treeduck Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I'm curious about this album I've done some searching but I can't quite get the level of info I need, so here we are... What do you YESHEADS in here think of this 1999 album?? (nice cover I have to say) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 A mixed bag, but a great deal better than OYE. There's 2 awful cod-reggae tracks on it, they ruin it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ Dec 30 2010, 05:09 AM) A mixed bag, but a great deal better than OYE. There's 2 awful cod-reggae tracks on it, they ruin it for me. Ok then... Anyone else?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Its a good album. Not as good as Magnification but its still worth listening to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindrift82 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 It's a great album. I love listening to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandDesigner Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 It's actually a solid album. I know it's all subjective, but the band actually sounds like they LIKE the music on this album. I didn't get that vibe on OYE. And KTA just seemed forced to me. It sounds like the band actually believes in this material (which is evident by how much they played of it on tour, 8 of 11 songs live from a modern Yes album is unheard of), and it makes for a more interesting listen. Homeworld and New Language are standouts. I really love Lightning Strikes and Face To Face too, upbeat Yes songs that don't sound out of place. The weak points are Jon Anderson's usual hippie shit, but they're not really even bad on here. I'd rate it a 7/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 QUOTE (GrandDesigner @ Dec 31 2010, 09:39 AM) It's actually a solid album. I know it's all subjective, but the band actually sounds like they LIKE the music on this album. I didn't get that vibe on OYE. And KTA just seemed forced to me. It sounds like the band actually believes in this material (which is evident by how much they played of it on tour, 8 of 11 songs live from a modern Yes album is unheard of), and it makes for a more interesting listen. Homeworld and New Language are standouts. I really love Lightning Strikes and Face To Face too, upbeat Yes songs that don't sound out of place. The weak points are Jon Anderson's usual hippie shit, but they're not really even bad on here. I'd rate it a 7/10. Agreed about Homeworld and New Language. These were probably the best tracks they had released since the 70s. Other than that, most of the album is true to latter day Yes in that I can't bring myself to listen to it. Lightning Strikes comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I like the album very much... but I think I prefer the studio stuff from Keys to Ascension over it.... as in the studio material post 1990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnalschick Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I like it.... a good album to start the day with It's not my favorite YES album, but it's still a good one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Krinkle Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I like "Homeworld (The Ladder)", Face To Face, To Be Alive and New Language. Nine Voices is OK. You could pick tracks from the 1996-2001 albums and make one really great disc or two from all of it. Homeworld is really a great Yes song though. Worth the price of the cd on it's own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Slipperman Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Homeworld is the real standout track on The Ladder. The rest of it is mostly solid. Definitely more of a group effort than Open Your Eyes. I didn't like the Keys 2 stuff. Sounded great but the music felt too forced, like they were trying to pretend it was 1973 again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthshine Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Great album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginos Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 It's one of the few Yes albums that I have never heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Meh........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 QUOTE (Imaginos @ Jan 6 2011, 07:08 AM) It's one of the few Yes albums that I have never heard. You might want to keep it that way............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 "Finally" is a good track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 QUOTE (metaldad @ Jan 6 2011, 08:11 PM) QUOTE (Imaginos @ Jan 6 2011, 07:08 AM) It's one of the few Yes albums that I have never heard. You might want to keep it that way............ +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 QUOTE (Mr. Krinkle @ Jan 2 2011, 12:38 PM) I like "Homeworld (The Ladder)", Face To Face, To Be Alive and New Language. Nine Voices is OK. You could pick tracks from the 1996-2001 albums and make one really great disc or two from all of it. Homeworld is really a great Yes song though. Worth the price of the cd on it's own. Completely agree with you. I may try to construct one from my itunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 QUOTE (Rushman14 @ Jan 6 2011, 03:29 PM) "Finally" is a good track This is one of my least favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The K Man Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Rock solid record. Easily my favorite post-Rabin Yes record. It lags a bit in the middle, but the first five and last three songs are all stellar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Krinkle Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 QUOTE (micgtr71 @ Jan 6 2011, 08:34 PM) QUOTE (Mr. Krinkle @ Jan 2 2011, 12:38 PM) I like "Homeworld (The Ladder)", Face To Face, To Be Alive and New Language. Nine Voices is OK. You could pick tracks from the 1996-2001 albums and make one really great disc or two from all of it. Homeworld is really a great Yes song though. Worth the price of the cd on it's own. Completely agree with you. I may try to construct one from my itunes. Let me know what songs you put on there. Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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