FRAGILE

Yes

Symphonic Prog

4.46 | 4055 ratings

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Fragile is fun. Far more so than Close To The Edge. It has a lot of experimentation, but not everything works as well. Still, this is a classic album.

Roundabout is brilliant. Notably, Squire and Bruford are doing excellent things. But Anderson, Wakeman and Howe also shine. 10/10

Cans and Brahms by Wakeman is nice. but merely filler for me. 6/10

We Have Heaven is Anderson experimenting. Another filler 6/10

South Side Of The Sky is brilliant. The geniuses Squire, Squire, Wakeman and Bruford are at it again. Love it. 10/10

Five Per Cent For Nothing is a nice short improv. 6/10

Long Distance Runaround is a track I like a lot due to Squire's great bass. 10/10

The Fish acts as an extension of the previous track. 8/10

Mood For A Day has some great guitar. But it is no more than nice. 7/10

Heart Of The Sunrise has Squire, Howe and Bruford at high speed. We get a number of cycles of the main riff that feel a bit repetitive to me. Then we shift gears and Anderson comes into play. I like it, but it's not magnificent. 8/10

All in all, it is a great album. It is not a coherent piece and Yes made better albums. Still, this gets 4 stars.

WJA-K | 4/5 | 2021-12-22

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