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piper · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:42 pm

Yes
(1968-1981, 1983-2008, 2009-)

boo boo · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:36 pm **Posts:** 10831

Double bold for Fragile and CTTE is undebatable, maybe a double bold for The Yes Album, and a bold for Relayer and Going for the One, and maybe Drama.

For live albums, double bold for Yessongs and a bold for Yesshows.

Led for your Head · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:35 pm

that's pretty agreeable

SanTropez · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:43 pm

Gates of Delirium ftw

Mitch NZ · **Posted:** Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:24 am

Just listened to their self-titled debut.

Beyond and Before, I See You, Every Little Thing, and Survival are all fantastic songs. Peter Banks is a really underrated guitarist.

boo boo · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:36 pm **Posts:** 10831

Mitch NZ wrote:

Just listened to their self-titled debut.

Beyond and Before, I See You, Every Little Thing, and Survival are all fantastic songs. Peter Banks is a really underrated guitarist.

Yeah, Howe is probably my favorite guitarist, but Banks does deserve a little more credit, early Yes were a lot more jazzy and Banks had a more fusion style of playing. Great player, just didn't provide as interesting of a sound to the band as Howe.

He started his own band Flash, who indeed sound a good deal like Yes, you might want to check them out. Not as good as the real thing, but they have some pretty legit stuff.

boo boo · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:36 pm **Posts:** 10831

Some motherfucker needs to work on that tier.

Lookin at you Piper. :cop:

Mitch NZ · **Posted:** Fri Oct 29, 2010 11:24 pm

Pfft, and you thought someone other than me would come through with the tier:

Yes
Time and a Word
The Yes Album
Fragile
Close to the Edge
Tales from Topographic Oceans
Relayer
Going for the One
Tormato
Drama
90125
Big Generator
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (As Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe)
Union
Talk
Keystudio
Open Your Eyes
The Ladder
Magnification

Live:
Yessongs
Yesshows
9012Live
Live at the House of Blues
Live at Montreaux
Symphonic Live

cbf doing the solo stuff

boo boo · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:36 pm **Posts:** 10831

Damn man, I love it. No disagreements with that tier ranking whatsoever.

Mitch NZ · **Posted:** Sat Oct 30, 2010 12:16 am

The only choice one could possibly consider controversial is the bolding of The Ladder, but it was really well received in comparison to their other 90s stuff, and as an album I think it works really well. Some might argue for the bolding of one or both of their first two, but as much as I like those, they aren't all that important in the grand scheme of things. The fact the The Ladder and Magnification are as good as they are is more impressive considering how late in Yes's career they came.

They are also reportedly recording a new album as we speak... Don't know if want...

Edit: actually, I was intending to red Going for the One too, should I leave it at bold or not? I see it as on the same tier as Relayer so I'm not sure if I want to have them separate colours.

piper · **Posted:** Sat Oct 30, 2010 12:21 pm

tier is up.

Ariel · **Joined:** Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:19 am **Posts:** 1392

I'm a f'n huge Yes fanboi and I don't see Drama, The Ladder or Magnification getting a black...maybe Magnification...

Other than that this looks good.

Hendrix · **Joined:** Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:55 am **Posts:** 394

Great tier! No disagreements, and especialy nice to see Relayer red...

Georgi · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:37 pm **Posts:** 7274

Tales haters can suck one. That album is great.

A really clever pop producer should look at Yes' music and recontextualise some of their melodies into a pop setting. They made so great melodies that wouldn't be out of place in a big radio hit.

SanTropez · **Posted:** Sat Apr 23, 2011 4:42 pm

Georgi wrote:

Tales haters can suck one. That album is great.

Welcome to the club Georgi!

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