The Power To Believe vs. Fly From Here
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Topic: The Power To Believe vs. Fly From Here
Posted By: darkshade
Subject: The Power To Believe vs. Fly From Here
Date Posted: January 13 2013 at 22:16
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These are the most recent albums by two classic prog bands. Which do you think is better? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: January 13 2013 at 22:43
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A good album vs a really bad one Voted KC ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 00:32
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I believe in the power of King Crimson. In this case, Yes can only fly from here. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 01:50
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Fly from here. -------------  One of my best achievements in life was to find this picture :D |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 02:52
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Lol. KC easily. ------------- 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: Hercules
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 03:54
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Fly From Here isn't great but it's still better than King Crimson's recent efforts.
Frankly, 2 bands who are living on past glories and should probably have jacked it in long ago. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 04:32
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King Crimson obviously! ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 04:36
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I've not heard the KC album, but I've noticed there's generally not much love for Fly from Here in this community, which is a shame. I think it's pretty good. Far better than some of their post 'Going for the One' efforts in my opinion. I think it marginally better than Drama too. Wasn't most of it composed around that time? ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 06:26
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In this case King Crimson. Easily. No I'm not drugs.
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 06:52
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I've tried and failed to get through The Power to Believe several times now. It was just all so predictable by the time of that album. Fly From Here isn't that great, but at least I got through it and enjoyed it. I'll vote for Yes.
------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 07:03
wise words
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Horizons wrote:Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 07:11
The basis of "Fly From Here" does date back to the original Horn/Downes days. They used to perform it live and there's a version on the "The Word is Live" box set.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 07:15
For me there are many albums since Going For The One that are better than this effort. In fact it may be the worst. Not that i hate it or anything. It's Ok Yes. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 07:17
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That's what I love about Yes. Even OK Yes is still very enjoyable to me.
------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 07:34
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 07:37
I prefer all those including Open Your Eyes.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 08:02
| I just love your "Recent Tracks" listing Ian. UK Subs and Mozart - there's a contrast! |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 08:14
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Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 09:24
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A bit strange compatison. Fly from Here was a lame epigone of a past grace, whilst The Power to Believe is one of the strongest records of the decade (at least for me). ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 13:57
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The Power to Believe by a mile. Fly From Here is very good but it doesn't touch TPTB IMO. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 14:08
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KC by quite a large margin.
Both of these records have that modern clean production, but whereas it compliments the snarling ferocity of TPTB, I think it flattens everything about FFH to the point of numbness. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 14:31
Well, if you didn't like "The Ladder" very much, the odds are that you wouldn't like "Open you Eyes" either, they are two of a kind, as far as I remember, it's been a long time since I've listened to either one. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 14:35
| As far as I'm concerned, I probably like the 3 main songs that make the "Fly from Here", plus the last song of the album, better than most of what's included on "Power to Believe" (except for "Level 5", which I really love). But in the end, there's nothing more worthy for me on Yes's album, while just about the whole Crimson's one is really good, so I go with King Crimson. By the way, I guess it would be more acurate to pair "The Power to Believe" with "Magnification". And Perhaps "Fly from Here" with "A Scarcity of Miracles". |
Posted By: zbida
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 16:14
| King Crimson here. Fly From Here is nothing special and rather a dissapointment to me. Hard to accept Yes without Jon. |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 17:07
I don't know as I would say it is not much loved. The album has a 3.44 rating, which is actuallly pretty good. I myself gave it 4 stars. Not a classic, but I agree with you that it is quite a good album. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 20:42
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For some reason, if an album has an overall rating of 3.40 - 3.90 it's seen as not so great on this site. Generally, it means there's a lot of good ratings, and some average to bad ratings. For me, i don't generally see overall ratings as average or bad until an album is lower than 3.20 ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: January 15 2013 at 00:21
of course Gandalff you are going to choose them, none here and I love Yes the album stunk (Fly From Here) ------------- “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart |
Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: January 15 2013 at 00:28
| I'm going with the majority... |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 15 2013 at 20:55
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The Power To Believe. I listened to Fly From Here but wasn't moved enough to buy a copy.
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Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: January 24 2013 at 13:17
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While Fly From Here is probably, for me, the best Yes album in ages, The Power To Believe wins here, no question.
I know of no other band born in the 60's that manages to not only remain relevant, but to still be avant-garde. TPTB is among KC's finest to me (along with In The Court, and Red).
------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |