Favorite Yes Album (pop, album, fan, cover, tracks)

galt54 · 01-30-2014, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by woozoom

I think sometimes the first album you hear by a band is often the one that stays with you the most - it's the moment of excitement, the shock of the new that you never quite recapture. For me with yes it was close to the edge. It seemed a bit busy and even a little bit embarrassing vocally but I loved the sound, particularly the bass sound. Then I came to love the songs and the whole album. I now love all that early70's yes stuff but close to the edge remains the one I love the most. I guess my point is had my first one been fragile maybe that one would be my favourite.

I suppose that the reason I voted for the Yessongs album is that it was the first one which my sister and I purchased and listened to (way back in 1974).

Paul Smeenus · 02-17-2014, 09:24 PM

My ratings would be

Live albums

Yessongs
Yesshows, although I think that this recording of Gates Of Delerium is my favorite Yes anything, ever.

The studio albums

Relayer
Close To The Edge
Fragile
The Yes Album
Tales From Topographic Oceans
Going For The One
Time And A Word
Eponymous First Album
Tormato
Drama
Anything after Drama

The 1976 Solo albums

Olias of Sunhillow (Anderson)
Fish Out Of Water (Squire)

sizable dropoff

The Story of I (Moraz)
Beginnings (Howe)

CATACLYSMIC dropoff

Ramshacked (White)

View Poll Results: What's your favorite album from my favorite band?
Time & A World	0	0%
The Yes Album	6	4.44%
Fragile	32	23.70%
Close to the Edge	56	41.48%
Yessongs	4	2.96%
Tales From Topographic Oceans	8	5.93%
Relayer	4	2.96%
Going For the One	4	2.96%
Drama	4	2.96%
90125	6	4.44%
Magnification	2	1.48%
Other (what's wrong with you?)	9	6.67%
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