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Nice one! All as it should be Steve

So not unlike most politicians? In music I like the human voice as an often extraordinarily expressive and evocative lead instrument as opposed to a conveyor of language or meaning, so Jon’s approach works for me. I think it’s been mentioned previously in this thread or elsewhere, but if you write down the lyrics to most songs you quickly realise that they’re nothing but complete bollocks anyway

Ah, I see tube pres are OK Gotta be Mesa Walkabout, and M-Pulse 600, and BB750, and Titan V12

Don’t they have tube pres?

11.59. Blondie

But they remind us mortals that what might not sound great solo’d can sound amazing in the mix

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Great aren’t they

We all need constructive feedback occasionally Ped:)

I’m gonna buy the CD and give it a go through my tube hifi and ‘big’ speakers, that’s a ritual usually reserved for Nina Simone, Miles Davis, The Band and early Tom Waits (and Tribe Called Quest if the mood takes me). I’m mostly headphones these days So what have I learned? Don’t trust Apple playlists Thanks for your help Micheal

Absolutely! Considering that this time last week I couldn’t find a track by Yes that I liked the whole way through, finding a whole album - almost - that does the trick is progress for sure! Perpetual Change seemed a weakfish song at first listen, might just be the stand out track now, the changes are pretty special

Now’s possibly the time to get creative with that mono overhead

Slight revision, the whole album except The Clap, WTF is it doing there? Version if album I’m listening to has it twice also. Rest of album is sublime

I’d go with the courier with 95% rather than that with 40% though

No, most couriers have good systems that occasionally go wrong. These guys have stinky poo systems that occasionally go right.

Charlie (RHCP)

So I've found an album by Yes that I like pretty much the whole way through, appropriately enough The Yes Album. Funny thing is that while I find JA's voice a bit flowery in later albums, there are times on this album when it could almost be Sting (and did I impose my perception onto the music, or are some of the drums and guitars even a little Police-ish.....). There's also hints of early Plant in there as well. It's a bit 60's flower power at times, but that's no bad thing. As per the post above, Yours in no Disgrace and Starship Trooper stand out, I've Seen All The Good People is pretty decent, the almost southern boogie from 3.30ish was certainly not signalled by the rest of the song. One thing about this album is that whilst I prefer the songs and arrangements musically, the bass appears nothing like as prominent a part of the Yes thing; it's high in the mix and very well played of course, it's just not the key instrument it became later. It's been worth the journey, thanks y'all

That's the thing, there's this idea of a quality:quantity ratio that assumes that a poor double album would be a better single album, i.e., keep the 'better' songs. But that's not how albums work, and why listening to compilations is often not as satisfying as listening to original albums. I've often suspected that the classic double album was in many cases a sign that the band had too much equally mediocre material, having originally set out to record a single album. Many exceptions of course

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It is an amazing thing to hear, must have been utterly groundbreaking in the day when you had either a nondescript thump or a middy and often distorted tone that sounded more like guitar. For me, as a newby to them, it's the bass parts AND the bass tone that are captivating