The main guitar melody that carries the whole song is one of those rare inspirations in music, reminding me a lot of the grandeur of Deep Purple's equally fantastic "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming".
I Am Waiting (my# 4) has grandiose and really beautiful arrangements and melodies all around, with an excellent use of dynamics. The album's unique production adds a lot to it too. It's my favorite Yes ballad and still a very proggy one, which is its special spice. Total dud?! Man... talk about very different tastes and perceptions here!
Out of curiosity, it's a song that still has some airplay on soft rock, pop ballads radio here in Brazil (at least until 10 years ago).
Wow, someonelse ranked
Homeworld (my #16) above me! Nice! What I have to say, I love Yes when blending prog with somewhat more accesible sound. The Ladder is a Howe's era album made with Rabin's era spirit and totally nails it IMO. It's my favorite song off the album, at least on that I agree with the consensus here.