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Rick Robson
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Posted: June 07 2014 at 08:59 |
To be honest the only track from Relayer that I really care for is To Be Over, the rest I can live without them. On the other hand the track And You And I keeps being for decades maybe my fave from Yes, but lately I happened to know that stunning Organ passage in the track Close To The Edge - but the whole track is really a must having from Yes songs! From TFTO I also can live without the second and the third tracks, but the first and the last are really beautiful, even though there are some passages from them that cuts in someway my good impressions. Going for the One I found it sometimes boring (the first track) and sometimes repetitive (the second track, even though I like the melody). From Parallels I enjoyed the genuine organ melodic sound with a good rythm, but it bores me after some listenings. Awaken has the magic touch of Wakeman's keyboards, really stunning, but maybe my fave is Wonderous Stories, it seems more a Jon and Vangelis music than properly from Yes, it is indeed a very beutiful melody for me. My vote goes obviously for CTTE.
Edited by Rick Robson - June 07 2014 at 09:00
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MFP
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Posted: June 07 2014 at 10:31 |
Relayer followed by TFTO and CTTE.
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Posted: June 07 2014 at 10:55 |
CttE
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Xonty
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Posted: June 07 2014 at 12:13 |
Obviously Close To The Edge
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frankbostick
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Posted: June 08 2014 at 10:31 |
My favorite is Fragile. From the list CTTE.
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proggman
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Posted: June 08 2014 at 22:50 |
Close to the Edge
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When he rides, my fears subside. For darkness turns once more to light. Through the skies, his white horse flies. To find a land beyond the night.
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Blacksword
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Posted: June 09 2014 at 01:04 |
GFTO!
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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rogerthat
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Posted: June 09 2014 at 05:50 |
Of these, I go with CTTE, but my favourite is Fragile.
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genbanks
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Posted: June 09 2014 at 14:23 |
Going for the one followed by Close to the edge
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digdug
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Posted: June 10 2014 at 14:33 |
Wow.... you didn't select my fave yes album to be in your top 5 ... Fragile
CTTE gets my vote from your list
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Genital Giant
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Posted: June 10 2014 at 20:04 |
Close To The Edge for me.
It does blow my mind how many people like Relayer over Going For The One though. Relayer is a really flawed album while Going For The One is the greatest album they ever did post-Bruford.
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Dellinger
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Posted: June 10 2014 at 21:52 |
I'm not sure about Going for the One being better than Relayer. Both albums have a wonderful epic, though Awaken is a bit shorter (I like much better the live version from Keys to Ascension). Going for the One does have Turn of the Century too, which is lovely. But I don't really like so much any other song from either album, so I would say both are kind of flawed. To be Over could have been a much more lovely song, but for me it's a bit over-long. If it was shorter and more acoustic guitar based I would have loved it (such as Howe's solo versions of the song that I like better). Sound Chaser is a bit too noisy, but it's got some beautiful moments, and it could have been better if Anderson had refrained himself from those Cha Cha Cha moments.
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richardh
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Posted: June 11 2014 at 01:17 |
Relayer was an album with guts and it also shows that Yes were prepared to push themselves into areas that may have made even themselves a little uncomfortable. GFTO was back to the typical Yes sound , very safe and not very progressive imo. It was almost an admission that there was nothing else to say musically other than to try and perfect what they had already achieved. Turn Of The Century is very beautiful and Wakeman plays some great pipe organ and throws in a choir for good measure on Awaken. Yep its good but nothing that screams 'new' or truly 'progressive'. Drama for me was a much better album and I would argue was their best album post Bruford.
Edited by richardh - June 11 2014 at 01:17
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Posted: June 13 2014 at 03:10 |
As GFTO is my favourite album of them all (by anybody) it gets my vote here.
It was an absolute pleasure to hear it performed in it's entirety by the band on their UK tour recently (along with The Yes Album and CTTE).
Edited by Roj - June 13 2014 at 03:10
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dr wu23
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Posted: June 13 2014 at 14:24 |
Tormato...seriously...? There's no accounting for taste.
The ones to own are Yes Album, Fragile, CTTE, TFTO, Relayer, and Going For The One......after that why really bother?
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Dellinger
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Posted: June 13 2014 at 21:13 |
dr wu23 wrote:
Tormato...seriously...? There's no accounting for taste.
The ones to own are Yes Album, Fragile, CTTE, TFTO, Relayer, and Going For The One......after that why really bother? |
Actually, for me, besides Fragile and CttE, there's no perfect Yes album, they all have songs that I just don't enjoy so much. However most of their albums also have a few really wonderful songs that I wouldn't do without. Tormato is perhaps one of the weakest ones, in which even the few songs that I sort of like end up being weak compared to songs from other albums.
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dr wu23
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Posted: June 13 2014 at 23:05 |
Dellinger wrote:
dr wu23 wrote:
Tormato...seriously...? There's no accounting for taste.
The ones to own are Yes Album, Fragile, CTTE, TFTO, Relayer, and Going For The One......after that why really bother? |
Actually, for me, besides Fragile and CttE, there's no perfect Yes album, they all have songs that I just don't enjoy so much. However most of their albums also have a few really wonderful songs that I wouldn't do without. Tormato is perhaps one of the weakest ones, in which even the few songs that I sort of like end up being weak compared to songs from other albums. |
I think quite a few people feel that way about the Yes albums but for me there isn't a song on those I named that I don't like though I like some better than others ...of course.
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melotron98
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Posted: June 14 2014 at 03:27 |
Relayer. The Gates of Delirium is my fav Yes' song
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ProgMetaller2112
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Posted: June 14 2014 at 17:16 |
I love Close to the Edge but I am loving Relayer more right now!! So right now: Relayer
Edited by ProgMetaller2112 - June 14 2014 at 17:16
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Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.”
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Posted: June 15 2014 at 06:41 |
CttE, followed by Relayer.
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