Ranking the songs on ABWH

[yarstruly]

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Rank the songs on ABWH from 1st to worst...

Original Running order:

1. Themes
2. Fist of Fire
3. Brother of Mine
4. Birthright
5. The Meeting
6. Quartet
7. Teakbois
8. Order of the Universe
9. Let's Pretend

I will post mine shortly...

(A little tidbit....this album & the live ABWH album are now listed on the official Yesworld discography with the following note:
Notes: Though not strictly a Yes album, it is included here because of the musicians involved and the worldwide acceptance of this as a "Yes" album. )

[yarstruly]

1. Quartet
2. Themes
3. Fist of Fire
4. Brother of Mine
5. Birthright
6. Teakbois
7. The Meeting
8. Let's Pretend
9. Order of the Universe

[CybrKhatru]

hmmm...I just reloaded this one onto the iPod, having not heard it in a long time.


1. Birthright
2. The Meeting
3. Brother Of Mine
4. Themes
5. Let's Pretend
6. Order of the Universe
7. Fist of Fire
8. Quartet
9. Teakbois

[Jonah]

The Meeting
Brother Of Mine
Quartet

The rest of the album, I think is pretty bad

[Scooty]

Brother of Mine
Birthright
The Meeting
Let's Pretend
Order of the Universe
Quartet
Themes
Fist Of Fire




















Teakbois

[Jonah]

Brother of Mine
Birthright
The Meeting
Let's Pretend
Order of the Universe
Quartet
Themes
Fist Of Fire




















Teakbois


LOL!

[luckeydoug1]

It's not a Yes album for me, any more than Fish Out of Water, Conspiracy, etc. No ratings attempted.

[the'YES'kid]

1. Brother of Mine
2. Birthright
3. Quartet
4. Fist of Fire
5. Teakbois
6. Order of the Universe
7. The Meeting
8. Themes
9. Let's Pretend

[yarstruly]

Other opinions?

[yarstruly]

Big ol' bump

[yarstruly]

Nobody has a take on this these days?

[HOTsunrise]

1. Fist of Fire
2. The Meeting
3. Quartet maybe? who am i kiddin, after the top 2 i like the rest equally bad.

[cinderella]

The Meeting
Brother Of Mine
Quartet





I like those 3 songs and the album cover.

[Dantalion Rides Again]

Big fan of this album.

Themes
Meeting
Order of the Universe
Teakbois
Quartet
Birthright
Let's Pretend
Brother of Mine
Fist of Fire

I guess! It's tough because it's a pretty consistent album. I like all the tracks fairly evenly. I was lucky in that I embraced this album before I had biases and preconceptions of the band. It was one of the earliest Yes products that I became familiar with. It was also the newest product at the time, and I was excited about the prospect of the CTTE lineup recording new tunes. I'm still excited about it; ABWH is a dream come true in that regard.

[Faceintheplace]

Brother of Mine (I look at this as the HOTS or AYAI of the 1980's)

Themes

Order of the Universe

Birthright (This was particuarly good live and Steve really shines out on the studio version)

Fist of Fire (Rick's best playing on the album I think, some really wailing leads here)

Quartet (It's alright and the part where they namedrop old song and album titles I've always liked but overall I prefer the single version of I'm Alive. It'd be great to see a cd reissue of ABWH with I'm Alive and Vultures as bonus cuts.)

Let's Pretend (I tend to put this in a Yes folk trilogy along with Your Move and Nine Voices. If Jon comes back to Yes at any point this would make a good Jon and Steve duet.)

The Meeting (Decent but I prefer Rick's instrumental version you can see on the Roger Dean Views dvd.)

Teakbois (Would have liked this to have been a b-side and for Vultures to have made the album.)

[yarstruly]

[quote=Faceintheplace;1584852]
Quartet (It's alright and the part where they namedrop old song and album titles I've always liked but overall I prefer the single version of I'm Alive. It'd be great to see a cd reissue of ABWH with I'm Alive and Vultures as bonus cuts.)

quote]

I'd love a verson of Quartet that ends with that Version of I'm Alive...

[Wakey's #1 Fan]

the only poll I didn't vote...so here's my list:

1. Birthright
1. Order of the Universe
1. Fist of Fire
2. Themes
2. Brother of Mine
2. The Meeting
3. Quartet
4. Teakbois
5. Let's Pretend

[Faceintheplace]

That wouldn't be impossible to put together. You could use a program like Audacity to do it.

[yarstruly]

That wouldn't be impossible to put together. You could use a program like Audacity to do it.

Well...the problem is....(And I just recently DL'd Audacity)....That my CD of ABWH is slightly damaged and my computer just wont rip it...(funny thing is it plays pretty well in most CD players, just a little skipping at the beginning of themes,but I guess it is where the damage is that prevents my computer from reading it..and....the only source I have of the I'm Alive single is on the ABWH Big Dream Video...I could get it done...but it would take alot of time & energy that I just don't have these days, unfortunately....

[soulshiner]

"Fist of Fire" is a particular favorite; there's a feel to that song that I can't describe that captures my imagination. The lyrics are very good. "Birthright" is exceptional, "Brother of Mine" has its moments, and "The Meeting" is another stunner. "Teakbois" is utterly disposable. I'm kind of indifferent towards "Order of the Universe" and "Themes". "Let's Pretend" is a gorgeous song.

It's not a perfect album, but it's packed with a lot of good material and playing.

[soulshiner]

"Fist of Fire" is a particular favorite; there's a feel to that song that I can't describe that captures my imagination. The lyrics are very good. "Birthright" is exceptional, "Brother of Mine" has its moments, and "The Meeting" is another stunner. "Teakbois" is utterly disposable. I'm kind of indifferent towards "Order of the Universe" and "Themes". "Let's Pretend" is a gorgeous song.

It's not a perfect album, but it's packed with a lot of good material and playing.

[90125yes]

this is the album that i really love and i think now it is recognised as a true yes album

they are all great

[kirklott]

The great:
Quartet
Let's Pretend
The Meeting
Themes

The ok:
Brother of Mine
Order of the Universe
Teakbois

The ugly:
Birthright
Fist of Fire

[Meng]

1. Themes ....)
2. Birthright ..) (Love these three)
3. Fist of Fire )
4. Order of the Universe (Great opening 2-3 minutes, good rest of it)
5. Brother Of Mine (S'ok - never understood the Wonderlove for it)
6. Quartet (Like others, prefer the single of I'm Alive)
7. Let's Pretend (Pleasant enough ending to the album)
8. The Meeting (Gorgeous tune - hate the lyrics)
9. Teakbois (Ugh. Ack. Blech. Vomit. Heightened gag reflex. Bobby Dead To Me)

Put Vultures on instead of EEKbois and you've got a much better album.

[yarstruly]

Bumping up so people who haven't seen these can tell us their opinions....

[Andersonic]

1. Birthright
2. Brother of Mine
3. Quartet
4. Fist of Fire
5. Let's Pretend
6. Themes
7. The Meeting
8. Order of the Universe
9. Teakbois

I always hoped that Birthright would be played by YES sometime..

[pianozach]

Themes
Order of the Universe
Birthright
Fist of Fire
Brother of Mine
The Meeting
Let's Pretend
Quartet
Teakbois

[90125yes]

it's not a yes album for me, any more than fish out of water, conspiracy, etc. No ratings attempted.

--

so anderson , howe, bruford , wakeman don't ring any bells then ?

[90125yes]

the Meeting is fantastic - about one man's search to find his savour- jesus christ


merry christmas everyone

[crotale2112]

1. Birthright
2. Brother of Mine
3. Quartet
4. Fist of Fire
5. Let's Pretend
6. Themes
7. The Meeting
8. Order of the Universe
9. Teakbois

I always hoped that Birthright would be played by YES sometime..
same for me..

I still think hearing squire attack "brother of mine" live would be fantastic, along with alan's more organic sound.

[90125yes]

they are all great

it is a perfect album - leave it alone


ABWH was a great period in YES history

[Roadkill]

Big fan of this album.

Themes
Meeting
Order of the Universe
Teakbois
Quartet
Birthright
Let's Pretend
Brother of Mine
Fist of Fire

I guess! It's tough because it's a pretty consistent album. I like all the tracks fairly evenly. I was lucky in that I embraced this album before I had biases and preconceptions of the band. It was one of the earliest Yes products that I became familiar with. It was also the newest product at the time, and I was excited about the prospect of the CTTE lineup recording new tunes. I'm still excited about it; ABWH is a dream come true in that regard.

Yes, me too. First Yes-related album I bought (I believe I followed it up with Fragile) and I love it still. I'm not into ranking songs so I can't commit to putting a list together. Marvellous effort from the boys.