There's no such thing as essential prog, because it's all garbage.

>>66507876
Close to the Edge is better.

>>66507876
yes
>>66507903
wew

Yes is one of the few prog artists I would say is actually worth listening to. so there's that.

roundabout is a fucking masterpiece of a song, regardless of genre.

To be honest, I never found Yes to be really great like people make it out to be and some of my favorite albums are what's usually considered garbage tier.
That album is similar, I can see it's pretty solid, but I just can't get my head around why some people revere it as the highest point of Yes and maybe all progressive music ever.

>>66507998
it's very impressive for the time it was released.

better than close to the edge

>>66507903
fuck off

>>66507998
they're overrated compared to most of the classic prog bands

>>66507935
roundabout is fucking great, autistic memes aside

>>66507876
Yes
>>66507903
wew

>>66508031
That would explain the 40+ yo guys that were around when it was released, but I also see a lot of people no older than 30 shilling heavy for that album.

>>66508175
you don't have to have been around at the time to recognize what it brought to the table, though. some people like it *because* of it's historical importance. it's the same reason people still play old NES games even though they never grew up on them.

>>66507903
Go home Christgau

parts of it are gold, but there's a lot of filler and weak shit on it

I heard the entire album was made to raise money for new synthesizers and I don't doubt it.

>>66509560
>a lot of filler and weak shit on it
Agreed. Roundabout and Heart of the Sunrise are fantastic, but a lot of those short interlude are pretty lame after the novelty wears off. It's a great album but Close to the Edge is pretty much flawless.

>>66507921
>>66508077
>>66508149
>>66508270
>people actually like prog
isn't it your bedtime, grandpa?

1. CttE
2. Fragile
3. The Yes Album

Post-Bruford they turned to shit and became a parody of themselves, i.e. everything that's embarrassing about prog past 1973 or so.

And if not for the awful Wakeman filler it'd be better than CttE imo.

>>66509793
What don't you like about Relayer?
I think it sounds very refreshing compared to their other stuff, perhaps the most experimental they ever got.

Tales and GFTO have some salvageable material too.