YESSONGS

I just recently purchased the CD version of Yessongs. To be honest, this is a recording that I have not listened to in more than 20 years, and quite frankly, I had forgotten just how good this album was. This album was put out to capture the sound of Yes live, but at the same time was meant to silence critics who believed that Yes would never be able to duplicate the same musical magic that they could create in the studio. For me, it is like going back to one of their shows from that era. Obviously, the recording technology of the time diminishes the sound to some degree, but that is unavoidable. All of the performances are terrific, but I have to say that the way they open "And You and I" makes that my favorite among all of the tracks (although it is probably my favorite song from their entire catalog, regardless). If you want to hear Yes "live" back when there was no one else like them, then give this album a listen.