Album Title:
Blood on The TracksArtist:
Bob DylanRelease Year:
1975Bob Dylan's fifteenth studio album was released to mixed reviews, but over time has cemented itself as one of his finest pieces of work. The record is strongly believed to be an account of his personal trials such as his failing marriage, but Dylan himself denied that the album was autobiographical.
Although he had continued to achieve commercial success in the years since the period that may be considered to be his heyday, Blood on the Tracks was probably his first landmark record in almost a decade.
1. Tangled up in Blue
2. Simple Twist of Fate
3. You're a Big Girl
4. Idiot Wind
5. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
6. Meet Me in the Morning
7. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts
8. If You See Her, Say Hello
9. Shelter From the Storm
10. Buckets of Rain
Album Title:
The Yes AlbumArtist:
YesRelease Year:
1971By 1970, Yes had released two albums that hadn't performed well and were facing the possibility of being dropped by Atlantic Records.
The Yes Album saw their first album of entirely original material, the introduction of new guitarist, Steve Howe and their first commercial success.
1. Yours Is No Disgrace
2. The Clap
3. Starship Trooper (a. Life Seeker b. Disillusion c. Würm)
4. I've Seen All Good People (a. Your Move b. All Good People)
5. A Venture
6. Perpetual Change
Folk and Prog. Not going to be easy to compare, but which one do you think most deserves the mantle of 'CharltonLife's Favourite Album'? The winner will be through to the last eight.
If you haven't listened to either, they are only about an hour and a half combined. Even if you end up not enjoying them, as most of you watch Charlton play, ninety minutes of boredom is no different to what you may experience on any given Saturday.
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Comments
The Yes Album came out when I was 17/18. I saw them at The Festival Hall and was wowed. A bit dated now but The Yes Album was a landmark in my long (and still active) music interest,
Blood on the Tracks.
I suspect Zimmerman will walk this one and probably deserves it for Idiot Wind alone.
But the album is loaded with great songs and is probably my favourite Dylan album alongside Desire and Highway 61.
The problem for me is that the Yes Album has such a sentimental hold on me.
I still love the songs and for me it is very evocative of a happy period in my life.
Hard then for me to choose.
I'll give it to Blood on the Tracks.
Blood on the Tracks, on the other hand, is amongst the finest work created by a true musical genius, one of my musical heroes if not the musical hero (sorry Joni, still love ya). Arguably his best album and equally an argument for one of the finest albums ever made.
Blood on the Tracks by a billion country miles.
P.S. @Addick in SW16 - really enjoying this feature - good stuff.
Dylan for me.
Blood on the tracks is an excellent album, and I'm voting for that
Nothing against Dylan, but this isn't Blonde On Blonde, and The Yes Album is, well, The Yes Album. It's a monster, a joyous, soulful, caterwauling monster.
One vote for prog here
He takes you through the full spectrum of different emotions felt on the journey of relationship...
A master storyteller at the peak of his powers...
If you are in the depths of grieving after a breakup get some beers, and some scotch and packet of cigarettes and listen to that album on repeat...
The only gripe I have with it is the song Jack of hearts is unnecessary and doesn't really belong on the album, IMHO
Blood in the Tracks would win v any album for me but this is no contest.
Dylan at his lyrical and musical best, the break up with Sara " sat up all night in the Chelsea hotel, writing sad eyes lady of lowlands for you" as he wrote later inspired him, the lyrics are cutting, angry, sad, funny, brilliant.
Yes? Never liked that voice, the lyrics are shit, the music terrible.
It's very cinematic in scope and you can kind of picture Clint Eastwood in the lead role, with Robert Shaw as Big Jim, Sondra Locke as Lily and maybe Carrie Snodgrass as Rosemary.
I love it.
I know Dylan is a genius. Just can't listen to that whiny voice. Really enjoy some covers of his many fine songs.
Have you heard the earlier versions of both songs on the Bootleg Series Vol 1?
They are brilliant in there own right but also a fascinating insight into the way Dylan will forever tinker with or even change his lyrics, as he has often done with live versions of his songs
Never got Yes.
"Yes. Yes? No"
Also the man who said the Clash were a garage band who should stay in the garage with the engine running IIRC
I knew the Yes album had a chance to progress, whereas my preferred choice ‘Close to the Edge’, was most probably a concept too far …
I fell in love with Yes when they first hit the scene with their debut albums ‘Yes’ and ‘Time and a word’. ‘The Yes Album’ went to another level imo.
They always were a Marmite band. I know from experience the futility of trying to persuade a doubter to listen - and I mean really listen. You get it or you don’t. Four exceptional musicians added to a brilliant vocalist, producing a truly unique and wonderful sound.
Incidentally, I have Blood on the Tracks playing in the background as I write ... it’s a bit dull aint it?
Its yes, yes, yes to The Yes Album for me.
at least the review gave us a great song on a great album, more that Yes ever managed : - )