Does any prog album even come close to this? This is seriously the one prog album that somehow based itself on literature and had all of that pretentiousness and long songs, but pulled it off and avoided all factors of cheesiness.
Pic related is arguably better, but they're going for pretty different things.
>>66409091
It's the most organic, effortless thing I've heard to come out of prog, and yet it sounds absolutely intense and beautiful. The title track achieves so much without sounding like it's trying to be important, and the second half follows it up brilliantly. Instead of going for the "epic closing track," they take a more subtle and natural approach, and the overall effect makes the whole thing just feel so fleeting and sublime. It really is one of the finest albums ever recorded, and I definitely don't think prog has ever reached such heights as Close to the Edge.
>>66409091
>and avoided all factors of cheesiness
but Yes wouldn't be half as good without the humungous amounts of cheese though
>>66409091
are yesposters actually just 13 year olds going through dad's records?
I definitely have to be in a mood for prog, it's just one of those genres.
that was easy
king crimson>Yes
stop dick sucking anthony
literally babby's first prog
>>66410483
seriously tho tales is so fucking underrated
How have none of you morons posted this yet?
I consider myself a MASSIVE prog fan but for nine years, I have never heard a better album.
>>66409320
This is truth. The key to the very best prog is a touch of cheesiness. Prog is over-the-top, and when you try to take something that's already over-the-top too seriously, it has the reverse effect. Yes walked a perfect fine line between awesomeness and ridiculousness.
>>66410930
the best prog fully embraces cheese
pic related, better than close to the edge
>>66409326
"Yes"
>>66409334
whoops wrong pic
who the fuck keeps shilling close to the edge so aggressively on here? it's good but it's not the best, fucking hell.
I'VE SEEN ALL GOOD PEOPLE TURN THEIR HEADS EACH DAY
SO SATISFIED I'M ON MY WAY
>>66411003
I don't disagree with this. They fully embraced it, and in doing so they created the ultimate prog album.
And it's not just good because it's a cheesy take on prog. It's actually fucking great on its own.
>>66411143
>being this /nu/ to /mu/
>>66409091
>>66410483
it's meh, about half of the album is instrumental wankery, the only good parts are when jon sings.
Relayer is much better
>>66410773
Sssssh...nobody knosws shit...you're in a thread venerating Yes and Genesis for satan's sake
>>66411674
wow ur the embodiment of fag lol
>>66410483
>>66410683
It's really not. It's the direct opposite of Close to the Edge. It projects as having so much importance that just isn't there, and when you really listen to all the musical themes throughout the album, it feels completely meaningless, like they were just pulled out of nowhere. I'm not explaining myself very well, but when you compare the two albums, Close to the Edge feels so raw and earth based, and reaches incredible heights without overstating itself, and Tales From Topographic Oceans is in complete opposition to that. On Close to the Edge, the goal was to execute what they had within them to it's highest capacity, on Tales From Topographic Oceans it was to fill four sides of vinyl with long "heavy" prog opuses. And if you think that Tales From Topographic Oceans is better than Close to the Edge, then you're doing exactly what they wanted, which is to be tricked into thinking it's somehow grander than Close to the Edge because "Woah, four long songs." It's in now way grander than Close to the Edge, it's the complete opposite of Close to the Edge, which is pretentious prog wankery. It's albums like Tales From Topographic Oceans that are why punk rock was a necessary movement in music. The sad thing is, Yes could have done a great followup to Close to the Edge had they not deliberately tried to do it better.
>>66412237
I wasnt saying it's better than CTTE. It has its faults, which you laid out nicely, and I completely agree. But it's still good, it's a fun and interesting listen. Sure it's too indulgent, but sometimes you just want to indulge.
>>66410483
this is a close contender for me. saw it at a local record store months back for $3, so I bought it and put it on as soon as I got home. I've listened to Yes' more popular stuff and loved it, but this honestly felt like something else. It has normal Yes elements, but there's something else about this album that made me love it on the first listen. It seems like it's really hit or miss with most people. as the fucking idiot who reviewed it on p4k gave it a fucking 2 or something, but I absolutely love it.
>>66411459
datz some krautrock though
>>66409091
many, but this is one of the best
>>66409115
not even the best gabriel era album
>>66411531
agreed
>>66411123
>>66409334
thats not starless and bible black
>>66409091
Fragile's better
>>66414807
Fragile features the best instrumental performance by the best instrumentalist of the band (Bruford, ofc) but I find CttE overall better.
For shame, /mu/.
whaa
>>66414952
>CAN'T YOU FEEL OUR SOULS IGNITE
>>66409091
This thread is so fucking pointless
Every single time you get people posting top prog albums, everything BUT dark side... what's the point?
>>66416780
lol dark side isn't even as good as meddle
>>66417379
echoes is shit compared to interstellar overdrive
>>66417435
piper is objectively their best album but it isn't prog so its not relevant to this thread
>>66414367
It's also prog rock
