What's your favorite song from this unique album?

[the'YES'kid]

mine is "The Prophet"

[RobAdams]

The one I always think of when I think of Time And A Word ? THEN. I love THEN. I want to see THEN played live by YES one day.

[Martin Riley]

Astral Traveller

[October '70]

No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed.
First piece of Yes Music that I heard, 32 years ago. The intro was stunning and remains so. I've still to hear Richie Havens' original version.

[BredYes]

No Opportunity and Then: the first two songs I like most

[Faceintheplace]

Thats a hard one, I like all the album so much. But I'd have to say "Astral Traveller" would be my favorite with "The Prophet" being a very close second. My dream is that someday this album is remixed without the orchestra. (they keep getting in the way.) That would make a good album even better.

[Dale Cleary]

I would go for The prophet although I haven't heard the entire album in about a decade. I have been listening mainly through the In a word box set. I was actually surprised at how good the songs from this period are. I got this record the day I bought CTTE, Relayer, Fragile, Drama and Going for the one and it sort of got lost in the shuffle and put in the rack. Actually I think that is also the day I got The Steve Howe album and the 6 wives. No wonder it didn't get much of a listen after that. This was around 1979 I believe.

[the'YES'kid]

Originally posted by BDYESCALL
The songs that stuck with me were Sweet Dreams, Astral Traveller, and Time And A Word. I haven't heard this album for probably 25 years. But you all have convinced me to get the cd. It'll be like hearing it for the first time again. Sounds like The Prophet has the majority vote here. Can't wait now.

You'll be glad you bought this CD or I'll refund your money.

[Bo Locks]

As much as I enjoy the staccato organ in The Prophet, my favourite is umm... Astral Traveller!

[custard_py]

To me it's the greatest album among all the rest of YES: wonderful, amazing, fantastic pearl, real diamond. How can I differ one stone from another in a necklace? Although... to be honest, one brilliant is bigger, brighter and it's value is unquestionable and unreachable. It's - NONNEN!!!

[javier]

I Prefer ...all but l like Sweet Dreams, The Prophet and Astral Traveller. This record show the original concept YES MUSIC= Fantasy and Rythm also POETRY

[Purple Wolfhound]

The one I always think of when I think of Time And A Word ? THEN. I love THEN. I want to see THEN played live by YES one day.
Rob, I couldn't agree more - my favourite as well! :thumbs:

[Jackaranda]

Sweet Dreams.

[HarmonicKev]

Astral Traveller! I think it's Kaye's best moment and I love his counterpoint melodic play with Chris. Vintage Yes!

[yeslife]

Great album.

Best song? "Everydays" wins hands down. Awesome drum/bass combo, incredible hammond organ sound, wonderful Peter Banks guitar, Jon limpid and lovely, great build-ups to awesome climaxes!

Life? Yes!

[donk.bars]

From the first moment listening to it, it was The Prophet. It still is...

[Original_Shifty]

Mine is the space that follows Time and a Word. Okay, sorry, if I have to choose a song, it's Time and a Word.


:ban:

[peruvianyesfan]

TIME AND A WORD..... its the best song about it.... but.... i prefer... yesshow´s version..... in this album time and a word has a steve`s solo... that is my spiritual guide....

peruvianyesfan

[allpurechance]

TIME AND A WORD..... its the best song about it.... but.... i prefer... yesshow´s version..... in this album time and a word has a steve`s solo... that is my spiritual guide....

peruvianyesfan

The Time And A Word upon Keys is also quite worthy...

Steve winds up with an absolutely breathtaking mandolin moment.And Rick is gorgeous throughout...

...Jon's voice glimmers and glistens...

Chris on that acoustic bass is quietly overpowering...

Alan delicately painting with the brushes...

(Jon ends up loving him so much at the end he "airs" out the final break for Alan one bar before)

Guess I love this song, too...

:O)

[fovman]

Sweet Dreams

[allpurechance]

Sweet Dreams

And...

...that one, too!

Did they tear it up opening the 2004 shows or what?!?!

[cinderella]

Sweet Dreams http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/Cinderella528/N99%20Smileys/girlygirl.gif

[sirlespaul]

My favorites are Time and a Word

[Going For The Fish]

Everydays, Then, & The Prophet. That order.

[Wakey's #1 Fan]

Astral Traveller and Sweet Dreams

[Dantalion Rides Again]

The one I always think of when I think of Time And A Word ? THEN. I love THEN. I want to see THEN played live by YES one day.

My feelings exactly.

That's maybe one of the more underrated early Yes tunes.

I sometimes speculate that perhaps they don't like the line "hate is the root of cancer/then" ... and if so, I'd like to throw this idea out there, that they instead sang "fate is the poof of pants oh/then". Nobody would even notice, really.

It'd be ridiculous, but I'd love it.

[luckeydoug1]

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[Faceintheplace]

I really like Sweet Dreams alot too, esepcially the bonus track version that's about a minute longer and the versions on the Something's Coming BBC versions. The live versions from the 90125, ABWH and 2004 tours are great too.

If it were up to me, Sweet Dreams would be Yes' closing live song instead of Roundabout.

[cjreyes]

Astral Traveller, Blurbster!

[True Believer]

It's all good - but I really love Astral Traveller, Sweet Dreams and Time And A Word.

[BRB UK]

Time And A Word for me.:headset:

[astral_stardust]

I don't know if it counts since it's a bonus track and wasn't on the original, but I love Dear Father. Also I like Sweet Dreams and Everydays.

[oliasdoug]

Astral Traveller! I think it's Kaye's best moment and I love his counterpoint melodic play with Chris. Vintage Yes!

I agree, and what I love even more is the way the chorus is put through the "warble" setting in Tony's leslie (in the same way jack Bruce's vocal is done in the chorus of Cream's "As You Said). I always thought that was a supremely cool vocal effect.