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    Favorites: 1. Trick 2. Trespass 3. Foxtrot...

    Favorites:

    1. Trick
    2. Trespass
    3. Foxtrot
    4. Selling
    5. Nursery Cryme

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    Have you ever heard the tracks "Ice Nice" (from...

    Have you ever heard the tracks "Ice Nice" (from the S/T debut), "Images" (from Images at Twilight) "Don't Be Late" (from Silent Knight), the three song sequence that closes the Worlds Apart album...
  3. Indeed, a wonderful interview. Thanks so much for...

    Indeed, a wonderful interview. Thanks so much for posting it!
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    Based on their most recent album, I'd say...

    Based on their most recent album, I'd say Renaissance counts. Saga does as well to some extent, in that they started out as proggy AOR, then switched to pop, then went back to proggy AOR. Steve...
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    OK, I just googled it, and it appears to be a...

    OK, I just googled it, and it appears to be a misunderstanding of 180 gram vinyl--LOL. In general, the thickness of the vinyl will have little effect on sound, though the audiophile companies (which...
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    Where are you seeing this? I've been buying new...

    Where are you seeing this? I've been buying new and used vinyl for some years now, and it is new to me. It looks similar to ORG, which is the name of an audiophile reissue company, or possibly JVC,...
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    IIRC, at the time the new KC was announced (after...

    IIRC, at the time the new KC was announced (after quite a few tantalizing hints that JW might be involved, as referenced above), John said that he was never asked, and that it wouldn't have made...
  8. Thread: Volume

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    To the extent that it is happening, it is...

    To the extent that it is happening, it is probably a very good trend. Because digital recording can only go so loud before clipping, the only way to make music louder than it was in most CDs from,...
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    Funny, I strongly prefer Wetton's original...

    Funny, I strongly prefer Wetton's original vocal--this vocal take sounds more like a studio run-through to me than a finished product.
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    This is difficult for anyone thinking mainly of...

    This is difficult for anyone thinking mainly of classic symphonic bands and whose preferred vocalist is John Wetton--the rule about no more than one person ever in a band together eliminates many of...
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    The Director's Cut contains completely...

    The Director's Cut contains completely re-recorded versions of songs from both The Sensual World and The Red Shoes (some keyboard and other parts were kept from the original recordings on some of the...
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    I felt some of the Red Shoes tracks on Director's...

    I felt some of the Red Shoes tracks on Director's Cut were interesting and possibly improved, but I far prefer the original Sensual World tracks to the remakes in all cases.
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    I can see that, to a certain extent. In any...

    I can see that, to a certain extent. In any event, it's an incredible song and performance.
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    I'm another for whom The Sensual World is my...

    I'm another for whom The Sensual World is my favorite--it is her most atmospheric album, with consistently great songs. Some folks miss the more 'wild" elements of earlier albums--there is nothing...
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    This is very tough...most of these have already...

    This is very tough...most of these have already been mentioned, but here goes:

    White Willow--Ignis Fatuus
    Thinking Plague--A History of Madness
    Mark Hollis--S/T
    Godspeed You! Black...
  16. A very wonderful review indeed!

    A very wonderful review indeed!
  17. You'll get a wide variety of responses, with...

    You'll get a wide variety of responses, with different people probably nominating every album at some point. That said, my choices would be The Security of Illusion, House of Cards, and Network. ...
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    Shocked and saddened to read this. While not one...

    Shocked and saddened to read this. While not one of the most frequent contributors, I've been reading this site and its variations for well over a decade, and Yanks was always a major presence. ...
  19. Hear, hear! I'll add that what some have called...

    Hear, hear! I'll add that what some have called "murkiness" in many of these mixes do not sound murky at all on well-balanced systems, but rich and nuanced, at least in my experiences. Now, I have...
  20. I agree. I find "Grandine Il Vento," "Porcelain,"...

    I agree. I find "Grandine Il Vento," "Porcelain," "Cry to the World" and "The Mystic and the Muse" are equally wonderful and evocative of their classic sound. I also enjoy the duet with John Wetton,...
  21. I haven't heard any live performances, but I...

    I haven't heard any live performances, but I would sure like to after hearing their most recent studio album, which I think comes closer to their classic sound than most bands who have more original...
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    That is true for some critics of the album, but I...

    That is true for some critics of the album, but I have noticed an awful lot of detractors who have complained that the songs themselves were promising, but that the album lacked energy, and suggest...
  23. Same here--I've always considered .com to be...

    Same here--I've always considered .com to be among their very best work, possibly my single favorite H-era album. Every one of the Steven Wilson produced tracks are incredible, IMO (and I'm not even...
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    I've been subscribing to Beats Music, and while...

    I've been subscribing to Beats Music, and while there's stuff they don't have (KC, Henry Cow), I'm stunned at how much they do (including not only all the major new releases, but some pretty obscure...
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    Yes! I too love this band's Italian folk...

    Yes! I too love this band's Italian folk inspired chamber prog! I've never understood why they seem to be discussed so much less often than some of the other RIO groups.
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    Aux 33 Tours is definitely the place to begin,...

    Aux 33 Tours is definitely the place to begin, IMHO. They have tons of prog (and pretty much everything), though the prog is divided somewhat arbitrarily between a dedicated prog/psych section (where...
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    Well, to be fair, weren't most of the criticisms...

    Well, to be fair, weren't most of the criticisms of Heaven & Earth's sonics made while people were still judging from the 192k version, and didn't many take those criticisms back once they heard the...
  28. Since the comment about being surprised at some...

    Since the comment about being surprised at some of the rapturous responses came from me, I should apologize if it came across as insulting. My intended point was that I actually do enjoy BBT, but...
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    Yep--I ordered on Friday and got it today as...

    Yep--I ordered on Friday and got it today as well. Very impressive! Enjoying the new Univers Zero as I write this.
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    Except for the fact that I am a pretty big Genesis fan, I am pretty much on the same page regarding what I've heard from BBT (which is The Underfall Yard and English Electric Part 1). Both albums...
  31. I was living in Europe at the time this came out,...

    I was living in Europe at the time this came out, so it was easily available, and I was blown away by it. After Behaviour and Wildest Dreams, this seemed like a very clear return to their more...
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    I heard it once, a few weeks ago via beats music...

    I heard it once, a few weeks ago via beats music streaming. My reaction was that the songs were pretty good, but would have benefited from having a variety of vocalists, as he usually did in the...
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    I like them as well--and that album in...

    I like them as well--and that album in particular. Their debut (A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular) was more drum-n-bass oriented (and had a different vocalist), but still pretty interesting. ...
  34. Do you know it was mastered by Hoffman? Kevin...

    Do you know it was mastered by Hoffman? Kevin Gray does many of the AF releases--though his style and approach is very similar to that of Hoffman. In any event, I just ordered this, along with...
  35. While I enjoy aspects of the song, I hear very...

    While I enjoy aspects of the song, I hear very clearly what bothers so many about it. That light, breezy, tropical steel drum keyboard line is annoyingly cheesy to me, especially as the song...
  36. I just wanted to thank you for this--those are...

    I just wanted to thank you for this--those are two of my biggest pet peeves as well.
  37. Thread: Sagacity

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    I just heard it today, and I enjoyed it far more...

    I just heard it today, and I enjoyed it far more than I had expected--and certainly more so than I had with any of their albums from Trust onward. The first two tracks were somewhat...
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    Interesting--up until Trust I also thought...

    Interesting--up until Trust I also thought Marathon was the weakest of the post Full Circle albums (though revisiting them not too long ago, I enjoyed Marathon more than I sometimes had in the past,...
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    Man, I wish I could make it to these shows!

    Man, I wish I could make it to these shows!
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    Wow--that was from 1985??? If only we had the...

    Wow--that was from 1985??? If only we had the internet back then--I would have gone crazy for such music back then if I had only known about it.
  41. Although I have been enjoying the new album more...

    Although I have been enjoying the new album more than most, I understand where much of the criticism is coming from (for example, it is generally more mellow than any other Yes album has ever been,...
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    LOL! OK, you've totally won me over, especially...

    LOL! OK, you've totally won me over, especially with the story about Alpha, which was my first "favorite" album in junior high school as well--and I still love it! :D

    As to your specific...
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    LOL--I think we come at this from remarkably...

    LOL--I think we come at this from remarkably similar perspectives. I could not agree more about Geoff, who I think tends to be seriously underrated, or Rick, who is wonderful on exactly those...
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    I think you have some wonderful musical taste,...

    I think you have some wonderful musical taste, but I also feel like you are indulging in some unfortunate binaristic thinking here, where one either enjoys challenging, experimental music (Henry Cow...
  45. I really like the new album so far, but find this...

    I really like the new album so far, but find this review pretty excessive in a lot of ways. There was one paragraph where I think the reviewer really hits the nail squarely on the head: "First of all...
  46. While your view of this album is pretty near...

    While your view of this album is pretty near opposite that of mine, I think you've hit on one of the main issues likely to divide supporters from detractors--the question of whether Yes music should...
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    I'll be open to giving the new album a try--after...

    I'll be open to giving the new album a try--after all, both Security of Illusion and House of Cards had a harder sound overall, and I still loved them. But something about their post-Network sound...
  48. No, I don't think there is anything even remotely...

    No, I don't think there is anything even remotely resembling a possible hit on it. I would imagine that a "prog magnum opus" probably would sell better than this will--it would certainly be easier...
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    One of the things I find sort of fascinating about the above review, and quite a few of the more negative posts about the album generally, is that terms like "softer," "slower," "quieter," etc., seem...
  50. Not sure--I feel like I may have heard references...

    Not sure--I feel like I may have heard references to it being on a Japanese laserdisc along with the concert, but I don't think it was on the domestic release of the concert video or a stand-alone...
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    For what it's worth, Indian Summer is very...

    For what it's worth, Indian Summer is very different from their previous two albums--as you say, more alternative pop with only the slightest hint of what would have classified them earlier as part...
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    Very good points as well.

    Very good points as well.
  53. Well, there was the "Road to Budokan," which...

    Well, there was the "Road to Budokan," which aired right before the infamous 1983 "Asia in Asia" concert with Greg Lake replacing John Wetton, who had been fired just weeks before, with no...
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    Very good points (as I mentioned in the line you...

    Very good points (as I mentioned in the line you quoted, I wondered the same thing even upon first listen).
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    I agree!

    I agree!
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    I can very enthusiastically agree that Howe's...

    I can very enthusiastically agree that Howe's guitar work is my favorite part of "That, That Is." I also agree with you about Rick here, though his piano on "All in All" is quite nice as well,...
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    Thanks--thoughtful points.

    Thanks--thoughtful points.
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    Actually, I agree with with you about Tales being...

    Actually, I agree with with you about Tales being a somewhat muddy slog in places, though I absolutely love "Gates," which to me develops inevitably and inexorably from its hesitant start to its...
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    I'm not quite sure that "circus-y" is really the...

    I'm not quite sure that "circus-y" is really the right way to describe it either, which is why I keep putting that descriptor in quotation marks. If anyone can better describe it, I would appreciate...
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    ^^^So you all truly enjoy that "circus-y" theme...

    ^^^So you all truly enjoy that "circus-y" theme that makes up the main body of "That, That is"?

    As I said above, I enjoy the acoustic bits (and the "All in All" melody) as well, so we can at least...
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