The ultimate boxset

[sophdan]

Yes has offered us many boxsets and compilations. I was wondering what would be your ultimate 4 cd boxset if you could choose what to put on it. The boxset should represent a good history of the band I think. Here's what would be mine...

CD1
Yours Is No Disgrace 9:26
Starship Trooper 9:23
Heart Of The Sunrise 10:34
And You And I 10:09
Siberian Khatru 8:57
The Revealing Science Of God - Dance Of The Dawn 20:27
Soon 4:06
Parallels 6:52
TOTAL TIME 79:54

CD2
Close To The Edge 18:50
Sound Chaser 9:25
Awaken 15:38
On The Silent Wings of Freedom 7:47
Tempus Fugit 5:14
Machine Messiah 10:27
Hearts 7:34
Silent Talking 4:01
TOTAL TIME 78:57

CD3
Miracle of Life 7:30
Shoot High, Aim Low 6:59
Brother of Mine 10:18
Order of the Universe 9:02
Endless Dream 15:41
Be The One 9:51
That, That is 19:15
TOTAL TIME 78:36

CD4
Themes 5:58
Mind Drive 18:38
Open Your Eyes 5:14
Homeworld (The Ladder) 9:33
New Language 9:19
Magnification 7:15
Dreamtime (without orchestral ending) 8:44
In the Presence of 10:24
Roundabout (acoustic) 4:18
TOTAL TIME 79:21

[Stever]

Some redistribution would be required no doubt, but I think this would fit overall.

CD1
Survival
Astral Traveller
Starship Trooper 9:23
I've Seen All Good People
Mood for a Day
South Side of the Sky
Heart Of The Sunrise 10:34
Close To The Edge 18:50
And You And I 10:09
Revealing Science of God

CD2
Gates of Delerium
Sound Chaser
Turn of the Century
Awaken 15:38
Madrigal
Onward
Machine Messiah 10:27
Tempus Fugit 5:14
It Can Happen
Changes
Hearts 7:34
Final Eyes
Shoot High Aim Low 7:59
Brother of Mine

CD3
I'm Alive
I Would Have Waited Forever
Shock to the System
Lift Me Up
The Calling
State of Play
Endless Dream 15:41
New State of Mind
Universal Garden
Mind Drive 18:38
Be the One

CD4
Vultures
It'll Be A Good Day
Homeworld (The Ladder) 9:33
Give Love Each Day
Magnification 7:15
Can You Imagine 2:58
In the Presence of 10:24
To Be Over

[Alex]

both good. but #1 needs all of gates. i'm glad you both left out owner.

[sophdan]

both good. but #1 needs all of gates. i'm glad you both left out owner.

"Soon" is the strongest part of "Gates of Delirium". I tried to fit the whole song but I had to cut to much stuff that I really love. If I was doing a 5 cds boxset (like "In a Word"), it would be there completely.

As for "Owner of a Lonely Heart", I can understand that it was a huge hit at the time but I don't think that it adapted itself very well to the passing of time (just like "Rhythm of Love"). "Hearts" and "Shoot High, Aim Low" are much stronger songs.

I'm not a big fan of their first 2 albums, which is why I didn't include any song from those.

[Alex]

understand. so much,so little room.

[Mr. Holland]

CD 1
01. Beyond and Before (4:50)
02. Sweetness (4:19)
03. Sweet Dreams (3:48)
04. Astral Traveller (6:50)
05. Yours is No Disgrace (9:26)
06. Starship Trooper (9:23)
07. I've Seen all Good People (6:47)
08. Roundabout (8:29)
09. Long Distance Runaround (3:33)
10. Heart of the Sunrise (10:34)
11. And You And I (10:09)
Total Time: 78:08

CD 2

01. Close to the Edge (18:50)
02. Revealing Science of God (20:27)
03. Gates of Delirium (22:55)
04. Soundchaser (9:25)
05. Parallels (6:52)
Total Time: 78:29

CD 3

01. Wondrous Stories (3:45)
02. Awaken (15:38)
03. Release, Release (5:47)
04. On the Silent Wings of Freedom (7:47)
05. Does it Really Happen? (6:34)
06. Tempus Fugit (5:14)
07. Owner of a Lonely Heart (4:27)
08. Changes (6:16)
09. Hearts (7:34)
10. Rhythm of Love (4:49)
11. Shoot High, Aim Low (6:59) (on Yesworld it says 7:59, but that's wrong)
12. the Meeting (4:21)
Total Time: 79:11

CD 4

01. Lift Me Up (6:30)
02. Silent Talking (4:01)
03. the Calling (6:52)
04. I am Waiting (7:22)
05. Mind Drive (18:37)
06. Children of Light (6:34)
07. Open Your Eyes (5:14)
09. Homeworld (the Ladder) (9:33)
10. Magnification (7:15)
11. Dreamtime (without orchestral ending) (??)
Total Time: around 80 minutes

Ofcourse a good representative box HAS to include Owner, such a major song in Yes's career, whether you like the song or not. And a good representative box should cary something of every album, at least IMO.......

[sophdan]

Ofcourse a good representative box HAS to include Owner, such a major song in Yes's career, whether you like the song or not. And a good representative box should cary something of every album, at least IMO.......

I agree with you that Owner is a major song and that from Yes' point of view, every album should be represented. That's what they did on "In a Word".

What I did with my list of songs is put all those that I enjoy most. For exemple, Owner should be there instead of Silent Talking. But I enjoy Silent Talking much more so I put it on my boxset. The same applies with songs like Rhythm of Love and I've Seen All Good People.

By the way, I updated my list a little bit when I realized that I left out Sound Chaser.

[Alex]

instead of a box set, it should be a crate set. put every thing in, make everyone happy. make it all played live.

[umgekehrt]

Personally I'm tired of box sets of already available songs. What they need to do is to release a box set of songs that represent each album, but not taken directly from that album. Sources abound: demos, studio run-throughs, live performances, cover versions (I'm Down or Here Comes The Sun) re-interpretation of the song (like they did with the third CD of Ultimate Yes).

Even a 50-50 mixture would still be okay. I would buy something like YesYears with a bit more "previously unreleased" songs. Maybe make it like Beatles Anthology of some sort.