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[Review] Yes (1969)

Before the masterworks, the band went beyond Deep Purple in their pursuit of new adventures in rock.

The heavily orchestrated second album topples over like an ambitious cake, underbaked in spots, overfrosted in others.

One of the greatest progressive rock albums ever recorded, and a perennial candidate for the Top 20 rock albums of all time.

Choosing this as the single from The Yes Album proved to be a winning move, giving the band their first Top 40 hit.

Imagine discovering that The Yes Album was unsalted. That’s what it’s like.

Yes runs rings around everyone else with two the best two songs from Fragile paired together.

Peter Banks’ band is joined by Tony Kaye on their first album, which features Yes-styled songs only, you know, not as good.

The band’s celestial version of Simon & Garfunkel’s “America” is in a whole different universe, musically speaking.

There is good music, and then there is music that has been God-kissed. This is that.

Wakeman’s first solo album is a fantastic, instrumental journey that brings the historical figures of Henry VIII’s six wives back to life again.

A three-record live set. And, yes, you’ll wish there were more.

Posted On 22 Sep

The group’s most ambitious work yet, although it does occasionally topple over under its own excesses.

A compilation of their early songs plus the full-length version of “America,” all tied up nicely.

Eh, Steve Hackett couldn’t sing either, and some of his albums were awesome. This one is pretty good.

This is probably as close as any of the Yes members have come to making a Yes album on their own.