Reviews (page 8 of 14)
they must have had a lot of fun making this
*Jo-jo poses* J/k I knew about this before Jojo, but it certainly helped me appreciate it more. I was always more a Rush girlie but I can enjoy how this is less nerdy by comparison - feels more pomp and circumstance maybe? (British moment?) 8.5/10
8/10 1971 and still sounds insanely fresh today. Sure the best tracks are the bread of the sandwich, and there might be slight indulgence, but by all means, it’s a killer Prog record that doesn’t feel like a chore to listen to, all i could ask for. Oh I get it it’s like that Naruto meme
Really solid album, some songs did not catch me but most of them are fun to listen to.
This album is fun. Suprisingly fun, and funky. 4 stars bc the songs with progression are the real strong moments, and I'd have that be the focus more. Otherwise, no complaints.
Groovy. Maybe not my style but fun to vacuum to.
Feeling great that I already recognized the first track as one from JoJo’s outro song. Enjoyed the flamenco elements in “Mood for a Day”. Second half of the album from “Fish” down was enjoyable for me. My favourite track is still “Roundabout”
Ok donc le prog rock c'est : nul.
Pretty much same as the past Yes album. Would be higher if I was into prog music. Roundabout and Long Distance Runaround being the standouts and classics here. South Side of the Sky and Heart of the Sunrise are solid cuts too, but there's a lot of short little interludes that really don't smoke much for me.
Ratatat x Mike Oldfield x 80s JoJo! Fun surprises, good sounds. A bit underwhelming as a full album
Virkelig fedt
Never got in Yes, despite loving King Crimson for example. So, "Fragile" being their probably least annoying album, is a sold 3 for the great instrumental chops on display. Artistically I always found the band wanting, craft over vision etc. and enjoyed the Roger Dean artworks better than the laboured concepts of the actual songs and albums.
Mir gefällt sehr gut, dass sich einige Motive (Akkordfolgen, Melodien, Rhythmen) durch verschiedene Songs auf dem Album ziehen. Das macht das Album zu einem grossen Ganzen. Das Album ist sehr interessant anzuhören und gefällt mir bis auf zeitweilige Lärm-Stellen gut. Der Drop im ersten Song ist der Hammer, kein Wunder, dass das ein Meme-Song wurde;)
At times it felt like work listening to this album.
meh
Roundabout is such a great song. Rest of the album was good. Some quiet guitar solos and other highlights.
I love when British bands get a little "pish-posh queen of England", and dont realize how weird they are for it
Timeless. Funky. Fresh. My only previous exposure to this was those memes with the intro to Roundabout. Can’t believe how old it is, it feels quite modern and fresh.
Look - this album intro is KILLER. Roundabout is a classic, no doubt about that. The intro, the iconic bassline, the harmonies on the vocals... does that mean the whole album is classic though? Not really. It's fun at times, but nowhere does it ever match the levels of the first track. It's rather weird at times and honestly, it is a pretty mid album to the end. But I love Roundabout so much. 3/5
Too bad all the songs can't be as good as Roundabout. Would be 6 stars if they were
Ahh Yes, what an interesting band and one of prog rocks finest! It was definitely a prog rock album!
The musicianship was clear and impressive however I do not enjoy this long “jam band” style of music. I prefer songs that have a tighter arrangement. Not for me but I can see how people would like it.
man... they really were great and a little experimental and true to themselves. could always use a reminder to play and say Yes.
Not my bag.
I think listening to Rush first made this effort more palatable. Although I still don't really know what was going on in the 70s that made prog rock fashionable, this album at least at a few more interesting ideas and harmonies compared to some of the others from the same genre.
Pretty good in parts, definately leant more into the parts of 70s Prog I find more palatable, particularly Floyd.
Sonically more interesting than most of the tedious prog rock drivel this list serves up, but still decidedly mid. At least I can say I don’t feel this album was a waste of time as there were points of interest throughout.
Harmless old rock
As much as Rush probably took the title of Prog Rock Band to Know, Fragile was THE prog rock album. And it lives up to the hype.
Enjoyed it
Hmm, not the easiest listen but at least it wasn't boring. Might need a couple more listens to get properly into.
Ok, just ok
Grand respect pour ce groupe qui compte parmi les inventeurs du rock progressif. Pas d'esbroufe chez ces jazzeux du rock
I have never been excited by progressive rock...that I found sometimes self-indulgent...This record production sounds "modern" for its time (nice bass)...but a bit gimmicky
Not easy listening, not difficult either. Can and Brahms is just out of place ;-p, five per cent is juste experimental. In general while I like the instrumentals I can't help but feel that the vocals lacks presence.
Nice Melodies and rythms
boring
Yes is exactly the kind of prog band I want to dive into, but their music demands attentive listening so it’s perfect that this album dropped on a Friday! The sound is more rock-oriented than expected; it took me some times to get used to the vocals, but I immediately loved the instrumentation. If you take the time to truly get into it, the experience is rich. I truly enjoyed it, and I am pretty sure I’ll enjoy it more and more.
There are really good parts of this album, but the other parts I don't like at all. 3 stars or C.
Roundabout is the big hit, which I thought was by Supertramp. The guitar part of this song is the same as the melody to Love Machine by The Miracles. And now I can't hear anything else. Prog Rock sucks. This song goes on forever, eight and a half minutes. At least the remainder of the album is relatively short since this is sucking up all the air on it. Cans and Brahms is so pretentious. Reminds me of ELP's Pictures at an Exhibition "cover". We Have Heaven is the most annoying round I've ever heard. And now some radio show door slamming and walking sound effects. Every song on the album sounds like I've Seen All Good People but worse. Three song of 8 minutes or more and short, filler tracks in between. This is one of the worst albums I've ever heard. South Side of the Sky is insufferable. Rush heard this and thought, "We can suck too." Five per Cent for Nothing is only 37 seconds long and might be the most annoying track on the album. It sounds like the start of a Primus song. These guys couldn't be more pretentious, The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) is literally them using a Latin name for the number of syllables but trying to sound smart. And closed out with an eleven-and-a-half minute drag.
Need to listen to a few times
Fine, but not very inspiring
I enjoyed this less and less as it went on. The record (in my mind) jumps from serene to adhd a bit too sporadically for my liking. I know it’s prog but I’m not in a proggy mood, and I don’t know when I’d play this.
Overall just some regular classic rock. Not a good sign when the first song is the highlight of the album though.
I really liked the first song. The rest of the album blended some interesting musical/instrument ideas, but was boring overall.
Like, there’s some good musical arrangements and complex compositions. But it’s lousy to listen to unless you’re really into progrock.
love me a good 'noodlin
Jojo! Roundabout's the best one on this. It's all complicated and impressive and all, but no tracks really stand out.
Excellent musicianship, no doubt. But it's too clinical for me, I keep wondering, "why"? If I want to groove or be emotionally touched I wouldn't go here. If I want to be all high-brow I'll put on some jaaaazzzz. In terms of prog rock, it's OK but there is better (Pink Floyd, King Crimson, etc.) Still, happy I listened to this.
Fun album. The intense noodling can sometimes ruin the groove, but I think a lot of people are here for the noodling. Sonically pleasing, loved the opening and closing of the album. An artistic statement.
I don't get it. I'm not a prog rock girlie. Heart of the Sunrise was ok but other than that I didn't really like any of it.
super mega deluxe pikku 4 tuntia per kierros noh alotetaas.. vaikea kyllä arioida tätä näin onhan legendaarinen bändi ja tuotos toki popitusta mutta hyvää sellaista miten tälle antaa arvosana, miten tämän kiteyttää numeroon välillä yksi ja viisi tämän taide teoksen tämän tunteita herättävän audiomaalauksen.. mitävittä yhdeksänsataa kertaa tehnyt näin.. yhdeksänsataa kertaa huitaissut tuomion joidenkin työlle jonka takana ollut ehkä vuosien hikeä ja tarmoa.. ollut niin rehellistä niin rehellistä ja lisännyt musiikin kulttuuriin monimuotoisuutta ja syvällistä ajattelua, influoinut muita ja rikastanut kaikkia. päässyt mukaan tämmöisellekin listalle ja meikäpoika mitä tekee.. mitä vittua menee tekemään... roundabout
Somehow I missed this record in my early prog rock days, I don't really know why. My only and favorite Yes album is Close to the Edge, wich I love very much. But I'm glad to listen to Fragile now. Of course I know and love roundabout, it's a classic. But the rest of it is great as well. I love jon Andersons vocals, always did, there is something special about them, although something about yes never clicked for me because the lyrics are so fucking lousy. Nonetheless, this record is full of highs. I enjoyed it.
I love yes. Is it really a yes album if one side of the album isn't one long song though?
Den enda låten jag reagerade på var meme-låten
This album is great. The bass lines and sounds of the bass on this album are some of my favorite, but everybody basically kills it on this album. 4.5/5
Great great album. Must have been amazing when it was released. Some of the songs feel a little short and underdeveloped a bit though. 4.49/5
Classic prog. Probably deserves a little higher but I’m more of a Peter Gabriel-era Genesis guy. B+
A perfectly fine classic rock album plagued by a little too many guitar and drum solos. The sound is good, but I just cannot with the 8-10 minute tracks.
There was some interesting, forward-thinking material on this record. I love the sampling/looping on “We Have Heaven”, the classical excerpt, the vocal performances, and the groovy bass.
Prog rock has always seemed overblown to be although this one of the better prog rock albums. Heard some blues, jazz and classical influences. Standouts are "Long Distance Runaround" and “Roundabout”.
Só tem uma música boa
Gute Musiker, die sich auf ihren Instrumenten einen abfiedeln. Hat gute Momente, aber die Songs kommen zu Meist einfach nicht auf den Punkt (Was meistens das Problem mit Prog-Rock ist)
The most proggy of all the proggy progginess to be had just in terms of sheer showy offyness. I used to hate Yes but they've been a fun rediscovery lately.
Zaskakująco dobra jak na progresywny rock, który kojarzy mi się ciągle z tym samym. Chociaż jak po prawie 10 minutach stwierdziłam, że mi się podoba i spojrzałam że wciąż jestem na pierwszej piosence to trochę zwątpiłam. Ma jakąś swoją oryginalną tożsamość ta płyta, jest bardziej radosna i optymistyczna niż inne progrocki, chociaż wciąż czuję w niej sporo eksperymentowania z instrumentami i szarżowania na długość. Mocne 7/10
Dollar store prog. Favorite songs: Roundabout, Long Distance Runaround Least favorite songs: We Have Heaven 3/5
I'm sure some of these are demo tunes from a Casio keyboard... Fine, a bit Dad rock, maybe alan partridge but perhaps thats just because i'm biased by the name...
I am going to round up to a 4. The guitar and keyboard were pretty impressive on this album. I find Jon Anderson’s voice a little much sometimes but it was ok on this album.
Not thrilled or surprised by it but it was decent
This was super cool. I wasn’t sure it would be my cup of tea when it started with and 8 and a half minute song but it was great. The bass is immaculate on this. The songs alternate tempos and dynamics really well, there isn’t constant lyrics which allows the instrumental parts to shine really well. Overall just sounded really, really good.
wish it didn't open w/"Roundabout" since that is the best track on album. still overall a fun listen-like the harmonies, and even all the synth. 3.5 stars
Жожо референс в первом треке, звучание мягкое чиллово
no, except for "Roundabout". 2/5
Finns int mycke bättre
Do pewnego stopnia rozumiem opinię Mikosa, że po przesłuchaniu pierwszego utworu reszta "nie trzyma tego poziomu". Ale to nie dlatego, że dalsze utwory są słabe, lecz dlatego, że "Roundabout" jest absolutnie fantastycznym utworem i zdecydowanie najbardziej zapada w pamięć. Jednak dalej wcale nie jest ani trochę gorzej. Album jest wyraźnie podzielony na dwie części (teraz czytam, że pierwsze 4 utwory to był efekt wspólnej pracy, a pozostałe 5 to raczej indywidualne utwory napisane przez poszczególnych muzyków, stąd tak duże rozbieżności stylistyczne i tematyczne). Moim zdaniem wyszło to naprawdę fajnie. Czuję, że pierwsza część prowadzona jest przez instrumenty klawiszowe. To piano nadaje tempo i kierunek utworom. Potem trochę schodzi na dalszy plan, dając się wyszaleć pozostałym członkom zespołu. Ten album wymaga bardzo dużo uwagi i muszę go jeszcze kilka razy przesłuchać przy różnych okazjach, żeby wsłuchać się w każdy utwór indywidualnie. Ocierałem się o piątkę, ale dam jednak czwórkę z plusem (mocne 9/10 tho), bo chcę, żeby te piątki były zarezerwowane tylko dla bardzo bliskich dla mnie krążków. Ale technicznie to na pewno jeden z mocniejszych albumów, jakie przesłuchałem dzięki tej liście. Nigdy nie słuchałem Yes (w zasadzie do całkiem niedawna nawet o nich nie słyszałem), ale cieszę się, że to się właśnie zmieniło.
IT'S THE SONG FROM THE THING!!! This left so strong impression that I barely remember anything else. I think the music was a little bit whimsical?
Jakby było samo Roundabout to mocne 5. A dodali do tego idealny album. GOAT/5
An absolutely epic start followed by 50 minutes of frenetic keyboard and guitar playing. It's not bad but it fails to reach the heights that the first song does. An album I found enjoyable but not one that I need to play from start to finish again. 6.5/10 (3.25/5)
Ugh. Prog rock with classical influences. Not my thing. Some of it is fine, most of it is not.
Absolute goated album, been one of my faves since high school. Like others have mentioned, front to back I don't think this is their best album. yet another dad rock album on this list
Unique, not too long, funky, a bit weird, but fun!
4.5
Yes kind of sticks out as a band that I ended up thinking a lot about after my initial review. I gave them a 3.5 for “The Yes Album,” but their prog rock sound was so memorable that it had me questioning if there was even more I could’ve gleaned from it. It’s not specific songs necessarily, but the overall tone and style of their musicianship. Looking forward to once again rolling into the uptown record swap event with the granola I brought from home and a fresh hair tie collecting the last strands of my hair into a stylish ponytail that barely grazes my fleece vest. PROCEED. The meme song. But other than that, listen to the God damn bass. Sure, the opening made the rounds on the internet for a few years, but this thing does not let up. A monster. Opening to a kids TV show? A fine little interlude. Dammit. I’m not supposed to review interludes. This will be the final straw for my loyal readership. Interlude part deux. Super weird. Loved it. Man. Who is playing bass on this? This song is a little darker. Almost metallic. It sounds goofy, but you can hear this bass style and tone on some of the more technical death metal that will pop up in the 90’s-2000’s. This one could’ve had a bunch cut off. The first couple minutes were electric, and we kind of strayed in the middle. At least it returns to form. Amen brother. What are the doin’ with my did damn tax dollars. Is that was the title means? This song kind of sucks. I have to say it. Don’t like the melody. That’s not a demand. You can do whatever you want. Hell, I’ve seen the reviews on here. People like all sorts of nonsense. Schindleria Praemeuturus? Is that like an early screening of Schindler’s List 2? Always on the cutting edge these fellas. Decent track. Mood for a day is appropriate because so often these albums DO determine my mood for the day. Happy to report that the mood is mostly good thus far. Prescribe this album a la School of Rock for anything that ails ye. Oh hell yeah. The bass is back front and centre. It really never left. Uhh. Well. I mean the dark tones are back then. My interest is back. This thing is nuts. Goes everywhere and nowhere. Does that mean anything, or has it become a cliche to overcome a lack of ability to describe? YOU be the judge. This thing was a wild ride. It’s so hard to judge accurately because the musicianship is so dizzyingly virtuosic I am almost a stunned observer through most of it. Did I LOVE the songs? At times, YES, but these are long songs. The vocals are still not my favourite and there is less emphasis on making a good song than I would like. HOWEVER, that is a minor critique in this instance as there are enough cohesive, hard hitting moments to call this a success. I’m loading “Fragile” into the back of my 2002 Subaru Forester and taking it back to my Portland condo. Just say Yes. 3.5-4 HIGHLIGHTS: Roundabout, South Side of the Sky, Heart of the Sunrise
I may be biased because I love Yes, but man what an album. Everything feels so beautifully crafted and purposeful, even the somewhat sillier moments. There's moments on this album, not only because they're explicitly inspired by classical music, but feel as well put together and earnest as classical music. I don't know what else I can say, just listen to it and give in not only to the calm but the chaotic moments. Favorite tracks: Roundabout, South Side of the Sky, Long Distance Runaround, Mood for a Day, Heart of the Sunrise 5/5
I've never been a fan of prog rock but this is actually ok. The musicianship is excellent and there's some moments of musical genius but there is also a lot of rambling self indulgence. Better than I expected but I probably won't listen to it again.
Worth Listening to for Squires Bass playing alone.
Solid
The first 8 minutes and 35 seconds are sheer rock and roll perfection. Roundabout. Slightly downhill from there, definetly an album built to be listened to as an album.
Meme legend
3.6 I can see its historical significance. The last song though long is a banger imo
A pet peeve of mine is documentaries featuring snotty punks from the ’70s claiming they saved music from the pretension and overindulgence of prog-rock—reducing the complex dynamics of culture, history, art, and creativity to the inane binarism of 'few chords = good, many chords = bad.' But now having listened to this album, I think I kind of get it.
Recognizable classic rock - yet nothing I would buy or go out of my way to play.
didn't realize until i got ready to listen to this that roundabout was not only on this album, but was the first song
It’s Thursday February 27 and Fleur, Dave and I have been to see Fontaines D.C. The Dubliners feel at the peak of their powers, touring their fourth record, “Romance” – primed now to push them that bit closer to what’s undoubtedly their goal: world domination. It’s eleven very good songs that you feel, at times, might have quite stretched the lads creatively. And it starts with a swelling, droning din that cuts abruptly to a melancholy jangle of notes. It’s Saturday March 1 and I’ve some catching up on albums to do! I start with Thursday’s record, Yes – the sort of band I’ve spent a listening life aware of but ignoring. “Fragile” is their fourth studio record; nine songs showcasing a band at the peak of their powers, stretching themselves creatively, aiming for world domination … and it all starts with a swelling, droning din that cuts abruptly to a melancholy jangle of notes. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about coincidences. How they might happen, what factors make them more likely – why a person can sometimes feel and then be portentous in the most incredible or unlikely ways. And while I’m not necessarily given to magical thinking, I love letting a coincidence maybe mean something – if each instance is a single clap, then let the series be the sound of the universe applauding itself. “Fragile” is, first things first, a fantastic record – prodigious musicianship, production. There’s a humbleness to it, too; a dash of humour accompanying all the ‘big vision’ theatrics. It’s serious on all the levels that matter for a record like this. I play the album a couple of times while making dinner for my visiting in-laws, then leave it on in the background while we eat. As it happens, Fleur had also noticed the Fontaines parallel, Bernadette hears “Roundabout” – “they had a couple of good songs, this is the best” – and it triggers a memory of having seen Yes years ago. Tim, sat beside her, hears track two (“Brahms and Cans”) and asks “Is that Brahms? It is, after a fashion, anyway…” and by “Heart of the Sunrise” – my favourite track – I’m wondering why the Wikipedia for Television’s “Marque Moon” mentions a jazz influence to Verlaine and Lloyd’s guitar work but doesn’t cite a Yes influence. (I do a similar bit later with The Number 12 Looks Like You – a mathcore band I loved in the 00s who surely owe a similar debt to Yes and/or prog bands just like them.) No moment around that dinner table is strictly a “coincidence” (not in the spooky-synchronicity sense), granted – but our collective experiences feel like they amount to something. It’s Yes in the middle of the centrifuge, spinning sugar into strings. It is distinct experiences characteristic of totally different lives lived across three separate continents and seven decades, here assembled – coincidentally – around a table in Rockingham, Western Australia. It might be tempting to ask here whether everything, all shared culture, experiences, perspectives etc etc is then, by my generous definition, a big coincidence – and on a particularly existential day a person might say, for better or worse, that it is. But I doubt that just any record could have encouraged so many personal reflections on that day. And to that extent, “Fragile” felt meant to be. Returning to thoughts on coincidence; in short, I think it’s a numbers game. The physics of co-occurrence deem it that the more experiences a person collects, the more coincidences they’ll uncover. The echos a person will apprehend, both in the moment and through time, just have more to bounce off. Put a record as filled up with ideas as “Fragile” on and something’s bound to resonate. It might sound un-magical, even boring to say as much – but it needn’t be. The edifying truth is that there’s poetry in the everyday, and coincidence is cosmic rhyming. Say “Yes” to more. You’ll eventually be glad you did.
i am trying to balance my respect for the music with my depths of not caring for it this is the kind of vibe that made "prog rock" carry negative connotations for me growing up my respect says this is respectably a 3/5
While not my favorite album by Yes, it is still a prog rock statement. It could have done without "Cans and Brahms" which was a great vehicle for Rick Wakeman to show off his considerable musical chops. "South Side of the Sky" and "Heart of the Sunrise" are epic. Always a favorite.
Nice album
YES!!!! Roundabout is almost enough to make this a 5 star album by itself. South Side Of The Sky is another banger track. Long Distance Runaround feels pretty applicable to me today. Mood for a Day is really soothing. Heart Of The Sunrise is not my favorite but not enough to keep me from 5 stars on this one.
I liked the little solo acoustic guitar bit. I'd have listened to an entire album of that.
Progr. Rock, 1971 -> 2
Roundabout fini en majeur, c'est cool. C'est vraiment blanc comme musique. Je devrais l'écouter en vinyle à place. We Have Heaven, comme du Beach Boys, Animal Collective. Vraiment cool. Cool piano jazzy part on South Side of the Sky, mais je trouve vraiment que le pattern de mettre 8 tounes en une sdans aucun rapport entre les bouttes est gossant et pretentieux. Finis en force avec des criss de gros riffs. Pas une écoute plate, très imaginatif, mais maudine, l'orgue me tappe.
Les virtuoses du prog. Yes maîtrise tout le vocabulaire du prog anglais des années 1970: si, dans certains passages, ils sont capables de sonner comme Gentle Giant, King Crimson ou Genesis, jamais ces autres groupes ne sonnent comme Yes.
Musique de vaisseau spatial avec des lumières qui clignotent partout. Les contributions solo sont cools; les pièces en band torchent toute. Bruford est mon drummer calme préféré. J'y donnerais 4.5 mais faut arrondir.
Meme spotted!!
wtf it’s the to be continued meme song
I had forgotten about some of their early stuff. This is a great album to just get acquainted with the band. Fun listen.
South side starts alright but that bass tone is farty as hell and makes me feel bad. The song also gets hell goofy. Roundabout - a meme punchline - what can you say. Oh and then I realised there are more than 4 songs on this. Are they all 10 minutes long? Thankfully no. 5% of nothing is sort of Zappa-esque I hate this
point0.
Great album. Fantastic musicians. Not everyone’s thing, and that’s a shame.
Fragile von Yes ist ein echtes Prog-Rock-Highlight. Die Band haut komplexe, aber trotzdem eingängige Songs raus, mit ausfallendem Zusammenspiel und krassen Soli. Roundabout ist ein Ohrwurm. Epische Songstrukturen und garantiert keine Routine.
Großartiges Album! Richtig episch teilweise! Ich fand jeden Song super. Favorit wahrscheinlich „South Side of the Sky“ und „Roundabout“, aber eigentlich war jeder Song gut. Auch teilweise so viel progressive Klänge: Klassik-, und Metalelemente. Ich bin begeistert 6/5.
I did not particularly like this. It seemed too pleased with itself and noodly. They needed a good editor to try snd make sense of the ideas here.
Klingt gut, aber bisschen stressig; Genre heißt progressive rock
I had a decent time with fragile. It's lo5s of great musical ideas but sometimes it's just too much changing to get in the real grove. It's progressive and I do like progressive stuff it's just not 100% my thing. I will say roundabout may be one of the most perfect songs ever written so u got that yes. Good damn job. Joo reference or whatever
Good instrumentation, interesting lyrics, not so keen on the voice.
It was fun to listen to, just should have been 20 minutes shorter
5 - prog at its best
This was what I expected from yes. Weird. Proggy. Wouldn’t listen to this again. Super talented dudes though.
Actually very good, but I wouldn't normally listen to this type of album
While this may not be the band's most thematically consistent album, I think it is really the peak of the band's playing as a whole: every member is so completely locked in here, the band sounds so tight and in sync. They rock much harder and get way funkier on this album than any of their later, more whimsical ones. Just unbelievably good playing from all the members, they're all playing at peak level, and on a far higher level than most of the rock bands of their time. It's impressive to hear an album that goes so hard, while also maintaining this high of a level of sophistication. Say what you will about Yes' artsy, fairy, spacey tendencies, but the band could TRULY rock as well or better than the best of the best bands, as showcased here. I adore Close to the Edge, but I think the mixing and sound quality is far better on this album. The instruments all sound so clear and present.
Wow! I knew the first song because of radio play, but I was amazed at the other tracks. I love the classical influences, the wackier sounds on some, such variety. Great musicians. I think there was only one track I wasn't blown away by.
A little all over the place but not bad
I honestly don’t know how to rate this album. It was interesting but I don’t know if I would say the music itself was great. Low 3 high 2?
Overall: 7/10 Roundabout is one of the best songs I've ever heard in my life and Chris Squire is an insanely underrated bassist. With that being said, this album almost feels unfinished? Maybe that's just me but there seems to be a lot of short and instrumental tracks that feel like they're there to fill out the album (is there a word for that?). I still enjoyed myself and the 3 lengthy tracks make it worth it in the end. Fav Song: Roundabout Least Fav Song: We Have Heaven
classic opening track, killer baseline, culminates in glorious cacophony. for the most part, its downhill from there. some great moments dispersed amidst the barrage of "prog." clearly, not my favorite genre. complex, virtuosic, but alas, its hollow. at once manages to be sterile in its complexity, and saccharine in its romanticism.
Used to love this stuff, but there’s a sort of gimmickiness and polish to prog (especially the more symphonic, theatrical stuff) that’s made it less appealing when returning to it
alas, did not finish (nor did i want to) (i didn’t try v hard though - sowwy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhP2_FxgzBc Jack Black is indeed correct. Standout tracks: Roundabout, Long Distance Runaround, Heart of the Sunrise Though I do love the keyboard solo on Roundabout, this is still a learning moment on how much keyboard is too much.
I recognized "Roundabout" right away — that bassline and guitar work are iconic. Easily the standout track and probably the reason most people know the album. The rest of Fragile is kind of a journey, but not always one I wanted to take. It’s like they had a contest to see who could cram the most technical stuff into a single song. Don’t get me wrong — the musicianship is next level. You can tell every member of Yes is insanely talented. But some of the tracks just feel like prog rock for prog rock’s sake
Roundabout alone makes this an amazing album, the rest of it is just extra.
I love that they made the albums in two halves: the first is a master work in prog and the second is each member getting their own song because they could. Lots of depth and complexity, the glorious Rickenbacker tone, and the identity this album provides are incredible
Sone bekannti Gruppe, und ich känne nur Owner of a lonely heart...De Sound hät ächli öppis vo Pink Floyd. Die spanische Gitarrekläng sind gmögig. South side mit mega Klavier und Five per cent isch sehr experimentel und nur 38 sec. S Album isch für mich nüd ganz stimmig, sicher nöd äs Album wommer sött ohni Shuffle lose. Bonustrack America vo Simon & Garfunkel..
Sehr höchs vieri für mich. Gute album
mengmol het s 17jöhrige ich musiggschmack gha. roundabout isch soooo geil. icj denk soo oft a de song aber losen fast nie. IN AND AROOOUND THE LAKE. so viel teil und hooks aaaah. wie hends die orgle so schnell gspielt? würkli die ganz ziit aah de teil gits au no so viel hooks. hammer. picarrrrdiscjer schluss geil. haha cans and brahms isches actually brahms? ok jo 4. sinfonie. we have heaven isch afoch ei idee meh oder weniger und mega verschachtlet findi au easy geil. south side of the sky wieder mega lang und etz gad riese piano interlude. aber s tönt immerno mega noch yes irgendwie. nooooh wie s schlagzüg wieder inechunt aaaalte. und de steve howe cha gitarre spiele fuuuuuuck. five cent per nothing au wieder churz und jo da wärs mega geil mue nöd länger sii. long distance runaround suuuuper geili riffs lieb wie de bass und giti sich doppled. hammer song. mood for a day au hammer de steve how isch insane ade akustische. heart of the sunrise wieder riff central aber crazy schöni chords ufem synthi drüber. und de anderson cha siii ge holy shit. uuuh lieb de chli epilog mit wieder we have heaven. FÜFI.
YES! hahahaha ich han nie cheggt, dass roundabour vo yes isch hahaha bi cans and brahms fühli mi wie ide chille, isch ok I guess aber gad fan bini nöd ENDLICH WIEDERMAL ES *LIED* south side het e unglaublichi bridge für min gschmack hets chli vill interludes, ich han nüt geg die per se, aber dezwüsche hetsmer chli z wenig kohärenti lieder heart of the sunrise isch es UNGLAUBLICHS LIED mehrmals hani müsse mis muul uufsperre bi all dene übergäng, bim zemmespiel vo schlagzüg und bass, SO GEIL VIER
Finally some silly circus music!
Partially awesome, partially a mess. There’s a mix of strong songs, phenomenal playing, tight harmonies, and interesting arrangements that all excite me, but also time where it veers, or outstays it’s welcome, and I zone a bit. The groups tracks are better than their individual; while some are cool, some really break any cohesion the album would have had (classical and flamenco tracks). And they’re not necessary, because each member shows their talents in the group songs. But of course all of these guys are monsters of their instruments and Squire’s bass tone is just stunning. Cool stuff but would have preferred a more cohesive group album than what this turned out to be.
It's good music, but also boring.
Interesting arrangements and instrumentals. Maybe a touch meandering at times, it's high points are great but fleeting.
Heard it before. I think it's one of the more accessible prog albums, the tracks are really dynamic and interesting. 4/5
For Fragile: Not much of a music person, so cool to learn some songs I had heard before names and who sang. Not normally something I listen to. Reminded me of The Wall Pink Floyd, some short songs part of greater album stuff going on... Pretty good For Blonde On Blonde (forgot to leave notes): Another of those everything sounded the same. Good music, he had some harmonica in there which Grant likes, so I went with a 3.
I love when rock artists prove they’re band kids at heart. Also, goes to show vampire weekend/other modern indie bands that get a little artsy with it are not all that original. What it lacks in cohesion it makes up for in interest and texture.
Goated plus jojo
4/5
na ez sokkal jobban tetszik, mint a multkori tőlük (a roundabout meg a south side of the sky!) de még mindig végtelen unalmas. 😆 ezt a túlságosan művészkedős rockot a pink floyd(pár albumá)nak még elnézi az ember, mert kibaszott zsenik, de ez simán csak unalmaaaaaaaaas.
Probably the strongest opening minute to an album - it’s a shame the rest of the album can’t reach that same height. However there are still plenty of good moments and fun songs. The musicianship is on full display here but something about yes that doesn’t quite gel for me on many songs, e.g I feel like there’s a lot of potential for a cover version of south side of the sky. The stretch from five per cent to end of the album is solid enough for a strong 3/5
One of the better prog rock albums. Not perfect but very goo.
Really good. Not 5 star due to personal preference. Had only listened to this album a handful of times before starting the 1001 album cycle. Could grow on me more.
oh no not prog rock
Quite interesting, not sure I'd listen to it again. A lot of the songs were far too long and they seemed to be trying to fit as many notes into the time as possible. Loads of rapid arpeggios, not much melody. Kind of a shame because I feel like apart from that the band's sound is quite reminiscent of Boston, which I love
OK only. Enjoyed the virtuoso instrumentations but as a lot of prog rock records the songs aren't particularly memorable.
Every self-respecting bass playing aficionado has listened a Roundabout about 1000 times. Some of us have even forgiven Chris Squier for using a pic on it. Outside of that I don’t know if I’ve ever listened to a full Yes album before. The hard part about listening to Yes is that Prog-Rock can’t be listened to passively. It is musically dense and masterful, which constantly requires active listening. Aside from Roundabout, South Side of the Sky was a great song, though I wasn’t quite anticipating getting a George Gershwin style piano solo in the center of it. Other key songs were also the Fish because I couldn’t tell exactly where I was going and it felt like it was a whole lot longer than two minutes. Mood for the Day was pure enviable guitar showing off. This album is definitely listen-to again with headphones in a dark room with a lava lamp and some YooHoo soda.
Random thoughts: * Roundabout is an underrated song and I loved hearing this song multiple times! * The dude on the bass can groove out! * Yes = Prog rock + classic rock + the renaissance fair * I listened to the album with a bonus track with a cover of "America" originally done by Simon and Garfunkel. Whoa! They definitely put their stamp on it. It took me several minutes to realize it was a cover.
Nothing stood out to me. I get why it is a huge deal but I personally don’t think I would listen to it ever again.
This one was forgettable as well. It was pleasant and I enjoyed listening to it enough, but I wouldn't recognize it if it was played anywhere. I wouldn't turn it off, but I wouldn't reach for it again.
Roundabout isn’t half bad, but the rest of the album is. I lost interest quite fast afterwards. This is everything punk rebelled against.
Shout out to Julesy (Dad) for playing this one to me constantly as a kid! Had to repeat Roundabout. Also really enjoyed Mood for a Day
Not bad. JOJO REFERENCE???
Surprised myself with this one, didn’t think l was going to enjoy some ‘Prog Rock’ but I did. Of its time.
Progressive rock album. The genre does not much to me, but I can understand Yes is an important band.
This is a masterpiece, it still hits as hard as the first time I heard it. Just amazing compositions
just boring and not good
i did not finish. it wasn't of my taste.
I like that one song
Turns out I quite enjoy prog rock.
Huh, quite good indeed
Didn't really vibe with it- but objectively very good.
Another good album from Yes
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When I was 13 my guitar teacher taught me the opening for Roundabout. He did not tell me what it was and I am just now learning at my large age that it was a Yes song. I’m surprised I didn’t totally hate this tbh.
My only experience of Yes up until today is Owner Of A Lonely Heart. Wow! This album is nothing like that is it. Roundabout was good, the rest was a lot of noise and noodling and what the hell was the cover of America! No thanks, not “Yes” please.
this would be the best prog album of all time if it werent for close to the edge. steve howe’s guitar playing feels like being lifted into heaven especially on mood for a day
Everything sounded the same lol
4/5 - I enjoyed, this may be in my rotation during the summer months. This album came out on my birthday before it was my birthday <3 Standout track: - Mood for a Day 5/5: so so pretty, I would listen to this again. - Heart of the Sunrise 4.5/5: 5:40 to 6:11 is perfection.
Loved Roundabout. But not really the others.
I really like it. Feels like the mix of jazz and rock
Experimental. Unique vocals. Interesting melodies and rhythms.
Good album. Progressive rock is something I have liked for years. Great sound.
Always want to like Yes because my Dad loves them, but something about them just leaves me very underwhelmed. It's not bad, it's just not good and I just don't really want to listen to them again after a whole record. Close To The Edge was a better record, I thought
No
I found this to be really obnoxious. Yes? More like No thank you.
As a bass player, this is an excellent album to listen to. Not sure I would have enjoyed it as much as a layman, but I am what I am.
Very interesting. My favorite band in the world is phish. It's fun to listen to these bands from the past and hear things that a the bedrock of the phish sound. This album is cool as hell.
The guitar work is nice, the singing is decent, but I just don't like the songs. And they're way too long. Best song: Long Distance Runaround
Rätt bra! 7/10
Surprisingly good. I'd listen to this again.
Lyssnade aldrig på Yes, konstigt egentligen. Det är ju väldigt nära några av mina favoriter - Pink Floyd. Gillar den oerhörda variationen. It's all over the place!
Experimental in all the best ways. Classically trained musicians making rock and roll. Got a little heady at times. Incredible solos - reminds me of Todd. Amazing album.
Zeppeli, why do you ... sound so dire?
This was the first Yes album I've ever listened to. I've heard the highlights before, but this is the first of their albums I've checked out. It was prog rock, but EXTREMELY digestible. I liked it. The beats were fun and the guitar parts grooved. "Five per Cent for Nothing" kinda sucked, but luckily it was only 38 seconds. Liked Songs: "Roundabout" , "South Side of the Sky" , "Long Distance Runaround" , "The Fish (Schindleria Praemeturus)" , "Mood for a Day" , "America"
liked songs: all of them This is up there as one of my favorite albums of all time. For me, this is the pinnacle of early progressive rock; it's a fantastic show of musicianship with excellent variety between songs. The highlights are, obviously, Roundabout, South Side of the Sky, Long Distance Runaround, and Heart of the Sunrise. However, everything that comes in between (even the goofy Five per Cent for Nothing) is also fantastic. As widely varied as the individual compositions are, they hold the highlight tracks together perfectly. It also goes without saying that each band member is at the absolute top of their game on this album. Since this is the deluxe version of the album, I can also say this: the Yes cover of America is a thousand times better than the original. 5
Good rock, classical influence, opera feel. Melodic, riff heavy, virtuosic playing. Drum grooves good
2.92⭐️
Other than Roundabout this album wasn’t very good. I’d give it like a 1.5 so I’ll round up and give it a reluctant 2 :/
Good record! I think I'm keeping this one. Very creative.
3.5
Prog masterpiece- such groove and hooks. Phenomenal bass playing.
This is one I keep wanting to think as one of my fivers... And if I just take the four major pieces "Roundabout", "Southside of the Sky", Long Distance Runaround", and "Heart of the Sunrise" as far as I'm concerned it is. Which leaves the five individual highlights. Squire's "The Fish" is basically an extension of "Runaround" and Howe's acoustic guitar interlude actually fits the flow of the album as a brief light breather between key tracks. Anderson's vocal exercise would have be better single bridge between "Roundabout" and "South Side" but unfortunately Wakeman's "Cans and Brahms" honestly felt out of place, as did Bruford's "Five Percent" (Though "5%" was closer to the feel of the album. "Brahms" felt out of place all over). (9.45) ★★★½
I like the longer compositions, but the shorter songs ruins the flow for me. Light 4 stars
Prog isn't my favorite, but this is a pretty good example of it. Roundabout and Long Distance Runaround are classics. 4 stars.
An album recommended by 1001 album generators and also Dewey Finn from School Of Rock. Dewey Finn was more on point by just singling out Roundabout. The solo compositions here are all varying degrees of gash with the Jon Anderson vocal loop being the most ear-mincing but Roundabout and Heart Of The Sunrise are as top notch as prog rock can get.
A bit all over the place, but the genre doesn’t immediately appeal anyway.
Thought I liked prog rog but not so much - oh for owner of a lonely heart
Jojo reference?????
Great album. In my opinion, Yes's peak. They're actually five solo songs one for each member interspersed with a group songs, but the group songs are stunning, most notably perhaps their greatest song Roundabout. Each of the five members is at the top of their game.Highly recommended.
Not really my vibe. Maybe it will click for me in the future.
I love this silly shit.
Rock opera, kinda groovy overall meh
Yes! Feels more like maybe, maybe you’re in the mood for some jam band where the keyboard is cranked to 100. There’s a lot of harmonizing throughout with long tracks that finally hook you in towards the end. A good flight album experience, preferable to watching an endless consumption loop of Fox News like the guy beside me. It’s at times excessive and insists upon itself, my stand out track doesn’t even seem to belong… the guitar solo Mood for a Day is now in my favorites.
Some very cool performances and interesting parts, but too probably just too weird for me tbh
I do not think I am a prog rock fan
Restrained prog with acoustic gitar and vocal. Lots of nice parts, but a bit boring at times. Really liked Mood for a Day and Heart of the Sunrise. Think this would work better for me as an instrumental band.
Roundabout! Classic Prog Rock
Classic Yes, solid album
Funky and fresh
It's all technically very impressive, it just doesn't give me much emotional response, nor does it leave me wanting to come back for repeated listens.
Prog perfection 👏
mostly amazing once you get into it ( took me years! ) , but two tracks are totally skippable. 4
No
Not bad, a little all over the place for me. I listened three times. But will not return to this album. But give it 6 out of 10 for the stand out moments
Ah. An old friend. One of my favorites.
okay i can't think of much they could have done better, it's the perfect mixture of complex enough to catch your attention and catchy enough to make you stay
Prog flop
About as stimulating as a quadratic equation
Nice, sweet songs
Yuck. Pretentious pseudo classical music with rock instrumentation. Don't like it at all. 1.5 stars
Prog Masterclass…’nuff said.
much more digestible than Closer to the Edge for me, and for that it's much beter for it. it feels like an amalgamation of alot of prog rock from the time, sometimes for good, sometimes not, but i think on the whole it is a very good package overall. why is the deluxe version more than 4 hours long though, that is too much for one album!
Very cool record. I do know of these guys and have heard a few of these tracks before. These guys really remind me of my parents. They enjoyed Yes.
Het is een nogal interessant album. Ontzettende progrock en dan weer een paar korte nummers waarin korte vreemde geluiden worden gemaakt? Ik weet het niet, ik hoopte een beetje op een soort van 70s/80s rock album, maar het is een stuk meer progrock. Nu ben ik daar blijkbaar nogal fan van, als ik kijk naar de eerdere progrock albums, maar nu voel ik m nog niet helemaal. Vooral de kleinere nummers vind ik geslaagder. De meer experimentelere nummers pakken me niet altijd. De instrumentale nummers vind ik heel vet! Die zijn soms een soort jazzy, heel nice! Alleen omdat er vrij veel matige punten zitten op het album kom ik toch uit op een ratign van 3 sterren. De highs zijn highs, maar er zijn heel veel experimenten die gewoon niet zo goed uitpakken. FAVO: Roundabout, Long distance runaround, Mood for a day
Boring
That was cool, in a rambly way
Not bad, but don't love the overall sound.
Good but not great. Really nice instrumentals but everything blurs together
I don't always Jive with Prog Rock or Yes, but Fragile is a perfect album.
i really love roundabout. goated song one of the best songs of all time!!!!!!!!!!!!! that being said i think the rest is pretty ok i like moments of it but there wasnt a lot to hook me in
Iconic opening track with really excellent bass diving the album throughout. I especially enjoyed the piano interlude about a third of the way through South Side of the Sky. Prog rock is always a fun game of picking out the layers of sound composed into the music. Overall, I really enjoyed the album, but the vocals aren't really my thing.
wow. i did not like this at all. maybe listening to it while walking to work on the first day was a bad idea but i had no patience for anything it was attempting. before this i was like i like all rock music but now i’m like ok no to prog rock….
2.5 rounded up to 3. Lots of interesting instrumentation that develops into nothing, not doing anything for me.
Prog rock. Does it take talent? Yes. Do the songs drag on way too long? Also yes. YES.
Really cool. I like prog rock and this is super interesting. Some weird shit I'm not keen on but hey that's prog for you. Highlights: roundabout, south side of the sky
They were having fun making this
Nah bro
Just fantastic stuff. Second time listening to this. So great.
Very soul filled
A rough listen for me, and a good example of how I’m sure there will be many albums on this list that are “technically good” but really don’t resonate with me. I was just bored, to be honest. Tough sell when every song on the album is either thirty seconds or ten minutes long. Some nice guitar tho, I enjoyed Mood for a Day the most out of any other song on the album.
Some music rocked, some was kind of boring.
Brilliant album - one of their best.
Yes is right.
3.8 Some bangers here.
OH! THAT’S where THAT sound effect is from! Album is worth it 5 out of 5 for that alone, my mouth dropped hearing it on Roundabout (which is also a great, funky head boppy sound even if you don’t recognize the sound effect). Puts you in a cheery mood.
Nice album! Songs of my youth.
Not my favorite band or genre, but they pull off some undeniably impressive shit here. 3.5/5
Yes? More like Ok
really fun album
This was quite good 3.99
Great
i love the pure sonic experiences of early prog rock albums. magic
Like the South Side of the Sky track, struggle with synth prog rock with rambling instrumental epochs, solid 3 on balance.
норм, раньше знал. хитрая музыка...
Prog tastic :) loved it :)
Prog. Good but not great
mmm...for the song 'roundabout' i'm gonna have to give it 4 stars.
must be italian
It’s all about layers, but not the kind that fit together. The music sprawls, ambitious and overcooked. It feels tangled, like too many ideas competing at once. It’s more exhausting than exhilarating.
Saved Prior: Roundabout Off Rip: None Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Really wish Roundabout had just continued for the entire album instead of the tomfoolery we got
The songs were all so so long. Heart of the sunrise was my standout, loved the last minute or so. Already had Roundabout saved, no new songs saved.
'Roundabout' is of course the biggest draw of the album, and it is definitely my favourite. But the longer tracks on this album are worthwhile to listen to as well. It is hampered a bit by inconsistency: the short, 'quirky' songs kind of pull me out of going on the journey that Yes wants to send me on. But nevertheless, it is a legendary prog rock album in my opinion. Also: IS THIS A JOJO REFERENCE???!1one!1!!
I fluctuate between putting this on in the car for a long drive and thinking it is a bit too complicated for that. The musicians are undeniably talented and the standouts pretty damn good. I can see how people dislike prog anything though. The fans for this kind of music can be insufferable when they beat you over the head with how complicated their musical tastes are.
It's Yes. Just what you'd expect. Solid good album.
2 Stars (5/15)
Classic English Prog Rock. Bursting with ideas, and all over the place.
not my cup of tea i think, gonna give it another chance tho
Fantastic album. As good as their previous one "The Yes Album", also from 1971. Between the long prog rock epic, the records find the time to include some oddities such as "The Fish" or "Cans and Brahms", which give it an odd flow. Nonetheless, very enjoyable. Key tracks: Roundabout Long Distance Runaround
Patchy ! Liked the solo one with guitar but very mixed bag
Fragile The Yes albums we’ve had are mixed up with the ELP album in my memory, so it’s hard to place this one in that context. Looking back at the reviews I didn’t seem to care much for Close to the Edge but I didn’t mind The Yes Album. But I actually can’t really remember much about either of them. I know Roundabout, apart from Owner of Lonely Heart, it must be their most famous song, and it is brilliant; a catchy melody, an excellent bass line, some great spacey synth noises, a superb keyboard solo, nice acoustic and electric guitars and a suitably melodramatic sense of pomposity. Reading about how it was constructed is pretty interesting, but my favourite thing I read is the genesis of it: ‘The song originated when the band were on tour and travelled from Aberdeen to Glasgow, and went through many roundabouts on the way.’ Inspirationally Craig David-esque. Thereafter, despite it having the usual, undeniably amusing tang of prog rock self importance, it never veers into overbearing and I found myself enjoying it, it feels like what I’d imagined Prog Rock to sound like before I actually listened to any of it. Cans and Brahms is probably the one of the few sour notes for me, feeling a little pretentiously forgettable, but We Have Heaven is enjoyably daft with its folky playground feel and South Side of the Sky is really good, giddily powered by the kind of portentous Prog riffing that is genuinely enjoyable. Five Per Cent For Nothing is thankfully brief, but the keyboards and piano are great on Long Distance Runaround, it’s a relatively straightforwardly accessible bit of Prog pop, with a Supertramp feel, segueing nicely into the The Fish, with its nicely haughty latin in parentheses, and an insistent groove - another good track. As are the rather earnest folk stylings of Mood for A Day. And the Heart of the Sunrise is an enjoyably serious Prog workout, never staying in one place for too long and playing on the margins of disappearing up it’s own fundament, just about staying out of the brown zone. Sonically this is great too, the bass tone (and playing) is excellent and I love the drum sound, it has that really dampened but resonant quality to it, and the keyboards have a great imperiously bombastic feel to them. I don’t know whether because it’s my last working day before Christmas so I’m in a good mood and I therefore imagined a sense of humour and sense of self awareness amongst the self importance and magniloquence, but I didn’t find this annoying in the way I did their other albums. I really got into it, growing into it on repeat listens, so much so I’m going 4, as it feels like the only Prog Rock album I want to listen to again 🫡🫡🫡🫡 Playlist submission: Roundabout
2.5
As a punk rocker, I think I'm supposed to hate progressive or adult oriented rock, but I like a fair amount of it anyway.
Really struggled to pay attention while listening to this. I found the ever changing sound difficult to keep up with, it felt like every time I was enjoying an element it would change immediately and eventually I started to lose interest in the album
Roundabout is a tune, from some really funny videos I used to like. Some of the music was cool but I did find myself getting bored at times.
Just a mess. Didn’t enjoy at all
My friends in prog places would have my guts for garters for saying this, but I find it difficult to listen to most prog rock artists. It's too hard to hitch your attention to any single instrument or melody for more than a nanosecond. Gentle Giant's Octopus is the exception (inexplicably). When ‘We Have Heaven' came on, I had a horrendous flashback to my dad playing this record while doing the pools in the Express and Star, which meant it was Sunday. Say No to Yes. NB: if any of my listening peers made it through the whole album, I commend you.
Roundabout was a fantastic start to the album. The rest didn't quite live up to this high standard. I'm a fan of Yes, but this isn't their best album for me. Liked mood for a day too. Can we also just appreciate how damn annoying Spotify is with these older albums? The only version I could find was the super deluxe version, which is 4 hours long! The original was 41mins. I wish Spotify would try to include the original too (I know it's an issue with digital remastering and the like, and remastered versions usually adding additional content, but still)
7/10 Third Yes album, my least favourite but still interesting. When the band play together it is excellent. Musically good, great take on the music of the time, much more fun than their contemporaries. Less proggy than you might expect. When they do the solo stuff here it is less engaging. Best: Heart of the Sunrise
Yes, I do actually have this on vinyl since I thought the cover looked intriguing and wanted to indicate that I have sophisticated tastes beyond ABBA, Blondie, and ONJ in my collection. No, I haven't actually listened through it before because it takes a rare state of mind to endure meandering bell bottom prog rock. I admit I did briefly wear bell bottom jeans until I got humiliated enough by the cool kids at school. Not saying bell bottom jeans are intrinsically objectionable, just that they serve as a metaphor as someone who lacks the self-awareness to realize they look dumb wearing them. But having actually listened to the record I'm sure I will really dig it once I maneuver into the right mood for it.
3 - honestly not my favorite from them
Prog rock. This is a pretty solid representation of the genre. Roundabout is a classic of course but the rest of the album was good too.
Classic greatness.
God I hate prog.
Not enough songs about Thor, glittery capes or theramin solos for me to consider this "proper" prog. Which means it's just average rock.
Oh BABY. I've been on a huge Yes kick lately and have already listened to this album several times lately. Such an absolutely great album. Listening to the Steven Wilson remixes for this listen through. The talent of every member of the band is seriously absurd. I would say this probably isn't my top Yes album but man it is so god damn good.
Some interesting sounds. Very experimental but I don't see a cohesive "whole" with this album. Meh.
This is #day122 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... while this is not entirely terrible, I don't feel this music. It does nothing to me. It sounds like the guys are jamming and having fun, mostly each on their wave, and I'm just not progressive enough to appreciate it. Or, I'm not in the mood for a day. That said, I can try to understand its novelty (?) given the year of the release. Still, it's a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day123.
It was interesting and felt like mind-expending experience
Surprisingly good. 5 stars tho because it starts with Roundabout
Roundabout 4 Cans and Brahms (instrumental) 3.7 We Have Heaven 3.2 South Side of the Sky 3.9 Five per Cent for Nothing (instrumental) 3 Long Distance Runaround 4 The Fish (Schindleria Praematuras) 3.6 Mood for a Day (instrumental) 3.5 Heart of the Sunrise 3.7 Score: 3.622222222
<3
"Fragile" is a great but unusual album in the discography of Yes. People find it sometimes disconnected because of the shorter, experimental songs that seem demos or solo works. And I understand that. 'Cans and Brahms' is really a bit pointless. But: The big songs like 'Roundabout', 'South Sie of the Sky', 'Long Distance Runaround' and especially 'Heart of the Sunrise' are some of the best works Yes ever created! In this respect, Yes newbies should listen to those songs and try to ignore the smaller bits to embrace the masterpieces of one of the defining prog rock bands.
roundabour is amazing but the rest is just not my jam
Now I know where the meme comes from