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The Sea Cat
The Sea Cat
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Re: Pink Floyd Reissues 2011
May 11, 2011, 08:25
IanB wrote:
The Sea Cat wrote:
IanB wrote:
[quote="Dog 3000"][quote="IanB"] Though I am sure there are (a lot of) people out there who love Tomorrow and Syn beyond reason and wouldn't go near Yessongs!


Ha Ha! I was playing all three, with a dash of Andwella's Dream and Gentle Giant, only yesterday. So maybe I'm an exception there. I love my trad psych and anyone who disses Yes, well, that's fighting talk! ;



When ever I play Syn or Tomorrow I just want to listen to the early Yes records. It's like going back and watching footage of a great player in their youth team days - it's all there but not fully formed.

If you include Kingdom Come, early Man, Atomic Rooster etc in your definition then I guess I would revise my sweeping bias against English Psych but I think of them more as early Prog. When I think of Psych I think of a more touristy Carnaby Street / Kings Road thing. There were a ton of bands who wore the clothes for a year in the "Listen To What The Flower People Say" / "Cups n Cakes" style. I know I am in a minority but Donovan and early TRex make my toes curl. Love The Zombies though and talking of The Syn, The Who's Psych period too. I love it when Psych is more in the Power Pop area.


You know Ian, apart from the tracks Astral Traveller and Time And A Word, I've always avoided early Yes, as the little rest of it that I did hear I wasn't very impressed with. Maybe I should give them another go from a different perspective. With Yes there is a general consensus that it all really started with The Yes Album, there last chance re. their contract etc.
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