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Hrychu 
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 Topic: Fragile or RelayerPosted: April 25 2025 at 17:42 |
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I like both.
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Catcher10
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Posted: April 25 2025 at 16:58 |
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Fragile is my fav Yes record, Relayer would be behind CTTE, Yes Album and 90125.
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Posted: April 25 2025 at 16:21 |
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Fragile and Close to the Edge were the two albums that got me into Yes in the first place. Relayer came somewhat later. I've always liked Relayer, but for reasons I need not go into, it has been unavailable to me for a long period, and thus I never really developed the same familiarity and fondness for this album as I have for other Yes albums, especially Fragile and Close to the Edge. Therefore, my vote goes to Fragile. I especially love "South Side of the Sky" and "The Fish (Shindleria Praematurus)".
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Posted: April 25 2025 at 15:41 |
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Relayer here. For some reason I always found the solo instrumental spots on Fragile to be interruptive to the longer tracks. I've long regarded Fragile as an EP with superfluous noodling.
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"My own response to King Crimson is one of quiet terror." - Robert Fripp
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Posted: April 23 2025 at 12:11 |
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Fragile
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Posted: April 23 2025 at 10:40 |
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Relayer is my favourite Yes post-Fragile album, but Fragile is my favourite Yes album. In the late 80s to early 90s, especially, it was one of my most cherished albums.
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Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me.
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Posted: April 23 2025 at 09:36 |
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Relayer. For me, nothing on Fragile comes close to Gates of Delirium.
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"Instrumental music is an expression that words can never capture." -- Peter Baumann
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Hector Enrique
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Posted: April 23 2025 at 04:08 |
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Fragile over Relayer
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Posted: April 23 2025 at 02:09 |
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Both equally
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Posted: April 23 2025 at 00:33 |
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As a whole album it must be Fragile, though I like Gates of Delirium in particular better than any song in Fragile.
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Posted: April 22 2025 at 22:38 |
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It's pretty close for me actually especially since I think (other than 90125 and Classic Yes) these were the first two Yes albums (cassettes in my case) that I bought. I have to give the edge to Relayer though.
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Posted: April 22 2025 at 21:34 |
Actually, I heard that they did. Apparently they wanted to drive home the point that there album was as far away from prog rock (and Fragile) as you could get so they called it Not Fragile. So, you guessed right (that is if what I read is to be believed and I think it sounds plausible). |
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ThyroidGlands
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Posted: April 22 2025 at 19:19 |
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Fragile
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: April 22 2025 at 18:10 |
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My three favourite Yes albums are Close To The Edge, Fragile and The Yes Album. There's so much keyboard w**kery on Going For The One and Relayer. Just my opinion. But it's why I had so much trouble with ELP.
Voted Fragile. I used to wonder if BTO called their 1974 release "Not Fragile" as a counter to "Fragile". Probably not. |
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Posted: April 22 2025 at 17:45 |
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I actually probably like Relayer best but Fragile has so many unforgettable, iconic parts I had give the two albums the coin toss "both" vote.
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Posted: April 22 2025 at 16:00 |
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Fragile.
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Posted: April 22 2025 at 15:59 |
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Too many good moments on Fragile
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Posted: April 22 2025 at 15:37 |
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Relayer, best Yes studio album for me by some distance.
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Posted: April 22 2025 at 14:07 |
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Relayer for me. It was the first Yes album that I got into and it's the one I return to most often. Fragile is mightily good but a bit inconsistent (Cans and Brahms , I'm looking at you!).
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Posted: April 22 2025 at 13:38 |
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Fragile |
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quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond
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