Real Yes Epic Poll
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Topic: Real Yes Epic Poll
Posted By: Steven Brodziak
Subject: Real Yes Epic Poll
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 02:38
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Well, here's a full option. I don't know if many of you have heard "Mind Drive". Quite a tasty bit. ------------- Well, there it is. (Amadeus) |
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 02:44
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Gates Of Delirium for me. ------------- 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: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 02:45
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Um.. Close to the Edge when it comes down to it. Yes's most praised song doesn't seem to be on the list though. |
Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 02:48
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1) There is perhaps 1000th variation of the theme "Epic".
2) That´s good it´s entire collection at last.
3) I really dislike multiple voting. Almost always someone used to abuse it by multiple clicking to one option.
Heart Of The Sunrise is my choice. ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: Steven Brodziak
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 02:52
------------- Well, there it is. (Amadeus) |
Billy Pilgrim wrote:Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 02:57
 ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 03:20
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And You and I. ------------- 
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Posted By: Anthony
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 03:39
Journey??? ------------- Future prosperity lies in the way you heal the world with love (Introitus - The hand that feeds you) |
Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 04:01
That is quite understandable. I'll go with Heart of the Sunrise than, predictable, I know. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 04:18
| Starship Trooper is my favourite Yes song so that was easy for me |
Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 04:22
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Gates of Delirium, their best IMO. ------------- 
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 05:09
| Gates. |
Posted By: dedokras
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 05:20
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Normally Gates but voted To Be Over, always had a soft spot for this song
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 05:35
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1. Tales from Topographic Oceans 2. The other epics.  ------------- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sQD8uhpWXCw" rel="nofollow - It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...Road Rage Edition |
Posted By: TheOppenheimer
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 06:05
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My vote goes to Starship Trooper. I never thought you could create art and inspire thousands of musicians with just 3 chords (Wurm).
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Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 06:26
| Gates of Delirium. |
Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 06:47
Also, Yours Is No Disgrace is about as epic as it is possible to be (especially on Yessongs).
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Posted By: topographicbroadways
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 06:52
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Tales From Topographic Oceans is their finest work to me but if i was choosing one epic i'd go for Awaken every time -------------  
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 07:28
 ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 12:25
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So much that is truly good prog, but I had to do with what seems the obvious choice for me, Gates of Delirium. It looks like I have plenty of company. ------------- 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: Steven Brodziak
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 12:33
------------- Well, there it is. (Amadeus) |
Posted By: Harold-The-Barrel
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 12:52
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Heart of the Sunrise
------------- You must be joking.....Take a running jump...... |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 14:31
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Awaken gets my vote. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 14:49
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Strange definition of epic but anyway....... I voted Ritual, Sound Chaser and Mind Drive. And it's "delirium".
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Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 15:22
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And you and I!
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Posted By: JS19
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 15:32
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Wow this is impossible... I'm finding it difficult to choose between Close To The Edge, Gates Of Delirium, Heart Of The Sunrise, And You And I and Starship Trooper. Think I'll go with Starship, because the acoustic version I heard on Anderson and Wakeman's recent tour was just absolutely amazing.... ------------- 
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Posted By: Steven Brodziak
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 15:38
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Has anyone heard Mind Drive? ------------- Well, there it is. (Amadeus) |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 15:40
I'm not crazy about much on Keystudio. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 15:42
Yes ... I know that many regard it as the highlight of the Keystudio albums, but for me, it didn't do a whole lot. While "That, That Is" really struck me. |
Posted By: topographicbroadways
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 15:44
Agreed. It seems very overlooked from those years i think it has some of Steve's most interesting guitar work in it -------------
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 16:04
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And You & I...for me that is Yes. -------------   
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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 16:07
| there are too many great epics here can't vote for one---so I decided to vote for the last great Yes epic--in the Presence of.....an absolutely beautiful song----and I don't think Yes will ever top it in the future---prove me wrong current line-up |
Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 17:26
| And You And I |
Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 17:37
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The Ancient ------------- 
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Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 18:14
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Siberian Kuatru
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 18:59
| Siberian Khatru |
Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 19:22
| The Revealing Science of God. |
Posted By: spookytooth
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 19:32
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Going with Siberian Khatru on this one. I think it's the best song they have made. ------------- 
Would you like some Bailey's? |
Posted By: Steven Brodziak
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 20:09
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So many great options. I see someone messed with the poll with "The Solution" and "Journey. Hope they had fun.
Ritual is so soothing when Jon gets his vocals going. Sry bout mispelling of Delirium (thought you might not recognize it if I changed a letter),
As per other notes "That That Is" IS a nice piece as well.
And yes, Perpetual Change "Live" is around 20 minutes I believe. ------------- Well, there it is. (Amadeus) |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 22:40
I did like "Mind Drive" better than "That, That is"... I believe Mind Drive could have been amazing and at the level of the big epics of the 70's, but somehow they missed something. I guess it's not coherent enough, and it's got some rather annoying bits, though the acoustic tranquil bits are really beautiful, and the crazy keyboard driven ones are great too, but the cheesy ones in-between I don't like at all... still, my favourite song from Keystudio is "Be the One". Another epic that I really like and which is usually overlooked is "Endless Dream". However, my vote here is for "Awaken"... though it might just as well have been "Gates of Delirium". |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 22:42
I understand this is really a Rick Wakeman solo song, a studio shortened version of Journey to the Center of the Earth (and without orchestra). It's rather nice anyway. |
Posted By: dave-the-rave
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 22:56
| Isn't "The Solution" that guy on 'Jersey Shore?' |
Posted By: Gandalfino
Date Posted: March 16 2011 at 03:01
| I´ve picked Awaken, Starship Trooper, And You And I, Heart of the Sunrise, America. |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: March 16 2011 at 03:16
| Revealing Science of God |
Posted By: ThinLizzy
Date Posted: March 16 2011 at 06:22
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Heart Of The Sunrise and The Gates Of Delirium. ------------- And then one day you find Ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run You missed the starting gun |
Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: March 16 2011 at 08:02
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Multiple votes allowed?
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Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: March 16 2011 at 14:36
 ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: Steven Brodziak
Date Posted: March 16 2011 at 20:01
I like your choices, but no Ritual?
And You & I, was overplayed (believe it or not). It is a great song, don't get me wrong. I'd just prefer others.
I've voted for Awaken and Ritual. Thinking about adding Gates and Endless Dream. ------------- Well, there it is. (Amadeus) |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: March 17 2011 at 03:02
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But not really worth awaken or other 70's monuments. ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: March 17 2011 at 04:33
Multiple votes would work in some cases if you were not allowed to vote for the same choice more than once. |
Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: March 17 2011 at 04:49
too many good things to choose from here  i'll go with heart of the sunrise
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Posted By: Steven Brodziak
Date Posted: March 17 2011 at 05:11
I agree. The problem with allowing only 1 vote on 25 is that you'll have a stand out and not really get a feel for what is liked. ------------- Well, there it is. (Amadeus) |
Posted By: Steven Brodziak
Date Posted: March 17 2011 at 05:15
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Is everyone in agreement that "The Ladder" is not the best YES album? I see the song from it hasn't recieved any votes. ------------- Well, there it is. (Amadeus) |
Posted By: topographicbroadways
Date Posted: March 17 2011 at 05:18
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^ I love that song and it's a good album but theres better in the list -------------
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 18 2011 at 00:35
That is a great idea, I wonder if it could be done, and if the admins would pay any attention to this sugestion. |
Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: March 18 2011 at 01:25
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Awaken for me, but I do really love 'And you and I' though......
------------- "I always say that it’s about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place". Rick Wakeman |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 18 2011 at 08:21
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Hmm. I'd never heard of "The Solutiion" (sic) and I had to google it to find out where it was from (never got round to getting Open Your Eyes due to the bad reviews). However, given the almost universal flack that album gets, I'm surprised to see this track has more votes than "And You and I". Is it that good?
And what happened to "Yours is no Disgrace"?
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 18 2011 at 08:24
I wouldn't worry about it, I have a Yes CD where it's spelt wrong.
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Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: March 18 2011 at 10:29
------------- "I always say that it’s about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place". Rick Wakeman |
Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: March 20 2011 at 07:44
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In the presence of !
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Posted By: Steven Brodziak
Date Posted: March 20 2011 at 17:52
Somebody messed with the poll on, Jopurney & Solution. The rest seems fairly accurate.
What does Yours is no Disgrace clock in at? I got down to 9+ minutes when I hit 25.
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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: March 20 2011 at 18:05
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[QUOTE=Steven Brodziak][QUOTE=chopper]Hmm. I'd never heard of "The Solutiion" (sic) and I had to google it to find out where it was from (never got round to getting Open Your Eyes due to the bad reviews). However, given the almost universal flack that album gets, I'm surprised to see this track has more votes than "And You and I". Is it that good?
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Posted By: let prog reign
Date Posted: March 20 2011 at 18:15
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wow you really added to my lonely list.
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