Best Yes copy band.

Teaflax wrote: Big Ears wrote: Calling All the Heroes by It Bites sounds like Yes to me. The lyrics could also be from a Yes album. Right. Because Yes have loads of narrative lyrics based on old Kurosawa movies. And they have keyboard fanfares and power chords too.

I also do not hear the "Yes" in that song.

Prog-jester wrote:    I dislike YES...stop ignoring me,let me conclude!!! OK,they're my "least favorite band",but I appreciate their masterity and attitude. I even REALLY like some tracks from "Magnification".I've no prejudition against clone bands,even love some of them(GENESIS/MARILLION-related ) .I'd recommend you MAGENTA,which I love many more than YES (unquestionably!!!) and one-shot band AD INFINITUM - another YES-clone which I can listen to with pleasure The bad example is BLUE SHIFT.Very bad ,really

I think that Starcastle wins the Yes sound-alike award hands down. I put their first on an unmarked tape for a buddy years ago, when I talked to him a few days later he was all excited, and said he thought he had all the Yes albums, and couldnt figure out how he had missed one

The only other band that comes to mind who really gets that sound would be Yezda Urfa. I only have their second, but other than the occasional GG style moment, they really have a Yes-like sound, instrumentally and vocally.

Someone mentioned Ad Infinitum. Nah, I think they sound more Neo-prog than Yes symphonic.

Oh, I haven't heard it for years, but I remember the Garden Shed album by England had lots of Yes-isms.

Oh, and a few years back I saw a band called ABWH live. They were great and sounded a lot like Yes. Even did a few Yes covers, it was cool. 

Edited by Nipsey88 - June 03 2006 at 18:35

Well, I think The Flower Kings (which I like) often emulate Yes.

I would agree with Spocks beard on the first two CDs

Druid and Flame Dream are solid YES copycats

ATOLL - one of the most interesting bands in France.
"Musiciens - Magiciens" [1974] - a lot of music connection with Yes and other bands (for example Genesis).
"L'Araignée-Mal" [1975] - Yes, Mahavishnu Orchestra + other bands. Great album!
"Tertio" [1977] - also an interesting album.

And then --> "Rock Puzzle" [1979] - This is Asia!!!! Why? Check it yourselves!

There is an excellent guitar player in Asia - Christian Beya - French Steve Howe. 

Druid sounds a heck of a lot like Yes, only not nearly as good of course.  I do enjoy their first release "Toward The Sun."  The singer isn't nearly as good as Jon Anderson and can get annoying with his almost constant falsetto.  I haven't listened too their second release "Fluid Druid" yet, but will be since I just recently bought it.  I haven't heard Starcastle yet, but am very curious.  It's hard to find their releases on CD.