Prog Album of the Week - Week 6 (09/13/2013): Yes - Fragile

Welcome to the sixth week of r/progrockmusic's Album of the Week! Last week we discussed Steve Hackett's Voyage of the Acolyte and that was lovely. If you'd like to peruse previous weeks' discussions, the threads are here:

1, 2, 3, [4] (http://www.reddit.com/r/progrockmusic/comments/1lg9vp/prog_album_of_the_week_week_4_08312013_genesis/), 5

So this week I decided to do Fragile simply because it's been 5 weeks without Yes and that seems kinda blasphemous.

Fragile is obviously a standard in most people's prog catalogue so lets discuss what makes it such a classic.

http://imgur.com/9y2KJBc ###Yes - Fragile (1972)

Track Listing

1. Roundabout; 2) Cans And Brahms; 3) We Have Heaven; 4) South Side Of The Sky; 5) Five Per Cent For Nothing; 6) Long Distance Runaround; 7) The Fish (Shindleria Praematurus); 8) Mood For A Day; 9) Heart Of The Sunrise.

• The album on YouTube
• [Wikipedia page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragile_(Yes_album\))
• Allmusic review (5/5)
• George Starostin Review (13/15)

####Potential Discussion Questions:

• What about Fragile makes it stand out so much in the pantheon of Progressive Rock? How did each band-member's contribution make the album so good?

• How would you personally rate the album?

• This album is generally regarded as one of the best prog albums created. What makes it so incredible?

• Are there any moments on the album you consider particularly strong or particularly weak (i.e., favourite/least favourite moments)?

• - Peter Banks, + Steve Howe, + Rick Wakeman. How does the personnel change affect the Yes sound on this album? Which individual shines the most on Fragile?

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