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Originally Posted by Mindfulness
so true, turned that bullcrap off fast 
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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:-