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Well, yes, Goodfellas is a cut above this movie, and I think pretty much everyone agrees. Just remember Joe Pesci's role.

The review is a bit concise but "felt," I like it. After the first 2 albums that didn't excite me, in this The Yes Album the tracks are all more than pleasant, especially Starship Trooper.

Great review! I first listened to this wonderful album at the age of 8. San Jacinto is among my absolute favorites by PG; as for I Have The Touch, I prefer the 1983 remix (the one featured in Shaking The Tree) with the great Simon Phillips on drums. I saw a video of Lay Your Hands On Me, unfortunately missing the ending, where Peter sings (or rather, recites) over a different recording than the original from this CD. That version is truly moving, as is Peter's performance. The cover is vaguely unsettling, much like the dark atmospheres of the album.

Aside from a few already noted mistakes, the review is well-structured, while the film is not on the level of The Departed but I enjoyed it enough. I agree with the portrayal of the 2 actors, who only share a scene towards the end of the film. Worth watching.

<<The album flows without any particular creative peaks, leaving no truly memorable track>>. But come on... what about On The Turning Away? It's true that there are 2 pop-influenced songs (Learning To Fly and One Slip, not bad either) and the unnecessary A New Machine (what was he trying to do?), but Signs Of Life is dreamy, Yet Another Movie is powerful (with extraordinary synths), and Sorrow is amazing. Overall, the album is not bad at all. Furthermore, here "they play" - as Joe Cavalli writes, in The Final Cut (which I like just the same even though it's the opposite) Gilmour was relegated to a less than secondary role. And enough with this "No Waters = No Pink Floyd" story; you could just as easily say "No Gilmour = No Pink Floyd" at this point. Radio KAOS is significantly inferior to this album. Kudos for the cover, it's among my absolute favorites.

Interesting review of a group I was unaware of. The name of the band (besides the orange drum) also seems to reference Stanley Kubrick's famous film (A Clockwork Orange) from a few years earlier.

I fully agree with comment N.26 - The exact rating for me would be 4.5, half a step below his subsequent works up to Us included; this is because the sound here seems still not completely defined, as if Peter is still undecided on the path to take. The review seemed very competent to me, well done!

Overall, I like the work, but a few tedious moments (like Fairytale and a few bits here and there) prevent me from giving it top marks. I rate it a 3.5 but round it up, especially due to the presence of Boadicea, which always sends shivers down my spine with every listen.

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Stunning! I've always considered it an album by Genesis as well. At times fairy-tale-like and dreamlike, and at times powerful, there's not a single track that disappoints me. Shadow Of The Hierophant is a masterpiece, with that crescendo in the final part. I agree that Banks is less gifted than Emerson and Wakeman but more emotional.