Fragile

Yes? No

I listened to this last night and have already forgotten everything about it

No.

I'm not sure I'd say yes but I wouldn't say no. To be honest just a little bland with a bit too much noodling but some okay tracks

Operation: play your instruments as fast as possible

One good thing about this album is that it reminded me how good America by Simon and Garfunkel is. It's so good, in fact, that even when it's being butchered by this totem of prog rock excess, it's still great. The rest of the album? Maybe they should have got S+G in as songwriters. And let them sing and play instead.

i mean it’s literally fine. i recognized “roundabout” from…somewhere…this certainly wasn’t as teeth-grittingly bad as some other prog rock but i would never listen to this of my own accord.

Not bad. 2/5

I’ve heard good things about Yes so had high hopes but this felt like a chore to get through. It had some songs and parts I liked but a lot seemed unrefined and felt like a jam session in a basement. Favorite songs were: 1. Roundabout - good but long 9. Mood for a day - this song rocked 3/10

eh, not a huge fan.

But much

It was okay. Roundabout is epic, but the rest... meh...

I didn't listen to the whole thing. There were some songs that I liked but were in my opinion too long. Not my favorite.

prog rock, some good stuff, but tracks too long and joined together by nonsense 2.5

Na. Rubbish

yes = rush’s nerdier cousin

Don’t like prog rock

Ensimmäinen biisi oli ihan hauska, mutta levyn loppua kohti progeilu lähtee lapasesta. Muutama leiskautus mahtui joukkoon vaikka mielenkiinto hyytyy pahasti levyn edetessä.

Not really a yes fan.

Strange album

No.

Meh.

cheesy and annoying

ehhhhhh 46

Better than the other Yes album on here last week. But, my view of Prog hasn’t changed. Too much going on, not enough flow.

# 290 : Not awful, in fact better then I expected. I'm just not so much into instrumentals. Not really my cup of tea. Pleasant enough sound, I just wont be going back to this. I guess there's certain moods for certain tunes and I guess I wasn't in it :-)

Not for me, simply no... To much going on and not enough to latch onto...

Feels like generic Progress Rock, easy to forget.

You can hear how this band was clearly an influence on many other famous bands, so while I don’t deny the significance, I didn’t really enjoy it as it’s not my style. Rating: 2

Decent enough.

I liked this more than their self-titled album, though that isn't a high bar. This felt looser and lighter, and more appealing, though it still frequently drifted into self-indulgent. Plus, one of the songs is used on the Buffalo 66 soundtrack

I know I know a Yes song. Can't quite put my finger on it though. Ooooh this first track might be it. The classical guitar intro is beautiful! Just turned funky. hmmm if that first track was their biggest hit on the album, it's all down hill from here lol. I mean it's okay.. but not crazy about it. Yeah this is crazy music. No melody at all and just all over the place. I'm done with this. 2 stars.

Yes? Track 1: No. Track 2: God no! Track 3: Not quite. Track 4: I begrudgingly decline. Sorry, are you still going? Track 5: Why are you even asking? Track 6: Ahh you nearly had me ... then you opened your mouth. Track 7: Is this a new question? Erm, still probably not. Track 8: Ye gadds, sire. Thrice nay. Track 9: Blimey. You do go on. Ok, this once. BUT with heavy caveats, and you're really pushing my patience. Track 10: Why do you have to make everything so complicated? I'm sure someone else asked me this one before. But much more succinctly and elegantly. Nice try, but no. Track 11: Is this a valid question?

IS THAT A MOTHER FUCKING JOJO REFERENCE?! Hey, this albums not very good. Every song is either bizarrely too short or frustratingly too long. 3 separate times I was like okay that songs over only for it to keep going.

I don't really believe most of the scare stories about algorithms and AI and shit like that. It never seemed likely that there would be any value in monitoring my thoughts or purchases. Surely no-one would bother programming an AI to record what I liked, and then do the opposite just to fuck with me? Fragile by Yes. How are you people getting The College Dropout and Sam Cooke live albums? This was every bit as insufferable as I would have expected, had I ever spent any time considering its existence. It's the sound of wanking. The sound of estate agents, wanking. But much less sexy than even that sounds. I didn't love it, it's fair to say. Not estate agents. Quantity surveyors. The sound of quantity surveyors, wanking.

this was interesting

Yes is a no for me. They were a huge band, I just don’t get their music.

Roundabout

I liked this more than any other Yes album on this list only on the back of Roundabout. That’s not high praise; I still found the rest of this prog rock parade interminable. Sorry not sorry.

It wasn’t bad. Better than The Yes Album certainly. It seemed to have more structure than that album did, and more purpose, although having another entirely acoustic guitar workout was certainly an interesting choice, even if I did enjoy it the best of all the songs on the album. I could stand to listen to Roundabout again, and maybe Heart Of The Sunrise, that intro riff is pretty gnarly

I have a weird relationship with "classic" rock. I do like a lot of music influenced by early prog rock, but something about it never lands quite right with me. I've heard Roundabout a thousand times of course, but the second of this album gets pretty good and I would give it another listen. What's up with the brief classical segment though? It's interesting that they recorded "goof around" tracks like that and "5 percent..." in the era of analog tape...

01) Roundabout - 7,0 02) Cans and Brahms - 4,0 03) We Have Heaven - 5,0 04) South Side of the Sky - 6,0 05) Five per Cent for Nothing - 1,0 06) Long Distance Runaround - 6,5 07) The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) - 6,0 08) Mood for a Day - 6,5 09) Heart of the Sunrise - 6,5 TOTAL: 5,39 (54/100) Current ranking: 188/212 Another album whose importance eludes me. I have nothing to grab onto here. I can't even define what genre this is, how do songs 2 and 8 fit into the concept of this album? And why is song number 5 even called a song? Take those three songs away and you get 6 boring and too long dad rock songs on an album that sounds identical to a bunch of other albums on this list that I had from that era.

I feel like the music is trying to hard to be progressive and unique. I enjoy the more accessible Yes music and sort of like their more pop y albums. I can hear glimpses of what they ended up becoming.

Tää olisi parempi levy jos kaiken Roundaboutin ja Heart of the Sunrisen väliin jäävän trimmaisi surutta pois.

At first I was into it, but now its annoying

It's all downhill after the first song Roundabout). Parts of the last song are okay.

#231. A few bops in there, but a lot of pretty skippable tracks too though. Not one that I'd ever really put on on purpose to listen to the whole ass album. 2/5: too much meh

probably better just instrumental

It was okay.

Some of these songs are famous for a reason - they're good! But as a full album this was too farty / too noodley for me to get into. It just feels sort of goofy and unfocused.

ok nothing special

the actual songs are good, although nothing special imo. the stuff in between was not doing it for me.

Cool concept album at times but ultimately not my thing. Roundabout is great regardless

Meh

Rahhh JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Yeah, nah

Didnt get into it

Very boring and slow

Yes…No. I’ve lived my life without having to listen to one of their albums in it’s entirety. And now I have. Was Roundabout always 8 minutes? I never could listen to that entire thing. Long songs, short songs, it’s like riding a roller coaster in a crappy amusement park. Getting older may have mellowed my opinion of YES though…I still dislike them, but not as much.

Как я могу нормально относиться к жанру, где 10 минутные треки - это базис?? Вот и думайте епт Хотя 1 тречок, который оказывается всплыл в мемах, сочный

How do we explain our music.... We draw inspiration from Rush, but we are sophisticated (Cans and Brahms), spiritual (We have heaven) incorporate some scatting (to be culturally sensitive) and end by doing acid so that the entire thing makes no sense and nobody take knows what they are listening to

Overall, I'm a no on Yes. I can appreciate that their music is complex and interesting but not so much my thing. I like the Fish song. Long Distance Runaround is pretty good. Some great bass playing on that one. I feel like my main criticism of Yes is that it's all kinda too much all over the place. Too many disjointed changes that don't really feel like they gel into cohesive songs (they have their moments).

This album is a little odd. Roundabout is a classic, but the rest was new to me. Some of the songs are too long and drawn out and others are weird interludes. It was a boring listen but might be more interesting on drugs.

Lots of really cool ideas on this. Lots of really bad ones too. Hard to give this more than a 2 when I don't think I would put a single song on by choice. Two probably seems a bit harsher than my feelings for this, but I don't think it is a 3.

Just when you think Yes can't find any more ways to be overindulgent wank, they pull put all the wank stops and indulge some more.

Uninspiring songs not worth listening to this.

#artsyfartsy #groovy #2

Idk i respect if im just not a giant fan of prog rock

They start with the only decent track. The rest is Wankfest™

Not the Yes I like

Anderson, Walkman, Buttholes and How! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCNVIsd0eKQ) I am not a fan of prog, not a fan. This album is regarded as being a precursor to the full-blown prog of their subsequent records. Lord preserve us! This still sounds like a rock band (when they are actually playing as a band), with foreshadowing of the over-arranged clever-clogs, full blown progressive of the 70s that was right around the corner, especially in the "individual" pieces (fragments really) scattered across the record. There are really only four proper songs on the record. As with all prog albums, moments of rock and roll appear, only to be lost in a swamp of tedium. There is some occasional proper rock guitar from Steve Howe, Chris Squire's bass playing is consistently muscular, Bill Bruford is always a star (especially when he remembers to keep the beat moving along) and Rick Wakeman's playing can be helpful when he keeps it under control. While I find Wakeman to be often funny and charming in interview, the pretentious and widdly-widdly synthesizer overkill is not to my taste. When Yes play as a focused unit, it's good, but too much of the time, it feels like less than the sum of its all-too-disparate parts. I did suffer to listen all the way through, but it's all talk and no bloody trousers. And the fast bit in Heart of the Sunrise sounds suspiciously like the fast bit from King Crimson's 21st Century Schizoid Man. As many of the contemporaneous reviews stated; it's just showing off. Prog: it's the emperors new music.

Giving me this album right after I rated Yes’ first album a 2/5 is cruel

Not my cup of tea, not even close to being my cup of tea. It's listenable but drab. It sounds like the sort of music made by middle-aged city workers, when they get home at the week-end and have a cheeky glass of red wine with a line, or two, of columbian marching powder. It gets the 2 star treatment from me.

It got my attention with “Roundabout” with some Pre-Queen vibes with the layered harmonies. And then to have a weird, random ass Baroque style piano solo next with “Cans and Brahms”, ok I’m listening…. and then it’s shit. There’s a reason we all know and love Queen and not these guys. Relies way to heavily on the harmonies gimmick. There is some intriguing instrumentation here but they make the cardinal sin of forgetting to make it actually sound pleasing to listen to.

Really like Roundabout but the rest of it wasn’t super memorable. I know I have heard Roundabout before but I don’t know where. I think it must be a song my Dad likes. I definitely associate the familiar part of it with like Chicago or The Eagles. The Chicago part may be similar to 25 or 6 to 4? Idk but I would like to find out. 2 stars for a song I really like on an album that I don’t care for too much.

When I started collecting vinyl records, my father-in-law gave me all of his old ones. A majority of them were Yes albums. I thought I would give them a listen and maybe it would be a band that we could bond over. I didn't enjoy Yes then, and I don't enjoy Yes now. Not really sure what he sees in them, but I just don't get it. Cool album art though.

Again, no.

Ok rock band, a few good songs, couple of them became hits. Never seemed to have a great run like some of the other rock bands of the time.

naja ..(.

First song got cool bass but that's about it for me

Fame is a great song but not enough to make this interesting

A more appropriate name for this band may have been "No"

YES!? More like....maybe.

Prog dorks are so impressed with themselves for having heard classical music. Who cares?! Get over it. This one is better than the yes album bc there is some cool synth stuff (roundabout) and bc they abandoned the flutey folk sound for something with harder riffs (5%) with bass parts that rip (heart of the sunrise) and even coming close to having a groove (the fish). But good lord this crap is always on the precipice of being extremely annoying. Totally incoherent songs where 30 seconds of a good idea immediately ruined by a hard right turn into some goofy nonsense. Favorites: the fish, the first couple of minutes of heart of the sunrise, the part of America where they're doing an Allman Brothers parody until he starts singing

As a friendly-faced presenter of One Show segments, I don't want to be mean to Rick Wakeman, but this is the type of prog rock that bores the old man y-fronts off me. I'm sure it's technically brilliant and I understand that beardy Rick is a virtuoso on keys, but it just doesn't interest me at all. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: Roundabout Date listened: 06/03/24

Weird album. 2.3

Roundabout still rules, but the rest of this album thinks it's a lot more interesting than it actually is.

My first 2 star. It just doesn't stand out from the crowd. There was some nice guitar but I was pretty bored and glad when it ended. There's just better rock from this era. Hope this is their only album on the list.

I'm reasonably familiar with Yes, though it's a band that I really don't like. I find the tracks on this album complex (presumably technically proficient), but rather unengaging. It's not an album I particularly enjoyed - I don't really go for progressive rock on the whole. 3/5

roundabout- why is 8 minutes. wait dude........ omg. i cant take it seriously sorry. 4 cans and brahms- 3 or 4 we have heaven- 2 south side of the sky- 2 go away from me five per cent for nothing- 7 tbh long distance runaround- 3. or 2 the fish- 3 mood for a day- 3 heart of the sunrise- im not doing this favorite track- five per cent for nothing

So many changes and so much going on I couldn't really get in to this.

Too much over thinking

The 70s were a magical time - when ugly, uncool white men could put out technically proficient, yet nearly unlistenable music and still make a career of it. "Roundabout" is okay, but the rest almost pissed me off. 2.3

Un poco rollo.

Not really my thing. one or two tracks that I would include in a playing list

No

This was ok but not particularly interesting or memorable.

Some cool tracks, but a pretty forgettable listen overall

It’s cool but nothing mind blowing. Average album that should only be enjoyed from start to finish, and not as independent singles

Maybe I'm in the wrong mood for this but I found a lot of it insufferable pretentious noodling. Add in a terrible cover of Simon & Garfunkle's "America" at the end and I'm ready for this to be done.

Typical prog. Don't care for the sound or the lyrics. I'm astonished to see people commenting "this is music from heaven" or similar.

Rock sinfónico recargado y pretencioso, con indudables momentos de virtuosismo técnico interesantes.

There were some interesting melodies and other aspects, but not once did I genuinely wanted to listen to any given song again.

About what I expected – meandering prog rock. A few catchy hooks here and there followed by endless, pointless, boring improvisational solos. Sadly, I’m just not a classic rock guy. I have now listened to three of the best albums of all time: Disraeli Gears, Station to Station & Fragile. Really didn’t have much use for any of them. Disraeli Gears was gloomy and dark and heavy, Station to Station was cold and emotionless, and Fragile is pointlessly meandering. I need some hooks and melody. I get it – I’m not a particularly sophisticated listener.

•Not owned: Streaming •Never been prone to prog my rock but I listened with an open mind (in multiple time signatures). Quality production/mixing but it just sounds like Hobbit rock to me. Exception: “Heart of the Sunrise,” whose licks and vocal performances I actually enjoyed. • 2/5

Bit waffly

Not good.

I can't deny I caught myself foot tapping along at various points, but overall, it is very bland and largely forgettable.

Oy progrock sucks so much. Roundabout was good until it went off the rails. Like, there’s some good musical arrangements and complex compositions. But it’s lousy to listen to unless you’re really into progrock.

nah

No

I once liked roundabout.

Boring tosh. (I know, I know, it's poor form to belittle the artistic endeavours of others etc. Whatever.)

Prog rock…hmm

I am starting to realize that there was a lot of “Musical Theatre” experimentation in the 70s. The sound of this album is fine, for the most part. The super long (and super short) tracks are a tad annoying. I’d probably enjoy this album more if it was the soundtrack of a live stage production.

Was okay but didn't seem like anything special

Ok, it's very good. Like The Who but way more psychedelic and interesting. The actual musicality is great, but as a preference, since playing piano, guitar and bass for a bunch of years, I've weirdly grown to hate keyboard solos, open chords on electroacoustic guitars and slap bass. This has all of those things in abundance - even which the literal perfect levels of distortion and cool as fuck opening track. So while I want to give it more stars, I physically cannot.

I would've been happier if they just played Roundabout for 40 minutes.

Once again, an underwhelming Yes album. It started off strong with Roundabout, but the song itself began to drag and the rest of the album was so eclectic going from prog rock to baroque to whatever else and I just didn’t understand it. The lack of structure in songs makes it difficult to lose myself in any of them, and the album as a whole suffers with the same issue. It’s a shame as there were lots of really good musical ideas, I just don’t like the way they choose to use them. Prog rock just isn’t for me I think. 2/5

I like yes some years ago. Then I got old, I guess...

Store-brand Pink Floyd. Starts with a banger, then it's all classical guitar and not fully fleshed our themes.

jojo song. I thought there were some cool cuts, but nothing held my interest for the entirety of a song

Was ok

2.5 stars. The leadoff "Roundabout" is great, but the album is all downhill from there. I guess I'm just not into 70's prog rock.

I don't think I'll listen to this again.

Un poco rollo.

I’m Fragile on Progressive Rock. Sorry.

It’s a long with lots of interludes. There are good moments but didn’t hold my attention. I like South Side of the Sky 5.5/10

Had one Yes album here before that didn't impress that much, and this is not really improving on the matter. On paper I should like them, and I wish I did, but I just don't. I think it's just too much, perhaps. It feels like they try to cram in too many notes in their songs for my liking, and it just gets messy.

Not in the mood for "Yes" today at all. Highly technical but found it mostly noisy. I did enjoy the opening track "Roundabout" (made famous by memers). The rest was quite a slog. Not much more to say except I couldn't wait for it to be over.

There were a few enjoyable songs in this album and I appreciated the funky bass. This would be very mood based for me - and I was not in the mood :( Just too much going on - calm the fuck down Yes, I'm feeling Fragile. Track I'd say Yes to again: Roundabout (which I only learnt today is what is sampled to make a song I really love by Slugabed called 'Mountains Come out of the Sky' - who knew!?!)

I have heard of Yes but had no idea who they were. I've heard this Roundabout song a million times but thought it was Rush or something. They're alright at times. I pretty much hate all 70s prog but some of this was bearable.

Me gusta el prog rock, pero este por lo que sea no me ha gustado mucho. Entiendo que tuvo que molar escuchar esto por primera vez en 1971 y puedo apreciar la influencia que tuvo, pero no es mi estilo, y no creo que lo vuelva a escuchar por placer. Favoritas: Roundabout, Long Distance Runaround.

It was fine. Find it interesting that most of the songs are either 8 minutes or a minute and a half. Didn't dislike it but probably won't listen again

Never heard of these guys - pretty interesting sound! Psychedelic a bit... some sounds reminded me of Pink Flloyd, a lot of keyboard, symphony sounds - like a ballet. It sounds like they had a blast making it. Their music sounds like a story ... sometimes trying too hard a bit for me. I'd never seek the album out to listen to personally... but glad I got to experience it.

This album immediately overstayed it's welcome. Some of the funky bass stuff had me tapping my foot, but aside from that it really dragged

Not a huge fan of this. A lot of the tracks have cool bits but the lack of any meaningful lyrical direction was a miss for me. There wasn't a single track that really was good all the way through.

JOJO

Progressive dad rock, eat your heart out. Too many instrumentals and over-indulgent tracks that went for waaaay too long. It’s a no from me. Fav song: America (ironically my favourite song was a cover).

Not my jam

It’s okay

One hit song that I knew of - album is full of basic riffs with transitions that are lacking. Did not spark any emotions in me at all.

This annoyed me

Boring

Not à big fan

Bit strange, some classical riffs and a simon and garfunkel cover. Talented musicians for sure, album felt a bit all over the place- maybe what prog rock is supposed to be?

Most of my teenage years were spent with my dad trying to convince me Yes were the greatest band to walk the Earth. I never once humoured him. Now 20 years later a random generator has forced me to listen. And you know what? Dad, they ain’t all that and their best song is still Owner of a Lonely Heart from GTA Vice City.

No

As much as I want to like prog rock, it is too much like wanking.

Too long, overblown and indulging in bad traits. Not horrible but not good.

Less convinced by this one than by their earlier offering that we had. This one doesn't seem to have evolved from that much, in the way that Pink Floyd and Genesis evolved and changed going into the 70s. There's not enough that really grabs your attention, and the prog bits are really, really prog in a not particularly good way. The America cover on the deluxe edition is the worst of the bunch, taking a wonderful song and stretching it out to 3x its length with a load of noodling that adds nothing. 2/5.

This album is further evidence that prog rock is not my jam.

The first song was good & that's about it. This is a NO for me.

Nope

Im not gonna lie. apart from roundabout, i dont understand the hype around this album. from looking at the tracklist, there are a few long songs that make up most of the runtime and a couple of shorter songs. having multiple 9+ min songs on your album makes the whole album a slug to get through. so far i liked roundabout and thats really it. this album is kind of boring. i like the keys on south side of the sky. im also liking the second half of south side of the sky. long distance runaround is a fun track, sounds like a song id here in a video game. the fish is a short song. its fine. so far my raitng of the album is either a 4 or 5. it just feels bland. yesterday i was excited to see my next album, after listening to the masterpiece that is paranoid. but now im just disappointed. imo the best songs on the album are roundabout and heart of the sunrise. omg im so glad the album ended. it was really boring. i rate this album a 5/10

Roundabout inspired by the druve from Aberdeen to Glasgow. 'Cans and Brahms' is Wakeman's adaptation of an excerpt of the third movement of Symphony No. 4 in E minor by Johannes Brahms.

Prog: Where capable musicians meet nerdy nonsense. And nerdy nonsense prevails.

Un poco rollo.

La prima non mi dice nulla e a quanto pare è la più conosciuta. 2/3

Not the worst, but certainly music that leaves me indifferent. I would argue the [only] Yes album that truly belongs here is 90125.

the horrors i felt when jojo's ending song started playing are indescribable

There's some great momentum behind many of the tracks here. They start at 50mph and don't slow down. Polly Harvey has a great technique at building up songs. You feel like you're being carried along with them. I love the voice and the way it matches the music effortlessly. I raised a smile when Thom Yorke waded in singing in a higher key.

So, those first few chords. I used to teach geography back in the day. When we used to watch videos sometimes - you know, actual video tape, taped from the schools programmes on the tele (we used to colour in as well, of course). Those chords remind me so much of the sad music chords that were on the classic Skyscrapers and Slums video (I think it was that one - might have been one about the Tropical Rainforest). Took me back to days in warm 90s classrooms. But, well, after that all a bit meh really. I quite like prog rock, but I've never been ablate get on with Yes. The pseudo-classical stuff is a particular issue and there's no way I'm ever going to listen to this again. It's not dreadful, but it's really not OK. So, despite those first few chords taking back to another time and place, it's a 2 here.

Roundabout is a great song and I really appreciate the talent of Yes but I couldn't get into this album at all.

I have a theory that prog like this died out because the boys that were making it and listening to it never got any sex. A tedious album in all respects.

2.5 20 years ago, a preparatory school substitute teaching under the name Ned Schneebly put this album in the hands of a young keyboardist, assigning him to listen to the keyboard solo on Roundabout and assuring it would “blow the classical music out of your butt”. In hindsight, there’s an extra layer of humor to that quote having now listened to this album. Yeah, the keyboard on Roundabout is pretty cool, but the second track on the album is quite literally classical music. No idea if that line was written with that in mind, but either way, poor Lawrence had to put up with more of that bullshit, and subsequently, I did as well. That’s not to say that classical music is outright bad by any means, but listening to an artist of a genre I don’t love put their spin on a genre I like even less… it’s like if Creed did a cover of Achy Breaky Heart. We all lose in that scenario. The rest of the album is pretty mid prog rock with an acoustic solo or two thrown in there. Look, I’ve never claimed to be the biggest fan of the genre, but Rush or King Crimson have a way of making their music feel epic and exciting, and this… this just doesn’t get me there. If you like the song Roundabout I get it, it’s pretty good, but I could live without it, and that was the high point of the album for me. Didn’t hate it, but it didn’t do much for me. Between this and The Yes Album, it seems I’m just not much of a Yes fan.

No!

Not my sound, but the opening track is the meme.

Last song tooo loooong

No.

Too much prog-rock meandering and not enough good songs. Close to the Edge was great, this one is just tiring after the first few minutes.

first song is the meme song, its pretty good but then the album falls off

i don’t think i love prog rock- but heart of the sunrise is a perfect culmination of the entire album - a fitting final song. I wish I could give half stars- would give 2.5.

Roundabout- I’m not all too familiar with the meme or the song, even though I guess its big? This is such a generic prog rock song I’m surprised it can even be this generic Hearing the rest of this, I’m just not taken with it. I guess it was influential.. ngl I don’t like prog rock that much bc it just tends to be a bunch of self satisfied white dudes performing drawn out songs with esoteric lyrics. also why do all prog rock frontmen have the same voice. Anyway I’m a bit tired and cranky so I’m gonna give this the benefit of the doubt so 2/5 Downloaded track: South side of the sky. Think a track about polar expeditions could be cool, and it intrigued me

Hab ich irgendwie gar nicht gefühlt

Make it stop

The album had glimmers of interest here and there but I struggled to get through it even after multiple listens. I really don't want to listen to it again. 2+/5

jaja el meme de vine !!!

NO Where's owner of a lonely heart when you need it!? Five percent for nothing has to go down as one of the worst songs ever produced?

Interesting and varied sounds, but they’ve been put together in a bloated hodgepodge of uninteresting songs. Roundabout is great, and Heart of the Sunrise was a bit mental (in a good way) but overall, one’s pickle was barely tickled.

Best bass riff going on roundabout. Pop Prog without that Journey nonsense. SOT Roundabout 2/5

Not that special

Weird one this. I went into this with high hopes, I'm a fan of prog-rock and i've heard a handful of Yes songs in the past and enjoyed them all, however this didn't really do it for me. The album is bookended by two great tracks, both very enjoyable despite their lengthy runtime, however I am not too impressed by the rest, and much of it feels a bit all over the place without any proper coherence, although this is definitely a characteristic of progressive rock records. Overall, I'm a bit disappointed by this one, but I can certainly appreciate it for what it is, it just simply isn't for me. Favourite songs: Roundabout, Heart of the Sunrise

Nope

No. But in the album's defense, it's better than the Genesis albums on the list. Probably closer to a 2.5 than a 2. And Long Distance Runaround is something of a banger.

The good songs were played out on classic rock stations for years and years and the rest is pretty ho hum. Definitely not a fan. Somewhat difficult to revisit. Not earbleed painful, but not great.

Great riff on that South Side of the Sky track, but the electric organ signature sound of Yes has always been a turnoff. Five Percent Nothing sounds like it was written by Mike Watt. Not sure if that's a lute but some of these tracks make me think I'm at some overpriced dinner theatre watching yawnable Shakespeare plays. Though there are some familiar tracks here and also some likeable characteristics of the album like those riffs and unexpected pauses, Yes's Fragile is a big no.

No. Prog rock is not my thing. The Brahms was an unexpected surprise.

On paper, Yes should tick all the boxes for me, but in reality ... they don't. Nothing speaks to me here. There is definitely a progressive vibe, but to my ears it sounds so generic, without anything standing out. Perhaps this particular band just isn't for me. 2/5

This just isn’t what I listen to music for. All the digressions and unusual rhythms and chromatics and other gimmicks are very jarring. They make it impossible for a song to establish a mood, let alone lead anywhere. It’s almost worse that they sometimes flirt with building a serious groove, because it is such a let down when they then pull the rug. This album really is a chore to listen to. If you’re wondering why other reviews mention a cover of America, apparently there are different versions. If you were spared like I was, I think you can consider yourself lucky.

Roundabout is great. And mood for a day has a classical vibe to it. Unfortunately much of the rest doesn't really work for me. The vocal layers and harmonies aren't pleasant (occasionally dated and it even sounds out of tune) and the prog-rock nature of it emerges and gets a bit boring.

I tried listening a couple of Times now, still can't get behind it.

Confusing as shit

Not for me. Thanks.

whoever called it "wizard nerd rock" was right

1 legendary song and a lot of somewhat goofy and dated synthy-sounding guitar picking

Meh

TBC meme, repetitive at start

Nope. Not a fan. Don't know why. I regularly change station when Roundabout comes on.

Favourite song: Roundabout One for the karaoke: South Side of the Sky One for the car: Long Distance Runaround Waited for that 70s rock banger that never really dropped

Favourite song - Roundabout Sing in the Shower - We have heaven Swim - Five per cent for nothing Nah.

Favourite song - Heart of Sunrise One for Karaoke- Roundabout One for a run - Roundabout Some funky baselines but only really remember the first and last song. Needs a repeat listen.

this shit is chaos

Everything about this albums feels so awkward. I get that it’s prog rock it’s not supposed to follow much of a structure, but it all just feels so out of place. The vocals are often just cringey to listen to, the lyrics make almost zero sense, and many of the instrumentals seem like they’re out of a Nintendo video game. The actual instrumental work was the only reason it pops above a 1-star. 3/10

Bought this album on cd once, together with The Yes Album, against my better judgment. Rated The Yes Album as 1* some months ago, but now listened to both albums again and think both of them are at least listenable. In fact, the well-known album closer on Fragile is even quite good. (but still, it would have been nicer if 90125 had been on the list..)

Starts so funky, roundabout is fun. I feel like i always tend to like the first track of an album. it sets the tone for the rest. they are jamming. oh these are long songs. they're funky but there isn't a thread that connects them. it's interesting but i don't think i'll revisit.

Very close to a 1, tedious

It's as if Spinal Tap never happened. Wellz obviously, it hadn't at this point but... Y'know. Very over the top, rock nerdery. Mostly not my thing. I did enjoy Roundabout. I definitely prefer the Paul Simon version of America.

Iconic first track in its full 8 and a half minute glory. I'd never heard the full song before so I didn't know acoustic guitar could combine so nicely with funky bass and electro keys. The rest of the album is weird, or eclectic if you will, with the short tracks on the A side sounding like interludes between big numbers in a rock opera. But it's not grand or gripping enough to be rock opera. There are some cool and intricate moments (I'll probably play Mood for a Day again) but the rest of the album really doesn't live up to Roundabout.

Very diverse prog, including classical interpretations. About on par with my expectation. Missing melody, but the technical skill is there.

Yes's brand of prog rock is just too boring and weird for me to get into. A couple songs on here I enjoyed, the rest I did not.

Some bits good, but so many bits of keyboard and bass playing quickly with no connection to the song. I actually prefer '80s Yes.

normally i like yes, but not this album. Bass sound is good. Sounds tube driven

18th April 2022 Listened in the morning and finished while playing in the garden with Flynn. Helped Guy sort his stuff out post robbery then vans store. I don’t like prog but this was far more accessible. Makes me think of my dad. 2.5 if I could.

Roundabout

2/5

Kooky

Prog rock may be my least favorite music style. This album helps confirm that. Sure Roundabout is a classic, Mood for a Day is nice, and a couple other listenable bits, but nah, not my thing.

Dit album lag me niet volledig. Het gaat wat van hot naar her

sådär

Didn't Like... First song had that licc though.

Mainly self indulgent noodling

meme ass all sounds very samey

It was ok

Meh. Ei Roundaboutin voittanutta mut muuten ei sytytä.

Fragile proves that Yes is just still discount king crimson

Not as bad as Incubus, but still does my head in with no redeeming features

Ett aningen sämre alternativ till Genesis. Väldigt behaglig och kompetent progg men känns inte lika inspirerande eller originell som tidigarenämnda proggkingarna: Genesis. Jättebra inspelningskvalitet, bra ljudbild mycket 'kul' som händer runtomkring skallen. Känns som de uppskattar stereoljud lika mycket som the Beatles fast de vet hur man använder det. Lite 'Flaming lips'-känsla blandat med Steely dan emellanåt, det uppskattas! "The Fish" och "Mood for a Day" va små toppen hifi-praliner. perfekta Intermezzon som gärna fick komma lite tidigare men markerar snyggt innan en lite mer rivig avslutning. Otroligt hög lägstanivå, kan inte säga dock att det är någonting som verkligen fastnar, rätt bra som album, rätt bra som en samling låtar. Om jag skulle bränna en timme på proggrunk så skulle jag hellre sätta mina pengar på Genesis "Trespass" eller "Selling England by the Pound"

Roundabout good, rest very self indulgent

Not for me, Clive

I want to like them, but i just don't

Interesting album, not really my thing

Stop the Seinfeld bass line! Keyboards are killing me and not in a good way. Dog hates it. Row, row, row your boat never sounded worse. South Side of the Sky almost listenable - rocks a little. Apologies for my poor attitude but prog rock makes me throw up in my mouth. And there are still three songs to go. Mood for a Day - finally a reason to live! Heart of the Sunrise - getting better - the soundtrack to a James Bond action sequence. Hold everything! Eleven minutes long?! Who do they think they are? Iron Maiden? It's like Empire of the Clouds only different and not as good.

More Yes - fantastic. I don't hate it, but it's just a bit wank, isn't it? All very dated and just and uncool. What a bunch of keyboard shagging geeks. I bet Iris Law isn't remotely interested in this. 🍄

More prog, yay. If this album was a footballer, it would be Kazuyoshi Miura - it goes on playing forever.

Un poco rollo

I got one track into this album. It sounded cool, but I could not pay attention.

not very good......only one good song. Yes. Kinda boring after that.

Não chegou a incomodar, mas realmente não é interessante.

Just another boring prog Rock album

Ugh progrock. I’m sure your polyrhythms are very intricate and intelligent but could you not just write a chorus I can sing along to?

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

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.

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.

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

nah

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

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

No.

false

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

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

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.

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.

2

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Nah, I’m all good thanks

i can safely pass on this one

Mediocre

Like Rush. But way worse

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

Just ok, not my favourite

lowkey manchmal klingts ganz cool und dann wird plötzlich Mario Kart Musik eingespielt:/ klingt bisschen wie ein Fiebertraum der nicht durchgehend schlecht ist not saying I could do any better xD

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Congratulations! You played all the notes. I just don't care!

I can't believe I finished it. Genuinely didn't think I would halfway through Roundabout. But I made it. Yay for me. The only song I even remotely enjoyed was the last one, "Heart of the Sunrise". But even that 3 star song was not enough to elevate the rest of the album.

Zbyt progresywne.

Not sure what I was supposed to take from this.

Here we go la, la, la la la. Maybe been born in the 60s and a child of thd 70s but i hate prog. Noddling about thinking their real clever. Here we have some long aimless songs mixed with short aimless songs. First song is ok. All downhill from here..

No

Bastante soso

Again, no

Jag har grav pollenallergi, jag är redan mosig i huvudet. Det här går inte

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De första fem minuterna var ok. Cans and Brahms och Mood for a Day motiverar ettan.

Yes? NO!!! I can't stand noodling. I can't stand musicians who show off at the expense of a good tune - well done on getting your Grade 8s, lads. I can't stand 1970s Beardy Man Rock. This is so not for me.

No songs or tunes that stuck out, and one song was just noise and very irritating

No for Yes.

Sadly not my thing at all.

Long Distance Runaround

1/5 MEME SONG LMAOOOOO I didnt like it tho, very dad music vibes…

Ba

I repeat from the last Yes album. Only gig I’ve ever walked out on and I stand by it.

Not Great.

I'm not sure what the deal is with this one but it didn't do it for me. It felt like the cry for help of someone struggling with HPPD. 1-1.5

The story behind this album's inclusion on the list is actually quite interesting, as it was intended for the companion book "1001 Albums that Make Brandon Want to Die" but ended up here due to a publishing mix-up. An understandable, though unfortunate, error.

Meh. Roundabout is the only somewhat redeemable song and that isn't even very good. The rest of this album was a giant question mark that I didn't enjoy at all.

Ultra lange lieder omg Funky i like Bisschen weird/anstrengend ein ganzes album so zu hören Experimentell, wie weniger palatable pink floyd

Yuck. Long and boring.

Just a bunch of noise. The vocals are good. I could barely hear the lyrics.

Awful. One of the worst things I've ever heard.

Not my cup of tea. I'm just not into jam band type music and this was no exception. As a dear friend of mine once said, "It's like they got ripped to the gills and just stepped into the studio: 'LETS JUST FUCK AROUND, BOYS'"

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Didn’t like this sadly.

No. I got two yes albums in a row and I tried, I really tried. Very instrumental heavy and I get it's a story telling album, but I couldn't really get into the story because I was just so relieved to hear lyrics. Again, if you like long instrumentals and clever storytelling through sound, this is for you. Just not for me

Roundabout is good and south side of the sky but even that. Please end the songs. Everything is too long. not for me I think this is a one and a half but since we dont have a half I’ll give it 2 reluctantly

El rock progresivo no es lo mío. No me gustó.