Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: progbethyname wrote: Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: Bwahah, you've discovered my Kryptonite, my friend! Have you heard `Talk' or the `Keys To Ascension' albums by Yes? Or.....`Open Your Eyes' - Now that's a generally despised Yes album that I can sometimes be a little forgiving of. I'd love to know your opinions on that one! Ah Yes. Keys to Acension. The 4 disc set that is a series of live concerts and shows some promising improvisational skills in 1995-1996. I've had this one in my amazon cart for a while, so I cannot give my full opinion on it just yet. I heard some of the first disc and the sound quality is really quite good. Also, I really like Alan White on Drums but I prefer Bruford. I will be buying this set soon though. I'll let you know when I get my hands on it and really sit with it. :) I've got the `2 studio, 2 live' Ascension disc sets as well, but I think the studio discs have since been reissued as an album on it's own retitled `Keystudio', with an additional few minutes or something? That might be the cheaper alternative? The live discs are very nice if I recall (haven't spun them in years), but probably not worth specifically tracking down.

It (Keys To Acension) has been reissued more conveniently. Also, to be honest, TALK and OPEN YOUR EYES are hard to get through. They are too Big Generator like and the balance of Prog and pop is totally lost I think.
This is why I really like ABWH cause its got a better blend between the pop sound they wanted to incorporate with the sophistication of progressive tendencies in the music.
Do you really dislike say, ORDER OF THE UNIVERSE? I think it's a good blend.
Anyway. Keys to Acension has my attention. I'd like to hear more YES improv. :)

Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste

Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR
Maxophone - S/T and From Cocoon To Butterfly
Apoteosi - S/T
Caillou - S/T
Brainticket - Celestial Ocean
Caravan - Waterloo Lily

The Tangent - A Place In The Queue
Leprous - Coal
Unknown Mortal Orchestra II
Rush - Clockwork Angels
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra

Sylvan--Posthumous Silence
T--Psychanorexia
IQ--The Seventh House
Katatonia---Dethroned & Uncrowned

Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell

Edited by Xonty - December 31 2013 at 19:27

Gargamal-Watch For The Umbles

Ampledeed - A Is For Ampledeed
Siiilk - Way To Lhassa
District 97 - Trouble With Machines
Childish Gambino - because the internet
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - f**k Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything

MythosDreamLab wrote: dr wu23 wrote: Shylock-Gialorgues              - Ile de Fivre Nice to see you here, if you are who I think you are... And if you are who I think you are... then you will know what I mean when I say: "I'm a Mod now over on Casebook".... I listened to the first Follakzoid today...

If you went by 'Mythos' there then I know who you are............congrats on the mod thing  ...assuming that's a good thing over there.    Never heard of Follakzoid before (read their page here)....I'll ck them out on you tube.

David Gilmour - On An Island.