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kirklott 
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Posted: June 17 2005 at 00:07 |
What's the best Yes album cover by Roger Dean?
I asked Roger what his favorite is, and after everyone has voted, I"ll spill the beans (hint: it's not Open Your Eyes!)
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Ben2112
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Posted: June 17 2005 at 00:24 |
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I quite like the Keys To Ascension cover. Very striking and I've always liked the slightly gaudy mixture of blue and red/orange.
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Blacksword
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Posted: June 17 2005 at 03:02 |
I like them all!
But I think Relayer is best 
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Moogtron III
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Posted: June 17 2005 at 08:24 |
Tales.
Too bad he put the temple on that: I understood that the only reason that he put that on the cover was because of Anderson. Anderson should have let Dean do what he wanted to do.
Drama is powerful. Also CTTE has a beautiful minimal cover. I like Yesshows as well.
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Posted: June 17 2005 at 08:34 |
Relayer is the best, although Drama made the biggest impression on me, because it was the first Yes album I owned....
Yes covers are one of the very good reasons for still owning a record player (even though I don't ).
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Azrael2112
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Posted: June 17 2005 at 16:20 |
 kirklott wrote:
What's the best Yes album cover by Roger Dean?
I asked Roger what his favorite is, and after everyone has voted, I"ll spill
the beans (hint: it's not Open Your Eyes!)
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Do you know Roger personally?
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tuxon
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Posted: June 17 2005 at 16:35 |
I unly have the CD versions, and as many know, these covers are to big in scale to work really well in the small CD cover format.
I had a poster of the ABWH album, I think that was really his best
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Captain Squib
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Posted: June 17 2005 at 17:33 |
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I always thought Tales From Topographic Oceans, until The Ladder came out. That's my fave with Yesyears a close second.
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kirklott
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Posted: June 17 2005 at 18:28 |
>Do you know Roger personally?
Well, you see, ah, I am, and for a long time, being in the...
No.
But I met him briefly on the 2004 Yes tour. And I asked him which he liked best. I will post his answer soon. I don't want to influence the outcome.
btw, I forgot "Evening of Yes Music Plus" - very cool Dean painting.
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Spacemac
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Posted: June 17 2005 at 18:37 |
All paintings by Roger Dean are great 
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stonebeard
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Posted: June 17 2005 at 19:09 |
damn, ive never seen ABWH cover. its very nice. i'd probably change my vote from relayer to ABWH. i wish i would have read on before voting.
personally, he is one of my favorite what i like to call "world" artists. "sci-fi" may be a bit closer.
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gleam
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Posted: June 17 2005 at 19:13 |
Yessongs,
The original package contained three albums in a foldout spread and a booklet of the band in concert. Pretty neat for '73.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: June 17 2005 at 19:15 |
Tales From Topographic Oceans
Then relayer
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Arsillus
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Posted: June 17 2005 at 23:53 |
Definately Tales from Topographic Oceans.
Oh crap, I forgot about Relayer. That's my favourite and I can't revote
Oh well.
I read some list-thing of the most famous/recognisable albums covers of all time. Dark Side of the Moon, Asia s/t debut and Tales were some at the top.
If I remember correctly, Asia was #1, but I'm not sure....
Anyway, before Kirklott spills the beans, I think Roger Dean's favourite is Tales.
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kirklott
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Posted: June 18 2005 at 23:56 |
Well, I'm getting really old (42), and my memory is failing, and ah...what was I saying.
Oh yeah, before I forget, Roger Dean told me his favorite is...
This really surprised me because I love Dean's use of color (ABWH, etc.), and Relayer was so...gray. I know Anderson has criticized the lack of color.
I voted for Drama. I love the graphics, including the shiny Yes logo and the Drama font, the weird mix of landscapes, the panthers, those strange red ripples in the bottom left corner, etc.
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marktheshark
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Posted: June 19 2005 at 10:14 |
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The album may have sucked, but I thought the Union cover was pretty neat. You didn't include that one here.
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kirklott
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Posted: June 19 2005 at 20:01 |
>The album may have sucked, but I thought the Union cover was pretty neat. You didn't include that one here.
Holy smokes, you're right! The trauma of listening to the album must have made me forget the nice cover.
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The Miracle
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Posted: June 21 2005 at 01:33 |
Voted for yessongs, because it has great paintings on the isside(I have a vinyl copy)
 
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Posted: June 22 2005 at 17:32 |
they all look the same after a while tho
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