Favorite Yes Album

Mindfulness · 08-01-2022, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Best post in this entire thread! Good one, Mindfulness.

As a keen Yes fan for the albums from Time And A Word through to Relayer, I'd say my fave was Fragile. Having bought Tales Of Topographic Oceans on the basis of brand loyalty, I was very disappointed with it. Still, to justify my outlay, I persevered and came to really love about 2 and a half of the four sides.

In terms of popularity, Time And a Word is always the unloved runt of the litter; perhaps that's why I have a special affection for it - or because of tracks like this, where Yes sound like the band they were to become, but embedded in a sound that is like a road untaken:-

I checked out their first album, thats way better I think

mike_oldfield_fan · 06-10-2023, 01:00 PM

My favourite is Magnification. I'm a sucker for rock/orchestra fusions, ELO being the textbook example. So in many ways that album felt tailor-made to my tastes. Personally I liked it a lot more than Time and a Word, simply because I liked the songs and general production more.

bob_32_116 · 08-24-2023, 02:32 AM

I picked Going For the One.

To me this is the one that hits the sweet spot between progressive and accessible.

mattrixs · 09-24-2023, 04:17 PM

I like Fragile,90125 and Big Generator the most out of all of them.......

View Poll Results: What's your favorite album from my favorite band?
Time & A World	0	0%
The Yes Album	5	3.79%
Fragile	32	24.24%
Close to the Edge	56	42.42%
Yessongs	4	3.03%
Tales From Topographic Oceans	8	6.06%
Relayer	3	2.27%
Going For the One	3	2.27%
Drama	4	3.03%
90125	6	4.55%
Magnification	2	1.52%
Other (what's wrong with you?)	9	6.82%
Voters: 132. You may not vote on this poll

06-10-2023, 01:00 PM	#272 (permalink)
mike_oldfield_fan Groupie Join Date: Jun 2023 Posts: 6	My favourite is Magnification. I'm a sucker for rock/orchestra fusions, ELO being the textbook example. So in many ways that album felt tailor-made to my tastes. Personally I liked it a lot more than Time and a Word, simply because I liked the songs and general production more.

08-24-2023, 02:32 AM	#273 (permalink)
bob_32_116 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: 32S 116E Posts: 324	I picked Going For the One. To me this is the one that hits the sweet spot between progressive and accessible.

09-24-2023, 04:17 PM	#274 (permalink)
mattrixs Join Date: Aug 2023 Posts: 66	I like Fragile,90125 and Big Generator the most out of all of them.......