"Tempus Fugit"

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   'Drama' is a cracking album. Could live without 'Man In A White Car' but the rest ranges from very good to downright superb. 'Machine Messiah' and 'Tempus Fugit' in particular are up there with Yes' best, IMHO, and I've always loved 'Does It Really Happen' and 'Into The Lens' as well. I'll go so far to say that it's the last genuinely great album they've ever made, though I think they came close with 'The Ladder' and 'Magnification'.

Another thing I noticed with 'Drama' is that it's arguably a far superior overhaul of Yes' sound than '90125' is. What I mean by that is 'Drama' is still definitely the Yes sound of old (IMHO) but with a definite New Wave influence (Chris Squire admits this on the 'Greatest Video Hits' collection before 'Tempus Fugit') and perhaps parts of it could stand up well alongside the high-energy NWOBHM albums of the era too. 

'90125', IMHO, owes little to the Yes sound of old; were it not for Jon Anderson's vocals, I don't think it would have any connection to the old albums, but there are still some who would take that over 'Drama' just because of Anderson's presence on '90125', IMHO. I must reiterate that I like '90125' as a rock album a lot, however.

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salmacis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Content Addition Joined: April 10 2005 Status: Offline Points: 3928	Posted: October 18 2007 at 09:35
	'Drama' is a cracking album. Could live without 'Man In A White Car' but the rest ranges from very good to downright superb. 'Machine Messiah' and 'Tempus Fugit' in particular are up there with Yes' best, IMHO, and I've always loved 'Does It Really Happen' and 'Into The Lens' as well. I'll go so far to say that it's the last genuinely great album they've ever made, though I think they came close with 'The Ladder' and 'Magnification'. Another thing I noticed with 'Drama' is that it's arguably a far superior overhaul of Yes' sound than '90125' is. What I mean by that is 'Drama' is still definitely the Yes sound of old (IMHO) but with a definite New Wave influence (Chris Squire admits this on the 'Greatest Video Hits' collection before 'Tempus Fugit') and perhaps parts of it could stand up well alongside the high-energy NWOBHM albums of the era too. '90125', IMHO, owes little to the Yes sound of old; were it not for Jon Anderson's vocals, I don't think it would have any connection to the old albums, but there are still some who would take that over 'Drama' just because of Anderson's presence on '90125', IMHO. I must reiterate that I like '90125' as a rock album a lot, however.