Who’s More YES?

I vote for Chris Squire because he's the only member who appears in every album by Yes. Besides, his trademark backing vocals and his bass playing are unmistakable, and these features  have been an important part of the sound of Yes in any era.

Sacred 22 wrote: "I vote for Chris Squire because he's the only member who appears in every album by Yes. Besides, his trademark backing vocals and his bass playing are unmistakable, and these features  have been an important part of the sound of Yes in any era." This is true except for ABWH which used Tony Leven. Aside from that though. The band really took off when Steve Howe joined the band for "The YES Album". This to me is the most important factor here. There is no question that Chris Squire's input into the band is invaluable. Steve's genius really benefited Jon. The two of them really worked well together. The period after Tormato really for all intent and purpose was a variation of different bands all flying the YES banner. A lot of this confusion could have been prevented with a name change which almost happened. They were going to go with the name "Cinema" but after Jon came back to the band they decided to stick with YES. Yes Chris is the backbone of this band, but Steve is the driving force.

Well, from a estrict point of view ABWH wasn't a Yes release. They were ABWH, not Yes (although I agree that the album got much of the spirit of Yes ). And I missed very much Chris on that one, specially his backing vocals, and his particular style on bass, despite the impeccable Levin's  bass lines.

If you ask me which is more-Yes Time and A Word (without Howe) or ABWH (without Squire) I would say Time And A Word.

micky wrote: eddietrooper wrote: Sacred 22 wrote: "I vote for Chris Squire because he's the only member who appears in every album by Yes. Besides, his trademark backing vocals and his bass playing are unmistakable, and these features  have been an important part of the sound of Yes in any era." This is true except for ABWH which used Tony Leven. Aside from that though. The band really took off when Steve Howe joined the band for "The YES Album". This to me is the most important factor here. There is no question that Chris Squire's input into the band is invaluable. Steve's genius really benefited Jon. The two of them really worked well together. The period after Tormato really for all intent and purpose was a variation of different bands all flying the YES banner. A lot of this confusion could have been prevented with a name change which almost happened. They were going to go with the name "Cinema" but after Jon came back to the band they decided to stick with YES. Yes Chris is the backbone of this band, but Steve is the driving force. Well, from a estrict point of view ABWH wasn't a Yes release. They were ABWH, not Yes (although I agree that the album got much of the spirit of Yes ). And I missed very much Chris on that one, specially his backing vocals, and his particular style on bass, despite the impeccable Levin's  bass lines. If you ask me which is more-Yes Time and A Word (without Howe) or ABWH (without Squire) I would say Time And A Word.   good call and of course it was more more Yes.  That Rickenbacker is as much Yes as Jon Anderson's falsetto, and that album was a Squire showcase album since Banks was tossed out of the mix hahahhaah.

Yes, I agree

By the way... Jon Anderson's singing is not falsetto. If you hear him talking in any interview you'll realize that the high and "angelical" voice he uses to sing  is really his true voice. Unless you think that he talks in falsetto too.