What Is Your Favorite Yes Song?

[tmart937]

Long distance runaround
Roundabout

 

[Philbiker]

The full-length version of America is pretty terrific.

One of the few Yes songs that I despise. They mauled that song.

 

[Kyo6JM]

Nice to see some Drama stuff mentioned already, but I'm surprised nobody mentioned the epic Machine Messiah yet! It's basically proto-prog-metal. Although it's hard to pick it over The Gates of Delirium...

 

[McHack]

Seriously, soooo much good stuff by Yes, one of my fav bands of all time. But the songs I'll always listen to when they come up on my random playlist are:

Every single track on Fragile. Also, Shock to the System off of Union...

 

[Thunderthumbs73]

It Can Happen
Leave It

 

[TimWilson]

Changes

Second that. And almost everything on Big Generator is epic. Trevor Rabin is a living miracle of musical genius.

 

[CZGunslinger]

Wow, only one other mention of "South Side of the Sky"....

 

[Kitsapbass]

Does It Really Happen for bass playing intros...tied with I'm Running...

And for listening purposes, Your Move.

 

[David Jayne]

Our Song

 

[Big Mother]

So hard to pick, I go with....

Does It Really Happen?
On The Silent Wings Of Freedom
Dreamtime

The bass solo reprise on Does It Really Happen? - gives me chills everytime I hear it.

BM

 

[The_Ox]

Another song that deserves mention is "To Be Over"

Mellowest song I've ever heard.

 

[steamthief]

Tempus Fugit.

I also really love the acapella version of Leave It on the B-side of the 45.

 

[Ric5]

I'm aware that some die-hard Yes fans don't like the 90125 album because of the lack of Steve Howe along with the glossy production values. I love every song on that record and it's actually one of my must-have "desert island" albums.

"Our Song" is probably my favorite on 90125.

+1

 

[gweimer]

There are a bunch that I didn't mention, but others did. "Leave It" is one of my favorite bass lines from Squire. It's so simple, yet he's got it sandwiched inside this song that has a lot going on. It's part of his brilliance. And Squire is one of the few prog bassists that understands that "thump-thump-thump" works perfectly well when the song calls for it.

 

[son_of_mogh]

Machine Messiah
South Side of The Sky
Does It Really Happen?
Parallels
A Venture

 

[akaTRENT]

roundabout

 

[GregDunn]

Close to the Edge or Siberian Khatru. After Bill Bruford left the band I really haven't heard much that I like.

 

[edmidlifecrisis]

Another vote for the full length version of AMERICA

Tie with Heart of the Sunrise

Then:
Close to the Edge
Starship Trooper
And You and I
Siberian Khatru

tough to pick a favorite, they have so many.
Also I always liked Tales from Topographic Oceans.....

I'll stop now.......

 

[Stealth]

Siberian Khatru

+1

 

[Thunderthumbs73]

And Squire is one of the few prog bassists that understands that "thump-thump-thump" works perfectly well when the song calls for it.

+1. Glad to hear this. Agreed.