Red vs The Yes Album
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Topic: Red vs The Yes Album
Posted By: Argo2112
Subject: Red vs The Yes Album
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 13:46
| Two great albums by KC & Yes ..Go! |
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Posted By: DarkTower
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 13:49
| Yes gets my vote. I like both albums, but Yes first. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 13:49
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again, both, it's the easy choice. it would have been a tough choice had the albums been against each other.
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Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 14:23
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The Yes Album is great but it's hard to beat "Red" ------------- https://ibb.co/8x0xjR0" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 14:42
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"Red" is one of the very best albums in the canon of King Crimson. The same can not be said for "The Yes Album" and the canon of Yes. -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 14:47
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TYA easy Red a bit hit and miss ------------- All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 15:31
The Yes Album by 1 star (which makes Red a little bit more starless  ).
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 16:04
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red ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Libor10
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 16:17
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Although I love The Yes Album, this time my vote goes to Red. ------------- 
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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 16:22
agreeeeee
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dr prog wrote:Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 16:53
| The Yes Album |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 17:27
X2 ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: maryes
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 17:47
| My favorites King Crimson albums are :"In a Court of Crimson King", "Larks' Tongues in Aspic" and "Starless and Bible Black" ( three masterpieces) but... I consider "The Yes Album" better !!! |
Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 19:00
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Tough call. Easily my favorite Yes album against the final statement from my favorite incarnation of the Crimson King. Too close to call, weenied out and went with both.. ------------- He neither drank, smoked, nor rode a bicycle. Living frugally, saving his money, he died early, surrounded by greedy relatives. It was a great lesson to me -- John Barrymore |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 19:26
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I like KC a lot but Yes for me. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 21:01
| Love both, but I votes Red. I'm more a King Crimson fan than a Yes fan. Both albums are excellent though. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 21:13
| Red easily. The only song I really like on The Yes album is Starship Trooper, and then I like it so much better live, that I could actually do without that album. |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: May 13 2019 at 23:55
| I'm more of a Yes fan than a KC fan, but Red still beats the excellent Yes Album. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: May 14 2019 at 00:43
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Red. Easy choice. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Chaser
Date Posted: May 14 2019 at 01:41
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Both five star albums but Red shines a little brighter ------------- Songs cast a light on you |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: May 14 2019 at 02:02
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Yes. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 14 2019 at 02:38
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I don't have the words for how good TYA is. That said, it's probably gonna be Red. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 14 2019 at 02:47
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I find it hard to understand that almost half of those who voted for either one prefers The Yes Album over Red - but I find 98,5% of mankind hard to understand. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 14 2019 at 02:58
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^ I'm guessing because you're looking at it from a standpoint of creativity & innovation which Red embodied (especially at the time). Whereas if you look at The Yes Album as a rock record along side Meddle, Tarkus, and Aqualung, it is equally powerful. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 14 2019 at 04:15
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: May 14 2019 at 04:48
| Red. |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: May 14 2019 at 04:49
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Never really thought starless was that good. Nice intro but once the vocals come in it’s just a solid track after that. Title track is the highlight. Nothing on this album comes close to trooper or disgrace ------------- All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock. |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: May 14 2019 at 05:23
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It's Yes for this poll. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Walkscore
Date Posted: May 14 2019 at 09:11
| Two top albums, and a bit unfair. Both are excellent. Saying this, I voted for Red (my fav Crimson), as TYA is second (in my books) to Close to the Edge. |
Posted By: questionsneverknown
Date Posted: May 14 2019 at 09:39
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The Yes Album has never been that high on my list of the classic era Yes projects, whereas "Starless," just on its own, is clearly--by all objective standards--the greatest piece of music ever written by human beings. ------------- The damage that we do is just so powerfully strong we call it love The damage that we do just goes on and on and on but not long enough. --Robyn Hitchcock |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: May 14 2019 at 12:39
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Yes ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 14 2019 at 13:00
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I voted both but if you pressed me I would probably go with Yes.....that album holds a lot of memories and sentimental feeling with me and if I had to play one over and over I would enjoy the Yes album longer over time. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 14 2019 at 23:51
| Red is the pinnacle of KC while The Yes Album is just the start in the rise to greatness. (IMO) |
Posted By: JohnDonut
Date Posted: May 15 2019 at 01:55
| Voting on Red, King Crimson is better here |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: May 15 2019 at 07:15
^ that ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: May 15 2019 at 11:00
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Close Poll, 24 -23 in favor of KC right now. Voted for Yes.
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Posted By: noni
Date Posted: May 15 2019 at 18:43
| Yes |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: May 15 2019 at 19:34
Aye, Captain. ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: May 15 2019 at 21:03
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Very easy...The Yes Album. ------------- |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 15 2019 at 23:30
Well although I voted for Red and partly agree , I do think that The Yes Album is one of their best perhaps only bettered by Fragile, Close To The Edge and Relayer. I'd probably tie it with Drama after those 3 so it's well up there imo. I just wish they could have found something better than A Venture to finish the album and the inclusion of a random live track ( The Clap) also jars a little but Starship Trooper , Yours is No Disgrace and I've Seen All Good People are undoubtedly solid gold prog tracks.
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Posted By: LakeGlade12
Date Posted: May 16 2019 at 02:31
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Yes for me. Red is a great album, but the only track from it I absolutly adore is One More Red Nightmare. Starship Trooper and I've Seen All Good People are on a similar level and overall the average quality on The Yes Album is slightly higher. |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: May 17 2019 at 23:39
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King Crimson RED ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Upbeat Tango Monday
Date Posted: May 18 2019 at 11:50
What the dr. said ------------- Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement. |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: May 18 2019 at 12:06
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Definitely Red - no way I'm voting against Fripp's most evil riff: One More Red Nightmare  As far as The Yes Album, I much prefer the live versions on Yessongs... ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: May 18 2019 at 16:14
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If nightmare didn’t have that fake clap it would have been a cool track ------------- All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock. |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: May 21 2019 at 09:31
^ That ruins it for you huh?  ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 21 2019 at 11:18
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Good point...what's with that silly clap anyway...? ;) ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: May 21 2019 at 11:22
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^ Great, I didn't notice it before, now I can't un-hear it!
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Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: May 26 2019 at 15:34
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Red, a 5 star masterpiece. The Yes album is just an excellent 4 star for me.
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Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: May 27 2019 at 08:36
| Yes |
Posted By: wiz_d_kidd
Date Posted: May 27 2019 at 08:41
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I have to say I like each equally, but for different reasons. The styles are quite different. Apples and oranges. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: June 17 2019 at 11:09
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Red. Not KC’s best, but far better than The Yes Album. ------------- A curse upon the heads of those who seek their fortunes in a lie. The truth is always waiting when there's nothing left to try. - Colin Henson, Jade Warrior (Now) |
Posted By: patrickq
Date Posted: June 17 2019 at 15:30
| The Yes Album was my introduction to “classic” Yes. So I’m a biased voter. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: June 17 2019 at 16:26
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^For me the Yes album was one of my favorite things several years before Red ever came out...so it holds a special musical place for me. And I never warmed up to Providence on Red nor Fracture for that matter on Starless....both are too 'noisy and jarring' for me. And KC is probably my favorite prog band btw. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: July 25 2019 at 16:28
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The Yes Album was my first Yes album, and indeed one of the first prog albums I ever listened to. I hold it in higher regard than Fragile, and I often prefer it to Close To The Edge. Honestly one of my all time favorite albums. Red is great, but it's at the opposite end of the spectrum than The Yes Album. To me, The Yes Album is utterly cheery and happy. Even its dark moments seem to come from a place of joy and wonder. Red is a dark, mildly disturbing experience, rooted in melancholy and paranoia. While it is my favorite King Crimson album (of the few I've heard so far), King Crimson don't hold as much sway with me as Yes, though they're often more interesting. But it comes down to the songs. The Yes Album has about 0 filler (A Venture is charming and The Clap is bloody brilliant). Red has Providence, which I enjoy in the context of the album, and I find sets an unsettling mood very well...but doesn't mean much to me, even surrounded by four other incredible songs. The Yes Album it is! ------------- Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :) |
Posted By: patrickq
Date Posted: July 25 2019 at 19:15
| Relayer is Yes’s jazz-rock/fusion album, Yes is their proto-prog album, 90125 and others their crossover albums, Talk is their heavy prog album (maybe?)... and The Yes Album is definitely Yes’s prog-folk album. |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: July 25 2019 at 20:05
| Tears of joy at the birth of a brother... |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: July 26 2019 at 01:04
Holds a special place for me as well. As a poor student at the time I was swapping albums with a friend. I got him into Yes with this album and he got me into Genesis with SEBTP. I have to say I got the better end of the deal although TYA is a very fine album. Despite all that Red is the superior album to TYA.
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Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: August 25 2021 at 13:25
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Red by Crimson |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: August 26 2021 at 11:52
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Red spanks this competition. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: August 26 2021 at 12:27
| Yes Album |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 26 2021 at 13:13
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The 5-Star Yes album over the 3-Star Red album, but it beats being Starless.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: August 26 2021 at 15:46
| It looks like I already voted in this poll. My opinion hasn't changed though because it's still Yes for me. The title track to red is very repetitive and so that brings it down for me and so does the improv track. Also, while I think starless is overall a great track it gets a bit too frantic towards the end(to the point of sounding too chaotic). TYA, while not perfect has fewer flaws imo. Neither is really the best by either band though. I suppose TYA is special for me because it's the only Yes album (and prog album too for that matter) that my dad had when growing up so it became a reference point later when I got into the band via their poppish(but still very good) 90125 album. |
Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: August 26 2021 at 16:15
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My favorite Yes album versus my favorite King Crimson album. I love both, but Red means more to me. ------------- Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :) |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: August 26 2021 at 20:52
| I'll cheat my way of this one and say both equally. |
Posted By: Lieutenant_Lan
Date Posted: September 15 2021 at 07:51
| When you compare these albums to other albums in their own discographies. I would say is red is a more crucial album in king crimsons history than the yes album is in yeses history. And I do remember liking red more than the yes album so. Red gets my vote. |