I Prefer the Earlier Stuff

[miamiscot]

Well definitely Yes, although they do crank out a few gems here and there (Final Eyes, Mind Drive, In The Presence Of...)
Definitely King Crimson (first five, not including Earthbound, are my favorites), Genesis, Mike Oldfield, Anthony Phillips, and ELP.

Sometimes with some bands I actually don't care for the early stuff, (Stereolab is a prime example, love their mid period, as is XTC, where I thought they started getting interesting around 'English Settlement', and got better from there)

I love everything XTC-related but if their discography were reversed I would still have been a massive fan. So that's a good call.

Stereolab is another great call. Hopefully they're not done.

[Booba Kastorsky]

It's all realtive, as that old chap Einstain said.
Imagine you are talking about Yes and Genesis in 1972-3. What would you say about their earlier stuff vs they their later stuff?