Going for the One vs Interview
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Topic: Going for the One vs Interview
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Subject: Going for the One vs Interview
Date Posted: July 24 2020 at 19:44
| I was thinking that both albums were sort of after what is usually considered the apex for both bands yet they are still pretty strong and still often considered part of the respective bands main canon. |
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: July 24 2020 at 20:22
| Though I love both bands and both albums, my vote goes to Going for the One. |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: July 24 2020 at 20:23
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As much as I like the hamster idea, my vote goes to Yes. ------------- 
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: July 24 2020 at 20:36
Well, being boring and predictible is the kiss of death. Plus I had to have something for those who don't like either.
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Hrychu wrote:Posted By: Awesoreno
Date Posted: July 24 2020 at 21:19
| Enjoy both. But I'll go with GG since I think that album is underrated, whereas I think GFTO is a little overrated. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: July 24 2020 at 22:19
| GFTO features Awaken. Even though Interview is a great album I love a lot, my vote goes to Yes. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: July 24 2020 at 22:25
G4T1 has "Parallels" and "Awaken," which are two of Yes' best tracks... ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 24 2020 at 22:41
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GG, easy. ------------- 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: twosteves
Date Posted: July 24 2020 at 23:07
| Love GFTO---it has one of Yes great masterpieces --so this is easy---never got into Interview. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 24 2020 at 23:07
At first, I thought this was an interview with Yes about the Going for the One album, until I looked more closely. 
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Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: July 24 2020 at 23:21
Thank who ever i thought the same thing  Going For The One - Yes  ------------- 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: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: July 24 2020 at 23:24
Paul, you need to awaken to the idea that you might have lost your head in an empty city but you can give it back if you listen to the wonderous stories.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 24 2020 at 23:39
My misreading of your poll title might have something to do with the fact that it's still early morning here in England and I'd only just Awoken.
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Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 00:07
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Both are great, but Interview is ------------- 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: M27Barney
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 00:08
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GFTO was the first Yes album I heard after my love affair wirh prog started with Genesis, Rush, Camel and ELP...I didn't like it at first, but like stinky cheese and sour beer, it suddenly clicked and by the time I left college Yes were my favorite band...It's an awesome release...9.88 on the proghter scale... ------------- Play me my song.....Here it comes again....... |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 00:16
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Interview is an underrated GG record, but GFTO has more meat across the entire affair. I Lost My Head is one of the best GG songs EVER. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 01:06
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I have already cast my vote for Yes. That won’t change, but a slight digression ; Regarding Interview, all GG up to and including The Power and The Glory are 5 stars for me. Freehand and Interview are 4 stars. I don’t understand why some folks think the quality dropped off after Freehand. Enter The Missing Piece, the ‘transitional’ one. Still pretty good, then a big slip to Giant for a Day - it’s fun, likeable etc. but nothing really substantial. Just felt like mentioning this. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 01:08
| had there been another GG album, it would have been tough, but against Interview, GFTO (with all its flaws), is an easy winner. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 01:15
The complaint I usually hear about GFTO is that the production is a bit thin. Are there other flaws and if so what are they?
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 01:23
I'm no prog meister, but the production on Going for the One sounds perfectly fine to me, and the album includes my all-time favourite Yessong, Awaken.
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 01:26
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^ First vinyl copy I bought of GFTO, (as a ‘gold star’ grading), sounded like there was a clump of dust on my stylus, but I change the stylus regularly (more often than statistics say) so I dealt with it. Years later, convinced the vinyl was shot, I bought another (allegedly) pristine copy. It sounded the same. I still have that LP, and it still sounds the same. Do I like the album still - yes, I love it. Must be the production or mastering.....?? Oh yeah, this is a couple of turntables later..... |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 01:35
I was sure I was gonna bother someone with my comment. Let's see - Howe torturing the guitar on the title track... he suffocates that song. Sometimes less is more. Turn of the Century - never did much for me, I've never understood the hype. Wonderous Stories - nice little ballad, harmless So for me there are two great songs on the album. |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 01:47
Before I decide, do you have a youtube of the Hamster ? Don't recall having heard him...  ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 02:00
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Hamster playing the synthesiser, although it's actually a Roland, not a Nord. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 02:12
oh crap, now people are gonna vote for the hamster
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Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 02:39
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Thanks. He has some kind of Wakeman-twist... ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 02:44
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Going for the One. That rodent sounds like some Keith Emerson-dept with limitations. ------------- 
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 03:09
I bet the hamster can't play this..... |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 04:38
The only problem for me is the amount of reverb on everything turns it into a soggy mush. They actually fixed this on Tormato, which for some reason cops even more sh*t from the production side. But c'mon, Tormato at least sounds sharper and less clouded compared to GFTO.
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Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 06:58
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Interview - Underrated and the last great GG album. ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: gr8dane
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 07:07
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Going for the one is tolerable.Interview is pretty much unlistenable . ------------- Shake & bake. |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 07:11
I just think the overall sound of the music is too bright and lacks the grit and intensity of the previous albums and yes, the production hurts my poor ears. Every now and then you'll just be destroyed by some ear-rape synth or vocal line. Decent album though. ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 08:25
hell yeah!!!!  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 11:11
I'm not sure if it's a nord or not but unsurprisingly I was able to find something. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 11:46
Haa! The hamster returns again, and just for the record, he's playing a Roland synthesiser.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 12:05
| ^Ha ha, Paul. Great minds think alike. ;) |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 13:05
This thread has been taken over by the hamster, just like Cristi said it would. There are now four of the same videos of the hamster scampering about on the keyboard, and he's already picked up a vote in the poll for the most entertaining keyboard solo.
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: July 25 2020 at 13:08
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GFTO due to Awaken, but Interview otherwise. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 26 2020 at 01:34
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Both have a killer track ( Interview and Parallels) but I find GFTO just a bit too much of a case of a band turning back on itself and almost becoming almost a 'self parody'. Awaken - love the church organ and kudos for an original ending. Wonderous Stories is very appealing and so different to anything else at the time. The title track is odd but I don't dislike it. Turn of the Century is quite pretty. Yes its all good but I would rather listen to other albums they did. GG were still forging ahead and no reason that it should be considered one of their weaker albums. Perhaps the bits of talking in between tracks is a bit off putting but it's not a deal breaker for me. Interview gets my vote.
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Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: July 26 2020 at 04:36
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Actually, I love both equally.
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Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: July 26 2020 at 13:39
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Both,not equally. It depends of the mood of the day. |
Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: July 26 2020 at 14:20
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Awaken alone wins it for GFTO, but I do like Interview as well ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: July 26 2020 at 15:31
I like talking on albums if it's more of a spoken word thing and not random. For example if it's part of a story or monologue I tend to be ok with it and often think it adds to the album. I would say here it's maybe a bit more distracting for the same reason it is on DSOTM(probably the only thing that brings that iconic album down for me).
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Posted By: Upbeat Tango Monday
Date Posted: July 27 2020 at 00:55
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Interview was the beginning of the end for GG, their first huge misstep from which they couldn't recover. GFTO wins this one easily. ------------- 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: irrelevant
Date Posted: July 28 2020 at 01:46
Never understood this take that many seem to have. What about Interview is such a huge misstep? ------------- 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: Upbeat Tango Monday
Date Posted: July 30 2020 at 09:54
The album is fine, I guess, but you should try and give it a spin after having listened to The Power and the Glory and Free Hand. You'll notice it right away. It's not even close to those records. Much simpler, less creative, some of the classic GG's quirks and touches are gone forever...one can really tell the band was changing. ------------- 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: irrelevant
Date Posted: July 31 2020 at 13:31
Much simpler? I'd argue that if anything it's closer to the spiky, avant leanings of The Power and the Glory than the somewhat slightly-streamlined Free Hand. I wouldn't consider Interview one of their friendlier albums. Less creative? Perhaps... There are no real re-inventions happening here. It's Gentle Giant doing what they did well, and I see no problem with that. Also, I've read that the amount of overdubs they did on Interview rendered live performances impractical for many of the songs. So studio wise, maybe no less creative than any of the previous albums. Some would say some of the classic GG quirks and touches were gone by In a Glass House, but for me all that good stuff is still there. You could copy and paste your criticism to fit The Missing Piece and it would make perfect sense there (I love that album too). Anyway, for me it holds up after giving any other GG album a spin, because these days it's pretty much my favourite. ------------- 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: Olape
Date Posted: July 31 2020 at 15:41
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GFTO is my least favorite from classic Yes. Interview is a fine album from one of the biggest and most creative prog giants. ------------- 
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