YES Albums 2011-2021
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Topic: YES Albums 2011-2021
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: YES Albums 2011-2021
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 03:29
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Part 5 of 5 with live albums included.  2011: Yes - Fly from Here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCIeG4w8NTFMBGBDxSAeRCU" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCIeG4w8NTFMBGBDxSAeRCU 2014: Yes - Heaven & Earth - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAP7E-W-r_KZXpJdqs9hn_k" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAP7E-W-r_KZXpJdqs9hn_k  2014: Yes - Like It Is - Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBy9uyRERs-I1GDFW4lDa2z" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBy9uyRERs-I1GDFW4lDa2z 2015: Yes - Like It Is - Yes at the Mesa Art Centre - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCKc4OxC4JZC4-Gq1UEAq93" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCKc4OxC4JZC4-Gq1UEAq93 2018: Yes - Yes 50 - Live at the Apollo - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBYSUsok346p8fvJgYrp8_4" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBYSUsok346p8fvJgYrp8_4 2019: Yes - The Royal Affair Tour (Live from Las Vegas) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzA0X6_bGXxYY8zUsdFRDSXU" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzA0X6_bGXxYY8zUsdFRDSXU  2021: Yes - The Quest - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBziXzlBaV3__WZmK-QywWG" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBziXzlBaV3__WZmK-QywWG  |
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 03:41
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and then there was... NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 04:02
I somehow guessed you were going to vote for none of the above.
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Cristi wrote:Posted By: Chaser
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 04:15
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Like being asked to choose between different types of excrement. I haven't heard the live albums, so can't comment on those, but Heaven and Earth is dreadful, and Fly from Here is not much better. NO VOTE ------------- Songs cast a light on you |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 04:16
that was brutal!
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 04:24
Well, at least one person voted for Fly from Here, although they remain nameless so far.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 04:33
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^ well,there are some that enjoy Fly From Here. I gave the album another chance a little while ago after someone sang its praises here, thought I might be missing something, but no, I was bored out of my mind. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 04:53
Yes, you ARE missing out on something, because Fly from Here soars to new heights of excellence, but don't bother with Fly from Here: Return Trip because it's a 2-star dud and doesn't deserve to even get off the ground. A pointless remake which is definitely an album for collectors only, although that's a purely subjective opinion of course.
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Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 05:02
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Nothing to see here . . . ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 05:24
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 05:35
Like I said (have you paid attention?), I found the album rather boring, wasted time I'm afraid.
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 05:35
| The only one I find somewhat appealing is Live at the Apollo, but is not one of my favorite Yes albums either. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 06:42
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Hang on, I thought H&E was a 5-star album?
I don't really bother with many live Yes albums - there are too many - however I do like the original Fly From Here album. I know some don't but I feel it's their best album after The Ladder. Haven't bothered to listen to the remake.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 06:43
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 06:53
Wise decision. The pointless remake of Fly from Here is really not worth listening to. I'm just waiting now for the late votes to flood in for The Quest, but I have a feeling I might have a long wait.
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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 07:30
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Fly from here---I like both versions---although I think Benoit is a better singer.
For me Yes lost it a long time ago once the classic line-up disbanded---but got to give credit to a classic lineup that really made an amazing album true to their sound and quality--after 40 years! ABBA! (if you're into that sort of thing
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 07:31
Me too!
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Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 08:05
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Fly From Here is exactly the time when Yes should have flown away and never come back IMHO -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 08:10
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 10:18
I wouldn't hold your breath
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 12:47
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FFH ------------- 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: lazland
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 13:31
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I still rather like the original FFH suite. Certainly, it is a towering masterpiece compared to the rest of this dross.
EDIT. Am I correct that the Yes 50 quoted here at The Apollo is, in fact, ARW? If so, I would have voted for that. It was a great tour. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 14:02
Yes, you're quite correct. Yes 50: Live at the Apollo is indeed Anderson Rabin Wakeman.
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 15:18
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Fly from Here. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Cboi Sandlin
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 16:24
| I think you all know which one I picked |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 16:44
That's good to know, so with your vote and my vote and one anonymous vote combined, at least The Quest has come second in the poll, against expectations.
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Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 17:54
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Fly from Here. ------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 20:57
Fly From Here actually isn't too bad.
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Posted By: CJSrans
Date Posted: November 07 2021 at 01:48
| Fly from Here and The Quest |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: November 07 2021 at 20:30
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The Quest coming in second confirms what I have always thought--Billy Sherwood and his entire extended family are all members on here.
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Posted By: Awesoreno
Date Posted: November 07 2021 at 23:28
| ^If that was true, then why wouldn't Open Your Eyes have won the 90s poll? |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 07:45
Sometimes I make it too easy for you both to mock me.
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 07:51
| I wasn't mocking. I genuinely thought H&E was your favourite Yes album (until The Quest came along) yet you have ranked at least 2 others above it. |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 08:45
| That Live at the Apollo is excellent! |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 08:50
No, Heaven & Earth is currently ranked at #10 in my Top 10 YES albums list, just above Fragile & Relayer.  1. The Quest 2. The Ladder 3. Talk 4. Going for the One 5. Close to the Edge 6. The YES Album 7. Fly from Here 8. Beverley Hills 90125 9. Tales from Topographic Oceans 10. Heaven & Earth |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 11 2021 at 02:05
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Overall winning YES albums from the results of all five polls, and Yes, The Quest really DID pick up more votes than Fragile, and deservedly so too:- 1. Drama (25 votes) 2. Close to the Edge (21 votes) 3. Fly from Here (16 votes) 4. Magnification (14 votes) 5. Talk (11 votes) 5. Keys to Ascension 2 (11 votes) 7. Relayer (10 votes) 7. The YES Album (10 votes) 9. 90125 (9 votes) 9. Symphonic Live (9 votes) 11. Tales from Topographic Oceans (7 votes) 12. The Quest (6 votes) 12. Going for the One (6 votes) 12. Yesshows (6 votes) 15. Fragile (5 votes) 15. Yessongs (5 votes) 15. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (5 votes) 15. The Ladder (5 votes)  Thanks again to everyone who took part.
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 11 2021 at 02:08
| Strange results. No way is FFH a more popular album than Relayer and The Yes Album amongst Yes fans. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 11 2021 at 02:15
It just goes to show how you can use statistics to prove anything, even when it flies from here in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. For instance, who would've thought The Quest (with 6 votes) would turn out to be more popular than Fragile (with 5 votes).
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 11 2021 at 02:19
| ^ incorrect compiling of results, those albums got that many votes in the context of their polls. Make a poll with all of them and the results will be completely different. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 11 2021 at 02:21
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It's not a big enough sample to prove much, you only need to look at the PA Top 100 on the home page to see a more realistic ranking - 1) Close To The Edge 11) Fragile 19) Relayer 35) The Yes Album Strangely enough no sign of The Quest or H&E!
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 11 2021 at 02:27
That's what I'm saying. The polls were deliberately skewed in favour of the later albums picking up more votes against the earlier classic albums. After all, if I'd put all of the YES albums together into one poll, then Close to the Edge would win easily and The Quest would most likely pick up just one vote, and you can already guess who that vote would be from.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 11 2021 at 02:28
| A big poll with all Yes studio albums from debut to last one will show different results, most votes will go to classic Yes (1969-1977 or even 1971-1977). |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 11 2021 at 02:28
No surprise there then.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 11 2021 at 02:29
Yes, that's more or less what I just said in my reply to your last post.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 11 2021 at 02:32
we posted in the same time...
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Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: November 11 2021 at 03:24
Twins, separated at birth....like Arnie and Danny
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 11 2021 at 03:27
I don't think I deserve the mockery...
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 11 2021 at 03:44
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Twins - Take out da papers and da trash |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 11 2021 at 03:48
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^ you are derailing your own thread, let's see how far you can go, do your worst...
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 11 2021 at 04:23
I think this poll has pretty much run it's course anyway. I keep hoping there might be some late votes for The Quest, but I might have a long wait, so I won't hold my breath.
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Posted By: hergest ridge
Date Posted: November 12 2021 at 07:51
| "Fly from here" is my favorite. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 11 2023 at 12:58
Yes, it's an easy win for Fly from Here, but on reflection, I wonder how it would fare against Mirror to the Sky. Would Fly from Here still be flying sky high in the poll or would it be grounded on the runway?
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