favorite Floyd things...but...Starship Trooper is one of my all time favorite prog tracks while Echoes drags a little for me overall...bit too long. Yes Album it is. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 12:24
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It’s the Yes Album for me ------------- 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: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 13:11
| Yes please! |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 13:29
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PF ------------- 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: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 14:03
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This is a no brainer for me - Meddle! |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 14:16
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Meddle. I'm not so fond of Yes. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 14:24
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Meddle. A prog classic. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Earl of Mar
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 14:58
| Yes is a strong album. Meddle is Echoes. Great though that is, Yes for me. |
Posted By: Olape
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 15:26
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Meddle, no doubt. ------------- 
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 16:26
Hard to argue with this logic, so Yes for me also. ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Earl of Mar wrote:Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 16:51
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One might similarly "argue" (at least most significantly) that The Yes Album is Starship Trooper. I'm not saying that's all it is anymore than I'd say that Meddle is all about Echoes even if it is the most acclaimed work on Meddle. Love Echoes, but Fearless was the first major highlight of the album to me and remains one of my very favourite Floyd pieces. Love One of These Days and A Pillow of Winds too. I like the album considerably as a whole, but of course to each his or her own. Meddle for me, but then I'm more of a Meddler than a Yes-man. ------------- Just a fanboy passin' through. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 17:24
| Side one of meddle is a bit shaky for me. I like some of it but Seamus in particular is rather annoying. TYA is a bit more consistent imo and so gets my vote. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 17:40
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The Yes Album? Good but Zzzzzz when compared to Meddle..
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Posted By: judahbenkenobi
Date Posted: November 28 2020 at 06:57
| Echoes alone makes the whole thing worth it, but the rest of it is excellent too. |
Posted By: AlanB
Date Posted: November 28 2020 at 07:01
I would argue that there are 4 brilliant tracks on the Yes Album. A Venture is not so good but OK, I could live without The Clap. I prefer Dark Side and WYWH to Meddle.
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: November 28 2020 at 07:25
| Very close, but Pink Floyd wins my vote on this one. |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 28 2020 at 10:15
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Meddle, by quite a bit. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: November 28 2020 at 11:52
| Is it possible PF are winning because they are a more well known band over all? I would think on this site they would be more or less equal in terms of popularity. After all, the album on here with the most ratings is CTTE. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: November 28 2020 at 12:29
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: November 28 2020 at 12:47
Well, technically I would say Obscured by clouds would be that album but some might not count it since it was a soundtrack album. OBC was their highest charting album when it came out(even higher than Meddle or AHM)but still nothing compared to what came later. Would you say Yes ever became a household name? I say no.
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: November 28 2020 at 13:33
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Both are great, but still Meddle by a wide margin. ------------- 
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: November 28 2020 at 13:50
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: November 28 2020 at 15:19
| I've grown to like Yes album a lot, in fact I think it ranks close to Close the the Edge as my fave by them. So that's my choice |
Posted By: tdfloyd
Date Posted: November 28 2020 at 16:29
as many here are , I'm a big fan of both bands. But Echoes and One of these days are top shelf tunes. honestly not a big fan of either Fearless or Pillow of Winds. You might think I'm losing it by liking Seamus, well I liked it so much I names my dog Seamus back in the day  TYA is a very strong album but Echoes wins the day for the Floyd
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Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: November 28 2020 at 16:33
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Yes gets the nod. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: November 28 2020 at 18:32
You can't. Obscured is good but I agree it's not really "great."
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Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: November 28 2020 at 21:04
I think Echoes is blinding many voters to the fact that The Yes Album is far superior. ------------- Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :) |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: November 28 2020 at 22:49
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A review by Finnforest 13 years ago.... http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=123531" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=123531 "I find Meddle to be a bit over-rated here and I believe the average star rating would be a full star less were this album the work of a lesser known psych band of the era rather than everyone's favorite, Pink Floyd.......... Meddle is a decent spin but below Floyd standards, though some see it as a step on the way to albums like Dark Side through Animals. It has its moments, but lacks the excitement and daring of the albums preceding it, and the gravitas of the albums that would follow it.  ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: November 28 2020 at 22:58
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The Yes Album on this one. Though it's not their best, they started picking up the steam that would peak with Fragile, CTTE, and TFTO and Relayer! ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 29 2020 at 03:02
| both equally and both 4 star albums for me. Can't say I play either that much. |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: November 29 2020 at 05:32
This is something I would like to say too... ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: November 29 2020 at 05:54
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Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: November 29 2020 at 18:56
This.
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 02 2020 at 20:52
| As much as I love Yes, I could actually do without The Yes Album. The only song I really like from it is Starship Trooper, and then, the live version on Keys to Ascension is so much better that I don't really enjoy listening to the original version. So Echoes... I mean, Meddle, it is. |
Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: December 03 2020 at 15:14
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Both. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 03 2020 at 15:29
Yes, I don't want to Meddle but I Echo that view too.
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Posted By: Ronstein
Date Posted: December 04 2020 at 02:20
| Meddle, far more inventive and interesting. The Yes Album is a collection of good songs, but no more than that. |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: December 04 2020 at 09:08
| Yes by far. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: December 04 2020 at 09:53
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This was easy for me....The Yes Album is excellence. Remove "The Clap", and you have an album that can sit behind CTTE. I'm glad it is on par vote wise, with Meddle...Meddle is basically Echoes, no argument there. The rest of the album is very good, classic Pink Floyd for sure. What is a bit of a surprise is so many votes for Yes considering it is so FM friendly with 2 songs, and people 'round these parts detest FM/popularity. Yes also wins for the album cover and Tony's foot cast after the accident, they could have made him stand in the back to hide the cast, but toes and all he's front and center! -------------   
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