close to the edge vs. fragile

atsonicpark · 05.13.2010, 08:16 AM

Gonna have to go with close to the edge..

akprodr · 05.13.2010, 08:24 AM

Siberian Khatru is my fav Yes song so its a no brainer.

Not that Fragile is bad. Heart of the Sunrise and South Side of the Sky are pretty darn good. But there is a lot of filler--good filler but still.

atsonicpark · 05.13.2010, 08:37 AM

sooooooooo good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6xNhksHyXI

Also, Siberian Khatru is one of my favs too; the drumming alone...!

akprodr · 05.13.2010, 08:45 AM

Bruford kicks ass on the skins--but you're a KC fan as well?

Had some fun stuff to say on his time w Yes in his biography

atsonicpark · 05.13.2010, 09:00 AM

Oh dude, I love King Crimson... Red especially.. I used to be really big into prog, especially the more brutal stuff (and things in that vein which aren't always described as "prog"), though I like a lot of the classic stuff as well... my favs.. Crimson, Koenjihyakkei, Korekyojin, Gentle Giant, Dots, Shining, Zs, Extra Life, Grim Skunk, Magma, Ruins, Spiral Architect, Unexpect, Doctor Nerve, Cynic, Grand Ulena, Hoyry Kone, Sweep the Leg Johnny, Yowie, Dazzling Killmen, Collosamite, Ahvak, Dun (Eros is in my top 50 favorite albums ever -- an overlooked prog MASTERPIECE!), Univers Zero, Gong, and even Jethro Tull.

Listening to prog has destroyed my brain, and I like it.

SuperCreep · 05.13.2010, 12:39 PM

close to the edge. fragile is good, but nowhere near as cohesive.

atsonicpark · 05.18.2010, 02:55 AM

I think there's songs on fragile I like better than close to the edge, but as a whole, it's just not as good. I love the production on fragile better, though, especially the crispy drums. Some of the album is just lethal, sometimes even getting into a weird beefheart vibe...?!

In my list of bands above, I forgot my favorite prog bands.. thinking plague and happy family! AMazing bands, check em out.

atsonicpark · 05.18.2010, 02:57 AM

I think fragile is the one I'll reach for when I want a short blast of brilliance (especially the 35 second Five Per Cent for Nothing, which is one of my favorite songs ever!!), since most of the songs are pretty short, tight, and concise, aside from the couple of 8 minute songs and one 11 minute one. But Close to the Edge is there when I want epicity.

akprodr · 05.18.2010, 06:00 AM

Kinda like some SY albums, I'll acknowledge that the songs are good but isn't necessarily their best. I recently rediscovered The Yes Album and I'd have to say I like that better than Fragile.

For a true stoner experience, you can't match Tales

Florya · 05.18.2010, 04:47 PM

Fragile - for Roundabout, and much better artwork - especially on the original vinyl.

Satan · 05.18.2010, 05:34 PM

close to the edge

I LOVE YES

Dead-Air · 05.18.2010, 09:44 PM

No contest. Time and a Word vs. The Yes Album, that would have been hard.

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close	7	87.50%
frag	1	12.50%
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05.13.2010, 08:16 AM	#1
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Gonna have to go with close to the edge.. __________________
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05.13.2010, 08:24 AM	#2
akprodr the end of the ugly Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mt Clair Posts: 1,129	Siberian Khatru is my fav Yes song so its a no brainer. Not that Fragile is bad. Heart of the Sunrise and South Side of the Sky are pretty darn good. But there is a lot of filler--good filler but still. __________________ Odi profanum vulgus et arceo
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05.13.2010, 08:37 AM	#3
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	sooooooooo good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6xNhksHyXI Also, Siberian Khatru is one of my favs too; the drumming alone...! __________________
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05.13.2010, 08:45 AM	#4
akprodr the end of the ugly Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mt Clair Posts: 1,129	Bruford kicks ass on the skins--but you're a KC fan as well? Had some fun stuff to say on his time w Yes in his biography __________________ Odi profanum vulgus et arceo
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05.13.2010, 09:00 AM	#5
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Oh dude, I love King Crimson... Red especially.. I used to be really big into prog, especially the more brutal stuff (and things in that vein which aren't always described as "prog"), though I like a lot of the classic stuff as well... my favs.. Crimson, Koenjihyakkei, Korekyojin, Gentle Giant, Dots, Shining, Zs, Extra Life, Grim Skunk, Magma, Ruins, Spiral Architect, Unexpect, Doctor Nerve, Cynic, Grand Ulena, Hoyry Kone, Sweep the Leg Johnny, Yowie, Dazzling Killmen, Collosamite, Ahvak, Dun (Eros is in my top 50 favorite albums ever -- an overlooked prog MASTERPIECE!), Univers Zero, Gong, and even Jethro Tull. Listening to prog has destroyed my brain, and I like it. __________________
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05.13.2010, 12:39 PM	#6
SuperCreep expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: brooklyn Posts: 2,281	close to the edge. fragile is good, but nowhere near as cohesive. __________________
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05.18.2010, 02:55 AM	#7
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I think there's songs on fragile I like better than close to the edge, but as a whole, it's just not as good. I love the production on fragile better, though, especially the crispy drums. Some of the album is just lethal, sometimes even getting into a weird beefheart vibe...?! In my list of bands above, I forgot my favorite prog bands.. thinking plague and happy family! AMazing bands, check em out. __________________
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05.18.2010, 02:57 AM	#8
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I think fragile is the one I'll reach for when I want a short blast of brilliance (especially the 35 second Five Per Cent for Nothing, which is one of my favorite songs ever!!), since most of the songs are pretty short, tight, and concise, aside from the couple of 8 minute songs and one 11 minute one. But Close to the Edge is there when I want epicity. __________________
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05.18.2010, 06:00 AM	#9
akprodr the end of the ugly Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mt Clair Posts: 1,129	Kinda like some SY albums, I'll acknowledge that the songs are good but isn't necessarily their best. I recently rediscovered The Yes Album and I'd have to say I like that better than Fragile. For a true stoner experience, you can't match Tales __________________ Odi profanum vulgus et arceo
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05.18.2010, 04:47 PM	#10
Florya expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: a little world, all of my own. Posts: 1,668	Fragile - for Roundabout, and much better artwork - especially on the original vinyl. __________________ it takes an old guy like bloodbeach'85 to get anything right - atari 2600 listening mirror @ Soundcloud http://soundcloud.com/listening-mirror
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05.18.2010, 05:34 PM	#11
Satan invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: noo yawk Posts: 6,331	close to the edge I LOVE YES
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05.18.2010, 09:44 PM	#12
Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	No contest. Time and a Word vs. The Yes Album, that would have been hard. __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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