Fragile

too long, too repetitive... didn't like

That lilac wine

This is the weirdest album I've ever listened to because usually I will have some sort of opinion on an album or it will illicit some sort of emotional response but this made me feel nothing but I kinda liked some of the instrumentals and I didn't hate it but because it made me feel so much nothing then I can't give it a good score.

Great

Roundabout caught me off guard! :)) Prog rock is kinda cool

Gracias Jojo Si alguien me pregunta con que disco meterse en el rock progresivo, de seguro este sería mi elección; es variado, conciso, cortó (para el álbum de progresivo promedio), pero por sobre todo atractivo. Para mí un sólido 9/10

The points go to the first and last tracks. Overall an underwhelming title. There's some interesting sounds and techniques here and there like the carnival / waltz 2nd track and the latin influence later in the album, but it seems like they put all their creative genius into the first and last tracks.

Amo este disco. Es una de las bandas que mi viejo siempre escucha, entonces como que lo tengo en mis recuerdos. Tiene todo el power. Creo que si es alto disco.

yes

Roundabout

To be continued meme is first song. Abit of a bop.

Will listen to more

3/5

This was quite a journey. If this is the definition of prog rock then I think prog rock is very silly while playing off as very sincere. I see how this informs a lot of music I do like that comes later but this record goes in a lot of directions, not all of which are good.

Overall, I wasn’t a big fan for the first half of the album, but once I got to the middle, my mind really changed. I think the album in general was ahead of its time, but some of the songs don’t have a huge replay effect for me. I will say that I’m overall impressed with the last half of the album though. This half sounds the most modern to me, and has more replay ability. I also can hear how this band may have influenced others that came after it in the last half. I will say that I much preferred songs that were mostly, if not all instrumental. I didn’t enjoy the singing that much for some reason. I liked Roundabout, but it also reminded me of a meme, so it was hard to enjoy it without just thinking of the meme. Another one that I liked was Long Distance Runaround. It felt like it was missing something that I can’t put my finger on though. I almost didn’t add it to my playlist, but started to like it a lot more once the song was almost over. Additionally, I also do think that it sounded ahead of its time as well. The Fish also was surprisingly good. It caught my attention for sure. Mood for a Day’s guitar is really soothing and has Spanish vibes to it (and also Greek vibes??). Metallica’s Battery intro feels similar as well, and I wonder if they were inspired by this track. Heart of the Sunrise is really something else. It’s a song that I haven’t added to my playlist, but one that I think deserves more than one listen. It has some nice riffs in there (once again, I feel like somewhat ahead of its time), albeit quite long. Some parts of the song I liked more than others. America was also surprisingly really good, and deserves another listen. Both this and the previous song are a bit too long for me. Hearing Roundabout for the second time makes me like it a lot more.

I only had heard of Roundabout and Long Distance Runaround before, song I greatly appreciate due to their energetic style, surprising arrangements and catchy melodies. However, I sometimes feel the repetitive background vocals are too grating and distract from the enjoyable instrumentals on most tracks. Overall a 2/5 is fitting.

Kult, litt alternativt, likte "Roundabout"

bruh its fragile

Amo el rock progresivo, pero no en su totalidad. Justo este disco si. Es una epoca en la que dijeron "che pero pará la musica no tiene por que tenes distorciones por todos lados y el mismo acorde repetido over and over". La cantidad de experimentación que hubo en esa epoca no se volvió a repetir hasta el resurgimiento del rock psicodelico. Me gusta mucho este disco, es muy dificil no pensar en como fué influenciado por Queen, voces grabadas encima de voces grabadas encima de voces... Amo. La duración de los temas está all over the place, es como escuchar Blue Öyster Cult, si no sabés cuanto dura cada tema you're in for a ride. Ésta musica se aprecia mucho mas en el ambito analogico, casette o vinilo, donde te da paja adelantar o saltear temas. Tampoco se beneficia de los auriculares, creo que está hecha para ser escuchada en habitaciones con parlantes y demas.

La música de Yes es... ¿pretenciosa? Quizás. No es el tipo de música que escucharía, a veces siento que todo lo que hacen es un experimento. Más allá de eso agradezco que existan bandas así (aunque "Five Per Cent for Nothing" es una tortura de 37 segundos). Otra calificación difícil. La calificación estaba entre 2/5 y 3/5 pero puse 3 estrellas porque me gusta "Roundabout" (posiblemente por el meme "What it feels like to get a GTX 1080")

What a great album.

p good

Half of those songs really sucked. The second half of the album was alright? But nah not for me chief

It's Yes so of course you get masterful musicianship and staggeringly incredible compositions. I can't help but wonder if this album would be a 5/5 if 'Roundabout' didn't lead it off. As its constructed, the album can't ever reach the highs its lead (and easily most famous) song hit. It's still incredibly well done, interesting prog rock, but it doesn't land as well after hearing one of their masterpieces.

I am unsure on this album. It wasn't great and a lot of the songs sounded the same. Had an unexpected cover of America. No need to willfully listen to this again but I wouldn't ask for it to stop if it were playing.

Brilliant progressive rock, and I'm surprised I have never heard this whole album. I'll be spending more time with Yes in the near future.

a very roundabout album ',:)

Roundabout, that's it mang.

Keigoei grief joeng

I like prog rock like King Crimson, Genesis and Pink Floyd, but Yes is much too pretentious and boring. It’s all thought out and missing any form of spontaneity or emotion.

Loved the beginning and end of the album…the middle was boring and repetitive. Wasn't very impressed.

Pretty good, great musicianship. Definitely prog but more to the rock side. Enjoyable listen and I'll probably try out their outher stuff. 4/5

nah

Not the meme song omg? This was trip Favorites: South Side of the Sky Mood for a Day

Banda inglesa de rock progresivo con mucho recorrido desde los años 70 hasta hoy día. Not bad.

I saw these guys live in HS and remember liking them, unlike this album.

2 1/2 stars. I found this a bit of a difficult album to wade through. I have never been a Rick Wakeman or Yes fan. Having said that there are a few songs that I can get into somewhat like America and Roundabout which may have to do more with familiarity than anything else. Of the songs a I haven't listened to previously Heart of Sunrise is good. I understand the influence of this album.

Well, now I know where the "To Be Continued..." meme comes from. Thanks Roundabout. Definitely hear some math-rock influence, but I agree with Nick, prog rock has never been my favourite. My experience would have been greatly enhanced by a laser light show haha. Respect it, but probably won't go back to this one. Fav Tracks: Roundabout, Heart of the Sunrise Rating 2.5/5

Another pleasant surprise. Overall, I'm just not that enamored by prog rock, but there's some genuinely moving and creative moments here that I can't really deny. The theatrics can sometimes feel grating, but other times, it all really works. I can feel how this kind of music would weave back into punk to influence math rock/post-rock bands. Can you hear a little Blessed on some of the more guitar-driven tracks? Favourite song: "Heart of the Sunrise"

I liked the first song, but it was too long.

Really enjoyed this one. Compared to the other Yes album we've had on this list so far, this one feels much tighter in terms of songwriting and song structure. The tracks seem more cohesive rather than made for the purpose of showing off the musician's (considerable) skill. My other main criticism of the other Yes album still holds: the singer's voice doesn't do the instrumentation justice. He's just not up to par with the others. Still, a fantastic album.

Surprisingly quite enjoyed this. A few bum tracks, but the long proggy ones are pretty fun

Very good musicians but prog music my thing

I personally really like this album Did I only know about this album because the first song is a meme? yes, but that's not a bad thing. this album mixes epic rock n roll with beautiful guitar work. It's not the best album in the world, but I love it.

Proggy AF

Would buy this on vinyl.

Loads of brilliant guitar work.

Surprisingly good. Enjoyed and will listen again

No.

false

Good, distinct album with a little spice of industrial.

Not my kind of music. Had to turn it off as found it got too irritating.

I still haven't decided if I like Yes. I feel like I like them intellectually, but also maybe just find prog rock to be sort of boring. Makes really nice background music, though. I especially enjoyed the little interludes on this album.

Agréable à écouter

- roundabout, very nice but its a meme now, sorry

PROGPROGPROGPROGPROGPROG. Best Tracks: Roundabout, South Side of the Sky, Heart of the Sunrise

classic album, real good too

Production: 6/20 Songwriting: 4/20 Innovation: 7/20 Bangers: 0/20 Emotional response: 2/20 = 19 No.

meme

Sorry, dat trek ik slecht deze muziek.

A quality album. 2RS

Fantastic album. Calls and eclectic Yes.

this got off the rails fast

Niet vol te houden, ik werd er helemaal zenuwachtig van.

Ik heb wel wat met prog en ik vond ik dit best goed te pruimen, alhoewel het een hele zit blijft. Vooral het openingsnummer vond ik erg tof. Duidelijk waar ook een band als Tool zijn inspiratie vandaan heeft.

Nah, I’ve listened to enough albums now to know this is not a good one.

Tedious

Yes? No.

Het komt niet vaak voor, maar ik werd hier zo niet goed van dat ik het einde van de plaat niet gehaald heb.

Prog rock

By some bizarre coincidence I once spotted Rick Wakeman from Yes on the platform at Colchester train station, whilst simultaneously feeling very fragile because my left eye had weirdly puffed up to the point where I could barely see out of it (thankfully I could still see Rick out of my other eye). You might think that this was an unmistakable sign from the universe that I should have thoroughly enjoyed this album, but it didn’t really do it for me. I’m just not a fan of prog I guess.

Pretty good classic rock album. A little out there at times, but a good listen. First track was a familiar one.

hated its guts

3.7 - Better than I expected! Immersive. Even the instrumentals felt vital to the whole.

Pues la verdad es que es rock progresivo y aunque me guste se me hace algo bola. He dudado entre 3 y 4

Probably innovative in 1971... now sounds dated, but still interesting....

songs are either 8 minutes long or a minute. Their song is also used a meme.

“Fragile” by Yes (1971) From the opening sounds, this album grabs the listener’s attention. Steve Howe on guitar and Rick Wakeman on keyboards dazzle with innovative arrangements, cementing their reputations as pioneers in progressive rock—PURE progressive rock in “Heart of the Sunrise”. This is intelligent music. What it lacks in soul and profundity of message it more than makes up for in technical perfection. For 1971, this record set the pace for much of what was to come in the 70s and 80s. The running footsteps across channels on “We Have Heaven” preceded those on Pink Floyd’s “On the Run” by two years (for those who like to keep track of such things). Squire and Bruford’s rhythm section is solid solid solid. Squire even gets in on the harmonic coloring (“Heart of the Sunrise”) and jazz improvisation (“Five Percent for Nothing”). Jon Anderson’s lead vocals are pure and disciplined if lacking sonority and steady vibrato—but with excellent diction. He provides solid melodies and the group chimes in with mesmerizing harmonies, rivaling Crosby, Stills and Nash (in the studio, that is!). Chord progressions and time signatures that simply prohibit the simultaneous chewing of bubble gum. Exemplifying recording wizardry, this is a clean and crisp mix, with excellent separation that simply must be heard on studio headphones (or Klipsch equipment, but for us mere mortals . . . ). As an album, “Fragile” demonstrates that one can produce a record that starts with a leading track lasting 8:35 and sustains interest throughout. And the end of the closing track welcomes a replay of the opening track, and over and over and over again. These are great musicians who clearly enjoy making great music. 4/5

Discazo!! A++

This real progressive rock is not my kind of thing (I prefer things less experimental and "low level" like Pink Floyd), however, this album was a good experience.

60s soul

ok

an old HS buddy loved yes. His dad claimed that they wrote a song about him. I could never get into anything he played for me. I still don't get it. It's not "bad" and there is a lot of talent on display. Just nothing that warrants a reply for me.

Roundabout is the best song and most played by far on the album. Incredible bassline. The rest of the songs were almost like experimental jams - some good and some not so much. South Side of the Sky was the second best on the album. 6/10.

Better than expected. I dug the instrumentation, but the shift from really long to really short songs kinda threw me.

Very instrumental. More songs I recognized than I thought I would. A dope anime intro I've always looked for was on this too. A chill album, good for background music while doing art or cleaning

Yes!

Premier album de yes que j’ai ecoute dans ma vie. J’adore ce band et j’ai deja ecoute cette album un cinquantaine de fois. 5*

Pretty good

Song 1: YES! Every other song: Nope!

Great album. Beautiful acoustic/classical guitar parts and fun jam songs. Very 70s rock but in a non jam band way. Into it.

Roundabout, Rock sinfónico!

Steve Howe!

Mye gøy. Er ikke så fan av prog, men likevel en underholdene. Du får inntrykk av at de er gode til å spille instrumentene sine og liker hvordan flere av sangene er komponert. ironisk nok likte jeg albumets nå-meme intro-track best, den gav lytteren et godt bilde av hva som lå i vente. Likevel skulle jeg ønske at albumet kunne være litt tyngre? Vet lite om mixing og liknende begreper innfor musikk, men syntes bassen ikke var "digg nok". Den manglet en sonisk dybde jeg skulle ønske var der. Virket som om musikken kunne flagre vekk i en sommerbris, på en spinkel, nerdete måte. Kanskje smaken min er ødelagt av år med Kanyes basstrommer etc. Svak 4, eller sterk 7/10

Endelig litt progrock. Spillingen på dette albumet er jo helt fenomenal. Alle instrumentene får tid til å vises, og alt er i verdensklasse nivå. Låtskrivingen er heller ingenting å kimses av. Roundabout er en heftig åpner, og det blir ikke dårligere videre. Stemningsfullt, fengende, imponerende, innovativt. Det er vanskelig å forklare hva konkret det er som trekker meg til dette albumet, men jeg kan si at det er bare helt sykt kult. Ikke en personlig favoritt, men det går mest på smaken. Ekstremt sterk 4. Kunne sagt det var en 8.9/10.

Had jojo intro number

I am very confused about what to think of that and whether I liked it or not. It was a bit mad? Certain aspects I enjoyed, others I found just a bit much

2

Sympa, quelques chansons très cool (roundabout, The Fish ...) mais un peu cacophonique je trouve

.

Walked into this one with preconceived notions - and I still maintain them. Rock Classical Guitar - c'mon.

Love this album! Have listened to it already

Really interesting listen totally mood shifting, great transitional tracks 4.2

Not a desert island album for me, but one that was thoughtfully and skillfully put together, with a lot of unique and pioneering sounds.

3.5

Excellent album. The full band tracks are better than the individual ones, although Steve Howe's Mood for a Day is a great one.

This album is surprising. There’s piano solos and rock and just all kinds of stuff. It was such a variety of music on this album that it kept me interested.

Nah, I’m all good thanks

i can safely pass on this one

Surprisingly good for 1971. Great instrumentals

Hot and cold throughout - I liked some of the more experimental moments, and some of the moments of head bobbing grooves. On the other hand there was quite a bit of that late 60s / early 70s idealism that can sound overly twerpy.

A very specific sound but also mostly fun

very chill

Great album. Didn't even mind hearing roundabout twice.

Only song I liked was roundabout. Rest of the album sounded choppy

Mediocre

Álbum experimental que parece que foi feito usando uma roleta.

Like Rush. But way worse

Enjoyed some of the songs

This is Yes at their peak before they are about to go off the rails. All over the place in a wonderful way with contributions from all band members. Love how each instrument/element/player is highlighted throughout the album. Wish more bands created output in this manner. They are one of the most listenable and original of prog rock groups. Prog gets a bad rap for some reason but I enjoy the structures and explorations. Quite a sonic journey.

Hoooly shit. I only know the first song cause of the "To Be Continued" meme that went around a while back, never knew that was Yes. The bass slaps for sure. As far as 70s prog go, it's not bad. Not into the vocal stylings so much. Still nothing I'm that into.

Amazing Prog album with issues. Because of money/time problems the recording of the album had to include solo compositions of each band member. Those were not that good. The rest however is top prog, especially Roundabout.

Familiarity: 4/10 Notes: listen, when you start your album off with a song like Roundabout, you know shit stays at that high of a bar until the last measure. One of their most recognizable albums, due in part to the opening track, Fragile is a funky prog rock classic Real Rating: 8/10

Never been much into prog and this didn't change that. The cool bits of all the long tracks would make good shorter songs, I don't really feel the need for all the meandering in between

Some great songs. A lot of their stuff sounds similar though.

nice

incorporates classical in a way i sure like fav track: cans and brahms

Just ok, not my favourite

1 star.

YES!!! Delicia de álbum progressivo com instrumental alto nível. Gosto muito do Mood for a day e nem lembrava q era deles.

Didn't like this one.

Not really my style but I appreciate that it's good music. Nice to listen to under certain conditions.

Banger

One of the best prog rock bands

3.75

I liked this album

sim

A pretty impressive feat and some incredible guitar and keyboard skillz but didn't rouse me up as much as I thought it would.

A weird one - loved the first and last tracks but the rest of it didn't do much for me

roundabout is a meme, interesting mix of short and long songs, good sound but not a lot of jams, the long songs are really long

Roundabout is great. Rest of the album is pretty solid, but not as put together. So much jamming.

Just some classic rock

It’s another Yes album, YES!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again- I always have a soft spot for the records my dad played a bunch when I was a kid. This is one of them.

Rather chill instrumentals, somewhat known

Nope. Don't like it. Too 70s rock for me.

Better than expected but it’s not really rock and roll is it?

Exceptional. The keys and the rambling guitar over the top of the funky bass. Amazing.

One of the OG prog rock bands and a really good listen. Massively influential to so many acts following in their footsteps

This is that shit that has Roundabout on it. A lot more than just Roundabout - lots of prog rock shit going on. Pretty good album imo.

5/5, love these prog rock jams.

It was ok

Memes aside, this is a good album

I struggle with the albums where there's clearly a ton of skill involved, and I'm legitimately very impressed, but none of the music is something I would ever choose to listen to, especially a second time. I guess I'll just plop down a 3 and move on. Best track: Mood for a Day

Hey it’s the Jojis. But absolute classic and very accessible Prog Rock. The album art is so iconic too. S/o Chris Squire

It was nice to hear Roundabout in its entirety. More than just a meme band, I say.

Rick Wakeman's debut for Yes is a masterpiece

A bit overblown... but fairly decent!