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Yes "Fragile" How great of an album is it?

In my opinion it is one of the great all time rock albums and in the same class as DSOTM and Sargent Pepper's. It is as about as perfect of a collective composition as an album can come. It cut new ground in sound and was a high water mark for the band. And, now that the new analog transfer to vinyl is out, one heck of a great sounding album.

What's your opinion. Should it be in the top 10 rock albums of all time?
raymonda
jesusa0
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In this  particular and personal order:

The Yes Album

Fragile

Music is almost great, lyrics terrible.
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vicweast
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For some reason or other I wasn't into Yes when I was 18 onward ...until I hit my 50s. They are all excellent albums, yet the music does not move me like other artists do — In my case, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Stones, Led Zep, ...etc. Even Emerson Lake and Palmer did more for me back in the day. Now, I appreciate Yes for a different quality (more symphonic?) that I generally got from classical music when I was young.

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mapman
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1980's top 40/MTV version of yes had some better lyrics....:^)

Take "Owner Of a Lonely Heart" as the best example.   A different flavor of Yes.

effischer
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Have most of their stuff and have seen them quite a few times and in different formats.  The Yes Album, Close to the Edge and Fragile should all be in any progressive rock fan's collection.  My personal favorites are Relayer, Tales from Topographic Oceans and 90125, with 90125 being the sound quality winner IMO.  Fans should also check out the BD video of their Montreaux gig from 2003 if they haven't already.

Fragile is a top 25 for me; too much competition in the top 10.  But that's just my thinking today, of course;-).  Happy listening!

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mapman
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I've sen Yes live 5 times over the years, last time about 10 years ago.

Great live band, at least every time I've seen them.   Steve Howe alone is mesmerizing.   He also has many high quality and diverse solo recordings over the years that any Yes fan should check out.  I have a two disc Howe solo compilation CD set that is wonderful in every way.
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