Favorite Yes Album

boo boo · 05-13-2009, 09:16 AM

Yeah it is.

Jon Anderson also sang on the King Crimson song Lizard and he's done some stuff with Vangelis of Blade Runner fame.

~~coryallen2~~ · 05-13-2009, 09:59 AM

Sweet I think I'll have to check that stuff out. My dad met jon Anderson once. He has a picture of him and Jon back in the like 60's or 70's I forget. But my dad has this big Metal looking afro from when he was in a band called The Pinheads.

Neapolitan · 05-13-2009, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Actually it's his second, Fragile was his first.

I knew that, it's just a topographical error.

I love that line-up, it's the creme de la creme of Yes.

I always like the similarities between Yes and The Beatles, I always felt Yes picked up where The Beatles left off. If I remember correctly Jon and Chris meet in a bar and their conversation was about The Beatles. Yes did very few cover songs and one of them was The Beatles. The Fragile album was like The Beatles (White) album were the songs were individual endeavors like Mood For a Day, The Fish, Cans and Brahms, and We Have Heaven. Back in the day when vinyl was king, Close To The Edge was like Abbey Road were one song took up one side. What gave Close To The Edge an edge over Fragile, which has many of my favorite song with the same line up, was that it was a band effort as a cohesive whole. Maybe there are better concept albums out there, but Close To The Edge seems to be one of the best. Concept album music-wise, not so much lyrics-wise which I never understood enough to know if they was a underlying theme throughout the album.

boo boo · 05-13-2009, 10:48 PM

I do get The Beatles comparisons. I know Yes considered them a big influence and their first two albums had a lot of Beatles esque melodies, they also did a cover of Every Little Thing on their first album and they still play it from time to time.

It's also interesting to note that Alan White played for John Lennon before joining Yes, he did the drums on Plastic Ono Band and Imagine. He also played for George Harrison and performed on All Things Must Pass along with other notable drummers.

Knowing Lennon's taste in music though, he probably despised Yes, because they take less after John's simplicity and cynicism and more after Paul's pomp and whimsy and George's spirtualism and mysticism. I could see Harrison being a fan though, especially because of all the Hindu stuff.

Neapolitan · 05-14-2009, 12:06 AM

Yes recorded Every Little Thing before Steve Howe joined the band, but he also did a Beatle coversong, it was with Tomorrow, Strawberry Feilds Forever - which I believe is the one of best if not the best Beatle cover-song.

YouTube - Strawberry Fields Forever (Tomorrow 1968)

The only song I know of Jon & Vangelis is the Friends of Mr. Cairo. And Vangelis also did the soundtrack to Chariots of Fire, probably one of the more recognizable sound tracks of any movie, because it is often used in comedy when someone is running in slow-motion.

YouTube - Vangelis - Chariots of Fire

almauro · 05-14-2009, 07:33 PM

Close to the Edge is the easy choice for me. As great as TYA and Fragile are, I always prefer the versions of songs such as "Yours is No Disgrace" and "Starship Trooper" from Yessongs. The live versions are much more dynamic.

sidewinder · 05-14-2009, 07:42 PM

I gotta check out one of their live albums one day. I'm not really big into live albums, I generally prefer them if they're the first thing I hear from a band...but it's too late for that in regards to Yes.

I voted for Fragile, with The Yes Album as runner up. Close to the Edge and TFTO would tie for third.

Neapolitan · 06-03-2009, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

I gotta check out one of their live albums one day. I'm not really big into live albums, I generally prefer them if they're the first thing I hear from a band...but it's too late for that in regards to Yes.

I voted for Fragile, with The Yes Album as runner up. Close to the Edge and TFTO would tie for third.

It's never too late. Maybe, you should check out a concert on DVD, I find videos of concert more exciting then live albums, but generally I like live performances it shows another side to a song, it's like an alterantive take to a song. Recorded music is supposed to mimic a live performance. Of course some are too complex to do live in a way. But the great thing about Yes is they can do a live show without drawing in extra musicians, like a lot of bands do, and still reproduce the same excitement on thier albums.

My choice is Yes - Live in Philadelphia (1979) when they played the Spectrum in Philadelphia that is a classic.

lePetiteCrab · 06-30-2009, 02:55 PM

Voted the only correct answer: Close to the Edge.

Megadead2 · 07-01-2009, 10:57 PM

Close to the Edge is of course the best, but I do think Tales From Topographic Oceans is unfairly unmaligned. A lot of people don't like it because the songs don't have any real individuality, and I thought that too for a while, but then I realized that its meant to be all one piece, just divided into tracks for the different sides of the vinyls. It contains some of the best, even most melodic material of Yes's career, and it's really no more pompous than Close to the Edge. It isn't as good because it's excessive and a bit dull at times, but those who claim it to be abysmal are overstating things severely.

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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%
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sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	I gotta check out one of their live albums one day. I'm not really big into live albums, I generally prefer them if they're the first thing I hear from a band...but it's too late for that in regards to Yes. I voted for Fragile, with The Yes Album as runner up. Close to the Edge and TFTO would tie for third. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

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~~coryallen2~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: lorain,ohio Posts: 909	Sweet I think I'll have to check that stuff out. My dad met jon Anderson once. He has a picture of him and Jon back in the like 60's or 70's I forget. But my dad has this big Metal looking afro from when he was in a band called The Pinheads.

05-14-2009, 12:06 AM	#95 (permalink)
Neapolitan carpe musicam Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Les Barricades Mystérieuses Posts: 7,710	Yes recorded Every Little Thing before Steve Howe joined the band, but he also did a Beatle coversong, it was with Tomorrow, Strawberry Feilds Forever - which I believe is the one of best if not the best Beatle cover-song. YouTube - Strawberry Fields Forever (Tomorrow 1968) The only song I know of Jon & Vangelis is the Friends of Mr. Cairo. And Vangelis also did the soundtrack to Chariots of Fire, probably one of the more recognizable sound tracks of any movie, because it is often used in comedy when someone is running in slow-motion. YouTube - Vangelis - Chariots of Fire

06-30-2009, 02:55 PM	#99 (permalink)
lePetiteCrab Groupie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 16	Voted the only correct answer: Close to the Edge.

07-01-2009, 10:57 PM	#100 (permalink)
Megadead2 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 68	Close to the Edge is of course the best, but I do think Tales From Topographic Oceans is unfairly unmaligned. A lot of people don't like it because the songs don't have any real individuality, and I thought that too for a while, but then I realized that its meant to be all one piece, just divided into tracks for the different sides of the vinyls. It contains some of the best, even most melodic material of Yes's career, and it's really no more pompous than Close to the Edge. It isn't as good because it's excessive and a bit dull at times, but those who claim it to be abysmal are overstating things severely.