the yes album
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Topic: the yes album
Posted By: grantman
Subject: the yes album
Date Posted: December 31 2020 at 09:25
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A most excellent introduction of great harmonies and a classic progressive rock album featuring newest member steve howe ,i personally think this should be a great introduction to yes not that the earlier albums e.g time and a word weren,t great but the feel to listeners like myself felt they were lacking in cohesion, so this album had the stuff i was looking for the standout opener YOURS IS NO DISGRACE is the band firing on all jets the radio friendly I SEEN ALL GOOD PEOPLE put yes on the airwaves,but i heard it so many times it no longer has the power that it probably had when the song came out. The hidden treasure for me is STARSHIP TROOPER a classic concert staple. Also PERPETUAL CHANGE the closing track is a hint of things to come.  five stars out of five |
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: December 31 2020 at 12:51
I agree, it's a fantastic album.....matter of fact I spun it last night, I play it pretty loud normally  -------------   
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grantman wrote:Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: December 31 2020 at 12:54
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Absolutely, easily one of their best, and frankly one of the great albums in rock history. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: December 31 2020 at 20:44
| Possibly the first prog album I ever heard. My dad had it in his collection back in the old days based just on the word of some young hippy guy who apparently died of a drug overdose. Anyway, I eventually got into it and while it's not at the very top of my Yes list it's certainly an essential album for prog fans. As a kid I thought the album cover was a bit weird(although not as weird as the early Santana album covers). |
Posted By: AlanB
Date Posted: January 01 2021 at 02:48
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It's the album I would recommend first to anyone who isn't familiar with Yes. Much more accessible than CTTE, Tales or Relayer. The first and last tracks on each side are all excellent, A Venture gets a bad press but I quite like it, the only one that doesn't do much for me is The Clap.
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Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: January 01 2021 at 03:43
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It's where Yes really started becoming Yes IMHO. Fantastic record. Catchy, melodic, seeds of progressive rock and what was to come. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 01 2021 at 08:58
| I love Tony Kaye's chunky organ sound , something that was lost forever after this album. The definitive versions of Yours Is No Disgrace and Perpetual Change are on this album but the rest I can happily pass on , even Starship Trooper. Not anywhere near a 5 star album in my opinion. So many Yes 'fanboys' on this site lol. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: January 01 2021 at 09:55
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So many Beatles fanboys on this site.......... not LOL -------------
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 01 2021 at 10:01
Speaking of your favorite band(
 )I have recently heard people say that "I've seen all good people" is Yes's tribute to the Beatles in that they were trying to sound like them. I don't really hear any Beatles influence other than the "give peace a chance" chant in the middle which is John Lennon and so is the "instant karma" reference. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: January 01 2021 at 10:08
They are my fav band.....I've never heard that before, I'm sure that chant is what is triggering someone to say that. I would not doubt it, I think Jon mentioned the Beatles in his Big Interview with Dan Rather. I have said before, had other artists recorded some of their songs I might have interest, but I think their musical playing was bad if not very bad in some cases, which is the case for pop music so not surprised. Don't want to hijack this thread, like my RS Top 500 has now turned into why Rap/Hip Hop is sooooooo awesome!!!  -------------
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: January 01 2021 at 10:28
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Let's not forget Bruford's always snappy drumming on Yes' first landmark album with Howe. As stated before, a real coming-of-age event in the band's history. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: SquonkHunter
Date Posted: January 01 2021 at 10:45
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TYA was my introduction to full-blown Prog in 1972. I dove in head first and never looked back. My favorite band overall. ------------- "You never had the things you thought you should have had and you'll not get them now..." |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: January 02 2021 at 16:23
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It was the first one I heard by them...bought it when it came out then went back and bought the earlier ones.....Starship Trooper is one of my favorite Yes tracks right up there with the later ones from Fragile and CTTE. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 02 2021 at 16:26
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Aside from Starship Trooper, this album didn't imptess me. Fragile sent me over the edge. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 02 2021 at 16:31
Robert Fripp is going to knock on your door in a little bit to have a word with you.
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Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: January 02 2021 at 20:21
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I love Venture. ------------- All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock. |
Posted By: Spacegod87
Date Posted: January 03 2021 at 06:28
I don't get why everyone loves that song so much. Just to confirm, I listened to it again before making this comment, and yeah, it ain't nothing special compared to the rest, like what the hell? The ending sounds like 'Nether Street' by Bodast (a clear connection) and that's the only part that interested me. Ahhh yeas, I'm in the minority, I f**ken' know, and I don't care!! I said what I said and it's here forever. ------------- Levitating downwards, atomic feedback scream. |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: January 03 2021 at 13:20
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Trooper is their best track ------------- All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock. |
Posted By: Spacegod87
Date Posted: January 03 2021 at 16:03
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I was really drunk when I wrote my last comment lol, sorry for my language. So I listened to Starship Trooper again, sober, and I like it better in the cold light of day. Still not their best track, but good. ------------- Levitating downwards, atomic feedback scream. |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: January 03 2021 at 16:08
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Good album. Not entirely my taste though. There's something very polished about Yes, at least to my ears. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 04 2021 at 04:15
The ending sounds like the Bodast song because that's where Steve Howe got the chords from (and in case anyone doesn't know Howe was in Bodast so he didn't steal them).
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Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: January 04 2021 at 13:13
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Yes pretty much dropped off 5% every year after this. The compositions were thinning out more and more from 1970-77. I actually thought Tormato was the closest they got to Fragile  ------------- All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 04 2021 at 13:50
Yep, that's right. He basically stole from himself. He was only able to do that because that Bodast album wasn't officially released until the late 90's or so. Otherwise he could have been sued by his own management or record company or whatever(yes, that has happened to other bands).
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Posted By: grantman
Date Posted: January 04 2021 at 15:39
| so true dr prog. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 04 2021 at 20:39
| I have never been too much of a fan of this album. The only song I really like from it is Starship Trooper, and then, the version on Keys to Ascension is so much better that I don't really want to listen to the original one again. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 04 2021 at 20:40
Have you heard the version on Keys to Ascension. That one is so much better... though Wakeman sort of stole the Wurm section away from Howe, doing so much keyboard soloing too. |
Posted By: Spacegod87
Date Posted: January 05 2021 at 05:25
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^ I've listened to S. Trooper a few more times and I admit that it is growing on me. I'll give the one on 'Keys to Ascension' a listen too. ------------- Levitating downwards, atomic feedback scream. |
Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: January 05 2021 at 07:55
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Other than random songs on the radio, The Yes Album was my intro to Yes back in the early 80s. Great album. Yours Is No Disgrace never fails to fire me up. I've recently become quite enamored with Time And A Word. Never gave this album a chance back in the day. ------------- We all dwell in an amber subdomain, amber subdomain, amber subdomain. My face IS a maserati |