THE YES ALBUM

The first Yes Prog album, and a very good one at that! This is my second Yes album after Close to the Edge. It's not difficult to see this album is quite different from their first 2 albums and the ones after this. This is the album Yes found their sound.

At the time of this album, prog was just starting out and becoming more popular, but not at all to the extent that it was in the 1974 period. Sure, Yes followed the prog "trend", but they sound like not other prog band. This album shows a mix of their hippy rock side and their prog side, and my, is it happy music! There is no real dark moment on this album, save maybe a Venture. Every song is well crafted, there are really no fillers. The songs, however, often tend to repeat themselves in several places with the same lyrics and melodies, but this album is still proggy. "Clap", which is the real name, not "THE Clap" is a mind-blowing acoustic guitar track the shows the ability of new member Steve Howe.

This album is excellent and is a milestone is Yes' development. Not Close to the Edge, but still wonderful. This album always puts me in a good mood.