The Yes Album

A good album from an ambitious rock band. Many interesting songs and instrumental arrangements.

Time signatures

Rating: 6/10

Mellow album to put on in the background. Not sure I'd listen on purpose though. The talent is palpable and obvious but just not my thing.

Pretty catchy. Not my thing

It was ok, a few good songs but not really anything that I'd wanna listen to again

Pretty good, technically excellent and sounds great.

First song was good. All I've listened to so far.

it was a really nice sound!

why are all the good songs so long

While the ho-dunk diddles throughout are an enjoyable interlude, they weren't enough for me to feel like there was really anything that made each song standout and more so, anything that made this album stand out from other similar work.

Não sei bem por que eu fiquei tão preso em Pink Floyd quando era jovenzinho, minha vida musical teria sido diferente se eu tivesse explorado mais o progressivo.

Surprisingly conventional rock. Pleasant singing. Some good bits - Wurm sounds like 90s grunge riffing. Was expecting more exquisite Chris Squire Rickenbacker picking like Roundabout.

What I've now learnt to be a classic Yes album. Amazing musicianship, mad lyrics and long songs.

Another prog rock album. Not bad

classic rock

so much guitar.

Some really interesting stuff on this album. Really innovative instrumental and recording techniques, which I assume is what put this on the list. Also interesting to have multiple songs arranged into a single track.

Finally got round to listening to YES, The Yes Album. Three outstanding tracks - Yours is no disgrace, Starship Trooper and I've seen all good people. 3/5. Listened to Fragile by mistake first which I believe is a better album.

Almost really like it, but there is just not enough to get above a 3/3.5. Instruments are good and vocals are fine but nothing jumps off the page and its a shorter album. If you are going to only have 6 songs there is not much room for filler

Yes? Maybe.

This is quite enjoyable - long-form songs but good hooks and it doesn't go neo-classical which is always a good thing.

it was ok

A pleasant, AOR album. The iconic "I see good people" is represented here in its multiple incarnations, as well as other classics.

Rock medio psicodélico y sin estridencias. Agradable de escuchar

This is much better than the album "Fragile". I think that is more "conventional" but for sure better.

Surprisingly good. 3.5

Me la pasé bien, así nomás. Tampoco regresaría mucho a él, pero para acompañar mientras haces otras cosas no está mal. Sobre todo con sus canciones de largo aliento. Tiene una apertura muy movidita, que luego no se recupera, "The Clap" también fue una canción curiosa dentro del conjunto. En fin, "Starship Trooper: Life Seeker - Single Version" me gustó. 7/10

yes

I liked the album but didn't love it.

Very prog much wow. Great instrumentation.

this was a great listen

i'm down to jam hard to "owner of a lonely heart" any time but this prog rock stuff.....not for me.

olroit

All over the place. It was pretty ok but not really something I’d bother with on the reg.

Pretty fun, I need to spend more time with Yes because their catalog seems huge.

Probably a 4 star album of I was rating 20-30 years ago.

Good European big-hair 70s rock.

Not bad, a bit generic.

Fav song: I've Seen All Good People

Starts out amazing. Some great tracks go into some ok tracks. Then "I've seen all good people" comes on and it'd amazing. Rest of thr album is ok 3.5

A Yes Album with some good tunes.

Nothing to stand out here, but enjoyed the album. Probably needs another few spins.

Really like this record, and Steve Howe's guitar playing in particular. However, it was in the albums that followed where I feel Yes really hit their stride, both in terms of composition and performance. Regardless, a nice collection of songs and a sign of what was to come.

Better than I anticipated. Wide-ranging and fun.

Better than expected

Generally pleasant to listen to and some interesting sounds but overall, not my most favourite album

The instrumentals are amazing. There was a lack of lyrics, but the instruments made up for it.

of course it's great

Fart noises from poop water. The '70s were truly gauche if this is considered good for the time.

I really just wish they would play one song and stick with it. That being said it was better than CTA and ELP, in fact I quite enjoyed track 4 and parts of track 3. Still not quite a Yes from me!

A pleasant surprise, as I was expecting ELP levels of awful. That’s not to say i particularly enjoyed it, but when they calm down and just getting on with playing one song it’s okay. The track where dude is explaining how chess pieces work was the best.

Ok but not really my cup of tea a few tracks are ok

Was pretty bored most of the way through outside of one absolute slapper of a track. So like 2.5

Not my cup of tea

This yes album was a no from me. For a band that is so curated and particular, this felt disjointed and like a hot mess.

Maso

For an album that starts with what sounds like a 70s sports program intro this is surprisingly listenable (just), Prog before it got too tedious. Heavy on melody and mystery played with great musicianship, but still suffers from overly long songs, noodeling and unnecessary changes in pace

In the words of Doctor Evil, "How about NO."

Not my thing. It gets a two because of a couple of decent riffs.

I was expecting to like this album because I liked Fragile but it was really boring. Maybe it was added to the list as an album with historical value for what was to come for the band.

i'd never listened to Yes before this. oh, okay i get it, Yes are like if The Mars Volta were pre-punk and never did meth: all the same flaws but less interesting 'a venture' is a fantastically hooky-but-knotty prog-pop song that i'll return to, even though it still has irrepressible virtuousic jackoff energy (pejorative). 'starship trooper' is pretty good and even has some (partial) restraint in the three-chord chug of its final section. 'the clap' is fine, but ultimately still an overly-virtuosic contribution to a form (solo acoustic guitar instrumenal) that i prefer more emotionality from. the rest of the album sucks, especially 'i've seen all good people' which is like a bloodless prog christmas carol.

Jammy background, fine.

Pretty boring. When I hear “prog rock” this is what I worry it will be.

Not terrible. Terrible would imply it was more interesting than it was. I thought that this had musicianship, and it had musical structure. I technically understand the quality of the solos. But a good album should have a little bite in my view, and this didn't do that. Steve Howe is on occasion strikingly technically good, and I'd have liked to hear a little more complexity from him. I guess I might get that in the later Yes albums when they come up. I don't know why, but I'd also thought it would be more of a concept album. A Venture is an odd relatively normal single in the middle for unknown reasons, and sticks out. A slight tech demo of an album, and quite forgettable after the sensation of listening to it passed.

Probably the longest short album I've ever heard. Only 6 songs but they just keep going.

fun in a mostly nondescript way

A 2 for I've Seen All Good People.

I just think the long instrumentals of the 70s aren’t for me

Not a Yes man, their brand of prog just isn't for me. They certainly aren't bad by any means, they do what they do and they do it well, I just can't connect. Oh well.

Did not care for this. Boring.

Prog shite

Enjoyed some parts but probably wouldn't listen again

To me it seems they were so exhausted after gathering all their material that they lacked inspiration when delivering it, as if actually performing it was a strain.

I like yes's big hits but that's really it

I just don't have anything. It wasn't bad?

okay banjo. otherwise whatever

Prog is a fine genre, but outside of Rush, not my favourite.

No.

More like the No Album 4/10

This is the third Yes album I’ve come across on this list, wtf.

This is #day715 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to some prog rock again, aka my third and final Yes record. Finally, I must confess. As with their previous two albums, I appreciate the skills and all that, but this kind of prog rock leaves me freezing cold. Same goes for Rush. This a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day716.

Not bad but literally sounds like every early 70s rock band. Just boring

Mhmm.. it's ok, I'd like smth more 2.5

A bit dull and pretentious. I thought I liked prog rock, but the more I listen to, the less impressed I am.

"We didn't have that "aUtIsM" when I was your age. Now get out, I'm gonna listen to Yes while playing with my model trains"

Ironically its a No from me

I had hoped to like this album more than I did because I really liked Sweetness, but ended up not caring much for most songs. The vocals are well done, especially the harmonies. I like the Beatles cover and the last song

“Death defying mutilated armies scatter the earth” is quite a lyric. (First song-“Yours is No Disgrace). I’m not a Yes fan, but they have a distinct sound. Unfortunately, the album sounds dated to me.

Nope.

I know some of these songs, but the shorter radio edits. Listening to the whole album makes me like the band less than I used to. My ears feel numb, like I'm trying to block it out as static. Jam bands are just not my thing.

not remotely sticky. this challenge is turning me against long songs which is such a tragedy they used to be my favorite thing!

Yes, I expected to hate it … it was OK.

Enough with the prog. Thank you.

Te progressief

⭐⭐+ Prog. Inte direkt dåligt men i mina öron svänger det inte, det är musikaliskt men saknar vibe. Det är nog inget jag kommer söka upp igen. Blir en stark 2a. Bäst är I've seen all good people

Incredible strong start in "Yours is no disgrace" and then I feel lulled in. 🥱 "A venture" seems good too

I won't lie, this was slightly disappointing. I don't really like giving low reviews but I have to be honest with myself. Right off the bat the album feels extremely slow, the acoustic guitar as well doesnt really help. It picked it back up a bit later but it couldnt maintain it. To top it all of it really all just sounds too similar to each other to the point I was wondering if I was listening to song I heard previously before lmao. There was one fantastic part though, the middle of the 3rd song is genuinely fantastic. One of the best riffs I've ever heard, I just wish it was consistent like that throughout the album.

Okay

After already listening to Fragile before, i was hoping to at least a similar experience: Some great songs mixed with some tracks i couldn’t care less about. Sadly, The Yes Album doesn’t come close to the highs found on Fragile. And i was wondering why that was, as there are some pretty glaring similarities in style here. So i listened again to the tracks from Fragile i enjoyed and what was different about them is that they managed to take me along for the ride. Yes, songs like Roundabout also have many moving parts, just like many songs on The Yes Album. But on The Yes Album these parts seem so severed from each other, there often isn’t a throug-line to cling to. So sadly, this album didn’t really grab me. Another big problem are the vocals on here. They sound hollow and thin. I don’t know if it’s an issue with the vocal production or if they were just missing a singer that can carry their harmonies and give them more strength. Of course there are some things i like on here. The intro to Yours Is No Disgrace is great, the third oart of Starship Troopers is great and I’ve Seen All Good People is quite pleasant. But overall, this album left me desiring more focus and precision.

no yes

not for me

Man I just can’t get into Yes. But this one is far better than the others on here.

Holy shit that first one is some noodle ass shit. Really like the clap. Reminds me of Led Zepp in the best way. The rest is okay, but prog just isn't my cup of meat.

Awful stuff. 1.5/5. Raising to 2.

Prog rock. Bleh

Kind of corny

Fairly decent

Cool! Glad I listened. I liked some songs more than others.

Yes! No. Maybe so? There are some sweet moments nestled within the 42-minute runtime (Ex. The guitar panning on Yours is No Disgrace, the first half of I’ve Seen All Good People, etc.), but the songs themselves have little momentum; they just sort of meander. Sometimes the transitions feel a bit abrupt, clumsy or downright silly—I struggle when the music steps into whimsical, rock-opera territory. It doesn’t help that I felt emotionally disconnected from the lyrics, which are predominantly a big nothingburger. There was little to chew on, the harmonies were just alright, and the band’s energy was so-so. Unfortunately, everything here just kinda ran off of me.

It’s like the bit in The Inbetweeners when Simon gets the suit for the school dance, except instead of “Too jazzy?” it’s more like “Too proggy?”. Yes, it is a bit too proggy, actually.

Just another prog rock album. Rush does it better. 4/10 Top song Yours is no disgrace

not my tempo

I was a Yes fan for a long time (periodic re-listens to Tales of Topographic Oceans), but have little memory of this album. I'm positive about "progressive rock" generally - first track on this album sounds like they wanted to rock, I think they failed to do so. What else did they want to do - I wonder if it's accurate that they wanted to show they were serious musicians, just like those classical music swots? After giving this album a sustained listen (trying to find and appreciate the good bits), I had a little browse, and was strangely led back to my favourite C20 avant garde piano piece, Fanfares by György Ligeti - which is both 'difficult' and 'accessible'. The comparison between Ligeti's 1985 composition and Yes in 1971 was most unfavourable to Yes. This album is not really serious, it's mildly pretentious, too many of the songs have multiple sections which really don't work together - it has some very mild inventiveness of riffs and conjunctions, but little apparent purpose, and very limited impacts. There's some good playing (Howe, Squire and Bruford doubtless talented), but IMO it is not good playing as a band, and this is Pretty Poor as an album, 3/10.

Nope

It was ok but tracks are way too long and as much as I appreciate the form it felt like listening a band practice in the studio

rock muy progresivo no se entiende nada

Congratulations! You played all the notes. "I've Seen All Good People" just reminds me of the trailer for Big Fish, so that's the only positive association I have with this album.

Im not a progger. Punk saved us from all that nonsense. Having said this this being early Yes we have not got to the stage of medieval tournaments and endless Wakeman solos. That raises the score to a two.

jotai tällästä pink floyd tyylistä mut wish versio. Albumin avaava kappale ei ainakaan itseä kummemmin sytyttänyt. Aloitus itsessään ei säväyttänyt. Ainoa bändi joka voi tehdä yli 7 minuutin kappaleita on pink floyd. Olen viewlä löytämättä toista prog rock artistia, joka jaksaa oikeasti viihdyttää ja pitää musiikin mielenkiintoisena pidemmänkin ajanjakson aikana. kovasti yritin nauttia mutta en vain yksinkertaisesti pitänyt oikeastaan yhdestäkään kappaleesta. Yes itsessään on hyvä bändi ja kuuntelenkin jonkun verran, mutta tämä albumi ei kyllä lähtenyt ei sitten ei ollenkaan. Kuuntelen tän päivän albumin seuraavaksi ja sit kuuntelen noi mitkä tuli viikonloppuna skipattua.

Meh. I don't mind Yes, but other than the couple of semi decent songs that I know from this album it's just about okay. Listenable, but barely mediocre.

Not bad

Quite o.k. but nothing that really hooks me. 2,5

4/10 - some decent tracks but still another generic 70s album

Maybe because im 950 deep and my standards have been reset. But this was very very average 70's nonsense. Well played but nothing that caught my attention at all. I listened twice and genuinely cant remember a thing about it.

My second Yes album since my start. I enjoyed "Fragile". But this one? Nope! Just nope! In my opinion it only got 2 good songs on it: Yours Is No Disgrace & Perpetual Change. The rest is boring and lame. Oh and "Clap" is one of the worst songs I ever heard. If you even can call this a song. 2/5

I often look at long things and think they could have been better for being shorter: books, walks, relationships, and now The Yes Album joins the catalogue. Call the editor, take the shortcut, don’t wait until you hate them to call it, and trim the fat off the bone of the 8 minute hogs. Listened to Yours is No Disgrace as summer did in fact turn to winter in real time & my trainers let in the rain after a week long heatwave. Really enjoy the line “mother life hold firmly on to me”. The repetition has pissed me off - it’s the artists job to listen to the evolution of their music and pick the good bits- not the listeners. In short, no. Best of the bunch: Your Move (single version)

Christ, I’m not sure if I’m just overloaded with 70s rock and my tolerance is down but this drivel is surely not worthy of a place on this list…another challenge to see through to the end.

zzzzzz

More like No... Amiright?

2.5. I like this substantially less than the other Yes album covered in this list.

2.25 - I liked this less than Fragile. It had some moments.

I can't tell if I like his voice or if it annoys me, it works on some tracks and not other. The songs also felt way too long IMO. Debating between 1 and 2 stars. I mean I didn't really like it, but it was listenable. Some parts were okay. TOP song: I've Seen All Good People

Cheesy! Did not like this. Just thought the songs were very repetitive and don’t go anywhere, not like King Crimson. No heaviness no weight no progression.

Yes but no. Weak debut for my taste

too much instrumental, also 10mins for one song ????

This is an album that's never sitting still. As far as progressive rock goes it's not all that complex or overwrought. In fact, some of the songs feel like pop rock songs in places. What it does though is add a little flourish or addition to basically every melody, which, when put together all in a row, makes the songs feel a bit busy. The guitar solos are pretty good as they're not overdone and have plenty of room to breathe. But they're often the only real interesting parts of the songs, which lack intriguing hooks or progressions. Not the worst prog rock I've heard, but also not an album that's going to convince someone who isn't a fan of the genre.

Era un 3, despues se me dio por ponerlo una segunda vez y me parecio tan pero tan aburrido que no pude terminarlo. Al club del 2. No queda guardado

This album was dissapointing. I was expecting some fast prog jams (like the last Yes album, Fragile) Instead, we got a sleepy album.

Pretty strong evidence that the correct number of rock songs utilize movements in the song titles. The last part of Starship Trooper was sick though

"Rush" but with better vocals.

Oh no, not Yes again. I didn't like Fragile, so I know I’m not going to like this album either. This whole prog stuff isn't for me; I find it pretty boring. Plus, the songs are so long and they don't really offer anything new along the way. It’s just the same thing for ten minutes. It’s just not for me. I’ll never be able to enjoy something like this, unfortunately. If you like it, congrats, but I just don't. I enjoy the "Starship Trooper" song at around the seven-minute mark because it kind of sounds like Radiohead. Don't come for me; I’m not a music expert, I’m just saying what it sounds like to me. God, the hit from this album is so boring; I can't stand it. Why does it switch mid-song? I know I said if a song is long it should have something interesting along the way, a change of pace, but I didn't mean switching to an entirely different song in the middle of the current one. There is no transition or fading; it just straight-up cuts to it, like a Family Guy cutaway gag. Oh, it’s multiple songs in one? Okay, I got it, my bad. It’s so hard to think of the songs I liked and the ones I didn't because I’m so indifferent about this album. It just exists. Each and every song made me feel the exact same way. It’s fine, I guess, but it’s just not something I’d listen to at all, and I’m glad I wasn’t born at a time when this was more popular. I don't even know what to rate this. It’s so eh. I gave Fragile a 2, and that was more interesting than this; at least it had some cool elements. "Roundabout" is a groovy song; I like it. I think it’s the only reason I gave that album a 2. However, I’m not sure this deserves a 1. It’s not outright terrible, so maybe a lower 2? Since it’s worse than Fragile, maybe a 1.6? Around there seems about right. I like the album cover, though. If only the music was half as good as that. Favorite song: Starship Trooper (specifically Würm) Least favorite song: Clap

I honestly cannot believe that there are 3 Yes albums on this list (at least). I have yet to hear anything on them that makes me think that one merits a place. Too much noodling and not enough structure. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.

Key modulation and whacking a flanger onto everything doesn’t necessarily make a good song but it seems like no one told ‘Yes’. This is the bad side of prog, where virtuosic musicians noodle away on their instruments of choice without producing much of value. There are some pockets of nicer elements (acoustic guitar on ‘the clap’, the recorder backing on ‘I’ve seen all good people’) but far too busy, lacking meaningful structure, or otherwise connected with me.

Meh

I used to like them more when I was younger. I just wasn't feeling it

- My first thought is that this album is way shorter than I thought it would be - Oh, the first song is 9 minutes. That's probably why lol - Yours Is No Disgrace: I like how funky the guitar and bass are, the synthesizer, but I'd say it's pretty mid other than that. I can easily zone out or do work with this in the background. 5:00 is fire. It's like a face off between the instruments. 6/10 good for studying but not really memorable - The Clap: Ohh it's so silly. I like how this band plays the guitar. This song lowkey reminds me of better days. 4.5/10 didn't even realized when it ended - Starship Trooper: Uhhh, I'm confused on this name. The song is kinda mid as well. I really cannot do jam bands, generator. Wait, I highkey love this groovy guitar at 3:30. The harmonies are fire as well. Ooh, nevermind I like this. 5.5/10 cus it was bad at first but I liked it more - I've Seen All Good People: Omg I know this song- my dad loves this one. This is quite the wholesome song and I quite like it. 7/10 duhditduhditduhditduhdit - A Venture- Hmm...peculiar start. I like it! It tells a story. 6/10 - Perpetual Change- BOOORRINNGGGG 2/10 Overall rating of the album: 4.8/10 not my favorite but very much of it's time. A true jam band and I can appreciate their talent but not for me lol

Not really for me, and while I would be interested in listening to more progressive rock, I would not want to listen to this album again. It is a little all over the place in my opinion and not in a free flowing way that usually interests me. I can acknowledge its influence, but there was not a song on the album I would personally like to listen to again.

Not for me 2

A college friend loved this. I never could.

Glamrock is too convoluted for me

meh

was expecting this to be a lot less unique than it actually was. this one's folksy and not quite fully-formed into prog rock like Fragile or Close To The Edge. i'd say that the proggy elements on here are the ones i find a bit annoying and unserious, though. deserves to be one of the 1001? eh you can cut this one

It was alright and some classics were on there. Probably won't listen to it again.

131. ok

nah

Not my kinda taste, few listenable songs, album have 4 discs and the same songs is mental though

OK . I kind of remember this sound ... elements of Genesis instrumentals at times . Not sure I'd listen again though . Almost a 3 , top end of 2

This was a bit of a slog from start to finish!

Prog nonsense

Really dislike the lyrics/imagery of Prog - Yes. Genesis, Rush. ELP..all will be culled in my upcoming Progrom.

Hmm, yes, Yes. Let’s just say that the bonus tracks were the highlight. Sadly they don’t count.

It’s like The Who had a baby with The Partridge Family.

No.

(50/100)

Yes is still a no for me but I liked this album more than I was expecting.

Fine but nothing special

Not my favourite

Was alright. Nothing really stands out, I am sure they will on here again with a better album. Mostly harmless.

Bands like this do because they can, not because they should.

Meh. This deluxe edition is an album with over 4h, so I went and listened to the short version. One or two good songs, the rest are just too repetitive or just sound like intros...

It was fine. Nothing fabulous to be excited about for me

favs: the clap i’ve seen all good people: a. your move, b. all good people rating 1.6/5

Track 1: Good opening song, annoying vocalist Track 2: nice acoustic song Track 3: meh Track 4: boring song. About chess or something Track 5: goofy. Old timey sound Track 6: cheesy intro Don't like singer's voice.

to instrumental sto track 1 allou καλο instrumental γενικα φαρμα βαιμπς αλλα το βαρεθηκα πολυ μονο το ιντρο μαρεσε αλλα νταξ γενικα δεν ειναι το ειδος μου ειδικα ετσι οπως τραγουδανε αυτη καντα φολκ

Surprisingly little Wakeman keyboard noodling. Surpisingly lots of acoustic and folk rock. It's fine, but nothing special

Yes, they have talent. Does that talent translate to something I want to listen to? No.

The band may be Yes but for me it’s a No ❤️ this is objectively bad

Yes this is prog rock, No I didn't need to listen to this before I die.

not my cut of tea

meeeeh

They're very good at their instruments but I don't like the sounds they're making

Yes has some classics, but none of them are on this album in my opinion.

There is some great bass on this album. I put on the good headphones, which allowed for the stereo to really come through. I braced myself for SIX songs on a ~42ish minute album. I reminded myself I started this for a reason. The reason? To discover new music and to rediscover things I hadn't listened to for a long time, fully knowing that there would be albums on the list that I cannot, nay, WILL not abide. This is one of them. Are there some great Yes songs? Sure. Of course there are. There's a reason that they have endured and people love them 54 years after this, their third studio album. Am I one of those people? NO I AM NOT. Again, Prog rock. I already went on my diatribe about prog rock so I'm not going to drag you through that again, but literally no one needs an 11 minute song that has three sections and features (checks notes) "cosmic imagery, spiritual searching, and New Age philosophy. Inspired by Robert Heinlein's novel of the same name, the song centers on a 'guardian angel' figure and the individual's journey to find inner divinity and truth." Or maybe you do. I'm not going to judge if you love it but I tapped out about 6 minutes into that song because even with the good headphones, it was a LOT. I've Seen All Good People also has three parts and clocks in at 7 minutes. I am thankful that the radio generally cuts this to 3-4 minutes. And you know what? I enjoy those 3-4 minutes. It's an immediately recognizable song - and the mandolin at the very beginning is lovely. Plus, there are some pan-esque flutes. Oh no! What if Zamfir is on this list? I will absolutely drop dead. Also, I looked for a gif of Zamfir and his Magical Pan Flute, and this is what popped up (amongst some other things that are NSFW). Standout: Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes, I KNOW it's not on this album, but so what. It's their best song, IMO

Very long album and songs are super 70s + similar

veel vage nummers, een paar leuke

more pretentious claptrap

god bless dette er så sykt ikke for meg.

Favorite Song: Yours Is No Disgrace

Only one more of these to get through. The No Album. Worse than Fragile.

I really dislike music where the sole purpose is to showcase the musicians’ skills, with no catchy parts. Yes is one of those bands. It was a struggle to get through in one sitting. I even tried to listen to it again, just in case I’d been missing something. I found it even worse, so I quit halfway through.

as mid as their other album. this one doesn't have roundabout on it so it gets a lower score.

Not my thing, not a fan of that classic rock sound.

This was quite a fun listen. 40 min just 6 songs, I thought the longer songs would drag more. But I quite like it

After listening to this 3 or 4 times, its rarely got above background noise, never mind essential listening. The real issue that I have with it is the segues off from a reasonable tune into forgettable bits of drivel before returning to a point where you can't understand why you're still listening to the same song, with Track 1 and 6 being cases in point. Track 3 is a bit better, and probably my favourite, but it still sometimes occasionally meanders into blandness. Track 2 is a live instrumental track, I think. Track 4 is shit. I've listened to Track 5 four times and can't remember anything about it! I like Owner Of A Lonely Heart, so I might give 90125 a listen. This unessential album avoids the ignominy of 1 star through a few decent moments but I won't listen to it again, but I do wonder if Rick Wakeman added a bit more oomph to the keyboard solos on later albums. A low 2☆.

I want to like Yes. They are an amazing band. But I just don’t - too muddy, mushy, messy. That’s because they are great musicians doing complex arrangements, but still….I just can’t connect with this music emotionally and that’s what matters most to me.

This was fine, nothing special. It got boring and repetitive very quickly though

Idk, it just sounds tiring after a while. Complex and with talented musicians but doesn't take a pause or actually stop to consider what does a good song sound like

01) Yours Is No Disgrace - 6,5 02) Clap - 5,5 03) Starship Trooper (Life Seeker, Disillusion & Würm) - 5,5 04) I've Seen All Good People (Your Move & All Good People) - 6,5 05) A Venture - 6,0 06) Perpetual Change - 5,5 TOTAL: 5,92 (59/100) Current ranking: 645/805

Meh

No

Kinda weird and annoying

I feel the same way about this album as I do so many other prog albums: yes, the playing is technically on another level, but there's no emotion here.

Slightly ashamed of my teen self. 40+ years ago I loved this. Still got it on vinyl. Listening to it now it brought back a lot of memories- but it’s not very good.

Figured there had to be a Yes song I’m familiar with. There was.

Nah.

No. This isn't the worst early 70s prog rock but... it's still early 70s prog rock. There are a couple decent songs. 2.5 rounding down

Regulíb regulag. Albúm muy plano. Soporífero

I generally enjoy progressive rock, but I will admit that most of what I like comes from the mid 1970's and later. And I have never, ever, gotten into Yes. Save for the one song that everyone says is the black sheep of the discography "Owner of a Lonely Heart". So here we have The Yes Album from 1971. Immediately, 1st song, 1st note songs like some 1960's psychedelic nonsense, and then the organ comes in and I feel like I'm in for 40 minutes of pain. It gets better when the rest of the band kicks in, but it was a bad first impression. Then the vocals come in and there is good harmony, but why are they trying to fit in three times the words than actually fit with the music?? It's distracting. Also, just generally not a fan of the lead singer's voice. Anyway, that's kind of my experience with everything on the album (except for the nice acoustic song with the terrible title: "The Clap"). A few decent instrumental parts, harmonies that fight with the music, and generally just not an album I had a good time listening to.

not a fan of prog rock

Very, very noodly

It's hardcore twee and I'm just not in the mood for this much noodling.

Too much rock organ! Too cheesy! Vibe is the score of a rock & roll musical but without a plot! Bowie without a concept! Paul McCartney’s worst instincts!

Prog rears its ugly head. Miss me with song suites and 8 minute tracks. Some decent musicianship, but it’s still a pass from me.

Not any worse than any other prog album of that era, which doesn't make it good. I find myself bored to tears with most of this stuff, which perhaps is a personal character flaw.

No me gustó

4

Strange album. First song sounded like it belonged on a Mario Kart soundtrack. Second track was a virtuoso level live acoustic guitar performance. The rest of the album was over-psychedelic mush. I actually knew Perpetual Change, not sure where from. Didn’t love it.

It had some good moments but overall was too drawn out and up its own arse.

Stop trying to make Yes happen

Es gibt Besseres von YES.

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No me enteré de na

2.5

N'te eksempel på at prog ikke er noe for meg. Midtpartiet i "Perpetual Change" er et perfekt eksempel. Bare vas. Fet basslyd, da.

Feel like I have to listen to it a lot to grow into liking it.

Pretty boring tbh. Some tracks are alright, but their prime (Fragile) was yet to come months later.

Y... Está bien, pero no tan bien. Medio aburrido por momentos pero tiene algunas cosas interesantes.

Prog still isn't my thing, too many things happening at once, doesn't feel like there's a real cohesive song anywhere. The Clap was interesting though, as a single guitar piece.

Yeah okay

*1971. *I've only kind of heard the first song - Yours is No Disgrace. *I'm not sure how this isn't Rush. Have we ever seen then in the same room before? *Not a Rush fan. *There's just so much synth. *I don't hate it, but it just sounds silly... RATING - 5.5/10

Boring noise

Made me think of Tim Tobish. I liked “Perpetual Chance” until I realized it’s almost 9 mins long. Haha. Not for me.

So wanky. Impressive wanking, however.

Instrumentally it’s all way too zany for me, playing the same notes in unison before breaking out into mysterious wandering space age prog. The backbone of the band is very much music as a blunt instrument, with lots of frills layered on top of it. Vocally it’s a bit more my speed and helps up the game of the overall sound.

Prog! A couple of decent tracks - all the people. Not my cuppa.

No

#195/1001. Lets see what kind of people enjoy progressive music: - people who think rock music should have similar rules like classical music - nerds who think the more the music is like math the better - people who are stoned - those boys who never learned more than 3 chords on the guitar - people who don’t understand what good songwriting consists of - people who enjoy when 5 songs are glued together into one 14 minute ”song” All these or none of these. Not for me though.

Dislike. 2 stars.

good and fun but boring and stale

Nine songs, 53 minutes. Oye. This is going to be painful. Yup, there are three 9 minute songs here. British prog rock is becoming the bane of my existence. Y'all can have Rush (yes, I know they're Canadian), and King Crimson, and then let's call the genre fully represented on this list. Yes, this has Yes's biggest hit, All Good People. I swear until today, I thought it was by some iteration of CSNY. So, that's about what that's worth to me. Influence 3? Quality 2. Intangibles (this category isn't supposed to hurt albums, FYI. But here the proginess of it all is killing my soul) 1. Hits 3. I. Hate. Prog. Rock. 1

This prog stuff just isn’t for me. I really struggle with the noodling around and lack of structure on a lot of tracks here. But i recently had Brittany Spears, so bonus star for being a real band and good musicians.

British fantasy nerds trying to make "avant-garde" rock

Only one hit on this album. Not a big fan

had some catchy moments but overrral i felt these songs just lasted for way longer than they should have

Not a big prog fan

No.

No Okay, I got that out of my system. Apparently I'm not that into prog rock, because every time I hear something that's called that, it doesn't do anything for me. I can appreciate some of the harmonies and some of the tracks were fun, but ultimately not my speed.

Ho hum

Pop rock in the early 70s. Good clean fun but nothing I’m writing home about.2

Just at one point of a several minute, repetitive drone does anyone go "hey, maybe wrap this up?"

2.5, overwhelmingly mediocre

70s arty prog = not my thing. I mean, I kinda liked Starship Troopers, but the rest of it feels so pompous and affected and overwrought. Even the big hit is kinda meh.

Likt förra Yes-plattan finns här små partier som är helt okej mitt i all fruktansvärdhet. Skulle säga att den här är aningen aningen bättre. Här finns faktiskt en hel låt som är vettig och låter okej. ("A venture").

Lika spretigt som förra Yes-plattan vi hade med. Växlar konstant mellan vad som kan vara intressant, pretentiöst och urtrist. Summa sumarum. Det blir som förra gången. Alltså en två, oavsett skala.

Finns det något mer att säga om Yes som inte redan sagts vi recensionen av Close to the edge? Möjligen att detta har några fler inslag av traditionella poplåtar. Inte för att det hjälper. Svag tvåa.

Bit meh 2

Just not my favorite genre

Yes get so much better than this, and also so much worse. It’s fine

Hipster bullshit.

This is the type of progressive rock album that caused such a vehement reaction from punk. Musical prodigies recording self-indulgent songs with no additional substance, that (majestic) chord progressions, impossible drum fills. The acoustic guitar-based songs sound good, though. I may trigger some genre enthusiasts and even some contradictions (I love Led Zeppelin and Rush), but this album is definitely not for me.

Why tho

It's so prog.

Prog often goes one of two ways. Either it's great storytelling set to music and mind-blowingly beautiful or it's inconsequential noodling with fractured lyrics here and there. Yes is the latter. Songs/Suites mostly ranging from 6 to 9 minutes in length that go on and on and on. Saying in 7 minutes what could have been said in 4 is not a flex. Top Track = Clap

It sounds like every other progressive rock album from that era. While there are some interesting moments and fine solos, it often drags and becomes a bit boring.

good instrument, singing annoying All good people

Never liked this specific genre, I understand those that like progressive, I respect the skill/talent, but it's definitely not my thing!!

No

Yes on nimenä tuttu, mutta ainoa tuttu biisi bändiltä on ”Owner of a Lonely Heart” ja se ei ole tältä levyltä. Kuuntelin levyn ja tää oli liian progea mun makuuni. Ainoana hyvänä biisinä jäi akustisella kitaralla soitettu intrumentaali ”Clap”.

Ajoittain mukavaa tiputtelua jossa mukana Beatlesiä ja muita rennompia biisejä

objectively not a bad album but deeply not my thing

Olisin kovasti halunnut pitää tästä levystä enemmän, mutta ei vaan jotenkin biisit innosta sitten yhtään, enkä oikeen keksi mikä siinä on, vaikka kuuntelin levyn kahdesti.

Aika raskasta soutua omiin korviin. Vähän semmoista kikkelijatsia koko levy. Ei kyllä jäänyt fiilis että haluaisi lisää Yesiä kuunnella. Ei nyt kuitenkaan mitään ihan täyttä paskaa, niin kakkosella mennään

Never listened to this album - interesting sound.

A bit too much for me.

Was okay. But probably won't listen again

Can see now this was influential, but would be okay never hearing this again 2/5

this progressive rock was already better than the last one. nothing mind blowing for me. but i did not mind it on the background.

Technically very impressive. Dont like the music

Yes?...uh no

There's a lot of cool stuff here. The organ sound is great, and the harmonies are so unique and beautiful. However, I find myself wishing some of the songs were tighter or even broken into smaller songs. Of course, that wouldn't be Yes, then, would it? Standout Track(s): Yours is No Disgrace, I've Seen All Good People

There was the occasional moment I almost liked

Not very good. Almost parody prog rock with long intros and indulgent instrumentals.

ccr/beegees geschrammel

That sure was music

Oh yay more prog

2.5

- I’m trying to appreciate it. Albums like this are almost the definition of a “trip.” They take you to another world, with a weird story. It’s meant to be experienced and imagined, not bopped along to. - But then again, I can’t think I’m gonna sit down and experience this again. Maybe I need to sit and listen with the lights off.

Krautrock eher dR

More like The No Album.

Old punk rock

Some songs aren't bad, but overall I don't particularly like it

Meh-okish

Meh

More like The No Album (I hope all the reviews say that). This album cover looks cool, like I'm about to enter A-to-Z Video* for a fun VHS tape. But I didn't like Yes's other album, so I'm not hopeful for this one, especially starting off with a 10 minute track. *I'm 90% this is what our local equivalent of Blockbuster was called, but it is seemingly impossible to find out via Google, like so many things I want to know D; Well, this album was slightly better than "Fragile", maybe just because my expectations were low. Still, it's a 2 for me. Highlights: "If the summer change to winter" is a rare subjunctive. Grammar win! 'Starship Trooper' has some good elements. I don't like it here because it makes the songs longer, but the concept of splitting a song into 2-3 named sub-parts (movements?) does appeal to me as a classical fan. I think Meat Loaf did this too, and maybe a few other 60s-80s artists, but it is something I haven't seen (yet?) in post 90s music, and would find charming. Lowlights: So many guitar breaks; melodies are mostly boring.

Fantastic musicianship but obscure lyrics and odd vocal style made this album hard to like at all.

I just haven't gotten bit by the prog rock bug

Good not my jam

I just don't get prog rock at all. I want to like it; while I appreciate the musicianship, it just doesn't click for me.

No.