pigface Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 2 hours ago, bnt said: Oh, and 90125 is a great album too, I don't care who disagrees. 😝 Trevor Rabin 🙂 ... I'm not really a fan of the Yes albums after the 70s, but Rabin was a great player. And I saw him playing with Rabbitt in the 70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Woodinblack said: No, its certainly a Ric. ...most of it. I think Tempus Fugit was the Electra MPC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 17 hours ago, Dad3353 said: Ah, but Schubert's 9th..! Sublime..! I’ll still take Awaken. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Woodinblack said: No, its certainly a Ric. However, I am not sure why having a commodore 64 is going to help with the listening experience? Assume joking Edited October 4, 2020 by Beedster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 4 hours ago, wateroftyne said: Oof... Personally I’d go Close to the Edge or Fragile... 🙂 Absolutely this. Or The Yes Album. Or Yessongs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 23 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: ...most of it. I think Tempus Fugit was the Electra MPC. Fretless (Wal) on Drama? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 Now on The Yes Album, on evidence to date I certainly prefer Squire's tone and lines to Lee, but still think Rush have the edge overall..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 22 minutes ago, Beedster said: Assume joking I did before posting but only because I did a search of the internet. I didn't realise before that there was a use of C64 that wasn't related to 80s home computer. I wasn't aware of it, even though I guess I must have briefly played one (that Chris Squire had just played). To be fair, you have to be very specific with google and put in 'c64 rickenbacker' to get to it, certainly not C64, not even C64 bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, Beedster said: Now on The Yes Album, on evidence to date I certainly prefer Squire's tone and lines to Lee, but still think Rush have the edge overall..... I prefer Geddy Lees lines, although I find CSs lines much easier to play and have probably played them more. Probably because playing CS stuff is more 'obvious' as he plays what I would play anyway, so it seems more natural, where GL doesn't. Maybe because I have played them more/younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Woodinblack said: playing CS stuff is more 'obvious' as he plays what I would play anyway Yeah, but you played differently before. It's only after you played the C64 that extra strong homeopathic bits of CS were transferred to you. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Woodinblack said: I prefer Geddy Lees lines, although I find CSs lines much easier to play and have probably played them more. Probably because playing CS stuff is more 'obvious' as he plays what I would play anyway, so it seems more natural, where GL doesn't. Maybe because I have played them more/younger. I’m the opposite. I much prefer what Chris plays - although I do love Geddy - as I just find him far more musical, IMO. I was actually a big Rush fan long before I was a Yes fan and was a Geddy acolyte long before I discovered Chris, but when Yes clicked with me that was it. I think I’d already started to go off Rush a little by then, but for me personally Yes were just far more interesting and less one-dimensional (relatively speaking; I certainly wouldn’t say Rush are one-dimensional, obviously). Of course Chris was a huge influence on Geddy, as Geddy openly admits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 4 hours ago, wateroftyne said: ...most of it. I think Tempus Fugit was the Electra MPC. And a Gibson Thunderbird on Does It Really Happen! And Trevor Horn plays fretless on Run Through The Light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Close To The Edge is my favourite album. Moving Pictures is a close second. I have 8 Rickenbacker basses. I guess there’s no hope for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Did CS ever record with that green Mouradian bass or was just just for the live shows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JottoSW1 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Yes Today all my troubles seemed so far away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 On 03/10/2020 at 16:45, Happy Jack said: Can I just say that I believe in Yes today. 7 hours ago, JottoSW1 said: Yes Today all my troubles seemed so far away. Someone needs to... 14 hours ago, 4000 said: I’ll still take Awaken. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 I bought 90125 but never really enjoyed it - the machines had taken over. Up until then, I loved everything and, for a while, listened to them daily, again and again, in the dark, headphones, whilst painting and drawing (Art student). After 90125? Not so much (a lot of the later stuff I haven't even heard as I have never got to it). They also got me into Jazz as I also did the solo albums and eventually got to Bruford. Love the Jon Anderson solo albums Animation, Song Of Seven and Olias of Sunhillow. Love bits of Steve Howe's stuff, Chris Squire's, Rick Wakeman's etc but, for me, it was all Jon. I think the first two albums are massively underrated; Yes and Time And A Word. More song oritentated but the songs have that Yes approach to arrangement. They steal medcilessly and reframe brilliantly. Massively creative. I like The Yes Album but I think it is overrated. I LOVE the long form albums; Close To The Edge, Relayer, Tales of Topgraphic Oceans. Going For The One is a majorly strong album and I think Tormato is underrated but there are a couple of clinkers on there. Best of CDs are risky as they generally feature what is available for cheap (early stuff, poor live bootlegs, obscure radio recordings etc) rather than what is the best of the band. I think there is something great about seeing these longer form tracks performed live. I saw this recently and was blown away. The second video is a 'cover' with Jon Anderson on vocals but is astonishing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 As an alternative to Drama and Fragile I'd actually go back and check where they came from with Time and a Word. OK, its their second album rather than the debut but since it doesn't have either Howe or Wakeman on it it's an interesting diversion. And the bass is massive on it due to a quirk in the mixing process (apparently). Rather jazzy in places but often overlooked IMHO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Actually, I reckon the ARW live album is a pretty good place to start too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Can't really be doing with any Yes I've heard (and I used to live with a yes fanatic)... There's far too much annoyingly pitched vocals about whoknowswhatnonsense, the keyboards are on the most annoyingly pompous sounds possible - plus they only play arpeggios and inversions. And the songs have far too much BIG CHORD {space} BIGGER CHORD A BIT UP THEN ANOTHER UP AGAIN {much longer space filled with cymbal widdle) BIG CHORD {space that's about 5.372 beats} HORRIFIC KEYBOARD FANFARE SOUNDING LIKE FOLKY TUNE. This continues for about 10 minutes, then Mr Anderson gives it some falsetto about goblins for another 5 minutes over gentle keyboard arpeggios and cymbals. Finally, 20 minutes into the song there's a good bit which is quickly spoiled by yet another keyboard fanfare and unnecessary stop-start stuff. Sure, it's skilful. But it DOES NOT GROOVE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Has this thread now become Yesterday's news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Can you point out which song he sings falsetto about goblins? Must have missed that one 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, KevB said: he sings falsetto about goblins No idea what he sings about - I'm just guessing based on the song titles and album covers 😁 I rarely listen to actual lyrics, and especially not when the sounds of the singer is like nails on a blackboard! However, to show my Philistine-ishness, I can't be doing with Genesis either (annoyingly pompous) or opera (especially sopranos, nails/blackboard). But strangely, I like Gently Giant and Magma (not po-faced, definitely crazed)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, KevB said: Can you point out which song he sings falsetto about goblins? Must have missed that one 😃 Shirley not..? I thought that's what they were all about. I concur with my learned friend, Lenny (and he knows all about Groove..!). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said: I rarely listen to actual lyrics I believe this is key to the enjoyment of Yes. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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