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The Whistler 
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Posted: August 09 2007 at 23:46 |
C'mon. C'mon! It ain't THAT bad! I mean, it's hardly good. I'd call it, out of those above in fact, "bad," bordering on "okay." But not horrible, and certainly not the worst album ever. That's that damn Wall cover.
For one thing, there are a couple of catchy songs on it. Perhaps not intelligent, but maybe smart. And, honestly, the Yes style doesn't sound THAT different to my b*****d ears. Just more guitar. Sadly, not Steve's, but more guitar. Guitar is good, right?
Truth to be told, I count on Yes to be catchy and fun, and the album can be catchy, and it is sometimes fun, in a perverse, guilty sorta way. Most of the songs are listenable. Of course, most of 'em do nothing for me.
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Atavachron
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 00:00 |
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though this was a kinda limp follow-up to 90125, they were quite good in concert during this 80s period.. fine shows and though no Howe, Rabin was more than capable.
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The Whistler
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 00:12 |
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Quite true; I saw the 90210 concert video, and I must admit, Rabin spat out a pretty sh*ttastic version of "Starship Trooper." Mighta been the best thing on there.
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FranMuzak
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 00:14 |
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I DO like the 80īs Yes style and and also what some other bands were doing in that era, i really think it wasnīt that bad.
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zbida
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 02:14 |
Unfortunately, BAD GENERATOR. 90125, definitely not a masterpiece, is much better. 
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 02:22 |
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 02:34 |
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It's ok. I listen to the B side more than most of the stuff put out in the Rabin era.
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 02:43 |
The music on BG is really good, good songs, the sound quality isn't bad but that awful cover art needs looking at - looks like they were trying to escape from being Yes for a while..?
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iguana
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 03:09 |
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read my review. i've always sort of championed this album.
it is disjointed, but also diverse. and it has some great performances.
JA shines throughout, probably one of his best recordings ever.
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progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false?
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Salviaal
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 03:14 |
I actually found this cd on the street.....no kidding. It didn't sound like an angel dropped it for me though. 
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The Whistler
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 03:19 |
 Salviaal wrote:
I actually found this cd on the street.....no kidding. It didn't sound like an angel dropped it for me though. |
That quote is brilliant.
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Salviaal
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 03:38 |
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Same to your Tull reviews fully quoted.
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The Whistler
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 03:43 |
I thank you.
Iguana: funny, I have almost the exact opposite views of you songswise at least; my favorites seem to be the radio favorites.
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Yorkie X
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 03:44 |
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I believe that if any other band besides Yes had of released this CD in question we would all be saying how good it is , not great but good and solid
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The Whistler
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 03:45 |
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Do you mean as opposed to being bad? Because, so far in the poll, it's a good, solid album.
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Yorkie X
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 03:48 |
The Whistler wrote:
Do you mean as opposed to being bad? Because, so far in the poll, it's a good, solid album. |
In this poll so far maybe ... but read some of the reviews if you have I think you will find Big Generator gets a bit of a shabby deal on average
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The Whistler
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 03:50 |
Yorkie X wrote:
The Whistler wrote:
Do you mean as opposed to being bad? Because, so far in the poll, it's a good, solid album. |
In this poll so far maybe ... but read some of the reviews if you have I think you will find Big Generator gets a bit of a shabby deal on average
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So do you feel that we expect more from Yes?
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Yorkie X
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 04:01 |
The Whistler wrote:
Yorkie X wrote:
The Whistler wrote:
Do you mean as opposed to being bad? Because, so far in the poll, it's a good, solid album. |
In this poll so far maybe ... but read some of the reviews if you have I think you will find Big Generator gets a bit of a shabby deal on average
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So do you feel that we expect more from Yes? |
I believe that the 90125 thing (good cd btw) took its toll on serious Yes fans by the time BG came out, some blame rabin (i dont) others I suppose didn't like that particular 80's phase that shows up in production and engineering not just for Yes even Rush, Kansas and Tull had particular sounding CD's around this period that don't reflect from a production point of view what the bands are about , however they are still good. its a trend thing
Edited by Yorkie X - August 10 2007 at 04:05
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The Whistler
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 04:09 |
I must admit, for a while even I didn't see what a good album Tull's Broadsword was. However, I've since fixed that.
I don't like Big Generator, however, because more than half the songs do nothing for me. My sympathies, as I've said, lie with the radio hits (the song "The Rhythm of Love Will Find a Way"), which became radio hits (or thereabouts) doubtlessly because they're more memorable.
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Yorkie X
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 04:14 |
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Oh I love Broadsword from start to finish and I think thats a great CD that gets an unfair rap
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