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Title: Far below their best material
Review: As a longtime and diehard Yes fan, I can safely say that this album is a serious clunker. Another reviewer said this is a love or hate album. I would agree. I wouldn't say I hate it, but I definitely dislike most of it. The Ritual is pretty good, but the rest is just boring and directionless. I love long epic prog songs, but these songs just sound like they were made long just for the sake of being long. They just kind of meander along with no purpose or direction at all. It is a shame because the albums before and after it are all great. The Yes Album, Fragile and Close To The Edge are 3 of the greatest prog albums of all time and Relayer is pretty darn good too, but Tales From Topographic Oceans just falls way short of the mark.
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