The Yes Album

Nerdy prog goodness. It wasn't until fairly late into my teens that I checked out Yes, because I only knew "Owner of a Lonely Heart" and that didn't necessarily get me going. Songs like "I've Seen All Good People" and especially "Starship Trooper", once I finally heard them (thanks Rock Band 3!), totally changed my mind. It's hard to be epic and chill at once, but Yes somehow does it. They get a little noodly at points, and the songs run on a little long, but hey -- it's prog, baby! This is, for my money, their best album.

A- recognized like half the songs, never knew who they were by. Reminded me of my childhood. D-good stuff. Seems very influential or influenced.

70s classic rock - long epic songs, but not really a good hook or chorus to be found…

Easy listening but not particularly memorable.

Flawless production. Surprisingly complex. Not an album to listen to the singles, but a beautiful album experience.

Prefer fragile

Ok, I found this to be really enjoyable but I forgot to write down my notes immediately after so I can't tell you why.

Meh this was okay, but there are other Yes albums that I like a lot more. I'm might come back to this in case my head wasn't in the right space.

This isn't anywhere close to that shitty band that sounded like discount David Bowie (Zaggy Moondirt or whatever wonderful string of words Jason came up with), but I can't help but feel that this album sounds like discount Rush. I enjoyed the listen overall, but given how similar they sound to Rush I couldn't help but compare them and find Yes a little wanting. 3.5.

Yes is a band that I had never made time for. This was a mistake. After listening to this record twice, I listened to 4 other albums by them on the same day. I must not have been in the right frame of mind all those times in the past when I had false starts.

good 70s music

Relistened to this and changed 2.3 to 3.0 per track.

So innovative! Really cool album. I was also impressed with the recording quality. You do eventually get a little tired of 9 minute songs, but they're not very repetitive so it's not bad.

I like the vocals from "Yes", and like the song, "I've seen all good people". I thought the rest of the album was OK.

Idk.

Never listened to Yes but very familiar with Squire as a bass player. Love the tones and style he has. The album was sort of medium to me. Just sorta meh except for I’ve Seen All Good People. Should probably relisten with different ears someday. 3.5/5

Steve Howe's guitar really lifts this album, especially Starship Troopers. Your's is no disgrace was my first yes song, a good album to kick off the collection.

How are all of these songs so good?

Really interesting but need more time with it.

I totally dig this style of progressive British rock. All Good People gets the radio play and attention, and for good reason because it is a quality track, but there isn't a bad track on this album and I have a fondness for Yours is No Disgrace.

I was surprised at how eclectic this album felt. A lot of impressive technical skill in the guitarwork.

I kind of hate prog rock but this is on the better end of it.

It was okay but there were too many instrumental tracks which I tend not to like.

Great YES album

A decent album, but not quite as good as what I've come to expect from Yes.

Some slappers on here

Not my cuppa tea.

Album Nr. 22 Durchwachsenes Rockalbum Anfang der 70er.

half good half bad yours is no disgrace a venture perpetual change

Yes

First and last songs are the best. Enjoyable but A Venture could have been taken off and it would have been even better.

rush better. 3.5

Not as good as Fragile but still solid prog rock.

Yes!!! Classic prog rock album that's a total blast to listen to. Already pretty familiar with Yes' early catalogue so this wasn't entirely new but I'm interested to see what the other reviews are saying! Always funny to hear people critique a genre you're very familiar with fresh ears. I'm expecting lots of video game or Mario comparisons, which aren't totally wrong. I've always thought those old games must have been inspired by prog just by the fact although they are old - they still came after albums like this one.

My second Yes album on this journey. I've always loved "You're Move." I think I liked the Fragile album slightly beetter but still an enjoyable experience. 3.5

It's the second Yes album on the list. As I said when writing about "Fragile" I am a Yes fan. They have some really groovy rock vibes: great vocals, fun basslines, and guitar work. I liked "Fragile" better than this album, but it's still solid. 3.75

Does every song need to be 10 min and have the same harmonies!?

Not bad

Classic rock and roll! Yes is one of the pillar bands of the 1970’s rock era.

Enjoyed it on my walk.

Dull.

Unique, still sounds great.

Couple Good Songs

Something different from what you may think that 70's rock is, but at the same time also full of details that let you know what you are listening. This was my first Yes album and I'll definitely keep listening.

Classic Prog! This is more like it. Superb musicianship. Not the biggest fan of Jon Anderson's voice, but it works with everything else. 5/5

This album has amazing production, guitar work, and vocals. Classic album!

Not my style but very cyberpunkish sound. With some alternating sounds. Good overall

I discovered Yes during the musical doldrums of disco and need wave. Having been raised on a combination of 70s top 40 and album rock, I'm sure I was exposed to Yes bybolder siblings, but what I remember are things like ELP, Tommy by the Who, Dark Side of the Moon, Elton John, and America. I don't know when I discovered Yes on my own, but it was probably to listen to Chris Squire while I was learning to play bass. They influenced me to expand my listening to classical music and to appreciate other forms of music that weren't blues-based rock. The Yes Album plays like a greatest hits album for me. I haven't listened to it for decades, and wear reminded how much I enjoy it.

Was okay but kinda boring

I have a soft spot for prog rock, and even though it would be heavy rotation on the classic rock stations of my youth, I silly enjoy "All Good People". I think it's interesting to include their live folk track on this album, but it made sense to me. We hear a lot of heavy folk instrumentation on many of these songs, and it's nice to hear that they have live chops for the same.

Leur 3ème album. De beaux sons avec de bons instruments par moments. S'écoute tranquille, mais pas de coup de coeur de chanson en général. On hésite entre le 2 et le 3. J'ai écouté pas mal pire.

маловато слов, но в целом приятно. под такую музыку легко спит(ь)ся

I have never liked this band. I've played this album a couple of times today and I still don't! Maybe it's a generational thing as I developed my taste in the aftermath of punk and in the post-punk era.

Bor ne...Dudel

Classic.

Distinctive harmonies by this group, but I don't recognize many of their songs.

I like this one. I knew several of the songs on there so I got to sing along a little.

Better

has one of Yes’ best songs “I’ve seen all good people” the rest is fine

It was OK. More twangy and instrumental than I would have expected. I’d give it 3.5 stars. I might listen to this one again.

nah

Yes

One of the first live bands I saw played most of this album. Still sounds great

How about no

I can't listen to "Your Move" without singing "Semi-Charmed Life" over the end part.

Best album so far,perfectly composed

Great album. Terrible stereo mix.

From a pure technical standpoint, this is instrumentally just so ahead of its time for me (either that or I don’t know shit about ‘60s rock) that whatever sort of mesmerizing feeling it gave me throughout, it ultimately just left me impressed, across the board, except for A Venture. I struggle to give it a full 5/5 but it’s absolutely a 4.5, and I think it’s my favorite album so far.

Yours Is No Disgrace - Feels like a rush song with out the sparkle, like a jam session. The layred harmonic melody reminds me of 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. I've heard the name Yes but i never knew what music they were. They quite confortably fit in between Rush and Led Zepplin with an influence of Beatles. Not something im overly interesting.

Another one of the bands I liked in the 80s that I didn't realize had earlier stuff. I'd listen to it again but I prefer the later music

I feel this could grow on me. At the moment it's just a 3 star

Ekki algjörlega generic rock eins og ég heyri það. Sum lög með alveg sturlaða production. Movie!

Yes is the quintessential 1st generation Prog Rock band, and this album kicked off a run of 5 essential prog albums in 45 months. They defined the genre, and turned out an amazing suite of albums in a short period of time. Props to ELP and Genesis, but Yes led the pack. This is a great album, with some of their best known songs: Your Move (All Good People), Perpetual Change, Starship Trooper... Great stuff. From the personal standpoint, the single version of I've Seen All Good People was the first prog song I remember hearing on the radio, on my little transistor radio in the backyard of the family home. ELP's Lucky Man came out before, but peaked at #48 in the US, and I don't remember hearing it until later. I am and have been intimately familiar with this album for 50+ years. I’ve had this on vinyl, I’ve had it on CD, I have it on digital. This is not my favorite Yes album, but it is probably a 3 way tie for #2. And an easy 5/5

Another uninteresting Yes album

Has some nice moments (e.g., parts of I’ve Seen All Good People) but they are all ruined by overly long, complicated noodley songwriting.

Inoffensive. I quite enjoyed it.

I got what I expected which was prog rock that noodled on for ages without the redeeming feature of Rick Wakeman wearing a cloak. Least interminable track: The Venture.

I confess to only really knowing Yes from Owner of a Lonely Heart in the 80s. This is more interesting but then I have always enjoyed a bit of prog rock. Listen to again - Starship Trooper A. Life Seeker B. Disillusion C. Würm because actually what on earth *was* that?!

Not that good

This album shows plenty of promise, and I hope we get to hear later albums which ought to fulfill… hahaha only joking, the machine and its evil sense of humour gave us Fragile the day before, and while I dislike this less, the problems are the same. Grooves ruined by fidgeting. No memorable songs because they need hooks and probably repetition and that’s boring. The ghost choir singing. Elves, probably. Paging Trevor Horn for some help here.

sounds like pretty basic rock with extra steps. not as much fun as eg Jethro Tull or Queen but OK [edit: aaargh!]

A dinosaur of decades. Definitly not compatible with TikTok.

A performance; harmonies across stereo space, guitar solos, a deeply 70s prog rock album.

Really enjoyed the rock and roll instrumentals, even made it onto a playlist

This sounds like walking into Guitar Center on a busy weekend.

Parece que va a ser bonico, pero es bastante rollo. Un poco musical inventado. Cantan bien. No lo volvería a escuchar.

Super fun. 3 stars

I think this is the third Yes album on the list that I've gotten, and of the three, this was the easiest one for me to get into. I really liked this one, and I definitely want to listen to it again.

Didnt like

4.3 - “Yours is No Disgrace” opens this remarkable record like a diesel engine - it’s loud and a little clunky, but powerful and finely tuned. Rarely can an instrumental solo on acoustic guitar capture my attention, but “Clap” has that distinction - superb. “Starship Trooper” and “I’ve Seen All Good People” are both bangers as well. I’ll add this to my growing list of favorite prog-rock albums!

Yes’ first record featuring Steve Howe. What an addition that was. Masterful guitar playing throughout. In my opinion, this type of prog was best, right before it got real wankery.

2/5

Yes! 3.4

No thanks There seems to be an overabundance of 70s prog rock on this list 2.5/5

Menudos solos de guitarra niño

Estaba a punto de darle un 3 porque Yes mola pero no es la polla, pero entonces Perpetual Change me ha tenido vibrando totalmente todo el rato y ha tenido que caer el 4. Si llega a salir el disco de Roundabout no seré responsable de mis actos.

Kunne godt lide det var eksperimenterende og prøvede på noget. Interresant! Sådan lidt engelsk Grateful Dead men mere elektronisk. Men fangede mig ikke, groovede ikke til noget af det.

The shorter material worked for me, the clap (live version) and your move are great, but not a fan of 70s prog and this didn’t dissuade me from that opinion. Occasionally good moments but swamped in wankery.

Ok

Stabiles album. Würd 4.5/5 geh wenni chent. Cooli Gitarre Riffs

Fun guitar! Bouncy, light, creative, fresh of breath air! Peak yes phase

ok OG prog Yes. yours is no disgrace geil s cleane solo figgt. the clap insane geil starship trooper sooo schöni sounds. hammer. Ive seen all good people. boah isch da geil uiii het much mega überrascht nöd mur mit de virtuosität sonder au mit wie schön d sounds sind und wie gschmackvoll dases isch für prog rock wo sehr schnell nur genudel chan sii. sie mached modulatione extreem schön. de schluss vom ive seen all good people wos abe moduliert isch genial. oke has nomel 3 mol dureglost ich liebs finds s beste yes album woni bis etz ghört han ive seen all good people und starshiptroopers sind absoluti meisterwerk. ich glaub ich han mis erste füfi.

ah nur 9:40 uhh drums gönd loooos und BASS oke würkli sehrsehr geile start the clap mega verspielt und mega cute wenn jz denn de linard bardill chunnt und ahfangt singe, würs mi gar nöd verwundere nächsts 9-min-lied me chan so richtig ide musig versinke, dank de längi vo de lieder ich han ja langi lieder nöd immer glich gern aber idem fall sinds würkli chli e reise wommer chan mit yes mache falls das sinn macht a venture chli "simpler" aber gfalltmer vlt gad weg dem momentan am beste ui perpetual change kämpft aber au gad um das prädikat, isch chli bluesiger TAKTWECHSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL oke ich verstah was sie hend welle mach aber links DIDÄNGÄGNDÄNDGÄND z ghöre und rechts sochli s gliche aber längsämer aber no es gitarre solo AH isch mier jz gad echli z vill gsi ok würkli hammer album

2 stars, ok soft/passive listening but there are no bangers here

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Meh

The most prog out of everything ever. A bewildering array of styles and sounds, but always overblown to the point of nonsense. I still liked it though!

Decent

Getting into bass at the time that I'm listening this album feels like perfect timing. Some interesting bass lines happening in the first song. It's a vibe. It's music and nice to listen to. But it definitely also isn't songs in the sense that most other albums are - it's sort of rambling in a musical sense. I'm slightly poisoned because the musicians at our most recent wedding (Mara's) were too focused on soloing and not focused on helping the crowd have fun - I sorta feel like that's this music. Track 4 has some great vocals and interesting melody. Longest fade out ever in A Venture.

The guitarwork is the best part in my opinion. Sometimes it gives me this medieval feel and I love that. I thought the rhythm changed a bit too often in Perpetual Change (though that was probably the point) but the second half of the song was really good.

Pretty inoffensive but nothing that caught my fancy much either. Crazy they're still releasing new albums and have had over 20 members! Favorite track: Starship Trooper

Enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. The development in the longer songs is really interesting.

it’s no Close to the Edge but it’s still Yes at some of their best

i was surprised to hear some similarity with yes's the yes album and the band genesis. they're both progressive rock pioneers and were making music at the same time, but i previously thought of yes and genesis as different in the progressive rock genre. i was delightfully surprised, though. i even heard a bit of a folk undertone on a song or two!

My first thought on this album was that Yes has such outstanding harmony on this album! I absolutely love that! It's no wonder why Yes is such a well regarded prog rock group; they definitely know how to do it all while making it approachable for the average prog rock listener. It's hard to tell from the way the tracklisting is laid out on streaming platforms, but 2 of the 6 tracks on this album are actually "movements" within a "suite" -- a very prog rock thing to do. Not the least of which is "I've Seen All Good People", which in my opinion is one of Yes's best tracks -- all 7 minutes of it!

5/5. Totally biased but progressive rock is my favorite and amazing instrumentation with clean songwriting takes me higher. Hard to feel like people might not enjoy these songs. Sure they can be long and overbearing but they are just so fun to listen to, I have no idea what any of it means but it's so easy to sing along to and jam to. Although objectively these aren't Yes's best songs, the flow of the album and the 4 main long tracks really stand out here.

Album 4/1001: Don’t really know how to feel about this album. Feels like great bar and pool music bringing it back to a time when the fish were perceivably booming 6/10

Like it, tho the instrumental intro got old fast

Dislike for the Yes confirmed. Most notable negative is the singing because you will occasionally hear a good instrumental lock in underneath.

Bah c du rock pas trop mal j'aime beaucoup the clap (qui est même pas du rock mais de l'acoustique d'ailleurs 😅)

Surprisingly good. Turns out I don't hate Yes, I hate Yes' "hits". 3.6.

This is about as good as prog rock gets, which is sort of like being named the world's tallest midget.

Nah

Not a greyProg fan but this was ok.

great harmonies, tracks are long and repetitive but pleasant

Fun background music, but not something I would turn on.

It was a good rock album. I can’t say anything stands out about this one but I enjoyed it.

I love me some yes. That being said, I really hope this isn't the only yes album, because this band just gets weirder and more grandiose after this. All positives in my book.

Good but not stand out didn't get a good chance to understand the lyrics but pretty out there for 1971 I liked the instrumental tracks

I know 2 songs on this record from hearing it on the radio. I'd never put it on, but my ears didn't hurt from hearing it either. Not for me.

prog rocks just fun

Never been able to listened to a Yes album repeatedly. This one follows the pattern of the other I've heard. I even owned one at some point but it is not easy to skip tracks on vinyl. Anyway this is OK, yes the musicianship is excellent, yes there are some enlightening guitar passages and glorious harmonies but it feels disjointed.

Pretty good, very experimental.

I still don’t like Yes.

You can tell that they're all very fine musicians and just having fun out there. Some of the lyrics sounded really stupid, and I had no idea what they were trying to say, but it didn't stop them from being fun to listen to. Maybe if I didn't understand English, I would appreciate this band more.

Entirely ok

Nic specjalnego, przyjemne ale wracać nie będę

Its decent, pretty chill.

Outstanding prog rock.

Yeah

pretty clunky.

I love yes

Not another bloody Yes album

Does it have a group of freakishly good musicians? Yes. Does it have eccentric blends of folk, blues and nerd-rock? Yes. Does it make me feel like a warlock? Yes. Does it absolutely rip? YES

Much better than I remembered Yes. I like the jade and psychedelic influence.

I didn‘t even know that YES were a (almost, at least) classic 70ies rockband, I like! :-)

Voelde het niet echt, saai generic rock album

Wel oke, beetje te experimenteel voor mijn smaak

I'm pretty lukewarm on prog rock overall, since I like the idea of it, but feel that it tends to be pretty self-indulgent in its execution (looking squarely at you, Roger Waters). I enjoy the more lightheared prog stuff, and this falls into that basket. I don't think this is one that I'll come back to, but it's pleasant overall. The music is interesting and well produced, but it also tends to fade into the background for me 3/5

Difficult album to rate. Plagued with nostalgia and a sense of comfort from a childhood of listening to Yes’ music, I immediately want to give this album a 5. Yet it’s far from perfect, particularly when facing the lyrics, most of them really make no damn sense. Moments like the clap confuse me, why is a single, mediocrely recorded live song plugged into the record? Why not record it in a studio? Regardless, musicianship is unbelievable, Howe’s guitar is incredible and Squire’s bass is definitive of the genre. Not a fan of the 5 scale, not a 10/10 but I’ll give it a 5.

No variety. Whiny.

1. Świetna gitarka! 2. Czuję się jakbym miała konia, banjoo i siedziała gdzieś na amerykańskim rancho 3. Dobra nuta 4. Organy robia robote Spójna elegancka płyta z piękna instrumentalna. 4.5 ! :) bardzo długie utwory

Boring af

Reminded me of Deep Purple a little bit.

Progressive? Progressed!

Parece que va a ser bonico, pero es bastante rollo. Un poco musical inventado. Cantan bien. No lo volvería a escuchar.

I enjoyed it. It had some fun songs with a good mix of rock and synth.

"I've seen good people" is the most known song. Thought this was pretty good; easy listen. 8/10.

Haven't heard Yes in years. Used to really enjoy them. They've got a unique 70s sound and style that faded away from my listening preferences for a long while, but that I'm re-finding lately.

This album had a mixture of a lot of different sub genres of rock, it was quite nice in the sense that every song had a different vibe to it, but the album as a whole didn't really flow together. The songs were well done but it does sound like you're listening to a different album with each song. Pretty average vocals to accompany pretty average guitar playing.

I couldn’t finish it. It made me angry

So much way more better than Neil Young, but nothing spectacular. 3/5

Yours is no Disgrace - 3/5 The Clap - 3/5 Starship Trooper - 2/5 I've Seen All Good People - 3/5 A Venture - 3/5 Perpetual Change - 2/5 Your Move - 4/5 Starship - 4/5 The Clap - 3/5

Song were really lon

Hoy no le he podido prestar mucha atención, pero creo que me ha gustado más que el de Fragile. Lo tendré que volver a escuchar. 2.5/5

My opinion on yes did not change. Technically this should be a band I adore but just can't get into them.

The first Yes album to feature the inimitable Steve Howe. This album is still building towards the excellency of their next two (which I admittedly have a bias towards), but it’s teeming with classics all the same. In fact, most of the album consists of classic tracks! While it doesn’t reach quite the same heights, this and their two following albums from a trilogy that provided, and still provides, a gold standard for what prog rock can achieve

Decent skiva önskar de sku använda sina jätteoriginella musiker för att laga poplåtar men det här var väl helt okay

i’ve seen all good people kind of like the styx

Meh!

“And that was the last and only time I listen to that album. More like The No.”

Guitar is very cool, the songs feel a bit all over the place tho Second song was my favourite The 9 minute songs were just too much for me, couldn’t really get into any of them 2/5

This album was a good listen. Really great musicianship.

This is a very good album, I would give it a 5 but I used to listen to the Fragile album A LOT and that’s a masterpiece…so if thats a 5 this one falls a little below. But just like Fragile this these albums are always great to just put them on and enjoy! Also, always love the concept of songs in parts & always from the 3 min radio friendly format. Let the song develop and go different places!

A solid rock album! I really liked the flow of all the songs. I don't really have much to say except it was really enjoyable!

doesn't live up to close to the edge but its cool

Very solid album. Not the best that Yes has to offer, but good. Starship Trooper may be my favorite Yes song--pretty emblematic of their sound. If you don't like that one, you probably won't like them.

My first time making it through a full Yes album. I really enjoyed the instrumentation. The vocals have kept me away previously, but not so bad with an open mind this time. Their lyrics seem to be intelligent and insightful, though it's sometimes difficult to find a coherent line of thought. Quality music. I think I prefer my prog a little darker. 3.3

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Not my favourite Yes album by a mile (Close to the Edge is a triumph) but it still has the signature style it's true. I can understand that many people don't like this genre but Jon Anderson's vocals plus virtuoso performances all round show this is still Prog at it's best and not even the lack of Rick Wakeman spoils the proceedings.

Very average album

Cool

YESSSSSSSSSS. Your's Is No Disgrace is sort of a place to start for listening to the whole band as a total. dynamics, central theme, wonky key shifts, it has it all. Starship Trooper is also stellar. I've Seen All Good People part A is so uplifting, and transitions into this goofy boogie woogie back beat. Perpetual Change and the two standalones aren't of the same weight but still have that damn growling barking bass tone so this is a dinger of an album for me.

A solid classic album, but does not catch my ear particularly, it all sorta runs together for me

This was so good I listened twice yesterday!

Classic rock from early seventies. Great mix of vocals and music

I've Seen All Good People like this album

Quite fun, really enjoyed it other than the second song which is a real low point haha. Liked it but don't think I'll come back to it soon

This one was fun but I'm not excited by it

Pretty good

Good timing as I was just listening to a bit of prog yesterday. Though you can see the potential here, I don't think they were quite the beast they'd become on Close To The Edge yet here. There's no bad tracks out of the six here, but I feel like I need some big long epic here, just one at least. The three longer songs are great but they just leave me wanting a bit more. Not quite sure where to rate it really.

Dreamy guitar!

I do enjoy the musicianship on here the rock and roll based guitarwork on “when all good people” is something I really love more than I did when I was younger. It’s the lyrics that I just don’t really find interesting. Almost a 5

Heard before: yes It must finally be said. Your Move is a great song but terrible chess advice; I could kick Jon Anderson’s butt in chess if this is how he plays. You should always surround yourself with yourself. ANYWAY, the most shocking thing about listening to this record after 30 years or more is how unprogressive it sounds. Funny how progress works. There are a lot of time signatures, and the organ is awesome, but it sounds like a modern jam band, with the super licky guitar being more key than I remembered. Top tracks: Perpetual Change, I’ve Seen All Good People, Starship Trooper

It not bad, it has good guitar but that's about all I like about this.

It just sounded plain mid in my opinion: I wasn't blown away by any of the song but yet I didn't hear a single one which I immediately went "This isn't very good". Overall just a mediocre album with not much going for and against it. Solid lyrics with a pretty sweet guitar to back it but it could've been so much more, I was just waiting for it to knock me out but the punch missed me.

Oh dear, definitely not a Yes from me. Not my cup of tea. Not to be unkind but in my opinion the album was Gash…

Not my vibe. I can hear some of the sounds of the 70s come through and the doors vibe with the keys. I did enjoy the 9 min long early prog rock vibes.

It's yes

Not bad

Good but not for me.

the arrangements are interesting, the chimes give off a some kind tavern mood, also some more classical music stuff like organs used, feels like a mix of a lot of different genres glued with rock, vocals not my cup of tea

Pretty good! I quite enjoyed many of the songs, and even ended up adding a couple to my playlist.

Kind of sounds like Rush. Good groove

Progressive Rock album, in general, take a little longer to get into an enjoy for me. I've heard this album many times...but some of the songs just don't stick with me. It's really great, once you get into it. Just give it time and listen ... really listen. Standouts: I've Seen All Good People (Your Move, All Good People), Others: Starship Trooper, Yours is no Disgrace, Clap, A Venture. 3.75/5

Now we're talking. This is incredible prog rock. It's all nonsense and over the top but the musical skill is insane and they go for it on every song. Seeing this album today almost makes me sad since there's 1,001 albums and if you picked one Yes album you'd pick this one. I hope we get at least one more. The complexity of this album is fantastic. They use all sorts of sound work and so much range. The stereo work makes it great to listen to on either some good surround or headphones. You can tell when an album had as much time editing and mastering as being performed. This is a great example of an album to just sit and listen to and notice more each time. I'd understand anyone hearing this and laughing but I can't help but admire a band so clearly trying to do what they want and experimenting. There's obviously some up and down between songs but they showcase the band in this album.

"I've Seen All Good People" was my first exposure to Yes. That song made it on to mixtapes but I never really dug deeper. A little more stripped down version of Yes for the most part than I've been exposed to. They do a great job of dipping into different genres and making the whole album pretty cohesive but not repetitive.

By my first listen, in my car, i thought nothing of it. By my second listen, with my headphones, it was much more fun. It remains an interesting fact that music can differ so much if you listen to it in different ways. Regardless the variations in stereo sound it's not really mind blowing.

Enjoyed the drumming and guitar but it didn't hook me.

A great progressive album. I’d like to think it is the perfect work to start digging on that type of music.

1971. Solid progressive rock, not too big on the singer.

meh

Klassiekertje in de prog Yours is ni disgrace is een sterke opener. The clap is goed maar volgt niet zo lekker. Starship trooper is voor mij wel de highlight van het album. Vooral tegen het einde waar het wat gaat dronen op de riff, omdan met nog een vrij energieke solo te eindigen Ive seen all good people - verassend - folky schaakliedje Hele album al bij al solid. The clap valt er een beetje buiten maar is verder niet mis.

It was ok

One of my favorites

this was an interesting listen. oddly enough, they sounded like crosby, stills and nash at times with their harmonies. definite folk music influences. i didn’t necessarily love it, but didn’t hate it either. progressive music definitely has its place and this band is crazy talented, but i probably wouldn’t listen to this album again to be honest.

No. This was mostly the no album. A couple of good songs, good musicianship, but just not my thing.

No (Lol, how original is that? I bet NO ONE else ever makes that joke!)

Bass

eh

Enjoyed this one, nothing too crazy but an easy listen 8/10

Yes!

I liked some bits but they’re all over the place. Rock? Funk? Blues? Folk? Last song was too much, and the random organ solos interrupted songs I otherwise thought were okay.

This album was mostly unfamiliar to me. The only song I recognized was "I see All Good People". The sound reminds me of Rush, and in some places of Phish. I listened to the album through twice. The sounds is OK, but I didn't find myself getting particularly hooked.

At least it wasn't Rush. I'll stand by that part of my review.

You know that scene in Beetlejuice, where they're in the waiting room for hell? This is the music playing there.

Add one star to the organ bit

Damn soulful, a really great album. Standouts are 'Cry Baby' and 'Mercedes Benz' (Women do be feelin' tho.)

Reminds me of Stix grand illusion. Don't like it as much tho.

my favourite part was the instrumental at the end of starship trooper. otherwise i don't have any strong feelings about this album. it kinda just comes and goes

Great album!! Reminds me of a mix between Zeppelin and Boston Exactly what an early 70s rock album should be 5/5

A while ago I got to rate their next record Fragile. I gave it 3 stars. This record sounds more natural than Fragile. I like it better. I still don't like the singer's voice very much. Favorite song: Yours is no disgrace.

Now I am a yes fan. The album is great and it is not the best one that they have. Also - epic bass player!

Actually really liked it

Yes!

Yes are undeniably talented artists with a cool sound, but this album was a little more rambling and unfocused than I really enjoy.

I really like Yes' sound. This album isn't as engaging for me as Fragile but it's still good.

I have no strong feelings one way or the other. I’ve listened to the album all the way through twice now, and no parts have stuck out to me at all. This music just does not move me. It’s marginally better than listening to nothing at all. It’s background music. If you get something from this then more power to you. But I really cannot different any separate bits of the album, because it all sounds the same to me. And all the positive reviews seem to say the same. ‘No thoughts, head empty, just vibes’ is a direct quote from a review I just read. That isn’t what I want from my music, I don’t want the audio equivalent of a Fast and Furious film. I want something that engages me. I want more than just, oh this sounds pleasant. The best song on the album is an instrumental Portuguese folk guitar show piece. And it’s the best song because it actually sounds passionate, it feels like there was an actual idea that the writer wanted to explore. The idea may just have been, ‘I’ve just bought a Portuguese guitar, let’s write a Portuguese folk song’ but at least it’s an idea. God I hate Prog Rock

Yes

Better than pink Floyd

there is a lot to think about on this record. It's rockin' but it's very cerebral. Sounds a bit like Rush and Pink Floyd and the Grateful Dead, vocals can sometimes get CSN-ish,... Overall pretty enjoyable. Doesn't /quite/ make it over the hump to a 4 for me, though it's close

Leuk album, was niet zo bekend met Yes behalve de hitjes. Volgens mij ook het eerste prog album in de lijst na 240 albums. Ga zeker meer Yes checken!

Who would’ve thought the clap could be so enjoyable. Album is a banger!

Love this. Favorite: Starship Trooper.

It’s okay, kinda sounds like the Beatles but a lot worse

A coming of age album for a 70's rock icon

Prog spaceship

3/5

As much as I love prog music Yes is has always been a band I could just never fully get into. I enjoy listening to their music and exploring the many avenues their songs go down but I can never prioritize them over other bands of the same style I enjoy more. Every song on The Yes Album is pretty solid though featuring many pretty cool moments. Starship Troopers is always worth the time whenever I do get around to listening to it which if I'm being honest. Isn't very often.

Of the many repeat artists on this list, I have to say that Yes may be be the most frustrating of all. I don’t enjoy listening to them, and find their music immeasurably dull. Knowing as I do that I still have at least one more Yes album to go before I may be free of them forever, I dread the inevitable day that I have to subject my ear drums to this kind of brain-smoothing music again.

pretty good psych

Very likable and progressive, but I'm not sure if I'd listen to this again.

Oh I absolutely love this! Such tight vocal harmonies and meandering but still interesting jams. I was immediately reminded of CSNY but like a funkier, rockier version. Love getting a full rock opera with Starship Trooper. It's so cinematic and full of intrigue, I'm a very big fan.

Banger. Classic Yes. IMO not as majestic as Close to the Edge or Fragile but this is definitely up there in the Yes tier list.

Great album

Gave this several listens before settling on a conflicted 3. Enjoyed my time in Yes Land more than I usually do. To me they too often have a frenetic, ADHD-afflicted, too-smart-to-care sense about them, where every idea is boring and is discarded for the next new thing. The other records we've had by them certainly suffer from this. This is less bad, in that regard! There are really good moments, and some glimpses of good songs here! And it's a little less self-serious and kind of whimsical and silly. Still, I struggle to remember more than a couple of passing melodies here. My time in Yes Land has been more enjoyable and somewhat charming than other outings, but the idea of putting on yet another record of there's makes me feel somewhat queasy. 3/5

This is friggin awesome gamers! 😎😎

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Enough Yes albums!

Honestly The Yes Album is pretty interesting, particularly because it reminded me of Animals by Pink Floyd (In song structure mostly) but the songs here just aren't nearly as long. I thought this album was fairly okay, My biggest issue with it is some of the songs felt directionless but other than that simple gripe, the album was fairly okay and didn't have any bad songs on it. Best Song: Perpetual Change Worst Song: I've Seen All Good People: a. Your Move, b. All Good People

No idea how I got it in my head that I don’t like Yes but I enjoyed nearly every minute of this

The bass player rules. There are plenty of great riffs and musical ideas here, but for me, prog rock always shoots itself in the foot by shifting too quickly from one thing to another. Idk, very forward thinking especially for 1971, but you can also tell how rooted it is in the 60s rock scene. With all the clean guitar and organ lines, I keep thinking that this is what Grateful Dead wishes they sounded like.

I actually quite like Yes’ take on Prog-Rock, but this one is relatively inconsistent for me. We still have some great tracks in the opening Yours Is No Disgrace and the well-known All Good People, and although I feel it is a bit overrated in their catalogue Starship Troopers is still a great performance. Unfortunately for me, including a live guitar solo as track 2 (great work by Steve Howe but still a baffling choice) and closing with 2 mediocre tracks back-to-back spoil the fun. Still a wonderful example of creative musicianship, but I feel the next couple records in their discography really highlight the shortcomings of this one.

Good people 👍 live songs not as bonus tracks 👎

Prog rock at its proggy rocky synsthesiser best I suppose! If you dig it, you’ll dig it. If you don’t, you won’t. Can’t make it any more simple than that I suppose!

Lenge siden eg har hørt da. Da e et stykke fra Fragile, men litt Yes slår sjelden feil

Obligatory 5, Yes is one of my favorite bands and I was probably listening to them nearly every day during my senior year of highschool. This was first album Yes would release in a string of album releases that are all arguably 5/5's. The elements for Yes came together with this album. Steve Howe was brought on for guitar and was able to write some of the most interesting guitar riffs and chords. Chris Squire with the fat bass tone, Jon Anderson with his elf like vocals and lyrics. The percussion and organ from Bill Bruford and Tony Kaye. All of it created a unique and original sound in an era where the popular bands were just doing blues and turning up the distortion and screaming into the mic

So good

A good prog rock album.

This is phenomenal. So much good on such a small album.

Classic. Love every minute of it.

The good parts are really good. But the weird country influence is jarring and really distracts from the rest.

nice

I quite liked this. It gives the feel of music being made in a room filled with people making weed

"How about no?" - Dr. Evil Little Britain CSNY. Psychedelic folk prog with lots of ideas - few of them good.The bass sounds like farts, pretty cool! Nice acoustic instrumental on The Clap in a virtuoso folk style. The guitar and bass interplay on Starship Troopers is great throughout, especially the spacey ending. But the vocals are irritating, flutes have no place in rock music, and there're too many parts all jammed together into each song, you're just getting into a groove then here comes a tempo/key/instrumental change. Very taxing to listen to and the whole thing reeks of cider. Oh, 'All Good People' is by Yes? Hadn't realized. I hate that song. I gather this was a very influential album, unfortunate.

New to me but I enjoyed this one

Good prog. Love Seen All Good People.

Yes, I liked it prog rock pioneers.

Not bad, but I couldn’t wait for it to be over

Another Yes album. Another 8-minute jam. It’s not bad but I just don’t see the significance.

ok

There's a reason they're called Yes - because YES I love this band. They do prog like no one else really does it. Super unique with more classic rock influence. The harmonies are amazing as well.

An incredible progressive rock album that never gets dull for me.

I got tired of this album very quickly. Instead of feeling timeless, like much of the music from their era, it felt dated and repetitive. All the Lonely People will always resonate, but I don't think I need to listen to the rest of it again.

Har aldrig riktigt lyssnat på Yes tidigare men blev lyckligt överraskad! Bra igenom hela albumet. Inte en enda skip! Bästa låt: Starship Trooper

Bästa låt:Starship trooper

Fett roligt rock album. Tyckte att det var en mycket trevlig lysning även om det inte riktigt är min genre Favorit låtar: Perpetual Change, Yours is no Disgrace, Starship trooper

Didn't really dig it, but I could see that it could grow on me. Should listen to some Rick Wakeman too.

Pretentious wankery.

When this album popped up for me on my tracker for the 1001 albums, I audibly said "Yes!" aloud. I love Yes. I have loved Yes for a long time, and had a big prog rock phase a while back. The Yes Album is an interesting one for me, because I always knew of its existence, but I wasn't sure when I would go back to give it a listen. I'm glad I was given the excuse to check it out, given my love for Fragile and Close to the Edge. I see this as the Meddle of Yes' discography. It acts as the point where you can see when they find their footing. Steve Howe had made his way into the band, which is easily one of the best things they could have done for themselves. And the energy that would carry them forward into having one of the strongest runs of albums in the 70's shows up here. John's voice is as beautiful as ever, Chris Squire's signature bass sound is delightfully sharp, Steve's guitar work is amazing, and Bill's drum sound is so bright and snappy, which fits his style of play perfectly. I see this album as their Meddle, and I see Starship Troopers as their Echoes. It may not be as ambitious, but it shows them experimenting with their longer, multi-phased song structures they would become known for. Specifically the section titled "Würm". This part is so heavy and psychedelic, and has one of the best jams Yes has ever done period. Easily the most striking moment on the whole album. I have to speak on one gripe I have with this album though. I think Tony Kaye does a fantastic job as the keyboardist up until this point. But just like how Steve Howe was an addition the band needed to succeed, Rick Wakeman is in the same boat. Although technically not with Yes until after this album was released, I can feel the gap left when he is not the one behind the keyboard. He is probably the single greatest prog keyboardist of all time, and maybe just in general across all rock music, and that golden age lineup of Anderson, Squire, Howe, Wakeman and Bruford is absolutely unbeatable. I think for the first album from Yes that can truly be considered a substantial piece of work, that set them on the map and would help them become one of the leading bands in the progressive rock movement of the 70's alongside other giants like King Crimson, Rush and Pink Floyd, they did a stellar job.

Proggy

solid

The prog champ of our generation? Not according to Nolan (Rush)

You know what I say to this album? YES! I liked this album. My main complaint was I wish it was longer

Kinda sad this isn't the album with Roundabout, but I'll take it I guess. This band suffers from all the tropes of being a '70s band in a bad way, unfortunately. Their songs are good but could either be split into more or just have their runtime cut down by a minute or 2 at least. I actually like this album quite a bit, but because of the '70s band tropes, they fall into it kills it for me. This would be a 4, but imma have to downgrade it This is a strong 3/5

Need to give this another listen. I was doin something else while listening and I honestly didn’t absorb much

I wanna be yespilled so bad but unfortunately I am nopilled. Also was it just me or was the back half of this album much better than the front?

Every once in a while you should open your mind and ears, and listen to some prog-rock. This album is among the best the genre has to offer.

Reminds me of the music my dad would listen to

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