TOP TENS: Yes

[Chronos]

I've always had a tentative relationship with Yes, mainly due to Anderson's voice and lyrics. But the music cannot be denied! What are your top ten tracks? Discussion welcome!

 

Below are mine, as of today, in approximate order.

 

Close to the Edge (the first Yes I ever heard)

South Side of the Sky

Starship Trooper

Tempus Fugit

Changes

Awaken

Going For the One

Machine Messiah

Gates of Delirium

The Revealing Science of God

[Entre_Perpetuo]

hm, lemme try with my limited base to go on:

 

1. South Side Of The Sky

2. Your's Is No Disgrace

3. Perpetual Change

4. Close To The Edge -tied

4. And You And I -tied

4. Siberian Khatru -tied

5. The Clap

6. Starship Trooper

7. Roundabout

8. Leave It

9. Owner Of A Lonely Heart

10. Long Distance Runaround

 

 

I really can't separate anything from Close To The Edge. It's far too consistent and works so much better as a whole, though I might argue exactly where to put it. I could see it dropping to about six on another day.

[Stormtron]

And You and I

Close to the Edge

The Gates of Delirium

Starship Trooper

Yours Is No Disgrace

Heart of the Sunrise

Roundabout

Into the Lens

I’ve Seen All Good People

Siberian Khatru

[Maverick]

In no particular order:

 

Close to the Edge

Gates of Delerium

To Be Over

Yours is no Disgrace

Starship Trooper

Awaken

Siberian Khatru

Does It Really Happen

Heart of the Sunrise

South Side of the Sky

[cygnify]

Hard to argue with any of those list, YES has more than 10 songs that I love... Guess I have to include a couple additional from "Going for the One" probably my fav

 

In no particular order:

 

Gates of Delirium

Yours is No Disgrace

Heart of the Sunrise

Close to the Edge

Siberian Khatru

And You and I

Awaken

Turn of the Century

Wondrous Stories

Machine Messiah

[custom55]

1. Close To The Edge
   
2. South side Of The Sky
   
3. Yours Is No Disgrace
   
4. Gates Of Delirium
   
5. A Venture
   
6. Parallels
   
7. And You And I
   
8. Starship Trooper
   
9. Siberian Khatru
   
10. We Have Heaven < --- short but sweet
    

[Oracle]

Close to the Edge

Gates of Delirium

And You and I

Siberian Khatru

Starship Trooper

Heart of the Sunrise

Ritual

Revealing Science of God

Awaken

Machine Messiah

[NaturalHemisphereGarden]

1. The Gates of Delirium

2. And You and I

3. Ritual

4. Heart of the Sunrise

5. Starship Trooper

6. Turn of the Century

7. Awaken

8. Machine Messiah

9. South Side of the Sky

10. Into the Lens

[LakesideShark]

1. Universal Garden

2. Awaken

3. Starship Trooper

4. Fly From Here Pt. 2: Sad Night at the Airfield

5. Perpetual Change

6. Astral Traveller

7. Into the Storm

8. Be the One

9. The Prophet

10. Yours Is No Disgrace

[Lucas]

It's virtually impossible to put them in order

 

- South Side Of The Sky

 

- And You And I

 

- Onward

 

- Starship Trooper

 

- Machine Messiah

 

- Close To The Edge

 

- To Be Over

 

- Heart Of The Sunrise

 

- Run Through The Light

 

- Yours Is No Disgrace

 

 

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Edited October 18, 2016 by Lucas

[ReRushed]

Starship Trooper

I've Seen All Good People

Roundabout

South Side of the Sky

Heart of the Sunrise

Close to the Edge

And You and I

The Revealing Science of God

The Gates of Delirium

Tempus Fugit

[ReRushed]

I put almost no thought into my list because if I did I would drive myself mad.

[djflex]

Yours is no disgrace

Starship trooper

Wonderous stories

And you and I

Ritual

Close to the edge

Heart of the sunrise

Going for the one

Long distance runaround

Don't kill the whale

[Narps]

Gotta ponder this one for a bit. So difficult and the entire GFTO album may be on the list. Awaken will be number one that is a certainty...

[willowroolz]

Awaken

Roundabout

Starship Trooper

Tempus Fugit

Yours Is No Disgrace

Close to the Edge

Heart of the Sunrise

On the Silent Wings of Freedom

Shoot High Aim Low

Does It Really Happen

[Hatchetaxe&saw]

1. And You And I

 

Awaken

On The Silent Wings of Freedom

Richard

Heart Of The Sunrise

Harold Land

Hold On

To Be Over

In The Presence Of

The Revealing Science Of God

[Cyclonus X-1]

South Side of the Sky

Close to the Edge

Yours Is No Disgrace

I've Seen All Good People

And You and I

Parallels

Release, Release

Love Will Find a Way

Roundabout

The Gates of Delirium

[Chicken hawk]

[Verena]

1. Heart Of The Sunrise

2. Close To The Edge

3. On The Silent Wings Of Freedom

4. Awaken

5. The Gates Of Delirium

6. Time And A Word

7. Starship Trooper

8. And You And I

9. Going For The One

10. Hold On

[ILSnwdog]

 

Changes

 

:haz: :ebert:

[Mr. Not]

Sorted by Year

 

1970 - 1971

Then

Starship Trooper

Long Distance Runaround

Heart of The Sunrise

 

1972-1977

Close To The Edge

The Revealing Science of God

The Gates of Delirium

Going For The One

Awaken

 

1980 - 1983

Tempus Fugit

Our Song

 

2001

Don't Go

 

That was 12 instead of 10... Oh no, what a shame ;)

Edited October 18, 2016 by Mr. Not

[vaportrailer]

one from each of the ones that I'm familiar with, but backwards for funsies.

Does It Really Happen

Onward

Awaken

To Be Over

Revealing Science of God or whatever Side 1 is called

All of CTTE (concept album?)

Heart of the Sunrise

America (yeah, a bit of a cheat there, but kick-ass cover version, Bruford sounds like he's having fun.)

Yours is No Disgrace

oops 2 albums left, one choice...

original: Beyond and Before

cover: No Opportunity Necessary etc Excellent Chris Squire action in this one. Funkier than Roundabout!

[Tony R]

1. Close To The Edge

2. Awaken

3. And You And I

4. Starship Trooper

5. Machine Messiah

6. Heart Of The Sunrise

7. Turn Of The Century

8. Roundabout

9. Going For The One

10. Gates Of Delerium

[vaportrailer]

Chris Squire gets busy 0:53, and then stays busy pretty much the whole way through. kick-a$$ ba$$. He makes it sound so easy!