Controversial yes opinions...

[Rabin105]

Someone had posted on another thread that all the topics are this vs that and that we are runing out of topic to talk about (something that will change when yes starts recording the next album) but I figured I'd create a few new threads to spice things up...


starting with my controversial opinions about yes thread. Simple thread post all the stuff you wanted to say on this forum about yes but were scared to....



1. the 9012live version of starship trooper is the beast version ever. Tony Kaye Owns the song and Rabin is just amazing on it.
2. I want yes to do another album... I know what you thinking how is this controversial I don't know but yet I feel wanting a new yes album has gone out of fashion but i figure I've loved every album from yes to fly from here so why would I not want more yesmusic? but it's somewhat controversial I guess for some odd reason
3. The 2003 version of Owner of a lonely heart from Japan is probably the best performance Steve Howe has even given on a rabin song Ever!
4. Geoff Downes is underrated and brilliant on Drama and Fly From Here
5. Hilary Duff could sing yes music and do a good job this is not an opnion but a fact as her vocal range is n the same range as Anderson David Davison and Horn whether she would fit or not is an opnion I still think she would
6. Yes could write a bond theme that is not only brilliant but more bondian then Shirley Bassey and John Barry in their sleep
7. Aliens is a good song
8. Owner of a lonely Heart is a good song but not my favorite off of 90125 actually City of love gets that honor
9. Vultures in the city was left off of ABWH and was better then 95 % of the album
10. Union was a great idea on paper.... in practice it was a good idea not great though.
11. I believe the classic lineup should refer to the lineup you either were born with (90125 lineup for me) or grew up with (since i grew up in the 90's the longest running lineup was Squire white Howe Khorochev Sherwood and Anderson) so for me the classic lineup is Squire White Rabin Kaye and Anderson...
12. in spite of my love of down to earth rock and roll yes Tales is a brilliant album as is relayer
13. I don't care that can;'t understand 95% of Anderson's lyrics I love them and they make me happy
14. Keys volume 1 and 2 are underrated.... severely underrated
15. Yes could produce a song as epic as this song from the Sherlock Holmes sound track http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FE4D...eature=related
16. I hear Steve Howe makes a great veggie pizza and I'm inclined to believe it
17. Yes is the best band of all time
18. go through this speak so much to me right now that it is one of if not my favorite yes track
19. my favourite yes track changes weekly if not daily.
20.. the current lineup should play City of love why because it would be F&*KING AWESOME



ok enough of mine how about yours?

[Imperatrix]

Someone had posted on another thread that all the topics are this vs that and that we are runing out of topic to talk about (something that will change when yes starts recording the next album) but I figured I'd create a few new threads to spice things up...


starting with my controversial opinions about yes thread. Simple thread post all the stuff you wanted to say on this forum about yes but were scared to....



1. the 9012live version of starship trooper is the best version ever. Tony Kaye Owns the song and Rabin is just amazing on it.

Man, I'm not afraid to admit that this version of ST is tied with ST from ABWH Great Woods '89 (Broof and Levin) as my favorites...with ST from Wembley '78 next in line.

[Albedo]

1. Almost 40 years later, Tales still disappoints me every time I listen to it. Goes well with curry.
2. ABWH is a great album.
3. 90125 is a good album. But I still don't find it nearly as interesting as CTTE, Relayer, or ABWH.
4. I'm okay with another album but they will have to do a lot better than FFH.
5. I'll give you, the 9012Live version of ST is great. But Trevor really annoys me with how he plays on a lot of the other classic Yes songs.

[Rabin105]

I know I loved you for a reason T matt is lucky

any other opnions


oh and

21. i said this under a year ago that Fade Away should be finished by yes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsS4kR-VxgU

that still stands.

[Imperatrix]

[LIST=1][*]Almost 40 years later, Tales still disappoints me every time I listen to it.

I'm with you...except I was OK with it for the first 20 years.

I know I loved you for a reason T matt is lucky

any other opinions

I love you, too, and thank you for the compliment!

Any other opinions? Yeah! Get rid of Jon Davison and get Downbyariver on lead vocals.

[CybrKhatru]

OK... *deep breath*...


1) Much as I love Wakeman and Moraz, and much as I love Close to the Edge and Relayer, I believe The Yes album is the best Yes record of the 1970s. It's perfect in every way.

2) 90125 is the artiest AOR record ever made, and I still love it all these years later.

More later....

[Imperatrix]

OK... *deep breath*...


1) Much as I love Wakeman and Moraz, and much as I love Close to the Edge and Relayer, I believe The Yes album is the best Yes record of the 1970s. It's perfect in every way.

2) 90125 is the artiest AOR record ever made, and I still love it all these years later.

I'm with you on these, too. IMHO, it doesn't get better than TYA.

[Frumious B]

1. Big Generator: Underrated gem
2. Drama: Formerly an underrated gem, now slightly overrated
3. Rick Wakeman: Lost it with the invention of polyphonic synths and never quite recovered
4. Benoit David: Blaze Bayley. Nuff said.
5. Bill Bruford: Glad that he left Yes, not because I don't like him, but because he was so perfect for King Crimson.
6. Roger Dean: Last album cover I saw from him that felt particularly special to me was YesYears.
7. The Beatles: The more of their influence I hear on a given Yes recording the more I usually like it. I consider Yes to be the band that did the best job of picking the threads of what the Fabs were doing and carrying them forward into something completely new.
8. Jon Anderson: Not so great without Chris Squire and Steve Howe.
9. Chris Squire: Not so great without Jon Anderson and Steve Howe.
10. Steve Howe: Not so great without Jon Anderson and Chris Squire.

That's a wrap.

[Meng]

1. the 9012live version of starship trooper is the beast version ever. Tony Kaye Owns the song and Rabin is just amazing on it.

Bloody good, yes. Best, no (see TYA, Wembley 78, Yessongs and ABWH)

2. I want yes to do another album... I know what you thinking how is this controversial I don't know but yet I feel wanting a new yes album has gone out of fashion but i figure I've loved every album from yes to fly from here so why would I not want more yesmusic? but it's somewhat controversial I guess for some odd reason

Not controversial for me.

3. The 2003 version of Owner of a lonely heart from Japan is probably the best performance Steve Howe has even given on a rabin song Ever!

Not heard it - but the competition isn't strong.

4. Geoff Downes is underrated and brilliant on Drama and Fly From Here

Drama certainly, particularly after Wakeman's dreadful keyboard sounds on Tormato.

5. Hilary Duff could sing yes music and do a good job this is not an opnion but a fact as her vocal range is n the same range as Anderson David Davison and Horn whether she would fit or not is an opnion I still think she would

Never heard her. That is a situation unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.

6. Yes could write a bond theme that is not only brilliant but more bondian then Shirley Bassey and John Barry in their sleep

Nah.

7. Aliens is a good song

Naaaaaaaaaaah.

8. Owner of a lonely Heart is a good song but not my favorite off of 90125 actually City of love gets that honor

Owner is a good pop song, not a good Yessong. City would fit much better on a Rabin solo album.

9. Vultures in the city was left off of ABWH and was better then 95 % of the album

Agreed. Teakbois out, Vultures in.

10. Union was a great idea on paper.... in practice it was a good idea not great though.

It was a great idea on paper, and great live. The album was a disastrous mess.

11. I believe the classic lineup should refer to the lineup you either were born with (90125 lineup for me) or grew up with (since i grew up in the 90's the longest running lineup was Squire white Howe Khorochev Sherwood and Anderson) so for me the classic lineup is Squire White Rabin Kaye and Anderson...

The classic lineup is the one that made Fragile and CTTE. I accept no arguments to the contrary.

12. in spite of my love of down to earth rock and roll yes Tales is a brilliant album as is relayer

Yup.

13. I don't care that can;'t understand 95% of Anderson's lyrics I love them and they make me happy

It's about the music maaaaaan ...

14. Keys volume 1 and 2 are underrated.... severely underrated

Keystudio is better than both.

15. Yes could produce a song as epic as this song from the Sherlock Holmes sound track http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FE4D...eature=related

Hmmmm.

16. I hear Steve Howe makes a great veggie pizza and I'm inclined to believe it

No ham and bacon, no pizza.

17. Yes is the best band of all time

Close, but then there's The Beatles.

18. go through this speak so much to me right now that it is one of if not my favorite yes track

Not one of mine.

19. my favourite yes track changes weekly if not daily.

CTTE (particularly Seasons Of Man). Always and forever.

20.. the current lineup should play City of love why because it would be F&*KING AWESOME

I won't be waiting for this night to come.

[Micah68]

Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin go for a beer each Sunday evening at 7,.00 pm

Steve Howe is actually a meat eater

Patrick Moraz was the hidden keyboard player on the 90125 tour

[HeedThisMessageTom]

Arriving UFO is the best song on Tormato.

[TOBYSGRAPHICGOKART]

Yes West is severely underrated.



























Jus' kidding!

[Sharp on Attack]

I have only one but it's a big one :


I always skip Turn Of the Century

[RelayerI]

I'm WAY more interested in seeing them with Jon Davison than with Jon Anderson.

[luna65]

1. Big Generator: Underrated gem.

Ah, ya beat me to it!

-Trevor Horn never produced any other record half as good as 90125.
-Trevor Rabin is probably the most successful scapegoat in the history of popular music. And he's laughing all the way to the bank.

[CybrKhatru]

-Trevor Horn never produced any other record half as good as 90125.

If I'd never heard and fallen in love with Seal's 3rd album (Human Being) I would totally agree with this statement.

[Imperatrix]

-Trevor Horn never produced any other record half as good as 90125.

See Matt's statement.

-Trevor Rabin is probably the most successful scapegoat in the history of popular music. And he's laughing all the way to the bank.

I can't tell you how much I absolutely love that fact, dollface!

[luna65]

And I love Welcome To The Pleasuredome, but when you compare them there's truly no contest.

[International]

Bring back the mellotron & not on a laptop & I’ll buy the cue tips and dolly! Rick Wakeman is the drunk I once drove 150 miles to see, once!

[Meng]

I always skip Turn Of the Century

Why you would want to skip the best track on the album is beyond me, but each to his own.