Yes new album "Fly from here"-latest news

So has any of the tracklist been confirmed yet?

I'll buy it either way, it looks like it's gonna be a real controversial release but I imagine there will be some good songs. Title track is pretty much guaranteed to be njoyable, albeit not innovative.

thehallway wrote: The Hemulen wrote: thehallway wrote: A 5-song album!!!! It'll be like Going For The One Only insofar as it'll be a Yes album with 5 songs on it. The considerable involvement of Horn and Downes coupled with the fact that the epic title track will be a reworking of a Drama-era demo suggests that it could be more reminiscent of Drama than anything else, though if they pull off anything even half as good as that album I'd be amazed, quite frankly. One of them is big (think Awaken)...... the others around 6 minutes! And with Howe at the writing helm, I'm thinking it's going to be a little more in the progressive style of Yes than Drama was.  Add to this the blood of a Wakeman..... and I think we have another GFTO. Obviously there are strong connections to Drama though.

Call me a sceptic if you like, but I've yet to see sufficient peer-reviewed evidence to persuade me that progginess is passed on genetically. Besides, Downes is providing most of the keys on this album, not Wakeman jr. Of course,
Howe was also one of the main songwriters on Drama (which I actually maintain is a pretty proggy album, especially on the opening and closing tracks). I'd actually take Machine Messiah and Tempus Fugit over the majority of GFTO any day.

Either way, we've no way of knowing how this album's going to turn out so it's best not to waste too much time and effort speculating. All I'll say is, despite a few glimmers of hope here and there, Yes haven't really produced any decent new material for decades, and the fact that they're falling back on an old Drama-era demo as their title track for this new album doesn't exactly fill me with hope.

thehallway wrote: A 5-song album!!!! It'll be like Going For The One

Only insofar as it'll be a Yes album with 5 songs on it. The considerable involvement of Horn and Downes coupled with the fact that the epic title track will be a reworking of a Drama-era demo suggests that it could be more reminiscent of Drama than anything else, though if they pull off anything even half as good as that album I'd be amazed, quite frankly.

AtomicCrimsonRush wrote: TheProgtologist wrote: I know you all have been talking about it but I saw this blurb yesterday   Producer Trevor Horn, who helped Yes score a massive hit with 1983's "Owner Of A Lonely Heart," has been asked to produce the forthcoming Fly From Here, Yes' first collection of original songs in 10 years. The album will also mark the official debut of Benoit David, who replaced original frontman Jon Anderson several years ago. [RollingStone.com] Ah this will be great to hear new Yes after so many years and about time too! As long as Howe, Squire, and White are on it I could care less about the rest. I am sure Benoit sounds great (Anderson's voice is raspy these days) and Rick replaced by Oliver will not hurt either.   Great to hear this news!

I know you all have been talking about it but I saw this blurb yesterday

Fly From Here IS the name of the new Yes cd and We Can Fly From Here IS the 20 minute epic. There will 5 other songs at 6 minutes a piece.

Anthony H. wrote: I'm quite excited for this, but the lack of Anderson is hard to accept.

RoyFairbank wrote: twosteves wrote: The new Yes album is called "Fly From Here" and Includes a long 20 plus minute piece. Trevor Horn Oliver Wakeman Chris Squire Alan White Jon Anderson Impersonator Net:

thehallway wrote: TheGazzardian wrote: lazland wrote: Phideaux wrote: I like Howe, Squire and White and what they came up with for Drama.  I can look upon this new album as "Yes" but mostly as a project from these three great musicians who have been capable of great things in the past.  It won't need to obliterate my love for the classic yes, but might be a good album no matter who is singing it. In which case, I would be far happier if they called it something else besides Yes. I know they have the legal right, but, even so, I really do still think the whole sage has become farcical and worse than a typical soap opera. I sort of agree, but if 90125 hadn't been a "Yes" album despite massive line-up changes (only two members remaining from the previous album) and a huge change in sound, I wouldn't be here today. If this album is good, it may drive people to look backwards.  You mean.... the success of your parents mating depended on whether Trevor Rabin called this band Yes or not???!