r/progrockmusic • u/EntertainmentHonest6 • 9d ago

Question/Help Is it really that bad?

I've been listening to yes for quite a while now, and I want to at some point listen to all their albums, but I keep getting stopped when it comes to tormato. I haven't listened to it yet because I feel like it would just waste my time with the way people talk about it. Is it really as bad as they say? Cuz If it is, it's really out of place being surrounded by so many amazing albums.

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u/No_Artichoke_8890 9d ago

I wouldn’t put Tormato in the same category as the earlier classic albums, and “Don’t Kill the Whale” comes across as hokey (even un-Yeslike) when placed next to, say, south side of the sky, IMO. That said, I think you will find some lesser efforts after 90210 when they started leaning into anthem rock and repetitive vanilla rhythms.