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

To get back on subject...
 
Definitely in the top rock albums of all time, indeedily. No question about it. 

10 is too limiting.  If I had only 10 albums on the proverbial desert island scenario it wouldn't make the cut. 100 on the island, yes. Just not in my top 10.  

For me, Fragile sits in the context of The Yes Album, Close To The Edge, Tales From Topographic Oceans and Relayer.  Without those adjacent works by the ever evolving band of Anderson and Squire, it has no coordinates as to where it lies in the Rock canon. It also needs to be evaluated in close alliance with contemporary albums like Master Of Reality, Aqualung, L.A Woman, Imagine, Sticky Fingers, Who's Next, Zep IV, Surf's Up, Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys, Killer...I could go on.

Owned a few Yes albums - "Fragile", "Yes Songs", "Close to the Edge"

Played them a few times, and never got into them.

Purged them from my collection.

Pretty good not great.

Who's top ten? I would have Fragile or Close to the Edge in MY top ten. CTTE was one of my 12 albums for $.01 at Columbia Record House way back when, so that may get my nod for sentimental reasons. But I do play South Side of the Sky for demo on my home system. Have bought both on vinyl, CD and hi-res FLAC files. What about a one time purchase rights . . . Another topic for another post.