TO was obviously a very ambitious project with Jon Anderson the creative force.attempting to create a progrock version of Rite of spring,
However good the musicians, and the playing all round is faultless even with RW half interested, it doesnt quite come together due in part to the failure to unite the melodic elements into a working structure.
It could have worked as a single album format without the extended development but somehow this is as far as trained rock musicians could go .
The day I heard this chaos was ever present and even that chaos was to hunt be for some time a peace came to me throught this bands amazing deep perceptions and no I was not on drugs . YES forever.
@juresaiyan You are actually right.In the court of the crimson king is the first 1969 progressive gem,it's just that I'm a big fan of Yes,so sometimes I can be carried away a little bit.Long live prog rock and his fans CHEERS.
@dayvenkirq hmmmmm i would say no, after king crimson baked it, yes cut it up an then served it. know what i mean haha. and genesis, tull, floyd, and gentle giant sat at the table and had some cake along side them. hows that?
That's a pretty clever little analogy, but I think Gentle Giant baked and cut their own separate cake. Yes is, without a doubt, the greatest (progressive) rock band to ever exist, but Gentle Giant was in a completely different ball game than everyone else.
@username91ification mmm, i have to disagree, now I absolutely LOVE! Yes, but i like Genesis a little bit more. However, i will admit that Yes managed to be a little more consistent than genesis, but really thats arguable because Genesis had a span of like 6 really great albums but then so did Yes. then the 80's happened haha, not to say that the 80's albums were terrible but they just could never top the 70's ones obviously.
@o0LanternLight0o Wait, which one means "fathered": "wrote the recipe" of "baked." I suppose it depends on how you define prog rock in terms of style.
@dayvenkirq and of course im missing a ton of others like, the moody blues, gong, van der graaf, super tramp, rush, caravan, soft machine. and you know some at leastworth metioningin the mix like zappa... i guess we should just be happy that prog happend right? its just the best. can you dissagree with that?
A peaceful masterpeice driven by jon's vision and chis's remarkable bass and roger's cover ..like the greats of this era ..why would an artist want to put the same fuckin record every year? this is not van halen or ac dc or the uninventful rock music of many of it's predicessors. This band was the most important of our lifetime ...
Children, it's understandable your frustration with TFTO.I'll assure you it will be the only Yes album that will always grow on you.I've had this in my life since Feb. '74.
Like most Yes albums, I really tried to give this one a chance, but it turns out that the three albums I truly dig are "The Yes Album", "Fragile", and "Close to the Edge". The others certainly had "moments", but they were too far and few between, and didn't sustain the level that those three albums did. Even "...Edge" started to pad filler here and there, methoughts.
From "The Yes Album" to "Going for the One (album) " that is my favorite era, although I have had a hard time to get into "Tales", but I would like to.
Personally, albums 3, 4, and 5 can never be replaced. This one I never got in to. It appears to be a bit much, as Wakeman said. OK, I guess. And I'm a BIG Yes fan. Sorry boys.
What is called science by the *science-worshippers* of the present age and regarded by them as equivalent to the sum total of *reality*, is simply a collection of laws applicable to a single dimension of the world. The result of all human effort and experimentation is a body of knowledge concerning a minute bright dot comparable to the dim light of a candle-surrounded by a dark night enveloping a huge desert of indefinite extent.
All praise is due to ALLAH, the Lord of the Universe.
@1tabligh Don't tell people what to believe. I respect science more that I will EVER respect your god, but I don't go around telling people that, because I respect your opinion. I really don't respect it when you tell me that praise is due to your God though. Allah MIGHT be real. He MIGHT be. I choose not to believe him. If you say others beliefs are wrong, and yours are definitely right, have fun dancing in ignorance.
@sceptile759 Then how can you delude yourself and believe that hydrogen and oxygen, electrons and protons, should first produce themselves, then be the source for all other beings, and finally decree the laws that regulate themselves and the rest of the material world?
How could some of the scientists permit themselves to make a claim that would necessitate knowledge as extensive as the scheme of the universe, when their knowledge of the total scheme of being is *close* to zero, when confronted with a whole mass of unknowns concerning this very earth and tangible, lifeless matter, let alone the whole universe?
@1tabligh I completely understand your claim, and respect it. I just don't believe in a god, simply because of all the terrible and evil in the world religion has caused, I choose to stay away from it. I completely see your point of view, but I just don't like reading that your God is "Ruler of the Universe." He might be real, I'm not doubting his existence, but you saying he is definitely is kind of an ignorant statement.
@1tabligh You're trying too hard to make yourself look smart. Listen, no, Science is no God, and this song CLEARLY isn't about science BEING God. You fail to understand, I respect you and your beliefs, but please, KEEP THEM TO YOURSELF.
@sceptile759 How can it be supposed that belief in the existence of God is the acceptance of contradiction, whereas belief in the uncaused nature of an effect such as matter is not contradictory?
How could it be believed that matter should itself be the origin of millions of attributes and characteristics and thus be the equivalent of the purposeful, wise and all-knowing Creator?
@1tabligh Do you not understand? Stop trying to prove you're right! I'm not saying your wrong, in fact, there probably IS a God. Just stop showing off yours, it's rude and out of taste. There are certain places you can't go showing your religion off to everyone and trying to tell them it's right, and here is one of those places.
@sceptile759 Is it at all possible that the cells of the body should learn their functions, pursue their aim in a precise and orderly fashion, and crystallize so miraculously in the world of being, without there being a conscious and powerful being to instruct them?
Is it not rather the case that phenomena such as these prove and demonstrate, with the utmost emphasis, the need for a plan, a design, a guiding hand inspired by conscious will?
@sceptile759 No one is right and no one is wrong. As soon as someone claims to be right, it gives way to wrong; both define one another. Go your path and let others go theirs.
@holeinanoaktree I'm not saying he is right, nor wrong, but I think he should keep to himself and not try to tell me his god is god of everything, when maybe you could say the same thing about yours. I find it a bit distasteful, and that's all I was saying, but now he's just trying to prove to me why there is a God, and I don't like that.
@sceptile759 Then let him keep to himself and don't reply. You're not going to get anywhere on the internet. What if there is a God? What if there isn't? It's no consequence because neither of you know and nor do I. I'm not defending anyone. All I'm saying is that this song fucking rocks and we're al talking about God. If you believe he's distasteful, don't type. You're not going to get anywhere but pissed off. You've made your point and so has he.
@kevo4369 It's funny when people pick up on old arguments that have been peacefully resolved already. It's not revealing or insightful, he was just talking about his God.
Do scientific discoveries and knowledge cause such a scientist to conclude that matter, *** unknowing and unperceiving ***, is his creator and that of all beings?
@Cradley51 Not sure about that. I agree it was probably the most produced and commercially viable. But its not my favorite I get bored with it to fast. My favs would be a cross between Close to the Edge and fragile.
So happy I bought this and studied it eons ago, regardless of the critics of friends that surrounded me. My Mom's boyfriend who studied classical music through out his University years did not like Yes, hence I did not care for his lack of teaching himself how to listen to music of anything other in the genre he knew. Glad I knew better at 14.
@TheGoddessCaroline Isn't it odd? People who introduced us to classical music, in the 60s and 70s, shunned the Progressive Rock bands, who were inspired by classical. Back then, we were required to take musical appreciation in school. We covered mostly classical music. But, when we tried to bring Prog Rock records back to our teachers, they missed an opportunity to connect with us. They simply dismissed Prog as inferior music. We could have studied and compared both genres. It could've been fun!
@skybluemarshall That would have been great. I wanted to be an audio engineer as a kid and would make myself just listen to guitar, then bass, vocals and drums. Eventually I started branching out into other instruments the same way, then listen to the entire song. From that I would discuss it with friends to see which pieces stood out to them. Sadly, most people listen to vocals first and everything else last. Your teachers missed out entirely. I had a similar incident .
crikey proper music...try and replicate this so called modern musicians, ha,ha,ha,ha...no gimicks or hype just pure music from proper musicians.....will last forever....
I just bought this on iTunes...unknowing that my dad had the record in his room across the hall. XD Oh well, worth the buy! This song gives me chills in the begining, a brilliant song! =)
Please never say again ‘modern craps’. It is only our fault. Never say ‘What a waste of money’. Say ‘why didn’t I buy that’. And yes, listen music when you are prepared for, not in Mc Donald’s or toilets
In the DVD Yesyears Jon talks about the critics saying that Yes was bloated and self indulgent and that next they will try to put the Bible to music and Jon's reply, and I'm paraphrasing here, "Ok, I'll show them it can be done" and the result was TFTO!
Wow! I remember I saw an episode of Medium when I was tripping on window pane and I thought that Alison was talking to me in a weird dog language I couldn't understand and George Kennedy was there to translate through the honorable Phony Balony and they told me to crash Jon Anderson's birthday party and I told him of my experience and his reply was, "Security!"
When Edgar Cayce and Paramahansa Yogananda spoke to me through medium Reverend George Daisley in 1984, they mentioned this music, saying they had watched me lying on my bed, listening to it, being transformed by it, being transported to another realm by it...I was privileged enough to tell this to Jon Anderson while attending his birthday party with Director Tony Roman at the L.A. Athletic Club in 1993...he was amazed, asking me, "Who ARE you?" I said, "I don't know yet..." I still don't!
Even more ambitious than CTTE. They went out on a limb to create such a spiritual work of art...loved it in '74 and it's grown on me ever since. So hard to perform all movements. Even tho Wakeman complained, he was a real joy to watch on tour. Have been hearing rumors for years that this would be remade with symphony orchestra and original members....Any word?
One of the best double albums ever written - even though it takes a while for certain yes songs to grow on you , then you appreciate them so much more ...
@Jim1961jason Couldn't agree more. This album divides opinion, but I absolutely love the symphonic nature of it, with real development in the pieces. It is a masterpiece!
Amazing track, probably my all time favorite, of course I thought Jon's "Olias of Sunhillow" was brilliant! Never care for their more radio play songs.
This song has a great wakeman synth solo
MrJohnboy006 1 week ago
masterpiece indeed........
51liviu 1 week ago
This song kicks ass.
thirtythree303 2 weeks ago
When I purchased this album that very evening a blizzard was raging outside my window, the music just blended in so very well. 'Was it '73? Geez!
Cromag99 3 weeks ago
I liked it then, and it has been, after eighties, a real force.
ku11erv0 3 weeks ago
Still have this album.
LadyMyst01 3 weeks ago in playlist Yes Topographic Oceans
TO was obviously a very ambitious project with Jon Anderson the creative force.attempting to create a progrock version of Rite of spring,
However good the musicians, and the playing all round is faultless even with RW half interested, it doesnt quite come together due in part to the failure to unite the melodic elements into a working structure.
It could have worked as a single album format without the extended development but somehow this is as far as trained rock musicians could go .
SWSguitar 3 weeks ago
Absolutely. This album was ahead of it's time.
LadyMyst01 4 weeks ago
First league!
excudebat 1 month ago
nothing at the world of music is bettter than yes! amazing vocals!
prorock90125 1 month ago
The day I heard this chaos was ever present and even that chaos was to hunt be for some time a peace came to me throught this bands amazing deep perceptions and no I was not on drugs . YES forever.
pedrobjuarez 1 month ago
^^^^^^ ******
LanceHelmut 1 month ago
5 stars
MrBoohead1987 1 month ago
Fathers of Progressive Rock
ivanmrkvc7 2 months ago
@ivanmrkvc7 the fathers of progressive rock are King Crimson actually.
juresaiyan 1 month ago
@juresaiyan You are actually right.In the court of the crimson king is the first 1969 progressive gem,it's just that I'm a big fan of Yes,so sometimes I can be carried away a little bit.Long live prog rock and his fans CHEERS.
ivanmrkvc7 1 month ago
@ivanmrkvc7 yes! ARISE FANS OF PROG ROCK!!!!
juresaiyan 1 month ago
@juresaiyan You need to go to a hospital.
dayvenkirq 1 month ago
@juresaiyan Actually it's The Beatles with Sgt. Pepper.
dayvenkirq 1 month ago
@dayvenkirq well, idk sgt. pepper may have wrote the recipie, but in the court of the crimson king baked the caked. you get what im saying?
o0LanternLight0o 1 month ago
@o0LanternLight0o What if someone told you King Crimson wrote the recipe but Yes baked the cake? See what I'm saying?
dayvenkirq 1 month ago
@dayvenkirq hmmmmm i would say no, after king crimson baked it, yes cut it up an then served it. know what i mean haha. and genesis, tull, floyd, and gentle giant sat at the table and had some cake along side them. hows that?
o0LanternLight0o 1 month ago
@o0LanternLight0o
That's a pretty clever little analogy, but I think Gentle Giant baked and cut their own separate cake. Yes is, without a doubt, the greatest (progressive) rock band to ever exist, but Gentle Giant was in a completely different ball game than everyone else.
username91ification 1 month ago
@username91ification mmm, i have to disagree, now I absolutely LOVE! Yes, but i like Genesis a little bit more. However, i will admit that Yes managed to be a little more consistent than genesis, but really thats arguable because Genesis had a span of like 6 really great albums but then so did Yes. then the 80's happened haha, not to say that the 80's albums were terrible but they just could never top the 70's ones obviously.
o0LanternLight0o 1 month ago
@username91ification I eat all the cake hahahaha
thelilymoore 5 days ago
@o0LanternLight0o Wait, which one means "fathered": "wrote the recipe" of "baked." I suppose it depends on how you define prog rock in terms of style.
dayvenkirq 1 month ago
@dayvenkirq ehhh... i dont know forget it, Yes is awesome. haha
o0LanternLight0o 1 month ago
@dayvenkirq and of course im missing a ton of others like, the moody blues, gong, van der graaf, super tramp, rush, caravan, soft machine. and you know some at leastworth metioningin the mix like zappa... i guess we should just be happy that prog happend right? its just the best. can you dissagree with that?
o0LanternLight0o 1 month ago
A peaceful masterpeice driven by jon's vision and chis's remarkable bass and roger's cover ..like the greats of this era ..why would an artist want to put the same fuckin record every year? this is not van halen or ac dc or the uninventful rock music of many of it's predicessors. This band was the most important of our lifetime ...
crimsonlord100 2 months ago
My favorite YES album, alot better music BEFORE TREVOR RABIN's time in the band!
MultiPelias 2 months ago
The second best part of listening to yes was looking at their album covers while the music played.
tokk3n88 2 months ago 6
Children, it's understandable your frustration with TFTO.I'll assure you it will be the only Yes album that will always grow on you.I've had this in my life since Feb. '74.
TheTherese3 2 months ago
Like most Yes albums, I really tried to give this one a chance, but it turns out that the three albums I truly dig are "The Yes Album", "Fragile", and "Close to the Edge". The others certainly had "moments", but they were too far and few between, and didn't sustain the level that those three albums did. Even "...Edge" started to pad filler here and there, methoughts.
666uberstud666 3 months ago
Any way I can live inside this album?
DarwinBlinks 3 months ago
From "The Yes Album" to "Going for the One (album) " that is my favorite era, although I have had a hard time to get into "Tales", but I would like to.
SeattleLA 3 months ago
Got the double vinyl... This is awesome!
Jaksary 3 months ago
@Jaksary Same for me!!! In a great condition!!
leyo35 3 months ago
Personally, albums 3, 4, and 5 can never be replaced. This one I never got in to. It appears to be a bit much, as Wakeman said. OK, I guess. And I'm a BIG Yes fan. Sorry boys.
probrojeffro 4 months ago
MAGESTUOSA !!!!!
subatomicllove 4 months ago
What is called science by the *science-worshippers* of the present age and regarded by them as equivalent to the sum total of *reality*, is simply a collection of laws applicable to a single dimension of the world. The result of all human effort and experimentation is a body of knowledge concerning a minute bright dot comparable to the dim light of a candle-surrounded by a dark night enveloping a huge desert of indefinite extent.
All praise is due to ALLAH, the Lord of the Universe.
1tabligh 5 months ago
@1tabligh Don't tell people what to believe. I respect science more that I will EVER respect your god, but I don't go around telling people that, because I respect your opinion. I really don't respect it when you tell me that praise is due to your God though. Allah MIGHT be real. He MIGHT be. I choose not to believe him. If you say others beliefs are wrong, and yours are definitely right, have fun dancing in ignorance.
sceptile759 4 months ago
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@sceptile759 Then how can you delude yourself and believe that hydrogen and oxygen, electrons and protons, should first produce themselves, then be the source for all other beings, and finally decree the laws that regulate themselves and the rest of the material world?
1tabligh 4 months ago
How could some of the scientists permit themselves to make a claim that would necessitate knowledge as extensive as the scheme of the universe, when their knowledge of the total scheme of being is *close* to zero, when confronted with a whole mass of unknowns concerning this very earth and tangible, lifeless matter, let alone the whole universe?
1tabligh 4 months ago
@1tabligh I completely understand your claim, and respect it. I just don't believe in a god, simply because of all the terrible and evil in the world religion has caused, I choose to stay away from it. I completely see your point of view, but I just don't like reading that your God is "Ruler of the Universe." He might be real, I'm not doubting his existence, but you saying he is definitely is kind of an ignorant statement.
sceptile759 4 months ago
@sceptile759 Is it at all feasible to regard all the geometry, functioning and movement of the universe as the outcome of matter in its ignorance?
1tabligh 4 months ago
@1tabligh You're trying too hard to make yourself look smart. Listen, no, Science is no God, and this song CLEARLY isn't about science BEING God. You fail to understand, I respect you and your beliefs, but please, KEEP THEM TO YOURSELF.
sceptile759 3 months ago
@sceptile759 How can it be supposed that belief in the existence of God is the acceptance of contradiction, whereas belief in the uncaused nature of an effect such as matter is not contradictory?
How could it be believed that matter should itself be the origin of millions of attributes and characteristics and thus be the equivalent of the purposeful, wise and all-knowing Creator?
1tabligh 3 months ago
@1tabligh Do you not understand? Stop trying to prove you're right! I'm not saying your wrong, in fact, there probably IS a God. Just stop showing off yours, it's rude and out of taste. There are certain places you can't go showing your religion off to everyone and trying to tell them it's right, and here is one of those places.
sceptile759 3 months ago
@sceptile759 Is it at all possible that the cells of the body should learn their functions, pursue their aim in a precise and orderly fashion, and crystallize so miraculously in the world of being, without there being a conscious and powerful being to instruct them?
Is it not rather the case that phenomena such as these prove and demonstrate, with the utmost emphasis, the need for a plan, a design, a guiding hand inspired by conscious will?
1tabligh 3 months ago
@sceptile759 No one is right and no one is wrong. As soon as someone claims to be right, it gives way to wrong; both define one another. Go your path and let others go theirs.
holeinanoaktree 3 months ago
@holeinanoaktree I'm not saying he is right, nor wrong, but I think he should keep to himself and not try to tell me his god is god of everything, when maybe you could say the same thing about yours. I find it a bit distasteful, and that's all I was saying, but now he's just trying to prove to me why there is a God, and I don't like that.
sceptile759 3 months ago
@sceptile759 Then let him keep to himself and don't reply. You're not going to get anywhere on the internet. What if there is a God? What if there isn't? It's no consequence because neither of you know and nor do I. I'm not defending anyone. All I'm saying is that this song fucking rocks and we're al talking about God. If you believe he's distasteful, don't type. You're not going to get anywhere but pissed off. You've made your point and so has he.
Yes rules.
holeinanoaktree 3 months ago
@holeinanoaktree I totally agree and see where you're coming from. Let us rejoice in good music then.
sceptile759 3 months ago
@sceptile759 ... or a very insightful, and powerfully revealing statement. Said with all confidence.
kevo4369 2 months ago
@kevo4369 It's funny when people pick up on old arguments that have been peacefully resolved already. It's not revealing or insightful, he was just talking about his God.
TheBrothers759 1 month ago
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Do scientific discoveries and knowledge cause such a scientist to conclude that matter, *** unknowing and unperceiving ***, is his creator and that of all beings?
1tabligh 4 months ago
All time yes favs. Enjoyed this when I was 16
SuperPickleme 5 months ago
Saw it live at "The Rainbow" Finsbury Park. Probably the best concert I ever saw. Amazing band amazing music.
superspark1007 5 months ago
The best album ever!
Topographer 6 months ago 12
@Topographer Well, one of the best. :) .
dayvenkirq 1 month ago
@Topographer i personally think that 90125 was their strongest one
Cradley51 1 week ago
@Cradley51 Not sure about that. I agree it was probably the most produced and commercially viable. But its not my favorite I get bored with it to fast. My favs would be a cross between Close to the Edge and fragile.
MrJohnboy006 1 week ago
before new age music there was tales lol
WingNutLCC 6 months ago
tales--my fav yes
WingNutLCC 6 months ago
Whoa....
SolarFederate 6 months ago
So happy I bought this and studied it eons ago, regardless of the critics of friends that surrounded me. My Mom's boyfriend who studied classical music through out his University years did not like Yes, hence I did not care for his lack of teaching himself how to listen to music of anything other in the genre he knew. Glad I knew better at 14.
TheGoddessCaroline 6 months ago
@TheGoddessCaroline Isn't it odd? People who introduced us to classical music, in the 60s and 70s, shunned the Progressive Rock bands, who were inspired by classical. Back then, we were required to take musical appreciation in school. We covered mostly classical music. But, when we tried to bring Prog Rock records back to our teachers, they missed an opportunity to connect with us. They simply dismissed Prog as inferior music. We could have studied and compared both genres. It could've been fun!
skybluemarshall 5 months ago
@skybluemarshall I have to agree with you. Jon Anderson and the boys did not tow the eliteist line.
donmccullen 4 months ago
@skybluemarshall That would have been great. I wanted to be an audio engineer as a kid and would make myself just listen to guitar, then bass, vocals and drums. Eventually I started branching out into other instruments the same way, then listen to the entire song. From that I would discuss it with friends to see which pieces stood out to them. Sadly, most people listen to vocals first and everything else last. Your teachers missed out entirely. I had a similar incident .
TheGoddessCaroline 2 weeks ago
crikey proper music...try and replicate this so called modern musicians, ha,ha,ha,ha...no gimicks or hype just pure music from proper musicians.....will last forever....
haileysvomit 6 months ago 2
we're doomed!!!!!
Ypipable 6 months ago
Unforgetten sphere, and beautiful atmosphere. This is a real tale.
traversix 7 months ago
One of the first cassettes I purchased-gorgeous, exciting, dynamic, tuneful, spiritual, brilliant. Fantastic, even now.
aviemore77 7 months ago
Nice, 1 off my favorite bands.
benaberry 8 months ago
I just bought this on iTunes...unknowing that my dad had the record in his room across the hall. XD Oh well, worth the buy! This song gives me chills in the begining, a brilliant song! =)
rollercoasterdude96 8 months ago
This record starts out great, but most of it is filler.
CatapultYourMom 11 months ago
Please never say again ‘modern craps’. It is only our fault. Never say ‘What a waste of money’. Say ‘why didn’t I buy that’. And yes, listen music when you are prepared for, not in Mc Donald’s or toilets
Kegnaste 1 year ago
In the DVD Yesyears Jon talks about the critics saying that Yes was bloated and self indulgent and that next they will try to put the Bible to music and Jon's reply, and I'm paraphrasing here, "Ok, I'll show them it can be done" and the result was TFTO!
chimptor50 1 year ago
@chimptor50 Its Tales for short, not TFTO, just Tales
MrClose2theEdge 7 months ago
Wow! I remember I saw an episode of Medium when I was tripping on window pane and I thought that Alison was talking to me in a weird dog language I couldn't understand and George Kennedy was there to translate through the honorable Phony Balony and they told me to crash Jon Anderson's birthday party and I told him of my experience and his reply was, "Security!"
chimptor50 1 year ago
I listened to this a couple years ago, fell asleep out of boredom. For some reason though, listening to it now...I actually dig it. Weird.
Yetuset 1 year ago
When Edgar Cayce and Paramahansa Yogananda spoke to me through medium Reverend George Daisley in 1984, they mentioned this music, saying they had watched me lying on my bed, listening to it, being transformed by it, being transported to another realm by it...I was privileged enough to tell this to Jon Anderson while attending his birthday party with Director Tony Roman at the L.A. Athletic Club in 1993...he was amazed, asking me, "Who ARE you?" I said, "I don't know yet..." I still don't!
kittygodmother 1 year ago
Even more ambitious than CTTE. They went out on a limb to create such a spiritual work of art...loved it in '74 and it's grown on me ever since. So hard to perform all movements. Even tho Wakeman complained, he was a real joy to watch on tour. Have been hearing rumors for years that this would be remade with symphony orchestra and original members....Any word?
samextasy 1 year ago
I go ape-shit for that main motif at 1:36, and the tension that precedes it, for that matter.
akathasamurai 1 year ago
Tales and Relayer are the best
sleece6 1 year ago
@sleece6 agreed
gates of delerium ..
Jim1961jason 1 year ago
i think it shows how yes were such a great band that even in their weaker times they produced reliably terrific music
MoveOverCasanova 1 year ago
One of the best double albums ever written - even though it takes a while for certain yes songs to grow on you , then you appreciate them so much more ...
Jim1961jason 1 year ago
@Jim1961jason Couldn't agree more. This album divides opinion, but I absolutely love the symphonic nature of it, with real development in the pieces. It is a masterpiece!
DoorMat444 7 months ago
@DoorMat444 one thing that annoyed me was that the lyrics were printed badly on the sleeve and I couldn't read them - anyone else find that?
fishybishbash 6 months ago
Amazing track, probably my all time favorite, of course I thought Jon's "Olias of Sunhillow" was brilliant! Never care for their more radio play songs.
doomed7t1 1 year ago
Ok it is pretty crazy, but millions of lightyears better than modern crap!!!!!
Xanaseb 1 year ago
This is an album I still save for special times when I can give it my full attention.
Well produced, and there's always something new to hear.
One of the best rock albums of all time.
mottledbrain 1 year ago
@mottledbrain
do you like there album Relayer ?
Jim1961jason 1 year ago
Saw them tour this back in the day. Loved it then and now.
Freenetnow 1 year ago
I was Yes' biggest fan until this album came out. What tripe.
motorcityquig 1 year ago
It's actually great......
an acquired taste thrown into the year 2010
listen to it as from a different age...
freedom of life everlasting
ePhilosopher9 1 year ago
I bought this on eight track back in the day. What a waste of money.
robibm2003 2 years ago