Yes apreciation thread..

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   I loved Steve Howe's energy. The obvious such as his head bopping up and down while he played like a madman. This especially in the early 70's when he first joined the ranks of YES. That kind of hyperactive energy changed the YES band and he was a huge influence on me at age 16. I liked their style of composition on C.T.T.E. and as Bruford once said..."With C.T.T.E....we got lucky.' "We would set up to record a section of it, tare down and drive to the north of England, do a gig, tare down again....drive back to the studio, set up and piece together yet another section of it" That is a very unusual way of recording and I always loved explanations from the band members of their lifestyle. Magnification is one of my favorites. I grew tired of the U.S east coast attitudes within the 70's youth where Philadelphia, Jersey, and N.Y. CREATED this YES vs. King Crimson idea.

It DID in fact get up my nose and almost completely turned me against YES for some length of time. I am not a religious fanatic and people around me were acting too cosmic and profound over Jon Anderson's lyrics for my tastes. It was not YES who created this reaction. I believe it was people themselves who took on the vast role in the eastern United States. Although Popol Vuh were very spiritual and I loved them, this seemed a little over the top. On the other hand...it interested me when Rick Wakeman recorded his organ parts in a church , seperate from the band...on the Going For the One album. That was a kind of experimentation with unorthodox recording concepts and I loved it! I disliked Relayer and probably because I was a huge fan of Mahavishnu Orchestra and "Sound Chaser" was too Mahavishnu for my tastes. I wanted YES to find a different musical direction and I was displeased. I was much more inspired by Chris Squire's Fish Out Of Water...which..to me is like a lost YES album. I love that album! 

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	I loved Steve Howe's energy. The obvious such as his head bopping up and down while he played like a madman. This especially in the early 70's when he first joined the ranks of YES. That kind of hyperactive energy changed the YES band and he was a huge influence on me at age 16. I liked their style of composition on C.T.T.E. and as Bruford once said..."With C.T.T.E....we got lucky.' "We would set up to record a section of it, tare down and drive to the north of England, do a gig, tare down again....drive back to the studio, set up and piece together yet another section of it" That is a very unusual way of recording and I always loved explanations from the band members of their lifestyle. Magnification is one of my favorites. I grew tired of the U.S east coast attitudes within the 70's youth where Philadelphia, Jersey, and N.Y. CREATED this YES vs. King Crimson idea. It DID in fact get up my nose and almost completely turned me against YES for some length of time. I am not a religious fanatic and people around me were acting too cosmic and profound over Jon Anderson's lyrics for my tastes. It was not YES who created this reaction. I believe it was people themselves who took on the vast role in the eastern United States. Although Popol Vuh were very spiritual and I loved them, this seemed a little over the top. On the other hand...it interested me when Rick Wakeman recorded his organ parts in a church , seperate from the band...on the Going For the One album. That was a kind of experimentation with unorthodox recording concepts and I loved it! I disliked Relayer and probably because I was a huge fan of Mahavishnu Orchestra and "Sound Chaser" was too Mahavishnu for my tastes. I wanted YES to find a different musical direction and I was displeased. I was much more inspired by Chris Squire's Fish Out Of Water...which..to me is like a lost YES album. I love that album!