The band's breakthrough album, dominated by science-fiction and fantasy elements and new member Rick Wakeman, whose organ, synthesizers, Mellotrons, and other keyboard exotica added a larger-than-life element to the proceedings. Ironically, the album was a patchwork job, hastily assembled in order to cover the cost of Wakeman's array of instruments. But the group built effectively on the groundwork left by The Yes Album, and the group had an AM-radio sucker-punch, aimed at all of those other progressive bands who eschewed the notion of hit singles, in the form of "Roundabout," the edited version (sort of "highlights" of the album version) of which pulled in millions of young kids who'd never heard them before. The single clicked, most album-buyers liked the long version and all of the rest of what they found, and the band was made. Remastered in much improved sound and graphics in 1995, look for the version of this CD with a reference to "digital remastering" across the top back of the jewel case.
OK, I may have said something that has offended a lot of people's sensibilities.*For that I apologize.*While I may have said that I was buying too many CDs because of all the MOG posts, I didn't really understand the extent to which my comments would torment and torture the souls of some clear-minded MOGgers."Is it possible to have too many CDs?", I was asked, to the dismay and amazement of fel...
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sometimes a song is just right for an occasion. the day that i moved into my new apartment, the first thing i did was set up my record player, and put on fragile by yes. that just seemed like the perfect thing for the time. one of my favorite albums most definitely. another example: almost two years ago i bought an 1968 vw bug as a project car (its still not done) and before i even decided what...
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Yes – Fragile (Atlantic)The band's breakthrough album, dominated by science-fiction and fantasy elements and new member Rick Wakeman, whose organ, synthesizers, Mellotrons, and other keyboard exotica added a larger-than-life element to the procedings. Ironically, the album was a patchwork job, hastily assembled in order to cover the cost of Wakeman's array of instruments. But the group built ef.
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I used to have a Yes box set, I gave it to a friend for his birthday. I thought it would be cool for a band to be called "No" and play all the songs backwards verbatim. I think it would be cool.
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A song I heard sometime this week while listening to my MP3 player at work, no not an Ipod. Lyrics | South Side Of The Sky lyrics
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OK, I may have said something that has offended a lot of people's sensibilities.*For that I apologize.*While I may have said that I was buying too many CDs because of all the MOG posts, I didn't really understand the extent to which my comments would torment and torture the souls of some clear-minded MOGgers."Is it possible to have too many CDs?", I was asked, to the dismay and amazement of fel...
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Yes – Fragile (Atlantic)The band's breakthrough album, dominated by science-fiction and fantasy elements and new member Rick Wakeman, whose organ, synthesizers, Mellotrons, and other keyboard exotica added a larger-than-life element to the procedings. Ironically, the album was a patchwork job, hastily assembled in order to cover the cost of Wakeman's array of instruments. But the group built ef.
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Although I am usually a very impatient person, I *love* this song. It is eight minutes, and I'm surprised that I ever listened to it all the way through to begin with. But man oh man is it good.It's eight minutes long, and I highly recommend picking it up form iTunes and sticking it on a Driving mix CD or something, because it - as well as the next song by them that I'm going to post - is great...
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Another old Yes favorite. When I first heard it (when I was nine), I thought it was like Mario music. It's not, really, but it still reminds me of it. Something about it just suggests that kind of world, where even the clouds have eyes, the hills are all perfectly round, and old Nintendo graphics make up the land. Enjoy.
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sometimes a song is just right for an occasion. the day that i moved into my new apartment, the first thing i did was set up my record player, and put on fragile by yes. that just seemed like the perfect thing for the time. one of my favorite albums most definitely. another example: almost two years ago i bought an 1968 vw bug as a project car (its still not done) and before i even decided what...
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