Music first:
My brother once told me, "I have to say �no� to Yes". I was playing a
newly released vinyl recording (remember those?) of "Going for the One", at the time. Perhaps is was the
naked guy on the album cover that threw him
but we'll let him be the judge of that.
The title song of the album, "Going for the One�, (which coincidently happens to be, "
Going for the One�), is rather intense and I would not expect it to be everyone�s cup of tea. But it is nonetheless a great song for those not thus assaulted. Unfortunately Youtube audio quality (as usual) is far to inferior to do justice to a studio recording played on a good sound system. I imagine a good Yes concert would be a, �once in a lifetime experience�, but as live music goes I�m a firm believer in, �You had to be there!�
As a rule I prefer the mellow-ish-er music and the rest of the album qualifies while retaining the cerebrally intense quality I like the album for.
As a rule, I�ve always despised jazz and was gob smacked when someone categorised on of my favorite artists music as jazz.
Steely Dan
Again I admonish you to withhold judgment until you�ve heard this on a good quality stereo. Steely Dan are studio recording perfectionist with many hidden subtleties which beg for serious listening. You may beg to differ and this is understandable under current circumstances which I only wish I could improve.
Oh well . . .
onward . . .