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Originally Posted by Neapolitan
I don't know who, what, where those albums would compete with the albums on my list. I have to listen to them. When I made my list I tried to stick as close as possible to the sound Yes was going for during TREY. I could have picked what I thought was the best of the 80s, but I didn't. I stayed away from bands that were futuristic synth minimal wave or New Wave, or Goth, or Post-Punk or guitar only bands. I didn't pick 70s or any album after 90125. It seems you have expanded the theater of operation. I might have to change my strategy.
I would pit ABBA - Vistor against Yes (really Cinema featuring Jon Anderson) - 90125. Rutger Gunnarsson versus Chris Squire, that seems like a good match. Jon Anderson high pitched voice versus Agnetha and Frida's. It would be fitting that a Prog band that leans to Pop should be counter-attacked by a Pop band that leans towards progressive ideas/Progressive Rock. ABBA will totally annihilate TREY aka "Cinema featuring Jon Anderson" proving that Prog shouldn't make excursions into Pop territory. This will free up Saga - Worlds Apart to attack the best album on your list. If you want to cue me in that would help. I am tempted to pit Foreigner - Foreigner against Zebra - Zebra.
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I picked prog-pop albums. I just did a wider spread of years.