=-> Quoting LORNE MURPHY to MIKE TAYLOR:
 LM> _Going for the One_... it is probably my favorite.
   I never really got into this one.  For better or worse, I pretty
 much lost interest in Yes around that time.
 LM> They just seemed to sound fresher than on _Relayer_, though that's
 LM> a strong album as well.
   I really like _Relayer_.  I'm a big fan of Patrick Moraz's playing.  
 I actually like his work on _Relayer_ better than almost anything 
 Wakeman ever did with the band.  (Oooops!  'Scuse me for a sec, while 
 I don the asbestos pyjamas!)  ;-)
   I'm afraid I don't recall what else he did with Yes, though.  I got
 into Moraz's solo career and basically lost interest in Yes.  What other
 Yes albums is he on?  When did he quit the band?
 LM> As far as those earlier albums go, I still prefer _The Yes Album_
 LM> to _Fragile_ or _CttE_ (yes, I love those too! :))... obviously
 LM> Wakeman is excellent, but Kaye managed somehow on that album...
 LM> great songs, too.
   Yes!    I *love* _The Yes Album_.  I like Tony Kaye's playing on
 it as well as Bruford's (I'm a long time fan of his), and as you say, 
 the songs are superb!
   I suppose I am in the minority among the critics and Yes fans alike
 in saying that I never really liked _Fragile_ all that much.  However,
 I *did* quite like it's follow-up, _Close to the Edge_.
 =-> Mike Taylor threw in his two cents worth, saying: 
 MT> IMO, _Drama_ and _BG_ stand as the lowest points of anything
 MT> Yes ever put out.
 LM> _Big Disappointment_, certainly. But _Drama_ worse than _Union_?
   I've never even heard those albums.  As I said, after _Going for the
 One_ and _Tormato_, I turned off them.  I did eventually pick up _90125_
 though, and enjoyed it.  The production is good and it's got at least a 
 couple of strong songs.  
   I guess I ought to go back and listen/re-listen to the other interim 
 albums.  My interest in Moraz would make anything with him on it worth 
 a listen.  But based on some of the opinions I've seen here, as well as 
 those of my friends, I honestly don't think I can justify going out and 
 buying them - unless I can find decent copies in a used record shop or 
 something.  I'll have to take a look and see what's in the various 
 collections of some of my friends.  ;-)
 
   Cheers,
            Martin
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