I've only listened to Close to the Edge, which was reasonably impressive.

Just reasonably impressive!:yikes:

Reasonably impressive is still pretty damn good! ;)

not as good as "magnificently impressive"

Why CTTE?
 

Close To the Edge contains only 3 songs, but they are all masterpieces. The title cut is done in sonata form, but begins and ends in nature sounds anchoring it in a way few other songs of it's time do in the natural world. Siberian Khatru takes some of Yes' sharpest lyrics and pairs them with some of their sharpest sounds to make a truly wonderful piece of music. And then there is And You And I. If you've never seen them live, or seen their better live DVD's, this could be your "filler" song on the album. But performed live, And You And I evokes the kind of emotional response few songs even aspire to, let alone accomplish. Steve Howe's baleful pedal guitar wailings summon up the best that instrument has ever produced on any country album before or since. It is quite simple a miracle album from start to finish. A Yes masterpiece the other albums either prepared you for, or tried hard to follow.

Treat yourself by buying the BluRay DVD "Live at Montreaux" While they open with a slow version of Siberian Khatru, the highlight of that concert is the incredible performance of And You And I. In it, you see Jon's vocal's call up the longing that exists when you want those special feelings for that special other. Steve Howe's performance on the steel guitar will bring tears if you've ever loved someone so much it hurt. Alan White's drums punctuate the song with an intensity that you never realized before. It's the best performance on a fantastic recording of one of their best concert performances. Treat yourself.

I actually felt that And You and I was the best song on the album.

What do you guys recommend as the best album to listen to after Close to the Edge?

If you haven`t listenend to it yet the Yes Album is a must and then Fragile. If you want their longer more overblown sounding stuff then Tales From Topographic Oceans and then Relayer. If you like live albums Yessongs is one of the best live albums of the 70s.

can I change my vote to 90125?

I have unimaginable respect for Close to the Edge. I see it as the only time King Crimson was ever out-Progged by any other band.

No, because what you voted for was probably better;)

A pretty good assessment.

i just got Yes Album and Going for the One

still wondering if i can change my vote

Two of the best Yes albums.

The instrumentation is great, but the vocals and lyrics can be pretty annoying to me.

Jon Anderson is always going to be an acquired taste and their lyrics are not meant to make any sense anyway.

When I listen to them, my focus is on the instrumentation. I just try to look past the vocals. haha

nope, stuff like the lyrics to Tales from Topographic Oceans are expositions from ancient Sanskrit Vedic scriptures

Ohhhh!!!! I`ll take your word for that then:)

What albums would you reccommend for someone who doesnt know their music very well?

Easiest place to start with is probably the definitive Yes album simply called The Yes Album, it was their third album but and the album which established them. Next listen to Fragile their first with Rick Wakeman then move onto their Magnum Opus Close to the Edge.

See how you get on with those three first.

I downloaded their first album a while ago, I couldnt really get into it. Seeing that close to the edge won the poll, i just downloaded it, and I am digging it a lot more than their first album.

First two albums are quite poor really and not worth the bother despite some ok songs.

That becomes apparent after listening to close to the edge. :laughing:

You`ve gone from listening to a couple of dud albums to listening to probably the greatest prog album ever released, the contrast is going to be huge.

Tales from Topographic Oceans won me over at a time when I was getting tired of everything else I was listening to, I guess those albums never decrease in value after that point.

It's a mix between 90125 and Close To The Edge.

90125 has more material, but Close To The Edge is much closer to par of being a full on prog album.

Close To The Edge for me, but I love Relayer too... Surprised Relayer is so far down in the poll, actually...

I selected 90125 mostly because of 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart' (such good memories for me), but 'Close To The Edge' is probably a more solid album from front to back. I haven't heard half of the albums on the poll. Looks like I've got some music to listen to. 'Fragile' seems like it's doing well in the poll. I'll start there.

Relayer - Side One is solid

the other two songs i can do without - too much noodling around

Drama, I know it seems controversial to say so, but I think Trevor is the better singer.

really digging "Yessongs" at the mo'

self-indulgent, sure, but, um, why not?

Pretty fantastic live album next to their acoustic set that you can find on Youtube.

It would have to be The Yes Album or Yessongs.

as an album "close to the edge" for sure. but i also realized one day that i learned over half of fragile on bass, and im not even a bass player, so i must like the individual songs better on that. tales from topographic oceans has the best artwork

Fragile was the last of the true Yes albums. The rest were basically cover bands.

Really! Please expand?

Wow, I love close to the edge. I just got a digital copy for christmas, brought back good memories.

I actually find Fragile to be very bland compared to the albums that came after it, especially when they released the masterpiece of Close To The Edge after it.

Fragile. Obvioulsy the noodling **** is a waste of space and that Tell the moon in the mooon or w/e it is one is annoying...last time i put it on it took me about a month to get it out of my head but the four main songs are brilliant esp. Roundabout and Heart of the sunrise. Kinda album I'd like to have on while killing myself with an overdose of heroin. A band who's songs I like to listen to on a one or two off basis rather than putting on a whole album plus as I understand it Close to the edge, the song and the entirety of Tales are about religion and I hate religion sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sooooooooooooooooo much so that spoils it a bit. Why can't somone make a concept album about living in a bedsit in the red-light area of a ill spoken of Northern English town...something I can related to.

Funny thing is 'reasonably impressive' is a very Yes kinda thing to say. Like a polytechnic proff Yes fan from the 70's would describe something.