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Points: 2383 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2005 at 00:40
Yea

Drama is brilliant, isn't Machine Messiah like the best song ever released in the 80's
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Points: 421 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2005 at 00:07
I remember starting this very same thread and I always love when I see it again. Drama was my introduction to Yes and it is my favorite album from them.
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Drama = very

Esp. with all the bonus tracks. Great CD. Deff. four stars.
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Points: 1485 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2005 at 23:41
Well I'm glad some other people agree with me. I wasn't sure what people
thought of it after seeing that it was only rated a 3.77.
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I think Drama rates five stars. One of my favorite albums, and one of the best showcases for Squire, Howe, and White that exists. The vocals, both Horn and Squire are superb, and the melodies and lyrics are intelligent and surprising. And fantastic instrumenation. Complex, off-beat runs played to absolute effortless perfection.

I hadn't even heard it until earlier this year and was absolutely blown away by it. It's in a different class than CTTE, Fragile, Relayer, et al. but in its own way, it is a fiery, powerful experience.
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Points: 99 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2005 at 23:27
I too agree Drama is very good. Machine Messiah is certainly a
classic track. I don't mind the different vocals at all. Probably in
my top 5 Yes.

My favorite Yes albums:

1.Close to the Edge
2.Going for the One
3.The Yes Album
4.Relayer
5.Drama
6.Fragile

The extra tracks on the remaster are a good lot, I especially like
"Song No. 4".
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Points: 2546 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2005 at 22:32
I also have the re-mastered CD of Drama and the previously unreleased material is very good as is the original album. I still rank Fragile as my favourite Yes album but Drama is very high in my Yes charts. I rate it a 4 to 4.5.

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Yes, it's very good. I would rate it 4 stars. It's certainly better than Tormato. IMO, Drama was the last album of the classic Yes era. My remstered CD has another album worth of previously unreleased studio tracks, that are very good too
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Points: 1485 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2005 at 21:52
I just was looking at the reviews for Drama on the site. Personally, I think
this is a very very strong album and it's among my favorites in the Yes
catalog. I just wanted to know what other people thought about the album.
The rating is significantly lower than the Yes albums that are very good and I
don't think that truly represents the material. Don't forget, it was a strong
comback effort after Tormato. Imagine Yes continued this lineup throughout
the 80s? It would have been interesting to see how that would have ended
up.
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