Best Yes Cover By Roger Dean
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Topic: Best Yes Cover By Roger Dean
Posted By: kirklott
Subject: Best Yes Cover By Roger Dean
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 00:07
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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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Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 00:24
| I quite like the Keys To Ascension cover. Very striking and I've always liked the slightly gaudy mixture of blue and red/orange. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 03:02
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I like them all! But I think Relayer is best ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 08:24
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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. |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 08:34
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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 ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
).Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 16:14
both amazing ------------- 
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Posted By: Azrael2112
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 16:20
Do you know Roger personally? ------------- http://www.flywithjet.com"> 
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kirklott wrote:Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 16:35
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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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Posted By: Captain Squib
Date 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. ------------- He who stands on toilet must be high on pot! |
Posted By: kirklott
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 18:28
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>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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Posted By: Spacemac
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 18:37
All paintings by Roger Dean are great 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 19:09
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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. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: gleam
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 19:13
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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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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 19:15
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Tales From Topographic Oceans Then relayer ------------- 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: Arsillus
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 23:53
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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. |
Posted By: kirklott
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 23:56
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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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Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 19 2005 at 10:14
| The album may have sucked, but I thought the Union cover was pretty neat. You didn't include that one here. |
Posted By: kirklott
Date Posted: June 19 2005 at 20:01
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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. Holy smokes, you're right! The trauma of listening to the album must have made me forget the nice cover. ------------- "Progressive rock is the key to the continuance of human evolution." - Charles Darwin |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 01:33
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Voted for yessongs, because it has great paintings on the isside(I have a vinyl copy) ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: June 22 2005 at 17:32
they all look the same after a while tho  -------------
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Posted By: steelyhead
Date Posted: June 22 2005 at 21:34
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I knew because Relayer is so God damn difficult to aprehend. It is
monotone so you just have to have real talent to make it unforgettable.
He just did it. Awesome. |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: June 22 2005 at 22:41
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Hey, Drama wasn't THAT bad... ...at least compared to Big Generator. |
Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: June 23 2005 at 12:25
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not Yes, but favourite Roger Dean cover is for Greenslade ------------- Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005 |
Posted By: HaroldLand
Date Posted: June 23 2005 at 15:07
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i agree with steelyhead.. to make something so awesome with pretty much just gray and white is remarkable ever see different editions of relayer? some releases look more purple then gray.. like the purple that borders this reply box |