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Other music forums => Various Artists, Lyrics, Discographies => Topic started by: fendertele on November 11, 2007, 09:01:53 AM
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what a fantastic band they are, im only just getting back into them and have a few of there albums and a greatest hits album.
what a voice Jon Anderson has even still now and from watching concerts hes still as good as back when the songs were recorded, howe has got to be one of the most underrated guitarists around his work is really unconventional and extremely quirky yet melodic.
squire and Bruford were a really tight unit and squire is very unique player, i don't usually like bass players who play there bass likes its a guitar as it usually doesn't do anything for the song for me opting more for McCartney styled playing but wow he is fantastic.
i think after listening to fragile i shall have a delve into some of there other works, how great are songs like long time runaround, roundabout, survival.......
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'And You And I'...chilling.
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YES is incredible. Theres really nothing more to say or add.
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I absolutley love this band, I've had the pleasure of seeing them live four times and there's talks of a 40th anniversary tour and a handful of shows possibly including a wide array of past and present members like how the 1991 - '92 tour was done.
Close to the Edge, Tales From Topographic Oceans and Drama are my favorite albums from them. There's also a great Vanilla Fudge style arrangement of Every Little Thing on their self titled first album.
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You seem to have great taste Sea Of Time , but you have suprised me in liking Drama , which is without Jon Anderson , call me a stick in the mud but Yes without Jon Anderson is`nt Yes .
As for the 40th annirversary tour its looking like next year :-/
Steve Howe is on Tour with Asia in March[ i`ve got my ticket ] , so, it not looking as if the tour is just around the corner , heres hoping though ;)
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I like Drama because they managed to successfuly have a more hard edged sound to some of the songs. I view it as a more streamlined approach to the direction taken on Relayer. I prefer Jon to be there to sing but it isn't make or break for me, if Chris Squire were to not be there that's when I would not consider it Yes.
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Ive never heard a Yes album are they anygood ? and which one do you suggest i try first ? :)
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That's a tough question to answer. There are different periods of Yes, and many different line ups. Some fans prefer one line up over another, and nearly everyone disagrees! Personally I prefer the pre Alan White Yes, up to the album Fragile (4th album), Relayer, and Going For The One. Fragile is my favourite, containing shorter songs than what was to come on subsequent albums.
Your best bet is to get a selection of different periods from the library, or a good 'Best Of'. There are people here more knowledgeable than I on Yes, post 'Going For The One'.
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You may want to start of with a best of and there's a few to chose from. A few are out of print but not hard to find at used stores or e-bay;
Classic Yes (compiled by Yes bass player and founding member Chris squire)
Yesstory (2 cd's of highlights from their 1991 boxed set, this is the one I recommend most to people, you get alot of essential songs and get to hear several different lineups and eras from the first album from 1969 up through 1987.)
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Higlights: The Very Best of Yes (this 1993 compilation has Yes' four hit singles Roundabout [in it's 9 minute album version], Wonderous Stories, Owner of a Lonely Heart and Leave it.)
There is a more recent best of called the Ultimate Yes but I don't really recommend this one, disc two has a lot of chopped up single edits and radio mixes of songs.
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I've seen Yes 5 times, more than any other artist starting with the Fragile tour going up to Union. They're one of my favorite post-Beatle era bands along with ELP, King Crimson and Zappa. After The Beatles split, I just progged-out big time.
As for the best lineup, I'd probably go with the Fragile/CTTE set. As a former drummer myself, Bruford is definitely the one. However, Relayer is one of my favorite albums, almost on par with CTTE. Bringing in Patrick Moraz on keys gave a nice fresh jazzy feel to their music, instead of Rick's constant classical musings. Fusion was getting quite popular in '74 with Mahavishnu, Weather Report and Return To Forever, so Yes took the smart step and followed along. That album was a real breath of fresh air after the over indulgence of Tales (I fell asleep during the show on that tour! Still not a bad album though). Never really liked the Yes West (with Rabin) stuff much. I was in the Navy at that time and when I saw people dancing to Yes in the clubs, I knew something wasn't right!
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Im going to check out Fragile and Going For The One :)
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^ Going For the One is a classic album!
I love that band! Jon Anderson- what a voice eh? (some great songs with him and Vengelis too as well as with Tangerine Dream)
Turn of the Century, And You and I and Soon are at the top of my list.
Early albums such as Time and a Word are good.
Higlights: The Very Best of Yes
I love that album!
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'Fragile' is my favorite from them and one of my top ten albums of all time.
I will say though that I loved '90125' and 'Big Generator' too. I like Trevor Rabin a lot. Clean, crisp production.
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I like Trevor Rabin a lot. Clean, crisp production.
Alan White is good too, wouldnt you say?
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Alan White is good too, wouldnt you say?
Alan White is incredible. He catches some flack from YES diehards because he's a different drummer than Bruford. While Bruford was the epitome of a prog drummer, Alan has more of a session guys sound and feel.
I love both of their styles.
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Quite interesting... same song, 26 years apart.
Leaves of Green
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^ ooh, nice one there KE 8)
Wow, I didn't even know we had a Yes thread 8) Love 'em!
My absolute favourites are And You And I, Turn of the Century and Roundabout.
I also like Beyond and Before, Long Distance Runaround, Owner of a Lonely Heart, Leave It and To The Rhythm of Love.
(musicnotes) :)
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I saw Yes one time in 1994............Trevor Rabin was with them and he was "the bomb". Good-looking, talented man. And the "90125" album from 1983 was the "backdrop" for my college year that year..........awesome!!!
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^ 1994, was the year Arsenal won the cup (I think...)
Here's Onward from the Present Tour... without Jon... uh-uh... not good
KRBFm_Q9IuI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRBFm_Q9IuI)
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I rented out "Yes-Classic Artists" on dvd to watch this weekend. It's a 2007 production and the most comprehensive story of the band. Anyone watched this yet???? Jeff and I are going to tackle this 3hr+ show later...........
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Here's Onward from the Present Tour... without Jon... uh-uh... not good
That is Jon Anderson. Isn't it?
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all i can say about yes is no.
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I rented out "Yes-Classic Artists" on dvd to watch this weekend. It's a 2007 production and the most comprehensive story of the band. Anyone watched this yet???? Jeff and I are going to tackle this 3hr+ show later...........
^^^^^Just watched the first 2 hours of "Yes-Classic Artists". Interesting.........no Tony Kaye or Trevor Rabin interviewed. Steve Howe looks like the cript keeper with his gapped teeth.......I got an hour and a half yet...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyvfXMFxy48# (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyvfXMFxy48#)
35th Anniversary Tour 2004 Click on Watch on YouTube in the box above to see this video
3:06 Besides referencing John Lennon's Instant Karma as he did when he originally wrote the lyrics to Your Move, Jon Anderson sings "All we are saying is give peace a chance" before I've Seen All Good People begins.