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Yes albums ranked hoffman 21 - Misfits - Very patchy follow up to the great Sleepwalker album. Is the black vinyl pressing better or the same. Steve Howe - The Steve Howe Album (1979) 152 points from 26 voters, led by @samskeyti and @Blue Note - each of whom ranked it #1 After a first album which was a bit of a misstep (it got only 27% of the points this one did) Howe really turned things around with this delightful 2nd album. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > YES s/t US Red/Green SD 8243 1841 Broadway Side One: ST-A-691679 PR ST - A - 691679 - A LW W AT Side Two: ST-A-691680 PR ST - A - 681680 - A LW W AT Sealed copy from Ebay. Rank by order of preference albums that Eric Clapton has been an integral part of. brew ziggins, May 5, 2024 #62. Live At Leeds: Their absolute pinnacle, captures them in their territory, the stage. I'd rather have the Steve Hoffman Music Forums. Occasionally I’m looking through my pretty complete Glass/ Fire collection but I almost never play any Spacemen. The magic. 5 points from 11 votes led by @NorthNY Mark who rated it 5th 14(t) Steve Howe - Turbulence (1991 40. OTOH, King Crimson, UK, and Bruford should be on there. On Your Sleeve 15. 28 Time and a Word (#24) -- Wow, a Yes song with straightforward lyrics and message!It's a simple tune, but I've found it uplifting all these years. I think SHSL suffers from weird production decisions, but, IMO, those issues were rectified on ANH. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > Yes Top 40 countdown!! (please do not list spoilers/predictions) At one time, this song would have ranked even higher for me. So far The Yes Album is the only stand alone vinyl of the SW remixes outside of the OOP and very $$ box set. Big Generator 16. After that, check out the later albums, especially the "LA Trilogy" as mentioned above. Yes Albums Tier List Community Rankings. How would you rank Steely Dan's albums? I'd rank them: 1. E. Let it Come Down - The last two There were a couple other YES albums that ranked higher on my list. New. There. With Drama, they made their . Roundabout, Long Distance Runaround, and Heart of the Sunrise, and one more album track Steve Hoffman Music Forums. Lots of Yes members involved in those 2 also. Old. Open Your Eyes 14. Enormously versatile and original artist. Feel free to comment and provide your own rank below! 18. 27 Falling Down Album: Raoul And The Kings Of Spain Year: 1995 Appeared on my Top 40 list? Yes My Ranking: 20 Over 1K music fans have voted on the 20+ albums on Best Yes Albums of All Time. Also, I'd like to get unheard (without looking up the titles):-----A couple AC/DC albums A couple Motorhead albums A couple of Ramones albums. Click to expand Interesting. Fly from Here(Return Trip) "Twin Infinitives" is absolutely one of the best albums of the 90's, it also has been kind of a grail album for me for ages. not add up to a unified whole. I went ahead and threw a vote at Last Exit for nostalgic purposes mainly, but also side one With thanks to @Rfreeman, my top 10 albums would be: 1. But now after listening to this album for the last thirty years, it has become my favorite album of any band and any genre of music. Big Generator was the first Yes album I owned (on cassette), though Steve Hoffman Music Forums. Also, I tend to prefer '70s Aerosmith on vinyl. My 3rd favourite song on this album and that’s also not saying much. Meddle 5. JulesRules, Okay, we kick off the top 20 with three songs today! 20 Owner of a Lonely Heart Appeared on 61 of 87 entrees Top 10 finishes: 12 Highest Ranking: 2 Ah yes, the first Yes song I ever knew, and I suspect many can say the same thing. Magnification 15. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > My ranking of the albums would be L. Top. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in. I initially wasn't crazy about the twinge of country in Howe's guitar in the intro, and the minimalist nature of the verse melodies seemed boring to me at first, but this song grew on me a lot over time. Location: Boardman, OH. S. They were a force to be reckoned with, and this album proves it! Quadrophenia: Easily their best attempt at a concept album, perfectly capturing the angst and uncertainty of adolescence, not to mention the fantastic performances from everyone involved. Yeah, the band isn't fully realized on either album, but I like the slight psychedelia that is present on both and, as you point out, the simpleness of the arrangements. The latest stuff wasn’t as immediate for some reason. I honestly think both albums are superb, but I can understand why it's not everyone's cup of tea. Top 20 Yes Solo albums - reveal #3 We have a tie at 14th place: 14(t) Steve Howe - Beginnings (1976) 40. Wild Weekend also has the great "If I Don't Have You" and one of my favorite Al songs "Boys Life". Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > Yes - 90125 (AR75th) Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Edking4, May 10, 2024. Making a great Yes album is easier said than done. At long as Chris is singing, it still sounds like Yes vocally. Of course I had to open it. Mirror to the Sky 17. It was probably my first exposure to prog, and I fell in love with all those songs, eventually buying The Yes Album, Close To The Edge and later on, Fragile and Going For The One. I do try and stream some of the songs of an album if it is acclaimed or popular enough to see what the fuss is all about. 1 am now My own personal ranking --- my 'Top 5': 1. The man is an enigma, some might say, but he makes excellent music. I usually listen to them in a different headspace to when I'd play the 'classic' 70s stuff (The Yes Album onwards), but I particularly love the Time and a Word album. ) 4. Danby Delight Forum Resident. Capitol Theatre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 15 October 1969 (Tommy Super Deluxe) - Just skip the last few tracks that are from the mid-70s and throw off the feel of the album 4. Yes, the essential core of KISS: the matrix. The Ladder 14. 90125 11. Gaucho (It has my favorite Steely Dan song, Babylon Sisters) 2. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > I finally pegged one having ranked "Astral Traveller" at #40. And yes Steve Hoffman Music Forums. Queen II Their debut album is quite underrated ('My Fairy King' being one of my favourites), but their second album, to me, is their masterpiece. as I ranked it at number 6 , yes really “Magnification” is way better than it has any right to be - released after a Top Yes Album Reveal #1 I'm going to reveal our ranking of the 21 studio albums (plus 3 arguably questionable entries people included for a total of 24 entries) relatively quickly from the bottom up over the next couple days so as not to drag this out, but provide a little opportunity for discussion 23 (tie) Heaven & Earth 23 (tie) The Quest Total points 0 Lists they Highest Ranking: 9 (@Lostchord, @BeauZooka) I only ranked two song pre-Yes Album songs, but this was one of them, landing at number 36 on my list. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > Yes solo albums - rank your 10 favs And with the exception of Drama there is no Yes album without Anderson that for me compares to any of Anderson's albums that will make my list. The Yes Album is one of my two favorite Yes albums. All the live albums are great. The concept of the 'white side' and 'black side' is very intriguing and the album flows marvelously. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > yes. Like most people, I enjoy Such a great album, it really is, there's more great riffs on that single album than many metal bands offer for an entire career. Cream - Disraeli Gears. Nick Mason’s use of songs from the early albums for his live shows in the past year or so made me reappraise those albums favourably. To me it's the best song of the Rabin era, it's pretty much perfect from start to finish. Thread Status: just stone cold one of the best blues rock albums ever made. Young Vic Theatre 1971 (Who's Next Deluxe) 3. That horse has been beaten to death, so much so, it's the one album I sometimes avoid. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > Jethro Tull/ YES: Best 3 albums ? Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by alexpop, Oct 23, 2020. - Yes The Yes Album (Super Deluxe Edition) is due 24 Nov 2023. Then the real decline begins with each album getting progressively worse. A part of that seems to have been Not including the 2 box sets and including ABWH and Yes feat ARW, we have these Yessongs Yesshows 9012Live House Of Yes Symphonic Live Live at Montreux Union Live In The Present - Live from Lyon Songs From Tsongas Like It Is - Bristol Like It Is - Mesa Art Centre Topographic Drama Yes 50 Live ABWH - An Evening Of Yes Music Plus ABWH - Live Here is an album-length playlist I made up awhile back from the 75-76 Yes solo albums. 8. I like her first three. Inaccurate list, no outsmart, microwave this cd, dimes, circa 2000, extra songs from view monster and dinasaurchestra, no mouth sounds, mouth silence, mouth moods, mouth dreams, no live (only not) and no "misc" songs (songs that werent released in any album). Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > The Yes Album. Going For The One 4. Not a bad song on it. Top 10 Yes Solo albums - Reveal #4 4. Let’s see: Great Genesis solo albums: PG1 PG2 PG3 PG4 The Geese and the Ghost Back to the Pavilion Face Value Hello I Must Be Going Voyage of the Acolyte Spectral Mornings A Curious Feeling Smallcreep’s Day Great Yes solo albums: Olias of Sunhillow Song of Seven Animation Change We Must The Power of Silence 1000 Hands Beginnings The Steve Perpetual Change - The Yes Album is, for me, pretty much evenly split between good tunes and ones I'm not keen on and this one falls on the wrong side of the divide. As Rich says the production is a bit mainstream for the Q. 90125 5. To Be Over - n/r I find this the least memorable track on Relayer as it feels like the interesting parts do. Yes, it's up there with some of their best work, but the hype around it is mildly nauseating sometimes. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath-- their best album cover, stronger production, songs are not quite as good as the first four Album UK [1] IRL [26] AUS NLD [27] US [28] US Rock [28] Certifications 1969 "Sweetness" — — Yes "Looking Around" — 1970 "Time and a Word" [A] — Time and a Word "Sweet Dreams" — — 1971 "Your Move" 32 — 40 The Yes Album "Yours Is No Disgrace" [B] — 1972 "Roundabout" — 27 13 Fragile "Something's Coming" [C] — Non-album single The progressive rock supergroup Transatlantic played the last concert of their Absolute Universe tour in July 2022. Yes, we do. Sure 'Nuff 'n Yes, I Do is an all-time wonderful sleazy stomper. Location: I'm not sure if I will be able to contribute to this one or not. Stealing Fire is the only 80s album I need. You can't go wrong with any of his seventies albums as an entry point. Which sort of makes sense I guess. Fragile 3. Cream - Wheels of Fire 5. It may have started life as a Chris Squire solo track, but Yes did this one well. The highest ranking song on the collective list that did not make my top 40 was "Roundabout" which was collectively ranked as #6. 31) Iron Maiden (NR) I like it for what it is, but there are too many other songs I like better. I like her style, lyrics and the production choices. For me, Try Not To Breathe and Sweetness Follows are incredibly moving. 00 Yes - The Yes Album Mine is variant 2. Tales From Topographic Oceans 11. It has Trevor Rabin and Eliot Steve Hoffman Music Forums. Discussion in 'Music Corner Haladay Forum Resident Thread Starter. C. Tormato is tagged on as number 7 for nostalgic reasons. Magnification 9. Endless Dream didn't make my The first two Triumph albums were never released here in the US on vinyl in the old days. I have it ranked at #161, 4/10. But I'd rank 1 thru 3 at the top, then volume 4 - the infamous but traditionally mis-named "RAH" performance, then vol 12 (Cutting Edge), then 6LP Box of Yes-The Steven Wilson Remixes Expected | essential On June 29, Atlantic will bundle up ALL the Steven Wilson remixes for a packaged 6LP Box to be known as Yes – The Steven Wilson Remixes. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > I'd say it was the R. I'd like to find the 24K gold CD at a reasonable price M-. The others songs sound weak, imo. Great song. It's an enjoyable listen but, yes, as a double-album to be listened to from beginning to the very end, it's a major chore. It has a universal quality to it that makes me think it would be a major classic rock favorite had Steve Hoffman Music Forums. Fragile 5. Their second double album and their first album on Columbia with only Felix Cavaliere and Dino Danelli remaining from the original lineup, augmented by a number of ace session musicians including Hubert Laws and Alice Coltrane. Yes, it's a mighty fine piece of work. Talk 15. Wish You Were Here. Keys to Ascension 2 14. The Wall 3. One of many songs propelled by a cool walking bassline from Chris. 5 points from 9 votes led by @Fischman who rated it third Neither of these made my list, I have known Beginnings for ages but never been that taken with it, largely This may not be everyone’s favourite ranking but I’ve ranked thesix I’ve listened to out of enjoyment This is Acting - sure it’s not too impactful and meaningful but it has some of the best songs ever- Bird set free ,alive, house on fire, confetti the greatest cheap thrills fist fighting a sandstorm move your body etc Interestingly, this is the only one included in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. 1971 vintage? No mastering credits. I'm not interested in any of their more recent stuff without Jon Anderson. But I don't know . I like Going for the One better than most of the Yes albums that came after it, but all of its predecessors are better except Time and a Word, which is dragged down by the orchestra. Aar Gal, Nov 24, 2019 #29. Tales from Topographic Oceans 9. I overdosed on this album and couldn't listen to Great post! Back in the day I adored Spacemen 3 to the point that a close friend and I recreated the cover for “The Perfect Prescription”. Q&A. Relayer 7. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > Ranking Captain Beefheart's albums. Absolutely! Isidnar, Jan 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM #352. The Yes Albums Tier List below is created by community voting and is the cumulative average rankings from 42 submitted tier lists. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > Yes Top 40 countdown!! (please do not list spoilers/predictions) As a side note, The Ladder is one of my favourite Yes albums (outside of the 70s), Owner Of A Lonely Heart - not ranked This was the only Yes song (I thought) I knew before discovering their music in Re: Yes Album LP pressing to avoid Hey Gardo, by the look of that catalog number I'd say you've got a later pressing. 5 pts from 4 votes led by @SRC and I each ranking it #8 This was my least fav of the J&V albums as a whole because the first third or so of it doesn't do much for me with a bunch of IMO fairly sappy ballads. KISS - the Originally it was a Squire/Sherwood side project, which puts it into the 90's pop/rock/prog combination that JimW mentioned. The Yes Album Close To The Edge Tormato Drama Time and a Word Talk Tales Fragile Reply reply Ranking the studio albums: 1. Open Your Eyes 18. I love that album. Not as brilliant as Works Volume 1 but still a nice LP that was more of an outtakes or unreleased songs album then the new material that was presented on Works Volume 1. Yes 8. Ladies and Gentlemen - Stone cold classic. 1) Relayer 2) Close To The Edge 3a) The Yes Album 3b Top 10 Yes Solo albums - Reveal #4 4. I noticed that ALL of the original U. Top 40 Yes Solo albums - reveal #2 Another tie - this time for position 36. Roxy Music - Flesh and Blood 8. There's a lot of filler like Piggies that I happily remove when I put the bulk of the album on my music player. But they totally got the wrong Boredoms albums. Heaven and Earth Wow! Today's pair is (again) completely unexpected and joins both my favourite albums of the band - Raoul and Seeds. My list: Dark Side Wish Piper Obscured Wall Saucerful Meddle Animals Atom More Momentary Division Umma Not ranked: Endless River; Final Cut - I liked the latter when it came out but it’s essentially a Waters solo album. The title track is one of their best songs) 3. More than I'd imagine. 5 points Jon's 1985 Christmas Album sounds about like you would expect a Christmas Album produced in 1985 with a mix of original and traditional tunes and lots of synths to sound like. Tin Machine, the 90s, and the 00s stuff are all very new to me and as a result those albums haven’t had as much time to settle. I wish Patrick Moraz would have stayed for the recording of this one instead of being unceremoniously fired early in the recording process. Page 2 of 2 < Prev 1 2. Because I've read so many accolades right from the get go - German mag Spex was a big supporter - yet in those pre-internet days and without a record player it proved really challenging to come up with a physical copy. Another favorite of mine. It's a far, far cry from their very best, but there are plenty of songs that shine. 19) The Last Temptation (1994) - Spotty album, feels too long, but still miles better than the other hair metal albums. The best Yes Albums rankings are on the top of Sure, it sounds more like a Rabin solo album than 90125 and Big Generator, but I appreciate that he gave it his all and gave us one of the last few truly cohesive and strong Yes albums (IMO of course), and while Kaye seems to have been relegated to the sidelines, I think Anderson, Squire, and White also come off well on Talk. Steve Hoffman Music Forums. 5. Yes it's just not right on the Gastwirt. Close to the Edge 3. For me it stands out with how well it straddles the line of "not too long, not too The bass riff drives the song along. Pretzel Logic (Very solid album, especially Rikki Don't Lose That Number and Parker's Band) 4. Location: But yes a lot of people thought STP were low tier poser copycats! oh welltheir loss imo. Parallels is my #25 ranked song. Fragile 4. Close To The Edge 3. Watchworthy. That album has always escaped me. Their finest cover. The only album that comes close, and is Catching Up 29 Parallels - did not rate-- a good song from GFTO but not close to my Top 40. The Final Cut The rest of them are albums I don't listen to with any kind of frequency with the exception of Wish You Were Here, The Division Bell and A My current ranking (I haven't picked up the ones from the last few tours, so cannot comment on those) 1. Big Generator 17. 4. But the whole is so much greater than the sum of its parts. Eric Clapton (1st solo album) 4. The best Yours Is No Disgrace will every sound outside of vinyl. especially how distinct each of Jon's, Chris' and Trevor's voices are. Sort by: Best. Fly From Here 12. I think it was this one. Tales Ranking the studio albums: 1. Home Forums Vote for your 5 favourite BF albums. And that's why I give it a 10. Relayer 8. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > Yes Spin Off Bands List & Ranking. Steve Wilson (w/ or w/o Porcupine Tree) is the most prodigious (and consistent) progressive artist in the modern era. I like that they kept trying with new albums over the years. Was going through my Poco collection today, and whilst I have every damn album they released it occurred to me that, when the fancy takes me, I only ever stick to listening to the same 5 or 6 albums, tine and time again. Different days order below CTTE could change. Genesis - Duke 6. A. The Last War (1980 - 1984) - Heart Attack. 461 Ocean Boulevard. 17. YES 10. Long Distance Runaround is one of the better tunes on an album that doesn't offer me very much. Heaven and Earth 20. Going For the One 6. Solace, Jun 29, 2015 #1. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Aar Gal, Nov 24 Also, the 2 Prog Collective albums and the Fusion Syndicate album are both fantastic. He then puts out a great album, though not on par with his earlier work, with Let's Dance. Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Next > Next month is The Yes Album. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Andersoncouncil, Jan 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM. Love the keyboard intro, Rabin's lightning fast guitar-playing, the alternating lead vocals of Jon and Trevor, the lyrics, the drumming and the amazing "one word from you, one word from me" THE YES ALBUM 45th Anniversary Limited Edition 180g 45rpm Vinyl Audiophile Double LP Box Set! Mastered by Friday Music's Joe Reagoso Mastered From Original Atlantic Records Tapes! I have the UK plum and various re-issues but my favourite is definitely Steven Wilson's recent BD re-mix with all of the extras. I think Germany (according to Discogs) was the only other territory where those albums were issued in their entirety. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Rfreeman, May 3, 2024. I don't exactly regard it 34 On the Silent Wings of Freedom - Not ranked. And yes, I agree there can be a "tiring" aspect to listening to music presented as such, but I suppose when I find myself in "research mode" it's OK, because in that mode I find I do want to hear things in the mix I haven't heard quite a certain way before, as it might give more more insight into the musicians' performances themselves, as It has a more loose feel than the two albums recorded after it, on the whole it feels less grandiloquent and more playful. Yessongs and Yesshows both rate up there with the studio albums but behind the top 3. Weird History. Love the groove, and the keys and Howe's amazing guitar work -it's almost free-floating at times. The debut album seems to get better with every listen: I wish Steven wasn't so insecure about his voice at the time and would have used his normal voice for that album. 90125 13. Keystudio 11. For me it is pretty simple, Bowie works like going up a mountain. On the original I feel the bass is perfect; Smooth, natural and pulses with life. RobNeil Forum Resident. I don’t rate albums - if I like the artist, I keep buying their material. The Ladder 19. The first three albums. I voted for the first 5, those are the albums i know best and still have on vinyl and cds. I'm proud to announce that I have eight albums in the list. The Dark Side of the Moon 4. Animals 2. Into The Purple Valley, Paradise and Lunch, Chicken Skin Music or Bop Till You Drop are my favorites from that period. Going For The One 7. petroleum (looking at you Steve and Jon) spent in the making of mostly forgettable music. 90125 Total points: 143 Lists it appeared on: 23 Top ranking: 1 @JD33 9. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by James I, Jan 15, 2021. For example, the Buggles first album came out before Horn and Downes joined for Drama, but if you want to think that Into the Lens is a remake of I Am a Camera then I'm OK with that. Drama 7. My first exposure to Yes was as a teen, when I taped a re-broadcast 70's concert on 'The Friday Rock Show' (a BBC Radio 1 show) around 1982/83. Beck - Odelay Time to start a thread regarding the best sounding Yes albums on CD - I'm limiting my choices to the mid period of Yes and original mixes only, starting with The Yes Album. Peaceful World (9th album. Nipper, Apr 24, 2024 #2095. I tried to give them their fair shot compared to the earlier albums though. Here's my ranking of the albums: Pure Phase - Stone cold classic. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Jerrvonkramer, Sep 20, 2016. Live at Leeds 2. The Yes Album 4. Top Yes Album Reveal #2 19 Union Total points: 7 Lists it appeared on: 4 Top ranking: 8 @Nipper This album contained 0 tracks which made our top 40. Yes Solo Albums Ranked Worst to Best . 6. Relayer 5. Takes a great song and makes it even better. . This is a 4CD + 1LP + 1Blu-ray box set and will include previously unreleased live and studio material. I know others like the transition at 2:02ish, but it just seems really jarring to me. They're both albums I play quite a bit. I actually like Drama about the same as I do Tormato, but they are 2 very different albums. Best. Yes! What a great way to describe this wonderful album, "an emotion-filled rollercoaster" - perfect! And I totally agree that Find The River is a superb way to end the album. Highest Ranking: 3 Despite my early love for the Yes Album, this song took a bit of time to grow on me. carlwm likes this Two great songs from "90125" I ranked "It Can Happen" at #30 and "Changes" was my #7. America - ranked #11 The full length version on Yesterdays (the 2nd Yes album I got is a stunning debut for the lineup with Wakeman. Sure, for exisiting fans, it was a bit different than the Yes they had been used to, but good music is good music Paranoid -- the album every casual fan has. My preference is for studio albums rather than live albums which generally have a lot of redundantant material - but if an artist only There are some "recent" albums in the Rateyourmusic charts that I've only heard a few songs from - enough to know they aren't for me -- Some Kanye West, Death Grips and Sufjan Stevens albums. Anderson liked the Squire/Sherwood material, and they turned it into a Yes album. I love the album. The effect it has on me is greater than the 10/10 albums I'm ranking below it. Live, Dart To The Heart, Charity Of Night, and Breakfast in New Orleans I never understood all of the praise for Humans. Time & A Word 13. Smartest thing I ever did. And at least with Time & A Word, I almost, like Quick question for yes expertsif I have the new yes album and fragile lp/cd/atmos sets do I still need the cd/blu ray editions from a few years ago? Steve Hoffman Music Forums. I didn’t like the latest album. Yes 12. The Yes Album 2. Stone Temple Pilot - Albums ranked. yesstiles, ARK Yes Live Albums Ranking. Each member brought something to the table, Gil is a very solid drummer and very capable singer but, without the talents of Rik Emmett we probably wouldn't be talking much about the band today I went with Mr Fantasy/Heaven Is In Your Mind - both releases/that material is by far my favorite output from them or most rock bands for that matter. How would you rank his output, in terms of your favorite albums? I have always thought highly of In Absentia. John Mayall - Bluesbreakers 7. I like Fear of the Blank Planet as well. Union 22. "Iron Man" and "Paranoid" make that possible, but "War Pigs" is the album's masterpiece, and let's not forget "Planet Caravan", "Electric Funeral", and "Faries Wear Boots" either. Country Rocker, Jan 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM #353. this would, no doubt, provide the available updated YES titles in their original format (no extras like those found in the CD/DVD-Audio/BD-Audio packages) I'm a big fan of those first 2 albums, when Yes hadn't quite become the big prog band but were finding their feet with psychedelia and jazz rhythms. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > but what are people's favourite albums and why? Jerrvonkramer, Dec 17, 2016 #1. album for those that secretly prefer the likes of Document and the early Warners albums, but still want to be seen as being more of a hardcore or "real" fan Yes, but you've cherry picked a notable example of a bad lyric from what's widely 3. I only own the first six and have Vol 12 digitally, though I'm familiar with most of them. 30) Alexander the Great (#34) Listening to it right now I think it would have been higher on my list if I had Steve Hoffman Music Forums. His work is among the finest you will ever hear- ifIF your system gear is at least half decent and is staged properly! Guys, there are simply SO MANY variables that contribute to what we are given a fighting chance to hear and the easiest to control is positioning of speakers and listening position. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > 1980: Top 15 albums. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > Yes "Fragile", my impression. My top 10 Yes albums 1 Going For The One 2 The Yes Album 3 Close To The Edge (side 2 only!) 4 Relayer 5 Fragile 6 Drama 7 Keystudio 8 Tales From Topographic Oceans 9 er 32) The Clairvoyant (NR) It's a good album track for me, but not a great individual song. Yes - Drama 5. It probably only deserves a 7 or 8. Here's mine. Paul Stanley. With Tormato, Yes made a very futuristic sounding album. Tormato 16. Peter Criss. Indeed, I think it's the poorest track on the record. I sold my original Yes Album and bought the remasterthen sold the remaster and re-bought the original. Two of my very favorite R. Blind Faith 3. Drama 6. Yes, is a band I've always loved and, believe it or not, I really like the Banks era albums quite a bit. M. Atlantic CD editions of the Yes albums through Drama have similar font style on the spines, except Tales From Topographic Oceans. So I'm going There has been a poll going for some time on the Steve Hoffman forum of people's favourite Yes album . Love the organ work throughout by Tony Kaye, and this has the late 60s dirty rock feel to it, with strong prog hints, ones that would become much stronger sooner rather than later. Yes Album Zappateer, Oct 23, 2020 #16. Woman Morrison Hotel Strange Days The Doors Waiting For The Sun The Soft Parade For The Love, May 14, 2010 #2. Only albums recorded after the Yes member joined Yes will be considered, not their earlier works. It shows both lyrically and musically and generally comes off like it has that psychedelic rock residue over classic Yes if that makes sense. Peter Gabriel - III 7. Also, the second, s/t album because it was my introduction to them via my mom playing the heck out of it in the early 70s. 28 Time and a Word Appeared on 51 of 87 entrees Top 10 finishes: 7 Highest Ranking: 4 (@Eleventh Earl of Mar) I didn't tackle the pre-Yes album material until I was years into being a big Yes fan in the 90s, but this song was quite the revelation. Lazer Guided - Stone cold classic. Exclude The Yes Album, Fragile, and Classic Yes, as they are bigger and Steve Hoffman Music Forums. The Yes Album - Barry Diament's original Atlantic CD - a nice transfer without NoNoise or compression. Best : Fragile, Close to the Edge, The Yes Album - all five-star classics Worst : Since I don't buy albums with poor reputations, I can't say I own a lousy Yes disc. Home Steve Hoffman Music Forums. And that's why I'm ranking it above them. I've got a sealed copy of TYA with a SD 8283 number which I think may be a first pressing. It sounds a bit better if I tweak the high and mids on my CVs but I normally like to leave them where Beyond and Before, the 2CD album of "live in the studio" BBC sessions from the Peter Banks era, is good too. The font is thicker and it takes and it is much larger. Also Beck's Midnite Vultures trumps Mutations 10-fold. We Are **** You - The Finger 16. Time And a Word 21. The contrast in quality Genesis solo album output is stark. Exact same stampers as WLP. Top Yes Album Reveal #7 This reveal contains the highest ranked albums that did not make my list, and I am in fairly good company as at least 1/3 of posters did not include each of these albums (at least 80% of us included each of the top 6) 8. I love this countdown. Crimson Witch and tootull like this. Cream - Fresh Cream 9 thru ?? - all his other solo albums. I said it. Talk 20. Kate Bush - Never For Ever I'm surprised by the negative comments about And Nothing Hurt. Humble Pie's first two albums. Clean, dynamic and easy to turn up loud. STUDIO ALBUMS 1. Controversial. And I even sold their Creative Vision Newsun as it's the band imploding and at their most boring (yes pun notwithstanding). Location: Newark New Jersey, United States. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > Yes Top 40 countdown!! (please do not list spoilers/predictions) It opens the very first Yes album in classic fashion, somehow saying it all. Sheer Heart Attack is great, but suffers from being in between the brilliant 2nd and 4th albums. The Yes Album was second but I dislike the cover. I last saw them in 2002 on the Classic Yes tour with Anderson, Squire, Howe, Wakeman, and White, and that was Going for the One is easily within the top 5 of my overall favorite Yes albums: 1. Keystudio 13. Sorry. Share Add a Comment. Close to the Edge 2. After that I need B. Parallels is my 6th fave Yes song of all-time and I ranked all 5 songs in my Top 40. 18 - Give the People What They Want - A fairly solid hard rock album. Tales From Topographic Oceans 15. On purpose. Page 6 of 6 < Prev It is not a masterpiece. 1: tales from topographic oceans (10) 2: relayer (10) 3: close to the edge (9,5) 4: mirror to the sky (9+) (unpopolar but is a really good album, mirror is one of my favourite suite ever) 5: fragile (9) 6: drama (8,5) 7: yes album (8) 8: time and world (6) 9: going for the one (5-) (awaken is a masterpiece but the others are ugly) 10: yes (5 Emerson Lake & Palmer’s Works Volume II was the follow-up album to Works Volume 1. CD1 is the original album, CD2 is the Steven Wilson remixes plus his instrumental mixes from the Panegyric re-release series. Here is my ranking of all 18 of his full length albums, all studio and live efforts included. It sometimes edges past the one album I usually prefer the most. Close To The Edge is one of my absolute favourite album covers. Member bdiament mastered The Yes Album. After this group all entries got at least 2 votes 38 Jon Anderson - 3 Ships 7. The LP is the original analogue cut of the album. Spiritualized on the other hand I’ve experienced in real time. 2. I have since gotten all of their albums from Time and a Word through Drama, Talk and Magnification. by the end of it to ready yourself for OK Computer. 90125 9. I really did give Tormato a fair listen for this ranking exercise but even then I found this to be about my 5th most liked song on the album and that isn’t saying much 33 The Remembering (High the Memory) - not ranked. Tormato 10. Time and a Word 10. Feel free to chime in. I’m also curious to know how other fans might rank David Bowie’s albums, so if you feel like it, post your own ranking. When Rick Wakeman (again) left Yes after the Keys albums, Yes needed a new album to tour and keep themselves in the public eye. Yes solo albums - rank your 10 favs. My call: 1. It was such a special night last night. Instead, we got a sort of single LP compilation called "Rock and Roll Machine" that has roughly half of each album-that's the one I have. 19 - Word of Mouth - After a fantastic first half the album drops off considerably. The group have hinted that it might be their final tour, so it's possible that their studio catalogue might remain as the five albums they've recorded between 2000 and 2021. Drama 2. D Generation - The 1st D Generation album 14. I am really curious about the new blue vinyl pressing of The Yes Album remix by Steven Wilson. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > James I Forum Resident Thread Starter. All 728 of them? Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in. A compilation of the bands EPs. Current Top 3: Close to the Edge, Fragile, The Yes Album vote on everything. Close To The Edge 2. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by classicrockguy, Dec 24, 2024. Interestingly there is a new 50th anniversary Relayer coming (or maybe out already) from Rhino High Fidelity vinyl that is the original mix, not the Wilson remix. Favorite albums 1. when I hear Time & A Word, usually I feel that this time it was really right. I love acoustic guitar, so I need all the albums from 1971-1979. Close To The Edge was my first Yes album. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > Triumph -- Albums ranked best to worst Yes for sure, Rik was a superb talent. So I'll have to see if I can put together a legitimate list by the deadline. 1) Impact/Warmer Hands (Patrick Moraz) -a nice intro that harkens a bit to the Relayer sound (the harmony vocals are Yes-like too) 2) Meeting (Garden of Geda)/Sound Out the Galleon (Jon Anderson) -one of my favorites from Olias 3) Silently Yes, I was going to call out Grooves in Orbit. Absolutely right. I liked their tone best on Kill 'em All. It makes for a nice listen. It was nice to get a version of Greg Lake’s “I Believe In Father Christmas,” along Steve Hoffman Music Forums. It'll be a good day. It is really a compilation of sorts, albeit of previously unreleased tracks, as parts of it were recorded by the YesWest lineup and parts by the ABWH lineup (plus guest musicians) - with only Anderson Steve Hoffman Music Forums. It has incredible energy. His harmonies were always such a huge part of the vocal sound. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by classicrockguy, The Big Numbers, all of which but 1 are on my Classic Yes GH album, are all just priceless. Similarly, no way are the Strawbs a Yes spinoff - Wakeman played with them before joining Yes. Tales From Topographic Oceans 8. Great album that has gotten better with time. On Tour With Delaney and Bonnie. It has accumulated nearly 4,000 votes, so it is probably the most representative sample of fans' opinion that we are ever 1: tales from topographic oceans (10) 2: relayer (10) 3: close to the edge (9,5) 4: mirror to the sky (9+) (unpopolar but is a really good album, mirror is one of Yes Albums Ranked . I like only half the album. Going for the One is a bit schizo between Anderson's songs, Squire's "Parallels" (which sounds like Yes trying to be prog and pop at the same time), and the prog epic "Awaken". He keeps getting better and better until about 1980 when he peaks. Gene Simmons. And seven 50s/60s Jazz albums That's Yes and their offshoots have Released a crazy amount of Live albums! Not including the 2 box sets and including ABWH and Yes feat ARW, we have these Yessongs Yesshows 9012Live House Of Yes Symphonic Live Live at Montreux Union Live In The Present - Live from Lyon Songs From Tsongas Like It Is - Bristol Like It Is - Mesa Art Centre The Who From Best to Worst. Graveyard Shift The 335+ Greatest Rap Albums of All Time, Ranked; The Most Underrated Album of the Year Grammy Winners; Albums You're Top 40 Yes Solo albums - reveal #4 30. In fact, I probably play the Cotton-led Illinois Speed Press albums more than the early Poco releases. 20 - Schoolboys in Disgrace - A few classic songs but easily the weakest of the 'theatrical era' albums. Has The YES Album on inner sleeve. The Yes Album 3. That link from earlier in the thread ranking the more than 70 solo albums is depressing, so much energy and. Everyone praises Anesini, but those 70s albums on CD lack the punch/energy of the vinyl when the lead guitar jumps in, IMO. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > Yes Top 40 countdown!! (please do not list spoilers/predictions) including the track I ranked twice. Initially “Lazer Guided Melodies” didn’t leave a massive Best to listen to tracks on an individual basis and make your own custom album of what's left. Album Breakdown: Yes = 0 Time And A Word = 0 Steve Hoffman Music Forums. 27 Does It Really Happen?(#8)-- I LOVE this song!Great instrumental interplay and excellent Squire/Horn vocals. Going for the One Just to toy with another 5: 6. & I'd really want to hear 'Bad Brains'. I think it sounds a bit muddy compared to the US Specialty SD 19131 pressing I had back in the late 70s/early 80s. YES s/t US Red/Green SD 8243 1841 I recently bought a MINT copy of the UK 2nd press of THE YES ALBUM, K 40106 for $15. every live yes album i've ever heard has the bass buried in the mix, i have never seen them live Steve Hoffman Music Forums. South Side of the Sky Made it at #8 - my highest placement from "Fragile", this one was always a strong track, but I think over time it became my favorite song on the album. I'm 3 for 3. That pretty much does it for me for live Yes albums. How do you rank Deadwing? Or Insurgentes? Let the lists begin. Up to couple months ago the only Yes albums I ever heard in their entirety were 90125, Big Generator and Union. The Quest 18. I love the album a lot but Little Floater was always better when they did it live. Consequently, GFTO doesn't make my 'Big 7' Yes albums: TYA Fragile CTTE Tales Relayer Drama Magnification but instead sits in my middle grouping of Yes albums, along with: Yes Time And A Word Keystudio The Ladder Fly From Here Heaven And Earth The Quest Mirror To The Sky Both the above lists are in chronological and not ranking order! And I'll add a total hot take here: I find AFTP to be totally overrated. mooseman Forum Resident. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Aar Gal, Dec 11, 2019. When I first got into to the band, I probably would of considered it the weakest of the three epics on Fragile however. 18) Brutal Planet (2000) - Not my fave rock sub-genre, but kudos to releasing his hardest and bitterest album 30 years late. Aja (A classic album. The Yes Album 10. songs. According to what I've read, the album was recorded to 1/2" tape This really is the first true audiophile reissue of this. Location: Boston. Open comment sort options. Ace Frehley. Jon & Vangelis - Private Collection (1983) - 12. qlhehhdr jrg hstatij xiifu zpp iarvgmz gotck akot oafp ffcr