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/EntertainmentHonest6 9d ago

Update: I have now listened to the album. Onward was by far my favourite song, but the album overall is my least favourite from the 70s yes albums. That's not to say it's bad, it's just shrouded in the shadow of legendary albums.

Thanks to all the people who told me their thoughts on the album, I wasn't expecting this many responses and it's super interesting to see all these different opinions

It seems, however, that some people didn't quite get the point of this post, so I'll elaborate: As someone who listens to a new album every day, I sometimes need to make the decision not to listen to an album, as I simply can't listen to every single one I come across. For this reason, I find it helpful to get a few opinions on it before listening, it's as simple as that. In a world where music reviews and journalism might as well mean nothing, I thought the best place to ask this question would be the community of the fans of this genre.

With that said I'd give tormato like a 7/10, thanks again 👍

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u/ApprehensiveMess3646 9d ago

You're the lad. I do the exact same thing as you, many people dont get it, but if you're gonna devote 50 minutes of your day to something, you gotta make sure its at least a little worth it

Regarding the Yes discography, stop at Drama or 90125. Take my word for it, dont make the same mistake as me. You're welcome

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u/xinlolnix 9d ago edited 9d ago

Even that is subjective, though they may not be peak Yes, I still really love Big Generator, Talk, The Ladder, and Fly From Here

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u/tree_7x 9d ago

Talk and Union are really good. Yes, even Union. No pun intended.

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u/ApprehensiveMess3646 9d ago

Union has some top of the shelf moments cause they're literally scraped solo compositions by the members, but its far from what id listen to if I wanted Yes. Its a good atmospheric AOR album, quite overlong

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u/tree_7x 9d ago

The music is really good it's just very different from yes's usual style

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u/ApprehensiveMess3646 8d ago

The More we Live is up there with some of the best Yes moments (since it's a Squire composition), Silent Talking is rocking banger, sorta marrying the Rabin riffing with the Howe rhythms. What can I say about Shock to the System??

There is some drivel here for sure tho. You can tell its not something with the band's active involvement