Ranking the Yes mini epics

[Mr. Holland]

Perhaps even more interesting than ranking Yes' epics is ranking Yes' mini epics; those songs between 8-11 minutes duration. There are more of them and wider scattered over the years.

In order of release those are:

Yours is No Disgrace
Starship Trooper
Perpetual Change
Roundabout
Heart of the Sunrise
And You And I
Siberian Kathru
Soundchaser
To Be Over
Machine Messiah
Into the Lens
The Calling (extended version)
Real Love
Be the One
Footprints
Homeworld (the Ladder)
New Language
Dreamtime
In the Presence Of
Subway Walls
The Gift of Love
Leave Well Alone

Have at it!!

[madbear]

This is more difficult than the epics. I'm pretty bored with Roundabout, hence its low in the list of stuff i rate.
The second half of the list, after the break, I don't rate at all and am happy to ignore.


Siberian Kathru
To Be Over
And You And I
Soundchaser
Into the Lens
Starship Trooper
Heart of the Sunrise
Machine Messiah
Yours is No Disgrace
Roundabout
Perpetual Change

Footprints
Homeworld (the Ladder)
Leave Well Alone
The Calling (extended version)
New Language
Dreamtime
In the Presence Of
Subway Walls
The Gift of Love
Real Love
Be the One

[Mr. Holland]

This is more difficult than the epics. I'm pretty bored with Roundabout, hence its low in the list of stuff i rate.
The second half of the list, after the break, I don't rate at all and am happy to ignore.


Siberian Kathru
To Be Over
And You And I
Soundchaser
Into the Lens
Starship Trooper
Heart of the Sunrise
Machine Messiah
Yours is No Disgrace
Roundabout
Perpetual Change

Footprints
Homeworld (the Ladder)
Leave Well Alone
The Calling (extended version)
New Language
Dreamtime
In the Presence Of
Subway Walls
The Gift of Love
Real Love
Be the One

I know some don't like/ignore the Rabin era or the last two albums, but ignoring "In the Presence Of " is a new one to me. Most fans seem to feel it's a 'modern era' classic.

[Ash Armstrong]

I know some don't like/ignore the Rabin era or the last two albums, but ignoring "In the Presence Of " is a new one to me. Most fans seem to feel it's a 'modern era' classic.

I find all of the longer pieces on Magnification to be strong ones.

[Bill M]

We should also consider that song length alone doesn't qualify a song as "epic".

In no particular order

Turn of the Century
Southside of the Sky
And You and I
Heart of the Sunrise
Yours is no Disgrace

[soundchaser09]

not easy, not easy at all. Good thread though:


And You And I
Starship Trooper
Into the Lens
Machine Messiah
Siberian Khatru
Yours is No Disgrace
In the Presence Of
Turn of the Century
Homeworld (the Ladder)
Dreamtime
Roundabout
Heart of the Sunrise
Soundchaser
Southside of the Sky
Perpetual Change
Real Love
New Language
On the Silent Wings of Freedom
To Be Over
Leave Well Alone
The Calling (extended version)
Subway Walls
The Gift of Love
Footprints
Be the One


(a decent approximation)

[pianozach]

7-Way Tie for Top of the List

Roundabout
And You And I
Perpetual Change
Soundchaser
To Be Over
Heart of the Sunrise
Machine Messiah

Starship Trooper
Dreamtime
Siberian Kathru
Subway Walls
Real Love
Into the Lens
The Calling (extended version)
The Gift of Love
Yours is No Disgrace

6- Way Tie for bottom of the list:

Be the One
Footprints
Homeworld (the Ladder)
New Language
In the Presence Of
Leave Well Alone

[Elizabeth "The Phish"]

Another interesting sounding ranking so I shall get into it again! Hehe.

Upper 10/10, Favourites From the Band:
1) "Real Love"
2) "New Language"
3) "Homeworld (The Ladder)"
4) "Dreamtime"
5) "Be the One"
6) "Into the Lens"
7) "Sound Chaser"
8) "The Gift of Love"
9) "Subway Walls"
These songs could all be up there for my favourites by any band, I'm being honest. They're all so so good. There was definitely more that I'd loved to included (Ex: "I Am Waiting", "Miracle of Life", "South Side of the Sky", "On the Silent Wings of Freedom" etc) but I sticked with the 8 minute rule so that's how it is. Also sidenote, not gonna be including the extended version of "The Calling" as I never thought where that would even go compared to the rest of the songs and since I can't put "The Calling" here so. I definitely prefer the album version but I'm not sure on how much.

Lower 10/10, Masterpieces:
10) "Siberian Khatru"
11) "Brother of Mine"
12) "And You and I"
13) "Heart of the Sunrise"
14) "Roundabout"
15) "Yours Is No Disgrace"
16) "Machine Messiah"
17) "Starship Trooper"
18) "America"
19) "Perpetual Change"
20) "Quartet"
21) "In the Presence Of"
22) "Believe Again"
23) "Foot Prints"
24) "Leave Well Alone"
25) "Order of the Universe"
Another list of songs that I love but I wouldn't say these ones over the top 9 if I'd get asked my favourite songs of the band or whatever. There was also a fair amount of songs that I would've included as well here too but I'll be consistent and abide by the rules.

6/10 Good Tier:
26) "To Be Over"
Yeah, not the biggest fan of this song, that's for sure. Lol.

[michelforest]

I am not sure I have the stamina (or the time) to rank them all. My top 10, in no particular order:


Yours is No Disgrace
Starship Trooper
Roundabout
Heart of the Sunrise
And You And I
Siberian Kathru
Soundchaser
To Be Over
Machine Messiah
Into the Lens

[Davy]

Top Five

Starship Trooper
Yours Is No Disgrace
Siberian Khatru
And You And I
Roundabout

[madbear]

I know some don't like/ignore the Rabin era or the last two albums, but ignoring "In the Presence Of " is a new one to me. Most fans seem to feel it's a 'modern era' classic.

Well, that's fine... I just don't get it at all. Sorry!