I've recently bought a few of Yes' albums that I did not have (or, had not had possession of in a very long time) and have been listening to them (in fact I'm listening to Going For The One as I write this). One of them was Tales From Topographic Oceans. I think that one, plus Relayer, you really need to approach listening to them differently. Those two (especially TFTO) you need to listen to it more like you're listening to Allan Holdsworth or some Fusion Jazz group. It's not like typical rock/pop songs that are going to have a hook that jumps out at you and grabs you, you need to think of it more as an adventure rather than a destination.
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