Ranking the songs on Union

[yarstruly]

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Rank the songs on Union from 1st to worst:

Original running order: (US Version...Add Give & Take if you wish)

1. I Would Have Waited Forever
2. Shock to the System
3. Masquerade
4. Lift Me Up
5. Without Hope You Cannot Start the Day
6. Saving My Heart
7. Miracle of Life
8. Silent Talking
9. The More We Live - Let Go
10. Angkor Wat
11. Dangerous (Look in the Light of What You're Searching For)
12. Holding On
13. Evensong
14. Take the Water to the Mountain

I will post mine shortly...

[yarstruly]

1. The More We Live - Let Go
2. Lift Me Up
3. Miracle of Life
4. I Would Have Waited Forever
5. Shock to the System
6. Take the Water to the Mountain
7. Without Hope You Cannot Start the Day
8. Silent Talking
9. Masquerade
10. Saving My Heart
11. Evensong
12. Angkor Wat
13. Holding On
14. Dangerous (Look in the Light of What You're Searching For)

[Mostly Harmless]

Can't do this one....don't care for too many of these.



.......runs and hides

[CybrKhatru]

1. The More We Live - Let Go
2. Miracle of Life
3. Lift Me Up
4. Shock to the System
5. I Would Have Waited Forever
6. Masquerade
7. Take the Water to the Mountain
8. Without Hope You Cannot Start the Day
9. Silent Talking
10. Angkor Wat
11. Evensong
12. Holding On
13. Saving My Heart
14. Dangerous (Look in the Light of What You're Searching For)

In Yesland, is this album known as a "guilty pleasure"? Cause I still like it....;)

[Scooty]

Can't do this one....don't care for too many of these.



.......runs and hides

I was just going to post that!!

How do you rank an album like this??
From worse to worst??

[Jonah]

Holding On
Shock to the System
I Would Have Waited Forever
Without Hope You Cannot Start the Day
Lift Me Up
Dangerous (Look in the Light of What You're Searching For)Miracle of Life
Silent Talking
Masquerade
Saving My Heart
Evensong
Angkor Wat
Take the Water to the Mountain

[luckeydoug1]

Oh my!

1. Miracle of Life
1. Lift Me Up
1. The More We Live - Let Go



21. Shock to the System
22. Masquerade
22. I Would Have Waited Forever
22. Without Hope You Cannot Start the Day
22. Silent Talking
25. Angkor Wat
25. Dangerous
30. Holding On

35. Take the Water to the Mountain
36. Evensong
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50. Saving My Heart (Sorry Trev!)

[the'YES'kid]

1. I Would Have Waited Forever
2. Lift Me Up
3. Miracle of Life
4. Shock to the System
5. Masquerade
6. The More We Live - Let Go
7. Dangerous
8. Give & Take
9. Without Hope You Cannot Start the Day
10. Holding On

11. Saving My Heart
12. Silent Talking
13. Angkor Wat

14. Evensong
15. Take the Water to the Mountain


...How do you rank an album like this??
From worse to worst??

I know a lot of people think that way, but for me is actually somewhere in my top 5 Yes albums.

[yarstruly]

Other opinions?

[Full Tilt Boogie]

There are some of the worst musical crimes every committed to vinyl on this album:

Shock to the System and I would have waited forever.

Garbage, utterly hopeless.

I'm with Rick Wakmen here - it's a complete 'Onion'.

Believe me, I've tried to like it, but every time I put the CD on, I have to stop it and consign it the rack again. Just too awful.

When most members of the band denounce it, I think that should tell you something: nice idea; failed experiment.

[relayeire]

There are some of the worst musical crimes every committed to vinyl on this album:

Shock to the System and I would have waited forever.

Garbage, utterly hopeless.

I'm with Rick Wakmen here - it's a complete 'Onion'.

Believe me, I've tried to like it, but every time I put the CD on, I have to stop it and consign it the rack again. Just too awful.

When most members of the band denounce it, I think that should tell you something: nice idea; failed experiment.

"Saving My Heart" is the very worst...

[yarstruly]

Tap to the top

[yarstruly]

Anyone want to tell us what they think?

[HOTsunrise]

1. Silent Talking
2. I Would Have Waited Forever
3. Lift Me Up (and turn me over....im a pancake)
4. Without Hope You Cannot Start the Day
5. Shock to the System
6. Holding On
7. The More We Live
8. Miracle of Life
9. Masquerade
10.Angkor Wat
11.Dangerous
12.Evensong
13.Take Water to the Mountain
14. Saving My Heart

[tommc]

Anyone want to tell us what they think?

My Mom always taught me if I don't have something nice too say ......

[cinderella]

Love....

1. The More We Live - Let Go
2. Lift Me Up
3. I Would Have Waited Forever


Like....

4. Saving My Heart
5. Without Hope You Cannot Start The Day
6. Masquerade
7. Miracle Of Life



Meh....

8. Silent Talking
9. Angkor Wat
10. Holding On
11. Take The Water To The Mountain
12. Dangerous
13. Evensong




Hate...

14. Shock To The System

[yarstruly]

My Mom always taught me if I don't have something nice too say ......

Welll... I ssuppose...but I won't tattle on you!

[90125yes]

great album

love every track

[yes372]

1-4: The Yes West tracks (my fav is Miracle of Life)
5. I Would Have Waited Forever
6. Holding On (the first half of it anyway)
7. Shock to the System
8. Masquerade

I don't like any of the others

[Meng]

1. I Would Have Waited Forever
2. Without Hope You Cannot Start the Day
3. Silent Talking
4. The More We Live - Let Go
5. Angkor Wat
6. Take the Water to the Mountain
7. Shock to the System
8. Miracle of Life
9. Masquerade
10. Lift Me Up
11. Evensong
12. Holding On
13. Dangerous (Look in the Light of What You're Searching For)

I've left Saving My Heart off the list because in my Universe it doesn't exist.

[Kristiina]

I only just found this album, I was a bit afraid what it would be like (I probably had seen some negative comments here)... but it was a LOVELY surprise, an interesting one!

[yarstruly]

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

[YesCarolinita]

1. Without Hope You Cannot Start the Day
2. I Would Have Waited Forever
3. Shock to the System
4. Saving My Heart
5. Lift Me Up
6. Holding On
7. Miracle of Life
8. Masquerade
9. Silent Talking
10. The More We Live - Let Go
11. Dangerous (Look in the Light of What You're Searching For)
12. Evensong
13. Take the Water to the Mountain
14. Angkor Wat

[Andersonic]

Silent Talking
Without Hope You Cannot Start the Day
I Would Have Waited Forever
Shock to the System
Take the Water to the Mountain
Angkor Wat
Saving My Heart
Lift Me Up
Holding On
Miracle of Life
Masquerade
The More We Live - Let Go
Dangerous (Look in the Light of What You're Searching For)
Give And Take
Evensong

In Europe we had Give And Take as a bonus track at the end

Union was the album that came out when I had just realized that these guys made interesting music (ABWH). After the ABWH and concert 8 bandmembers reunite and released Union. I have special memories and I'm quite fond of this album BUT I see and realize the doubt of many fans...

[pianozach]

Miracle of Life
Angkor Wat
Saving My Heart
Lift Me Up
Masquerade
Shock to the System
Silent Talking
The More We Live - Let Go
Holding On
Take the Water to the Mountain
Dangerous (Look in the Light of What You're Searching For)
Without Hope You Cannot Start the Day
Evensong
I Would Have Waited Forever