Yes singles poll

It's missing "Long Distance Runaround", "Tempus Fugit", and "Siberian Khatru" (all of which I would have considered) but I guess I have to just pick "Roundabout" as boring as that is, it's such a catchy song with a great guitar part. Steve Howe must have some long ass fingers because that shit is hard to play

ah shit i hear "Long Distance Runaround" all the time on classic rock radio, shoulda known some of their bigger 70s songs wouldn't be listed among their official singles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep5_HL9A_PA&feature=related

"Sweetness" vs "Going for the One" vs "Pwner of a Pwnly Heart"

"Yours Is No Disgrace" would have been my pick if it was there.

I still listen to 'The Yes Album', 'Fragile', and 'Close To The Edge' all the time.

voted "And You And I"

Bear in mind when voting that a lot of the early 70s classics were heavily edited to fit on a 7". 'Roundabout', 'America' and 'And You & I' would all have suffered from this.

Voted 'America' anyway though, as I prefer the edit.

"Roundabout" because the words make me out 'n' out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAymX34mwqU

Bear in mind when voting that a lot of the early 70s classics were heavily edited to fit on a 7". 'Roundabout', 'America' and 'And You & I' would all have suffered from this.

I'm sure this is true (and in Yes's singles discography on Wikipedia, "Good People" is listed as "I've Seen All Good People: Your Move" to denote that apparently just the first part was released as a single), but when I hear these songs on classic rock radio now they pretty much always play the entire LP versions.

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Would definitely vote Heart of the Sunrise if it were in this poll. Since not, Roundabout.

seen all good ppl imo

http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/105/cover_4219101362007.jpg

I had a dream, once a dream...
...that I was part of the 'Yes Army,' a rival gang to the Kiss Army. We had matching navy blue t-shirts. On the back, in white, was a couplet from Don't Kill the Whale:
In beauty, vision, do we offer much?
If we reason with destiny – gonna lose our touch!
The Kiss Army was coming to a bowling ally, to bowl, so we all hid behind the pins, and when they least expected it, we came out with switchblades. Rumble ensued.

― Abbott, Sunday, August 17, 2008 11:43 AM (2 years ago)

"Roundabout"; I love "I've Seen All Good People" starting at the 3:30 mark (verified via Grooveshark).

"Roundabout". A Yes singles poll feels rather pointless though, because, other than "Owner Of a Lonely Heart", Yes have never primarily been a singles band.

Going for the Going For The One one because it's my favourite of those songs, no other reason. As Geir said Yes ain't fer singles so this is sort of a weird decision.

Wasn't "Total Mass Retain" a single? I've certainly heard a radio edit.

Voted "Roundabout", just ahead of "Owner Of A Lonely Heart".

Wasn't "Total Mass Retain" a single? I've certainly heard a radio edit.
B-side of "America"

Sweetness:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK3R-1kO4hw

Sounds like a song that could be featured on a Wes Anderson soundtrack.

it featured on a Vincent Gallo soundtrack

Yes, just checked and it appeared on Buffalo 66. Weird because I saw the movie and don't recall hearing the song... known it since I was a child because I have an uncle who is a huge Yes fan and he kept giving me copies of their albums. The movie was boring me to tears tho so if the song appears near the end I was probably not paying attention anymore.

Haha the song is featured when the credits are rolling apparently.

Maybe I left at that point... that song would have propelled my enjoyment of the movie a few points up.

Is 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart' their only truly succesful single?

No "Roundabout" went US #2.

all good people ftw

1971 was a fucking phenomenal year...

Roundabout just went to US #13, Geir (sez Wiki).

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I definitely need to get into some more Yes soon...

one of my favorite band names, for starters.

"Haha the song is featured when the credits are rolling apparently."

They also jam YES when Gallo walks into the strip club to kill that dude.
Trippy scene, and the YES fits in perfectly.

it's "heart of the sunrise" then. what a great song. one of the best

looks like i was the only vote for "homeworld." the ladder doesn't get much love, but i can't think of many albums that good recorded by bands thirty years into it. there are some classic yes songs on it. supposedly they have a new album coming out this summer . . . with a dude singing they drafted from a yes cover band! very yes

I should check out more Yes; I fuck with the early 70s stuff but I think the most recent album I had heard was Union which I didn't like so much...

Actually, I'm long overdue to listen to more of the early stuff too; I'm not sure I've ever listened to an entire Yes album all the way through...

union is a mess -- they had so many members by then that they'd broken up into two camps. they decided to bury the hatchet and share the songs they'd been working on, hence the title. there's some good stuff on there -- "silent talking," "holding on," "take the water to the mountain" -- but mostly it's just overstuffed and confused. honestly, the only yes album since 90125 i've been able to fully get into is the ladder

you should revive the Prog-rock Listening Club, reggie

is that this?

This is the PROG ROCK Listening Club - New albums every Friday

can we post youtube videos there? that's about as far as my technical skills go

who the hell voted "Don't Kill the Whale"

xp to reggie: yeah that's it; you don't even have to post youtubes. All you need to do is pick three albums and post the album covers...if you have a problem with that, then you can get someone else to help; I'd probably be willing...