Yes: Fly from Here (2011)

About the Return Trip comments, I might add, even if I'm among the ones that refuse to give it much of a chance, wonderint what's the point... well, actually the point is that it was Trevor Horn's music, and he wanted to do that for himself... I still wonder why they didn't do so in the first place, I remember reading something about Benoit himself saying to Trevor that he should be doing it while they were recording the album, and Trevor thought it was not such a great idea and though Benoit's singing was beautiful. I guess he must have changed his mind somewhat later on. And even though I myself think Benoit should have felt insulted for this, I believe I read someone saying that he actually gave his blessing... so I might forgive that album's existence... still, I don't have the urge to buy it again, since I have the original version and find it perfectly enjoyable that way.

It's the very definition of 'MEH'

Keys to Ascension (1996) is a live album

If I were to rate the album on here I would give it 3.5. I think I would struggle to give it four stars. There are some really nice moments on it though.

Cristi wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: ^ It looks like I got my words back to front upon reading my last message again. No wonder you look confused.  it's not the "confused" emoticon it's the "erm...let me think" emoticon.

^ It looks like I got my words back to front upon reading my last message again. No wonder you look confused. 

Cristi wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Cristi wrote: I gave this album a chance yesterday and it's got two listenable songs. Got worse with every listen.    You sound like you're Close to the Edge of giving up on the album entirely. I've already given up on it.

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - August 25 2020 at 09:45

Psychedelic Paul wrote: I'm Going for the One Yes album that's often overlooked this time around: Fly from Here is the twentieth studio album by Yes - not including the Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe album from 1989 - and it was the first Yes album in ten years since the Magnification album in 2001.  Following a long re-Union tour in 2009 & 2010, there was Talk of recording a new Yes album,  but singer Jon Anderson was in a Fragile state of health, following a bad asthma attack, and he needed time to recover. Canadian singer Benoit David was brought in as a replacement, making Fly from Here the first Yes album not to feature Jon Anderson since the Drama album in 1980. Benoit David was the frontman for the Yes tribute band, Close to the Edge, making him the perfect choice as a replacement singer. Yes line-ups have been something of an ever-changing  Relayer race over the years, but The Yes Album  featured here included the regular line-up of Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Geoff Downes & Alan White. There's almost as much controversy surrounding the Fly from Here album amongst Yes fans as the classic Tales from Topographic Oceans album from 1973. Time and a Word has it that Fly from Here is generally not that highly regarded amongst Yes fans, when it's sometimes seen as a bit of a bad Tormato in the Yes canon. Fly from Here was a Big Generator of album sales though, climbing The Ladder of success to reach No. 30 in the U.K albums chart and selling well over 5,000 copies in the first week alone, although it was never likely to equal the success of the best-selling 90125 album. Fly from Here may not move Heaven & Earth, but if you Open Your Eyes and ears and give the album a listen, you may discover the Keys to Ascension, or maybe not, as the case may be.     There are six Yessongs featured on the album - including the 23-minute-long Fly from Here suite - and I'll post the relevant YouTube videos below.   All albums in Red Highlights by Yes

Edited by FatherChristmas - August 25 2020 at 07:12

Cristi wrote: I gave this album a chance yesterday and it's got two listenable songs. Got worse with every listen.

The Making of Fly from Here - Part 1