YESTERDAYS

This was a lost vinyl I forgot. When I saw it posted on this website, I remember I bought it at the time of release but did not really liked it. With the noticeable exception of "America" of course. This is one of the best cover ever done : it can be compared to "With A Little Help From My Friend" from Joe Cocker or "Help", "Hey Joe" and "River Deep, Mountain High" from the Purple. The track has been completely revisited. The use of a cover is to offer an alternative approach of the original. This is definitely the case with this one although I have no clue how Simon & Garfunkel's fans have reacted to these fabulous ten minutes ! At that time, it was the only song I loved from this compilation. I did not know their back catalogue. I only owed YesSongs and this compilation was too different from what I had been used to with Yes. So, I did not really liked it and I sold it quickly to a friend.

Ages later, I got hold of "Yes" and "Time & A Word" and I must say that is a pretty good summary of their first two albums : two of the best songs from "Yes", their first album : "Looking Around" and "Survival" (the only one missing is "Beyond & Before" probably) and the best two from their second effort : "Astral Traveller" and "Time & A Word". Maybe they could have included "Clear Days" but that's a personal feeling.

The last three songs are not really interesting. Three stars (thanks to "America").