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Old 10-11-2005, 10:24 AM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by boo boo
Well if you have only heard Rick Wakeman do versions of Yes songs than i could understand why you would find it boring or souless, his solo stuff has always disapointed me(and he is probably my favorite keyboardist of all time), he versions of Yes songs are different than the originals and are addapted to his own style, they usualy just dont work without the other members of the band, for something thats really easy to get into, i would recomend The Yes Album, its their most acessible album, the songs as usualy are very complex but they still put a lot of emphasis on melody, I've seen all good people and Starship Trooper are 2 very catchy songs, and they are among the few Yes songs that gets played on the radio, even those who dont like prog have been known to like this album...Fragile is another goodie, and it features Roundabout, which is one of their best known songs.
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