Create your "Worst of Yes" compilation album

[Micah68]

Originally Posted by MeMeMe
Making someone listen to the Teakbois-Almost Like Love-Fortune Seller sequence would easily constitute cruel and unusual punishment.


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Don't worry


If the Cruise ship for the forthcoming trip experiences a storm they are going to play that to punish the pasengers to induce sea sickeness

[Punj Lizard]

Originally Posted by MeMeMe
Making someone listen to the Teakbois-Almost Like Love-Fortune Seller sequence would easily constitute cruel and unusual punishment.


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Don't worry


If the Cruise ship for the forthcoming trip experiences a storm they are going to play that to punish the pasengers to induce sea sickeness

As we'll be in the Caribbean, Teakbois is a must.

[Lonewolf]

As we'll be in the Caribbean, Teakbois is a must.

Teakbois is everywhere!

[MeMeMe]

While not a big fan of Teakbois I actually love the last two songs, no punishment for me whatsoever.

Fair enough. I'm actually listening to my "Worst Of" right now ... and kind of enjoying it. In no small part, I suppose, because these are songs I don't often revisit. So a good exercise all around!

[Sharp on Attack]

If I can't choose more than 1 song per album, I don't think I can get to 12

Saving My Heart
City Of Love
Somehow Someday
Soft As A Dove
Teakbois
Sign Language
If Only You Knew
Man In A White Car

[rmig68]

Saving My Heart
Be the One
Loveshine*
The Messenger
In the Presence of**

*worst Yes song ever in my opinion.
**has some decent parts to it, but a huge amount of smarmy fluff. That whole "touch you there" part is weird, and the "turn around and remember that" to me is horrible.


Mind you, I really hate some other songs too. Lightning Strikes, Dream Time, Spirit of Survival, Soft as a Dove, and others make me angry. To me, Magnification comes in as the all time worst album, with very little in the way of great, good or even mediocre music on it. It was the first Yes album not only did I not play for friends, but I think I hid the CD as well, lest they inquire about it.

When there is a slow (well actually kind of rapid) decline in what I consider great or good Yes music starting with some of the "Keys" stuff through Magnification, and continued downward at an accelerated pace, I found myself so f*cking pissed I can't even describe it. To me it had nothing to do with when the albums came out, promotion, who was in the band (necessarily) or any things of those sorts...it was the music. Plain and simple. Why is it I can listen to any Yes album prior to the late 90's and I still love it...all of them. There is something terribly wrong in those last few albums. To me, Fly From Here is far superior.

[Mr. Holland]

Saving My Heart
Be the One
Loveshine*
The Messenger
In the Presence of**

*worst Yes song ever in my opinion.
**has some decent parts to it, but a huge amount of smarmy fluff. That whole "touch you there" part is weird, and the "turn around and remember that" to me is horrible.


Mind you, I really hate some other songs too. Lightning Strikes, Dream Time, Spirit of Survival, Soft as a Dove, and others make me angry. To me, Magnification comes in as the all time worst album, with very little in the way of great, good or even mediocre music on it. It was the first Yes album not only did I not play for friends, but I think I hid the CD as well, lest they inquire about it.

When there is a slow (well actually kind of rapid) decline in what I consider great or good Yes music starting with some of the "Keys" stuff through Magnification, and continued downward at an accelerated pace, I found myself so f*cking pissed I can't even describe it. To me it had nothing to do with when the albums came out, promotion, who was in the band (necessarily) or any things of those sorts...it was the music. Plain and simple. Why is it I can listen to any Yes album prior to the late 90's and I still love it...all of them. There is something terribly wrong in those last few albums. To me, Fly From Here is far superior.

I like the fact that you have such a strong opinion and put it in words that match it, all though I do highly disagree when it comes to Magnification. I love 'Dreamtime' (can do without the orchestral outro though), there is so much going on in that song, so many little notes and accents by the orchestra, I feel it is probably the best example, not only in the songs that Yes did with and orchestra, but probably in pop/rock songs that have been done with an orchestra in general of how an orchestra can really integrate within the music and really become part of the whole. That is also generally why I like Mag far better then TAAW. On TAAW the orchestra really feels tagged on and it shows, because some of the 'naked' versions of those songs are just as good or even better. On Magnification the orchestra feels much more integrated with the music/songs and 'Dreamtime' is it's prime example. Another example is that (IMO) the live version of ITPO on Symphonic, with orchestra works much better, then the version on 'live in Montreux' with Wakeman covering the orchestral parts on keyboards.
I love 'spirit of surivival' as well with it's driving bass.

Oh well, different tastes......

[cinderella]

If Only You Knew

I am the only one in the Yes universe that likes this song.

[rmig68]

I like the fact that you have such a strong opinion and put it in words that match it, all though I do highly disagree when it comes to Magnification. I love 'Dreamtime' (can do without the orchestral outro though), there is so much going on in that song, so many little notes and accents by the orchestra, I feel it is probably the best example, not only in the songs that Yes did with and orchestra, but probably in pop/rock songs that have been done with an orchestra in general of how an orchestra can really integrate within the music and really become part of the whole. That is also generally why I like Mag far better then TAAW. On TAAW the orchestra really feels tagged on and it shows, because some of the 'naked' versions of those songs are just as good or even better. On Magnification the orchestra feels much more integrated with the music/songs and 'Dreamtime' is it's prime example. Another example is that (IMO) the live version of ITPO on Symphonic, with orchestra works much better, then the version on 'live in Montreux' with Wakeman covering the orchestral parts on keyboards.
I love 'spirit of surivival' as well with it's driving bass.

Oh well, different tastes......

I need to stop complaining about the last few Yes albums with Jon on them. Lord knows there are some great moments in all of them. I think by the time Mag. came out, I felt like I didn't know the band anymore. I couldn't connect. Yeah, the playing was there, the concepts ok, but for some reason, I just couldn't connect. I think Jon's lyrics weren't (quite) the same, or the integrity of them different, and the spiritual elements to me, gone. When I hear Yes music from their peak, it changes me. I feel like my brain is designing thoughts, concepts, patterns, emotions,; this stuff does none of that. This stuff lacked all of that....and no, it's not easy to point to. To some people, I'm sure they see no difference, but something in me molecularly doesn't get switched on. Things like HOTS, SSOTS, Awaken, Gates, Parallels,all of Relayer even 90125, Drama and Talk....I'm glowing...synapsis firing.

[Face 1004]

Clear Days, A venture, Circus of Heaven, Into the Lens, Big Generator, Saving My Heart, Where Will You Be?, Be the One, From The Balcony, Soft as a Dove, Life on a Film set. And the Bonus track would be The Ancient. Though I do like the Leaves of Green at the end.

[sleeptalker]

I am the only one in the Yes universe that likes this song.

No you are not, but I was beginning to think that as well.

[Olorin]

My God, this may be the most illuminating thread on this site! Have a thread on favorite Yes tracks, and it's pretty predictable. Looking at what people are posting for their worst choices, I'm stunned. I like a lot of these songs, and I know that some of them are popular w/many fans. It just goes to show that one person's trash is another's treasure.

[Strawbs]

I'm not too familiar with some of the later albums, so my worst list is small.

The Man You Always Wanted Me To Be
America
Cans And Brahms

[Faceintheplace]

Circus of Heaven
Saving My Heart
Angkor Watt
Dangerous (Remix)
Man in the Moon
Loveshine
Somehow Someday
Soft as a Dove

Bonus Tracks:
Last Train
Yours is No Disgrace live Houston 1988 w/ Rabin shredding solo
Quickly Abandoned Jon Anderson & Chris Squire Talk Tour Radio Interview

[pianozach]

I will not follow "the rules."

Dear Father
I'm Down
Going For the One
Vevey (Revisited)
Abilene
Money
Picasso
Some Are Born
You Can Be Saved
High
Days (demo)
Countryside
Everybody's Song
Vevey, Pt. 1
Vevey, Pt. 2
White Car
Golden Age
In The Tower
Friend Of A Friend
Leave (Extended Remix)
Holy Lamb
Quartet
Let's Pretend
Teakbois
Silent Talking
Man In The Moon
Can I
To Be Alive (Hep Yadda)
Soft As A Dove
Bumpy Ride

[BlueEagle]

What, nobody else thinks these ---> are steaming piles of stank cheese? Something's coming, City Of Love, Rhythm Of Love, Don't Go. My "worst of" CD would also include a lot of those already mentioned above.

[Sharp on Attack]

I did put City of Love in my list, BlueEag.

[cactus jon]

Yes already made this. They called it Open Your Eyes.

After that, they lowered the bar and called it "Fly From Here"

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[Micah68]

After that, they lowered the bar and called it "Fly From Here"

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That is unkind

[Micah68]

I'm not too familiar with some of the later albums, so my worst list is small.

The Man You Always Wanted Me To Be
America
Cans And Brahms

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America is fantastic


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