Yes Survivor 2023 - Results & Discussion

[The Letter M]

Welcome to my next major band survivor - the Yes Survivor 2023 Edition. Hot off the heels of my Genesis Survivor, we'll be going over one of the other big bands of 70s prog that has endured through the decades. Below is the list of albums and songs that will be represented in this survivor.

As usual, each album will have two finalists that automatically advance to the Finals, and a third place song that goes to Consolation. That means 46 finalists from 23 albums, and of the 23 Consolation songs, we will include the top 4 for an even 50 songs in the Finals.

Yes, you read that right - 23 albums. Since *I* am running this Survivor, I've decided to include the albums that I consider are essential to the Yes discography, which includes the sole album from Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, as well as the Keystudio/KTA Studio tracks released in the late 90s. For the former, this version of the band joined "Yes West" for Union, so it feels like an essential part of Yes history, and honestly, they're Yes in all but name. For the latter, the Keys material is some of the best latter-day Yes post-Union, so it would feel odd NOT to include in this survivor.

I did NOT include the "From A Page" EP of four songs (featuring Benoit David and Oliver Wakeman) mostly because it feels like an obscure release and I'm sure not as many people have heard those songs. I'm sure more Yesfans have heard H&E and TQ more than these four songs, and even if I were to include them, I doubt any of those songs would make the Top 50 anyway.

You'll also notice some albums have bonus tracks included, denoted by an asterisk*. I've decided to include the few of these because, for the most part, these are fully finished songs and recordings that have been easily available for most fans to listen to, and I think some of them might even make it consolation, and I just wanted to be thorough anyway. If there are any that I missed, let me know. I did not include the bonus tracks from Tormato or Drama because most of those are edits, or rough versions of songs that would later be reworked by various Yes members on other albums and projects. If anyone misses them, let me know and I'll plug them back in before we get to those albums' survivors.

During the Finals, I'll also run Studio and Live album survivors as well. If there are other Yes live albums that should be included in that survivor, let me know! I've only posted the ones I think most fans are familiar with.


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Yes
01. Survival
02. Yesterday And Today
03. Every Little Thing
04. Looking Around
05. Something's Coming
06. Beyond And Before
07. I See You
      Sweetness
09. Harold Land

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Time And A Word
01. Astral Traveller
02. Time And A Word
03. Sweet Dreams
04. The Prophet
05. Everydays
06. Then
07. Dear Father
08. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed
09. Clear Days

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The Yes Album
01. Yours Is No Disgrace
02. Starship Trooper
03. I've Seen All Good People
04. Perpetual Change
05. Clap
06. A Venture

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Fragile
01. Heart Of The Sunrise
02. Roundabout
03. South Side Of The Sky
04. Long Distance Runaround
05. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)
06. We Have Heaven
07. Mood For A Day
      America
09. Cans And Brahms
10. Five Per Cent For Nothing

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Close To The Edge
01. Close To The Edge
02. And You And I
03. Siberian Khatru

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Tales From Topographic Oceans
01. The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn)
02. Ritual (Nous Sommes Du Soleil)
03. The Remembering (High The Memory)
04. The Ancient (Giants Under The Sun)

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Relayer
01. The Gates Of Delirium
02. To Be Over
03. Sound Chaser

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Going For The One
01. Awaken
02. Turn Of The Century
03. Wonderous Stories
04. Going For The One
05. Parallels

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Tormato
01. On The Silent Wings Of Freedom
02. Onward
03. Don't Kill The Whale
04. Future Times / Rejoice
05. Release, Release
06. Madrigal
07. Arriving UFO
08. Circus Of Heaven

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Drama
01. Machine Messiah
02. Into The Lens
03. Tempus Fugit
04. Does It Really Happen?
05. Run Through The Light
06. White Car

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90125
01. Owner Of A Lonely Heart
02. Changes
03. Hearts
04. Hold On
05. It Can Happen
06. City Of Love
07. Our Song
08. Leave It
09. Make It Easy
10. It's Over
11. Cinema

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Big Generator
01. I'm Running
02. Final Eyes
03. Shoot High, Aim Low
04. Rhythm Of Love
05. Holy Lamb (Song For Harmonic Convergence)
06. Love Will Find A Way
07. Big Generator
08. Almost Like Love

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Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
01. Birthright
02. Quartet
03. Order Of The Universe
04. Themes
05. Brother Of Mine
06. Fist Of Fire
07. The Meeting
08. Let's Pretend
09. Vultures In The City
10. Teakbois

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Union
01. I Would Have Waited Forever
02. Miracle Of Life
03. Shock To The System
04. Lift Me Up
05. Silent Talking
06. The More We Live / Let Go
07. Holding On
08. Dangerous (Look In The Light Of What You're Searching For)
09. Masquerade
10. Take The Water To The Mountain
11. Without Hope You Cannot Start The Day
       Saving My Heart
13. Evensong
14. Angkor Wat
       Love Conquers All
16. Give & Take

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Talk
01. The Calling
      Endless Dream
03. I Am Waiting
04. Real Love
05. Where Will You Be
06. State Of Play
07. Walls

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Keys To Ascension (Keystudio)
01. Mind Drive
02. That, That Is
03. Footprints
04. Be The One
05. Bring Me To The Power
06. Children Of The Light
07. Sign Language

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Open Your Eyes
01. Open Your Eyes
02. New State Of Mind
03. The Solution
04. From The Balcony
05. No Way We Can Lose
06. Somehow, Someday
07. Fortune Seller
08. Universal Garden
09. Wonderlove
10. Man In The Moon
11. Love Shine

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The Ladder
01. Homeworld (The Ladder)
02. New Language
03. Finally
04. It Will Be A Good Day (The River)
05. If Only You Knew
06. The Messenger
07. Face To Face
08. Nine Voices (Longwalker)
09. Lightning Strikes
10. To Be Alive (Hep Yadda)
11. Can I?

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Magnification
Magnification
Dreamtime
03. In The Presence Of
04. Spirit Of Survival
05. We Agree
06. Don't Go
07. Give Love Each Day
08. Can You Imagine
09. Soft As A Dove
10. Time Is Time

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Fly From Here
01 Fly From Here
02. Into The Storm
03. Life On A Film Set
04. Solitaire
05. The Man You Always Wanted Me To Be
06. Don't Take No For An Answer
07. Hour Of Need

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Heaven & Earth
01. The Game
02. In A World Of Our Own
03. Subway Walls
04. Step Beyond
05. Light Of The Ages
06. To Ascend
07. Believe Again
08. It Was All We Knew

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The Quest
01. A Living Island
02. The Ice Bridge
03. Future Memories
04. The Western Edge
05. Leave Well Alone
06. Music To My Ears
07. Minus The Man
08. Dare To Know
09. Damaged World
10. Sister Sleeping Soul
11. Mystery Tour

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Mirror To The Sky
01. Cut From The Stars
02. Mirror To The Sky
03. Circles Of Time
04. Luminosity
05. All Connected
06. Unknown Place
07. Living Out Their Dream
08. Magic Potion
09. One Second Is Enough

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Consolation (Top Four Advance To Finals)
01. Siberian Khatru
02. South Side Of The Sky
03. Tempus Fugit
04. Sound Chaser
05. The Remembering (High The Memory)
06. Hearts
07. Wonderous Stories
08. I've Seen All Good People
09. Don't Kill The Whale
10. I Am Waiting
11. Order Of The Universe
12. Shoot High, Aim Low
       In The Presence Of
14. Shock To The System
15. Footprints
16. Sweet Dreams
17. Every Little Thing
      Finally
19. The Solution
20. Life On A Film Set
21. Future Memories
22. Subway Walls
23. Circles Of Time

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The Finals
01. Close To The Edge
02. Awaken
03. The Gates Of Delirium
04. And You And I
05. Turn Of The Century
06. Heart Of The Sunrise
07. Siberian Khatru
08. Machine Messiah
09. Roundabout
10. South Side Of The Sky
11. Ritual (Nous Sommes Du Soleil)
12. Starship Trooper
13. The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn)
14. Yours Is No Disgrace
15. Tempus Fugit
16. Sound Chaser
17. Into The Lens
18. Owner Of A Lonely Heart
19. To Be Over
20. Onward
21. On The Wings Of Freedom
       Endless Dream
23. Changes
24. I'm Running
       The Calling
26. I Would Have Waited Forever
      Fly From Here
28. Final Eyes
       Miracle Of Life
30. Quartet
       Mind Drive
32. Homeworld (The Ladder)
       New Language
34. Birthright
       Magnification
36. That, That Is
       Dreamtime
       Astral Traveller
       Time And A Word
40. Into The Storm
       Open Your Eyes
42. New State Of Mind
       Yesterday And Today
44. Survival
45. The Game
       A Living Island
       Cut From The Stars
       Mirror To The Sky
49. The Ice Bridge
50. In A World Of Our Own

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The Studio Albums
01. Close To The Edge
02. Fragile
03. Tales From Topographic Oceans
04. Going For The One
05. The Yes Album
       Relayer
07. Drama
08. 90125
09. Talk
10. Tormato
11. Big Generator
12. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
      Magnification
14. Keys To Ascension (Keystudio)
15. Union
16. The Ladder
17. Time And A Word
      Fly From Here
19. Yes
      Open Your Eyes
21. Mirror To The Sky
22. The Quest
23. Heaven & Earth

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The Live Albums
01. Yessongs
02. Yesshows
03. Symphonic Live
04. Union Live
05. Songs From Tsongas
06. Live At Montreux 2003
07. House Of Yes: Live from House Of Blues
08. Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969-1970
09. In The Present - Live From Lyon
10. 9012Live: The Solos

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-Marc.

[The Letter M]

As with the Genesis Survivor, I will begin by running several albums at once, so later tonight, I'll be posting the first rounds for the band's first FOUR albums.  Each album round will run for TWO days, so be sure to check in every other day or so to get your votes in!

-Marc.

[DTA]

I just realized I've not heard The Quest yet. I should check it out for novelty's sake and so I can participate in that round

[HOF]

Honest question since I almost never hear them spoken of anywhere, are those first two Yes albums worth checking out at all other than for completion's sake? Does anyone hold them in high regard?

[The Letter M]

I just realized I've not heard The Quest yet. I should check it out for novelty's sake and so I can participate in that round

The Quest is a better effort than Heaven & Earth, though if I'm being honest, I don't think I've listened to it since it came out, but I'll definitely be spinning it when we get closer to that album survivor round.

Honest question since I almost never hear them spoken of anywhere, are those first two Yes albums worth checking out at all other than for completion's sake? Does anyone hold them in high regard?

I'd say they're definitely worth listening to. Hearing the young Squire and Bruford rhythm section is a treasure, especially on songs like "Every Little Thing", "Survival", "Something's Coming", "The Prophet", "Astral Traveller", and more. It's a great way to hear where the band was just before they hit greatness with TYA/Fragile/CTTE. I'd say their first two albums better represent what they would grow into more so than, say, Genesis' first two albums. There's a definite progression and thru-line for Yes in their first five albums than there was for some of their contemporaries like Genesis. If you've *never* heard them before, I'd say there are some songs you're definitely missing out on. It's not as proggy as they would later be, but there are some great performances from all members involved. I'd say I'd rather listen to the first two albums than most of what they've released since the 90s.

-Marc.

[The Letter M]

The Yes Album's Final Round's Results:
Yours Is No Disgrace 6 (35.3%)
Starship Trooper 11 (64.7%)
Total Members Voted: 17

01. Yours Is No Disgrace
02. Starship Trooper
03. I've Seen All Good People
04. Perpetual Change
05. Clap
06. A Venture

Both YIND and ST move to the Finals while ISLGP goes to Consolation!

With the self-titled debut and CTTE ending today, the first rounds for TFTO and Relayer will begin this evening!

-Marc.

[The Letter M]

Yes's Final Round's Results:
Yesterday And Today 5 (62.5%)
Survival 3 (37.5%)
Total Members Voted: 8

01. Survival
02. Yesterday And Today
03. Every Little Thing
04. Looking Around
05. Something's Coming
06. Beyond And Before
07. I See You
      Sweetness
09. Harold Land

I had hoped that "Something's Coming" would have at least made it to Consolation, but these top three aren't too bad.

Close To The Edge's Final Round's Results:
Close To The Edge 2 (13.3%)
And You And I 13 (86.7%)
Total Members Voted: 15

01. Close To The Edge
02. And You And I
03. Siberian Khatru

Expected results are expected.

We move on with the first rounds for TFTO and Relayer, and the final rounds for TAAW and Fragile tonight. Once those two wrap up on Wednesday, we will begin the first rounds for GFTO and Tormato.

-Marc.

[The Letter M]

I've got a trip in the middle of February, so I'll be taking a break on updating the Survivor then, so here's the planned schedule of Rounds between now and the 15th.

Feb 1
TFTO Round 2
Relayer FINAL
GFTO Round 1
Tormato Round 1

Feb 3
TFTO FINAL
GFTO Round 2
Tormato Round 2
Drama Round 1

Feb 5
GFTO Round 3
Tormato Round 3
Drama Round 2

Feb 7
GFTO FINAL
Tormato Round 4
Drama Round 3

Feb 9
Tormato Round 5
Drama Round 4

Feb 11
Tormato Round 6
Drama FINAL

Feb 13
Tormato FINAL

After my trip, probably on Tuesday the 21st, we will resume the Survivor with the first rounds for 90125, Big Generator, and ABWH and knock out the 80s albums all at the same time.

-Marc.

[The Letter M]

Time And A Word Final Round's Results:
Astral Traveller 3 (33.3%)
Time And A Word 6 (66.7%)
Total Members Voted: 9

01. Astral Traveller
02. Time And A Word
03. Sweet Dreams
04. The Prophet
05. Everydays
06. Then
07. Dear Father
08. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed
09. Clear Days

AT and TAAW go to the Finals while SD goes to Consolation.

Fragile's Final Round's Results:
Roundabout 11 (68.8%)
Heart Of The Sunrise 5 (31.3%)
Total Members Voted: 16

01. Heart Of The Sunrise
02. Roundabout
03. South Side Of The Sky
04. Long Distance Runaround
05. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)
06. We Have Heaven
07. Mood For A Day
      America
09. Cans And Brahms
10. Five Per Cent For Nothing

Well, my personal favorite off this album landed at number one, but both it and "Roundabout" go to the Finals while "South Side Of The Sky" gets another chance in the Consolation Rounds.

-Marc.

[The Letter M]

Tales From Topographic Oceans's Final Round's Results:
The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn) 4 (33.3%)
Ritual (Nous Sommes Du Soleil) 8 (66.7%)
Total Members Voted: 12

01. The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn)
02. Ritual (Nous Sommes Du Soleil)
03. The Remembering (High The Memory)
04. The Ancient (Giants Under The Sun)

Relayer's Final Round's Results:
The Gates Of Delirium 3 (18.8%)
To Be Over 13 (81.3%)
Total Members Voted: 16

01. The Gates Of Delirium
02. To Be Over
03. Sound Chaser

-Marc.

[The Letter M]

Going For The One Final Round's Results:
Turn Of The Century 10 (76.9%)
Awaken 3 (23.1%)
Total Members Voted: 13

01. Awaken
02. Turn Of The Century
03. Wonderous Stories
04. Going For The One
05. Parallels

-Marc.

[The Letter M]

Tormato's Final Round's Results:
Onward 8 (61.5%)
On The Silent Wings Of Freedom 5 (38.5%)
Total Members Voted: 13

01. On The Silent Wings Of Freedom
02. Onward
03. Don't Kill The Whale
04. Future Times / Rejoice
05. Release, Release
06. Madrigal
07. Arriving UFO
08. Circus Of Heaven


Drama's Final Round's Results:
Machine Messiah 1 (10%)
Into The Lens 9 (90%)
Total Members Voted: 10

01. Machine Messiah
02. Into The Lens
03. Tempus Fugit
04. Does It Really Happen?
05. Run Through The Light
06. White Car

And there we have it, the band's first ten albums' survivors done! As I've said before, the survivor will take a bit of a break as I am on vacation this week. If I remember to when I get back home next Tuesday, I'll start the first rounds for 90125, Big Generator, and ABWH. If not Tuesday, then definitely Wednesday.

-Marc.

[DTA]

Have a good vacation Marc. Thanks for doing these!

[The Letter M]

So I had no idea that Yes' next studio album would come out so soon (May 19th). If I slow things down a bit, I could possibly include Mirror To The Sky at the end of May just after it comes out. Granted, we would only have a week or two with it before the Survivor begins, but would anyone object to me including it? I'm not sure when a Yes Survivor would come around again, so I don't want to miss this nearly-well-timed chance to include it.

I would slowdown to 2 albums per update after Union/Talk/Keys are done, continuing with OYE/TL next, then Magnification/Fly From Here, and finally H&E/TQ, which would take us to late May, not long after MTTS comes out. I know those last few albums probably won't get a lot of participation, but I'm hoping curiosity about the new album will drive fans to come in here and play along as we near May 19th.

-Marc.

[Mladen]

I wouldn't mind slowing things down so that we can include the new album. That's a cool idea.

[DTA]

Sure that sounds like a solid plan

[The Letter M]

90125's Final Round's Results:
Owner Of A Lonely Heart 5 (45.5%)
Changes 6 (54.5%)
Total Members Voted: 11

01. Owner Of A Lonely Heart
02. Changes
03. Hearts
04. Hold On
05. It Can Happen
06. City Of Love
07. Our Song
08. Leave It
09. Make It Easy
10. It's Over
11. Cinema

Both "Changes" and "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" move on to the Finals, bur by one vote, OOALH takes the top spot.

Big Generator's Final Round's Results:
Final Eyes 7 (87.5%)
I'm Running 1 (12.5%)
Total Members Voted: 8

01. I'm Running
02. Final Eyes
03. Shoot High, Aim Low
04. Rhythm Of Love
05. Holy Lamb (Song For Harmonic Convergence)
06. Love Will Find A Way
07. Big Generator
08. Almost Like Love

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe's Final Round's Results:
Quartet 5 (100%)
Total Members Voted: 5

01. Birthright
02. Quartet
03. Order Of The Universe
04. Themes
05. Brother Of Mine
06. Fist Of Fire
07. The Meeting
08. Let's Pretend
09. Vultures In The City
10. Teakbois

The 80s albums are now done as we move on through the first three 90s albums!

-Marc.

[The Letter M]

Union's Final Round's Results:
I Would Have Waited Forever 2 (28.6%)
Miracle Of Life 5 (71.4%)
Total Members Voted: 7

01. I Would Have Waited Forever
02. Miracle Of Life
03. Shock To The System
04. Lift Me Up
05. Silent Talking
06. The More We Live / Let Go
07. Holding On
08. Dangerous (Look In The Light Of What You're Searching For)
09. Masquerade
10. Take The Water To The Mountain
11. Without Hope You Cannot Start The Day
       Saving My Heart
13. Evensong
14. Angkor Wat
       Love Conquers All
16. Give & Take

Talk's Final Round's Results:
The Calling 5 (50%)
Endless Dream 5 (50%)
Total Members Voted: 10

01. The Calling
       Endless Dream
03. I Am Waiting
04. Real Love
05. Where Will You Be
06. State Of Play
07. Walls

Keys To Ascension (Keystudio) Final Round's Results:
Mind Drive 2 (33.3%)
That, That Is 4 (66.7%)
Total Members Voted: 6

01. Mind Drive
02. That, That Is
03. Footprints
04. Be The One
05. Bring Me To The Power
06. Children Of The Light
07. Sign Language

Here are the final results for the last three albums! Going up tomorrow will be the first rounds for Open Your Eyes and The Ladder, the band's last albums of the 90s!

-Marc.

[The Letter M]

Open Your Eyes's Final Round's Results:
New State Of Mind 5 (83.3%)
Open Your Eyes 1 (16.7%)
Total Members Voted: 6

01. Open Your Eyes
02. New State Of Mind
03. The Solution
04. From The Balcony
05. No Way We Can Lose
06. Somehow, Someday
07. Fortune Seller
08. Universal Garden
09. Wonderlove
10. Man In The Moon
11. Love Shine


The Ladder's Final Round's Results:
Homeworld (The Ladder) 2 (33.3%)
New Language 4 (66.7%)
Total Members Voted: 6

01. Homeworld (The Ladder)
02. New Language
03. Finally
04. It Will Be A Good Day (The River)
05. If Only You Knew
06. The Messenger
07. Face To Face
08. Nine Voices (Longwalker)
09. Lightning Strikes
10. To Be Alive (Hep Yadda)
11. Can I?

The first rounds for Magnification and Fly From Here will go up tomorrow! We are also about a month away from the new Yes album!

-Marc.

[The Letter M]

Heaven & Earth's Final Round's Results:
In A World Of Our Own 3 (100%)
Total Members Voted: 3

01. The Game
02. In A World Of Our Own
03. Subway Walls
04. Step Beyond
05. Light Of The Ages
06. To Ascend
07. Believe Again
08. It Was All We Knew

The Quest's Final Round's Results:
The Ice Bridge 3 (100%)
Total Members Voted: 3

01. A Living Island
02. The Ice Bridge
03. Future Memories
04. The Western Edge
05. Leave Well Alone
06. Music To My Ears
07. Minus The Man
08. Dare To Know
09. Damaged World
10. Sister Sleeping Soul
11. Mystery Tour

The Final round for MTTS just went up, and later on today will be the first round for the Consolation! As a reminder, the TOP FOUR of the Consolation Rounds will advance to the finals, and since there are a LOT of songs to get through, many of which most of us will agree could probably be voted out first, we will do multi-vote/multi-song elimination rounds for the first few rounds, starting with VOTING FOR FIVE songs in the first round! I'll have the first round up for THREE DAYS just to make sure everyone who hasn't come back here in a couple of weeks gets a chance to vote! I'll also bump the General Music Discussion YES Thread to remind folks.

-Marc.

[The Letter M]

So I am going through the calculations to figure out how to start the FINALS once we get around to them. I'm going to start with multi-vote rounds as usual, but figuring out how many to start with is up in the air.

If we vote for 9 in the first round and count down, there will be about 12-14 rounds (barring any tie-breakers), which means the Finals will take about a month.

If we start with 8 votes and count down (my original plan), there will be about 20-22 rounds, and so it'll take about 40-44 days, a month and a half.

If we start with 7 votes, then there will be at least 28 rounds, so it'd take about two months.

Voting through 50 songs at the start of a Finals can be a bit daunting, especially where there are quite a few that aren't going to make it to the podium, let alone the Top 10 or 20, so voting out multiples helps speed things along. Like I said above, I was originally going to start with 8-votes-per-voter in the first round of the Finals, but looking at 9 votes gets us to the final rounds a couple weeks earlier.

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated! I'm inclined to start with 9 votes (50 to 41, then 33, 26, 20, 15, 11, 8, 6, and single-votes from the Top 5 onward) just to keep the pace up, but 8 votes to start feels fast enough. I don't want to feel like we are powering through the Finals TOO fast, but I want to hear what you guys think. Thanks!

-Marc.

[Mladen]

I'm all for speeding through the first several rounds and kicking out the "weaker" stuff by voting out eight or nine songs in the first round. However, by the time we get to the top ten, I would actually enjoy going with one choice per round. It's less important to me to get done with the finals quicker, it's just that I'd like to kick out the first ten to fifteen songs quicker. 

Of course, I'll go along with any way you decide to run your survivor. 

[The Letter M]

I'm all for speeding through the first several rounds and kicking out the "weaker" stuff by voting out eight or nine songs in the first round. However, by the time we get to the top ten, I would actually enjoy going with one choice per round. It's less important to me to get done with the finals quicker, it's just that I'd like to kick out the first ten to fifteen songs quicker. 

Of course, I'll go along with any way you decide to run your survivor. 

I did just think to start with 9 votes and count down til we got to the Top 10 and go with 1-vote-per-voter from there on, which would take us to about 17-18 rounds total. Of course, there's also the chance that there would be ties in the later rounds that might be avoided with single-vote rounds anyway. I could also just wing it and play it by ear as we going along. 

-Marc.

[pg1067]

I'm all for speeding through the first several rounds and kicking out the "weaker" stuff by voting out eight or nine songs in the first round. However, by the time we get to the top ten, I would actually enjoy going with one choice per round. It's less important to me to get done with the finals quicker, it's just that I'd like to kick out the first ten to fifteen songs quicker. 

Of course, I'll go along with any way you decide to run your survivor. 

Ditto that.

[The Letter M]

I somehow lapsed on updating this, so here's some catch-up posts for Final Round results.

Consolation's Final Round's Results:
South Side Of The Sky 7 (70%)
Siberian Khatru 3 (30%)
Total Members Voted: 10

01. Siberian Khatru
02. South Side Of The Sky
03. Tempus Fugit
04. Sound Chaser
05. The Remembering (High The Memory)
06. Hearts
07. Wonderous Stories
08. I've Seen All Good People
09. Don't Kill The Whale
10. I Am Waiting
11. Order Of The Universe
12. Shoot High, Aim Low
       In The Presence Of
14. Shock To The System
15. Footprints
16. Sweet Dreams
17. Every Little Thing
      Finally
19. The Solution
20. Life On A Film Set
21. Future Memories
22. Subway Walls
23. Circles Of Time

The Studio Albums's Final Round's Results:
Fragile 13 (100%)
Total Members Voted: 13

01. Close To The Edge
02. Fragile
03. Tales From Topographic Oceans
04. Going For The One
05. The Yes Album
       Relayer
07. Drama
08. 90125
09. Talk
10. Tormato
11. Big Generator
12. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
      Magnification
14. Keys To Ascension (Keystudio)
15. Union
16. The Ladder
17. Time And A Word
      Fly From Here
19. Yes
      Open Your Eyes
21. Mirror To The Sky
22. The Quest
23. Heaven & Earth

(Most Of) The Live Albums's Final Round's Results:
Yesshows 7 (100%)
Total Members Voted: 7

01. Yessongs
02. Yesshows
03. Symphonic Live
04. Union Live
05. Songs From Tsongas
06. Live At Montreux 2003
07. House Of Yes: Live from House Of Blues
08. Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969-1970
09. In The Present - Live From Lyon
10. 9012Live: The Solos

Just want to say thanks to everyone that has participated during this Survivor!

As for my next Survivor, the poll I ran in January this year had Pink Floyd next after Yes, but folks were also asking for Haken. I might do Haken next as a shorter band survivor between the two big survivors, especially after doing Genesis and Yes back to back. I'll also post about the Haken Survivor in the General Music thread for Haken!

-Marc.

[pg1067]

Thanks, Marc!

[Kwyjibo]

Thanks for running this.

[Mladen]

Once again, Marc, thank you very much. I'm also looking forward to the Haken survivor. 

[The Letter M]

The Finals' Final Round's Results:
Close To The Edge 4 (33.3%)
Awaken 8 (66.7%)
Total Members Voted: 12

01. Close To The Edge
02. Awaken
03. The Gates Of Delirium
04. And You And I
05. Turn Of The Century
06. Heart Of The Sunrise
07. Siberian Khatru
08. Machine Messiah
09. Roundabout
10. South Side Of The Sky
11. Ritual (Nous Sommes Du Soleil)
12. Starship Trooper
13. The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn)
14. Yours Is No Disgrace
15. Tempus Fugit
16. Sound Chaser
17. Into The Lens
18. Owner Of A Lonely Heart
19. To Be Over
20. Onward
21. On The Wings Of Freedom
       Endless Dream
23. Changes
24. I'm Running
       The Calling
26. I Would Have Waited Forever
      Fly From Here
28. Final Eyes
       Miracle Of Life
30. Quartet
       Mind Drive
32. Homeworld (The Ladder)
       New Language
34. Birthright
       Magnification
36. That, That Is
       Dreamtime
       Astral Traveller
       Time And A Word
40. Into The Storm
       Open Your Eyes
42. New State Of Mind
       Yesterday And Today
44. Survival
45. The Game
       A Living Island
       Cut From The Stars
       Mirror To The Sky
49. The Ice Bridge
50. In A World Of Our Own

Voted two-to-one, "Awaken" takes second place, leaving the epic title track to their fifth album to place first and be the ultimate Yes Survivor!!

Once again, thanks to everyone who participated! I also received Elite's blessing to run a Haken Survivor so the info on that will be coming shortly! With only seven albums (plus 1 EP and 1 Demo), it shouldn't take too long (definitely not eight months like this Yes Survivor).

-Marc.

[DTA]

Thanks for running this Marc! It's always a lot of fun to see the results of these