Going For The One (studio album) by Yes
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Going For The One is ranked 5th best out of 52 albums by Yes on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Yes is Close To The Edge which is ranked number 90 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,035.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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60/100  | 09/17/2023 22:09 | Brigand99 | | 83/100 |
40/100 | 08/25/2023 11:26 |  DommeDamian | | 49/100 |
70/100 | 08/14/2023 22:33 | brucethorner | | 89/100 |
45/100 | 07/31/2023 18:20 | JamesMowbray | | 70/100 |
85/100 | 07/25/2023 19:00 | lrtzandrsn | | 78/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 74.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.
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Jboy56 04/23/2022 13:34
Great later Yes.
My favourite Yes album especially Parallels and Awaken.
An astonishing performance by Yes on a record that is very under appreciated. The instrumentals on this album are amazing and stun me every time I hear them. The guitar work is just outstanding and this is exemplified by the 15 minute epic Awaken which is the best track on this album. This song encapsulates everything that is great about Yes from the incredible build up to the phenomenal crescendo. Another strength of this album is the vocal which is consistently great and carries us through the music with some brilliant lyrical delivery. However, I think the album starts off a little slow and takes its time to properly settle. It also can feel a little slow in places and a little dated. Overall, a Yes album that deserves a lot more love than it gets as it is up there amongst their best ever albums.
This album is another example of the notion that you shouldn't simply follow the bandwagon. Yes didn't cease to make great records after Close to the Edge. Relayer and Going for the One are prime examples of Yes at his best.
I like the energy and passion that is apparent on this album. And I like every track. I hesitated to give it the highest score. 9 out of 10 is close to it!
Que me perdonen los puristas de Yes, pero este me parece su mejor disco de los 70.
One of the most underrated albums in history.
Excellent album by Yes, like CTTE, yes album, fragile, relayer and Tales this album has really good instrumentals and good vocals by Jon Anderson.
AJSki2fly 06/14/2020 15:58
Probably their last great album. I note some people on here say the production is not great, I would not quite agree, on my hifi system and a 1st pressing it actually sings and I find it has great dynamics, and the mix is pretty good with clear positioning of instruments. On some tracks there is quite a lot going on so a better system may separate out the detail better.
Overall a great album from YES.
I agree with the comment made by mikeonfrreserve, as I often refer to in my album review comments, a fantastic cover most often holds within a fantastic album. This in my opinion is an excellent album and I do wonder where it would stand with a cover like Tales From Topographic Oceans. The cover is very different from previous albums and perhaps psychologically triggers an expectation that the music will be very different too.
luigybetis 04/17/2018 18:32
This album lacks cohesion and gets a bit lost between songs 3 and 4, but overall it is really good. 8/10.
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