Yes: Fly from Here (2011)

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 24-minute-long Fly from Here suite - and I'll post the relevant YouTube videos below.

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - August 25 2020 at 10:59

Tom Ozric wrote: A Sad Night at the Airfield is one of those sublime moments of modern Yes. There is a proto-version of Fly From Here by the Buggles (or maybe Yes during the Drama tour) somewhere on the net.

I need to pull it out again. It's been a while since I've heard it. I never bought the return trip version. Is it worth it?

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - August 24 2020 at 20:16

I only ever owned the MP3 version which is unusual for me but I've never had a desire to own the CD . Dellinger's post sums it up well for me.

chopper wrote: Tom Ozric wrote: There is a proto-version of Fly From Here by the Buggles (or maybe Yes during the Drama tour) somewhere on the net.   There's a track called "We can fly from here" on CD3 of The Word Is Live box set. Off the top of my head I can't remember how much of the suite it is but I'm pretty sure it's not the whole thing.

Correct !! It’s runs to around 11-12 mins.

The original recording of "We Can Fly from Here" from 1980 with Trevor Horn on vocals.

I refuse to hear it. Indeed, it’s the Drama line-up complete, so I’d say it would be a good listen.
I’d probably be offended if I was Benoit.

The Making of Fly from Here - Part 1

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

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