Yes Compilation for a Casual Fan?

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  1. Chauncey

    Chauncey Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    I know this may not make me the most popular SHMF member, but I am only a casual fan of Yes. I like their hits but have never been able to appreciate their albums. I am looking for a compilation of their hits that has mostly single edits. Any suggestions?
     
  2. Chazzbo13

    Chazzbo13 Forum Resident

    Not sure that this is all single edits, but the Highlights CD was a pretty solid comp, covering the early era up thru the 80s material...it was the one I started with, and eventually moved to the 2013 Rhino box set...
     
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  3. Chauncey

    Chauncey Forum Resident Thread Starter

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  4. Melllvar

    Melllvar No Matter Where You Go, There You Are!

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    Highlights, seconded! Although, if you want a more comprehensive and current collection, 'The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection' would be a good one as well.
     
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  5. jon9091

    jon9091 Master Of Reality

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    I think you'd probably want the album versions anyway, as that's how they were meant to be heard, and any radio edits are undoubtedly hack jobs on these epics pieces of music.
     
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  7. CraigC

    CraigC Live It Up

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    Agree! Bullmoose usually has most of their early stuff for $2.97 a CD.
     
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  8. townsend

    townsend Senior Member

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    Yes isn't a "poppy" band, but one of the greatest progressive bands of all time. I don't think their catalog really lends itself to a "this and that" hit approach. I would recommend getting two of their albums, that I think are extraordinary: The Yes Album (the one with the green film on the cover) and Fragile. I know I will receive hate mail b/c I didn't include Close to the Edge, which is admittedly a brilliant album, but I think the other two are the place to start, and limiting it to two for the "casual" fan.:)
     
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  10. qwerty

    qwerty A resident of the SH_Forums.

    I was thinking on a similar path, however, Close to the Edge, was my introduction to the band and still my favourite.
     
  11. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00016XNZ...ails?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1476146993&sr=1-3
    This set can be had used for small money and is a well put together set that has all the hits plus some deeper cuts and rarities.
     
  12. Tim Wilson

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    $16 makes this a no-brainer. Better hurry, though. I have all the albums but might still be scooping one of those myself. :laugh:

    Classic Yes is a terrific set, but it always drove me crazy that the version of Roundabout was live. I can see a Peter Frampton best-of opting for the live version of his biggest hit, because the studio version was a non-factor...but the studio version of Roundabout is the one that's the hit! Other than that, I adore this as a 1-disk 70s-only collection. But with so much great stuff in the 80s, that 3-disk collection for short money looks mighty fine.

    @Chauncey, I know what you're thinking in terms of leaning toward singles edits, but really, the only significant single edit was Roundabout, which you can check out on YouTube. It's better than some hardcore Yes fans give it credit for, but the full-length version is pretty zippy, as are the long songs from Close to the Edge in particular for my money.

    Note that for "I've Seen All Good People" and "Starship Trooper", the singles versions are just the first sections the album versions, no real editing per se. Easy enough to replicate with the "Next" button. :)

    Me too! Certainly for anyone thinking that long songs, including side-long songs, may be more Yes than they're up for, Close to the Edge is a revelation. Anything but self-indulgent. I can't think of any 3-song album that's leaner, and it feels leaner than plenty of other albums of the era that had many shorter songs.
     
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  13. Rhythmdoctor

    Rhythmdoctor Well-Known Member

    Today I bought my first Yes album, Fragile and I'm so pissed I didn't buy a few more. Not only is this band really hooking me right now, I'm very surprised I've never really dove in before. What have I been thinking?!! I love technically proficient instrumental music like Phish, Zappa, Samla Mammas Manna, Dead and I can't believe how good this album is. Super excited for The Yes Album and Close to the Edge now.
     
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  14. SJB

    SJB Beloved Parasitic Nuisance

    Rhino's budget Flashback label has a compilation called "Roundabout and other Hits" with a few single edits. It covers the band's first decade.
    "Ultimate" and "Definitive" are the same collection (in the US, at least) except that "Ultimate" has a 20-minute bonus disc of new material. Either version is a good, concise overview of the band's career.
     
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  15. JohnT

    JohnT Senior Member

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    I enjoy:

    The Yes Album - 192k download
    Fragile - DVD-A
    Close to the Edge - AFZ147 SACD
    Symphonic Music of Yes - CD
    Very Best Of - CD (not a bad compilation)
     
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  16. Tristero

    Tristero In possession of the future tense

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    Better late than never. I'm also a big Zappa fan and dig Samla Mammas as well, along with a lot of other freaky progressives. Along with the mighty King Crimson, Yes at their peak might just represent the gold standard for prog. You're definitely better off with the original studio albums than a comp with a band like this, IMO, and you can't go wrong with the Classic 3 there. Enjoy the ride--I kind of envy you!
     
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  17. Who'sTommy

    Who'sTommy Forum Resident

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    "Wonderous Stories - The Best of Yes" was my introduction to the band.
     
  18. Shak Cohen

    Shak Cohen Forum Resident

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    Yesstory or preferably, YesYears.
     
  19. SirMarc

    SirMarc Forum Resident

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    You're in for a hell of a ride, I kind of envy you too lol. Also, if you haven't already, check out Peter Gabriel era Genesis too. Nursery Cryme through The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is a seriously epic run...
     
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  20. Aggie87

    Aggie87 Gig 'Em!

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    That second set is just the first 2 discs of Ultimate Yes. They simply removed the 3rd disc of Ultimate, which was new recordings, not earlier songs.

    So from a compilation standpoint, they're the same. I also think it's the best overall Yes compilation, as it's the most comprehensive to date.
     
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  21. Bingo Bongo

    Bingo Bongo Music gives me Eargasms

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    Wholly Christ, how many Yes greatest hits are out there?????????
     
  22. lucan_g

    lucan_g Forum Resident

    Classic Yes... the original. That single disc did the trick for me.
     
  23. John Fell

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    Yes, I know.
     
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  25. curbach

    curbach Some guy on the internet

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    Not as many as The Who, but they may be catching up :laugh:
     
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