Yes releases excerpt from new album

twosteves wrote: yesheavenandearth.com the album has a website

infandous wrote: Well, I don't think Yes has put out much prog at all since ABWH days (and the Keys stuff).  Frankly, I find what I've heard to be little better than Muzak......elevator music.  Sure, Davison does a good job replacing Anderson (he's not really a clone, which is good), but other than that it all sounds tired and listless.  Going through the motions.  It sounds like a bad parody of Yes to me...........or maybe a Starcastle clone Seriously though, I thought Fly From Here had some decent, if a bit geriatric, material.  So far, this sounds far worse than any of that.  Makes ABWH and The Ladder seem like masterpieces of prog by comparison (and I don't care much for either of those albums).  I had zero expectations for this album, and so far it seems that's exactly what I will get.

I don't expect  much from Yes--on my i phone I have only a few songs from all the albums since the 90's---even fewer songs from the 80's---and of course all the 70's material---and lot's of live stuff---so if I can pull a few songs off this album I will be okay with that---if this album is a dud--guess we can place blame on Davidson as he co-wrote almost all the songs--- I do think what Howe said a few years ago is true---he'd be happy touring with the 70's stuff, that's what most people want to hear---lot's of 70's groups do just that--it is what it is at some point----if they would do a big Relayer tour with original members---who wouldn't pay top dollar to see that? Doing a tour a year with a different classic line-up would make big money for them and I'd release EP's on line from original members too--not full albums---this would be a way for them to age gracefully and  give the fans their best stuff.

^^yeah I know all that, richard---just giving my take on what they should do---bigger venue's --original players, fewer concerts--making it special---and I know they all hate each other currently but all of them--except Howe--and Bruford-- have said they could work together again in the right venue and project---but I think Howe would come around, maybe.

richardh wrote: twosteves wrote: I don't expect  much from Yes--on my i phone I have only a few songs from all the albums since the 90's---even fewer songs from the 80's---and of course all the 70's material---and lot's of live stuff---so if I can pull a few songs off this album I will be okay with that---if this album is a dud--guess we can place blame on Davidson as he co-wrote almost all the songs--- I do think what Howe said a few years ago is true---he'd be happy touring with the 70's stuff, that's what most people want to hear---lot's of 70's groups do just that--it is what it is at some point----if they would do a big Relayer tour with original members---who wouldn't pay top dollar to see that? Doing a tour a year with a different classic line-up would make big money for them and I'd release EP's on line from original members too--not full albums---this would be a way for them to age gracefully and  give the fans their best stuff. They have more or less done this recently playing CTTE, The Yes Album and GFTO with 3 of the core members of seventies Yes. You'll never see Moraz back and it looks like the rift between Anderson and Squire/Howe is not going to abate anytime soon. Rick will always do whatever takes his fancy although I think he will concentrate on solo music for the foreseeable future. Bruford has retired of course. I suspect this will be their last studio album for a while unless it proves a big success.

About Rick, I don't think he'll consider rejoining Yes if Anderson doesn't come back. About Anderson and Squire... yeah, sure their rift is pretty big, but if Squire really wants Anderson back, I guess he could just come around... and the way things are coming, he should start thinking about a way to do just that. And if this new album is meh as I'm afraid it's coming out, I really hope it doesn't become a big success (and actually I doubt it), for then they might just want to continiue in the same path. Still, I really want them to do another album and get it right at last. Somehow, right now I have the feeling that the one that might be capable of writing the best material at this point would be Rick... he released an incredible album last decade (Out There), and some really good songs on the Retro albums, so he might just as well still have it in him if he applies himself again (though somehow he has never been too keen to give the band much of his best songs).

Edited by Dellinger - June 25 2014 at 21:50

there is lot's of  negative doom --but on one site the tide seems to be turing as some who hated the new album are starting to get in to it--go figure----I could see a reunion --- Squire was fishing for backers or promoters in NYC a few years back--Yes on Broadway for  a week with original guys---need a theater for a week and backers---doable but not easy.

Too bad Alan White forgot how to be a creative and progressive drummer long ago (even if he can still play back the old stuff of course) and Downes has never done anything better than his work in Drama. Probably it's gonna be a listenable album but I don't expect much excitement. I don't think it's gonna be better than Glass Hammer recent stuff.

Read reviews of new album - lots of hate is all I detect and its not pretty reading.

Sensible comments mate

Edited by twosteves - July 04 2014 at 10:15