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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
When this came out it was the first Yes album released that I didn't/wouldn't buy! I listened to it over at a buddies place and I'm almost certain the reason he bought it was to get rid of people he didn't like. This album is a chore!! Tales is just soooooo introverted and pretentious that it is the definition of self-indulgent wankery. We wrote a review of Tales for the school newspaper when it came out and it was the only time we couldn't bring ourselves to listen to the album as we were writing. Painfully boring boring boring! I honestly can't understand why anyone would like this album. Tales is without doubt as tedious as any political filibuster and to be forced to listen to this… Read more
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Rather than getting sucked into the nitwit bickering between fans and the tasteless peabrain playing sockpuppet with both hands, I'll just give my opinion of this album (CD). After Dark Side came out I was very eagerly awaiting the next album. Frankly, Dark Side blew me away as I didn't think Pink Floyd had the stuff to put together something so unique, colourful and profound. When I first heard Wish You Were Here I was a little disappointed. It was as if there was something about the album (CD) that was going over my head (and everyone I knew raved about it) but something just seemed missing for me. Each title individually is fine and I have no complaints about the lyrics, engineering… Read more
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Without question my favorite albums are those done by artists whose sole intent is to create a reflection of what they feel and believe at that particular time. The titles that really stand the test are those which can still convey an artist's vision vividly and artistically decades (or more) later. The world, both socially and politically, was a very different place in the late sixties whether kids were still buying Monkees albums or just turning on to Hendrix. Generally most people's mindset was much more naive than today and there was a place for experimental music that came from the artist rather than his marketing analyst or demographics sales coordinator. Music of that sort, no… Read more
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