The Yes Album

Prog rock with experimental excursions towards jazzy and Caribbean sounds, which is overall lightfooted and positive.

Highlight - Ive seen all good people. Great band, not necessarily a go-to genre for me.

Just not feeling it.

Yes! It sounds so good! Maybe the greatest bass tone of all time. RIP Chris. Vocals are very classic on this album, especially on Good People. A really good mix of poppy and progressive. Very accessible but technical. The Clap is kind of out of nowhere but sort of love it for that... I guess it's to introduce Steve Howe. It's up there for favorite Yes albums... might be my favorite because I'm kind of a pleb, though I'm sure some others come up so I can give them a more critical listen. It's not Close to the Edge, it doesn't have Roundabout on it, but it's really good!

Enjoying these Yes albums more than I'd expect

Sounds like prog rock!

70s prog rock that’s surprisingly poppy.

I've reached Yes overload with this list of albums. Yes this is a decent album, yes this is a good band, no I don't need to hear anymore Yes.

Meh.

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Loved the sound.

Experimental, immaculate shredding. Amazing drummer and guitarist.

Pfff

Oh god, these nerds again but now with extra nerd flavour! It's still gunna be a no for me, dawg.

Not their best album but this does introduce their progressive rock style that eventually birthed Fragile.

the band named yes say yes to 10 min songs

This kind of symphonic/progressive rock never captured me, and still doesn´t

I liked the guitar but this music is not really my style but I liked the first song

I did not finish it 😔 but the first like 2/3 are very good and I will finish it but busy day with work and pole vault. I do love some anti war propaganda music though. Yes is fantastic

yeah no

Alright pop prog

Wakeman-less, but still slaps. The first of their classic trilogy, but not without its tripey moments (why is the second track a live instrumental?)

This was perfectly fine I would say and elements of it I enjoyed but I wasn't blown away or remember loads about it even a day later

Was fine, but that's it, sounded exactly like I thought it would. Not bad but not great.

The Yes Album is anchored around four long-form songs with two shorter tunes sandwiched within. It's an inconsistent record, but there are good moments to be found. 'Yours is No Disgrace' might be the best of the bunch; nevertheless, the intentionally out-of-time organ grinds my ears in the intro. I think a band like Gentle Giant could pull off such polyrhythm in a much prettier way. Nevertheless, kick-ass guitar solos, and several nice dynamic variations on the chorus make for a magical track. Following this epic intro, we hear the live solo recording 'The Clap' which must have been included to showcase new guitarist Steve Howe—while it's nice enough, it's awfully out-of-place! 'Starship Trooper' rocks really hard, and somehow features a bluegrassy break in the middle of an otherwise epic prog-song. My only complaint lies with the four-minute outro. Following its faux folksy intro, 'I've Seen All Good People' goes on way too long with the same rollicking refrain. 'A Venture' is moody and punctured with punchy rhythms. It's short and fails to offend. And while I quite like the catchy choruses and Steve Howe's versatile guitar work on 'Perpetual Change', I think the song is ultimately ruined by the weird two-band stereo experiment in time signatures that only kind-of align. Again, Gentle Giant would come up with much more compelling (and gelling) types of polyrhythm! There's a lot to be bothered by: Jon Anderson's lyrics are weird and wacky—Bill Bruford likes to hit strange syncopated snare beats that don't really fit the rhythm—Chris Squire treats his bass like a melodic instrument on top of everything else already going on—Tony Kaye evidently didn't like synthesizers, but the whole band urged the use of a few which explains the random appearance of a few really loud synth bits here-n-there. Ultimately, I have no problem with Steve Howe's ever-tasteful guitar; still, 'The Clap' really didn't need to be here! Yet, here's five guys putting together songs that sound like nothing else. The songs operate on an ambitious scale, and they are all packed with catchy, memorable little licks and melodies. There are rewards to be had within the record for those willing to patiently wait to hear them.

Genres: Progressive rock[ Formed: London, England in 1968 Run time: 9 songs, 51 min, 53 sec This is the third studio album by the group. Spotify: Least popular song: 572k plays Most popular song: 26.5M plays Track 3, "Starship Trooper" has 10M plays. It contains a lot of words, but manages to say nothing of any significance. The words make sense, the sentences are complete, but they appear to have been generated at random. In contrast, other tracks on the album have meaning and convey a message. Musically, the album is very good. Yes have produced some good songs, but not on this album. Listen Again?: No My Rating: **

I know half the songs on this album, I'm delighted to learn the rest! The Kings of prog rock!

Induced a flash back

Disco maravilloso.

still not quite my cup of tea but I enjoyed it more than most Yes I'd already heard. some really cool passages but doesn't do heaps for me overall

очень вкусно и разнообразно алкоальбом: текила санрайз

легко вкусно, думал между 3 и 4, но это как будто не альбом просто альбом, а чет интересное, поэтому 4-

Неплохо

Ahhh let the prog become you. The Yes Album is a masterpiece from one of the best prog bands to ever do it. Yours Is No Disgrace opens the album with a very characteristic Yes sounds. Some aggressive bass stabs that give way to some glittery instrumentals and eventually break way for Anderson to douse us in his falsetto. Everything with Yes feels so well-calculated. As with most Yes songs, this one just rides the bassline all the way through. The Clap picks up on a completely different tone with an acoustic guitar instrumental that evokes almost Spanish, folky vibes. Forgot about this one, not to say it isn't a good-un. Starship Trooper goes right back to the heart of Yes; a multi-part prog saga. Tis a jam. I've Seen All Good People is a great one. Who doesn't love a song about chess. The harmonizing on A Venture is wonderful. Love the staccato work of the drum with the guitar weaving in and out of focus. Kind of tuned out for the last track focusing on work, but I was bobbing along... 4 / 5

Fantastic album

really good album, including Starship Trooper, first with Steve Howe

It was okay. I think I heard it before. Can't exactly say which songs I liked best (I forgot), but it's groovy.

Boring pretentious and no rick wakeman. No thanks.

Really rather good

Awesome album.

meh

Yes are a bit too proggy for me, and with the psychedelia that most people wisely left in the 60s there's not a lot here to like. Not sure we get to a 2 here.

I like this, unsurprisingly, but not loads. It feels like it's almost really good, but doesn't quite hit the heights of what their contemporaries were doing - then I check my dates and realise that Pink Floyd at this point haven't come out of their proper psychedelic period, and Genesis hadn't really got going either. So this is actually ahead of a pretty forward looking bunch (in the early seventies, anyway). Doesn't feel disjointed at all, but also doesn't quite get me going in the way that the later work from Genesis/Pink Floyd did - hope we get some later Yes albums. Just about squeaks a 4.

I’ve been really impressed with each Yes album I’ve heard (I think this is the third on this list?). Either way, each record is like a compilation of dozens of class riffs and melodies somehow woven together into songs that work. I imagine most artists would kill for just 10% of the ideas and creativity Yes show. Strangely for me though, despite really enjoying them I never seem to go and listen to them outside of this list.

Hugely talented band with loads of music ideas that separate them from their prog rock peers. Doesn't quite reach the heights of Fragile but still thought it was great.

I preferred Fragile. This album is more meandering and a bit less interesting. And I was a bit confused at times too, the Deluxe version having single versions of a few of the tracks. Pretty crazy how different this album is to Fragile, maybe the influence of Rick Wakeman. I was going to give it three stars, but I've gone back and listened to the single versions of Your Move, Starship Trooper, and The Clap, so pushed me over to 4, but only just. Would still listen to Roundabout over anything on this album though.

I didn't enjoy this as much as Fragile but it's still a good album. The songs go on a bit too long sometimes but its nice to get lost in the music. Highlights Starship Trooper I've Seen All Good People

Probably enjoyed this less than the last yes album we had but still enjoyed this. Long meandering guitars. I do like the sound, but I find myself wanting the long songs to really go somewhere and end up with something more and they don't really tend to. 3.5

No

Þetta er fínt, get alveg hlustað aftur. Þarf ég þess? Nei, get ekki sagt það.

Suckah for Yes

The last Yes album I had climbed from a 2 to a 4 over a weekend of listening. I probably really like this one too, if I had the time to put the effort in - jazzy, funky, folky - but should you have to “put the effort in”?

A superb album, only bettered by Close to the Edge. This is prog at its peak, with a clutch of classic tracks including Yours is no disgrace, Starship trooper and I've seen all good people. A Venture and the Clap are less essential listening, even if the latter is a perennial favourite. Overall a really great listen

I remember studying Yes album art at the tender age of 4 of 5. I grew up hearing this album, as well as my dad telling me that the later albums were too "popular" (I really like their later work, but I like a lot of popular music!). This album is more experimental but still has a lot of catchy grooves. I enjoyed hearing it again. 4/5

-okay these songs are SO long -very cool sound -album cover is SO moody in SUCH a cool way -okay that little live bit in the clap is cool as hell -im going to be honest the songs are too long for me -other than that the music itself is good!

Ok

There is such a thing as third times a charm. With The Yes Album, the titular band finally find their groove and step into the nascent program scene with a confidence that would guide them through the next set of pivotal albums such as Fragile and Close to the Edge. Yet The Yes Album is just as much of a beast as those albums, not just because it's the first of them but because of the seemingly urgent vibrancy that occupied the sounds coming out of them that is just persistent from start to finish. A yes to this album? Yes indeed.

Ok

Has the potential to be something, takes you into a sound and then repeatedly meanders off into misdirection and completely irritating nothingness. I found this a very difficult album to listen to, and I guess it's just from an era.

Bit boring for me

Listenable album, nothing stand-out though but I wouldn't switch it off, nor would I probably choose to play it though.

Très emblématique des années 70. J’étais contente de l’écouter, mais je suis restée un peu sur ma faim. Aurait besoin d’une autre écoute

Prog Rock/Pop, der mich nie wirklich berührt. Ist aber ganz sicher nicht schlecht und hat gute Momente. Mit Rush kann ich aber mehr anfangen. Zwischen 3-4.

No.

Judging this album by it's cover I thought it was going to be some gloomy, droning songs; was not looking forward to it. I certainly did not expecting the first song to come out swinging like that. Certified jam right out of the gate. Listen to this one with headphones cause they really like to play with stereo. Some songs on here that I have definitely heard before like "I've Seen All Good People" This album rocked from start to finish. Encapsulates classic rock, but has a unique sound with a variety of instruments and a great voice.

Awesome first song on the album to kick things off. The all good people is an absolute jam which I knew of but didn't know the name and honestly didn't really care for until hearing it on this whole album and now I have relistened to it 3 times. Such a great progressive rock album. I am happy that Yes finally got their breakthrough on this album after the third try of albums

This is some good shit. I can see why Jack Black gave that Yes cd to that kid in School of Rock. Starship Trooper is baller in that its pretty much 3 songs smashed into one and flows so well. Will seek out more Yes.

Nothing super flashy hear! While I didn’t hate it, it wasn’t something I would actively seek to listen to

Fun listen. Influenced a lot of the music I love now. Respect to da OG's.

Pretty solid with good ballads

Nah

Yes's kind of goofy predecessor to their two best albums. Panning in the mix is a little off-putting. Favorite Tracks: Starship Trooper 4-4.5/5

Great prog!

Pretty good

None of the songs really grabbed me, I paused the album halfway through to listen to something else

Me gustó, pero se siente menos. Luego de escuchar Close to The Edge, me quedé con un muy buen concepto de Yes, sin embargo, debo admitir que sí que se siente más flojo que este último. Hay muchas canciones que me parecen algo aburridas y otras que no cumplen muy bien su objetivo al tomar riesgos. Por esto, le pongo 3 al momento de escribir esto, pero estuvo muy cerca de las 4.

4/5, once again surprised by how much fun this was

Great album !

A bit rambly for me.

A lodestone album. I can sing the guitar solos. When I need to indulge, it's this one followed by Fragile.

I’ve loved this album for a 100 years. If someone wants to be introduced to Yes, this is the album I would suggest.

they got a little sauce and pizzazz

I happen to have a vinyl copy of The Yes Album, but I probably haven't listened to it in about twenty years, if I've ever even listened to it in its entirety at all. And that's a shame, because I think that Yes is one of the most underrated bands in prog rock and classic rock as a whole. Granted, I think their music tends to work better as whole albums than as singles, which might make them a little less accessible (oh, and song length too). I this is a really good album, and I was happy to see it on this list since it has my favorite Yes song, "I've Seen All Good People" on it (for the record, I would have preferred to see Fragile on this list, but whatever). This was their first album to feature Steve Howe on guitar, but in my opinion their lineup was at their best with Rick Wakeman on keyboard and synth. Despite not having Wakeman in the lineup, Bill Bruford does a superb job of creating drum fills that blend perfectly with the keyboard-heavy music of this album. Musically, this album ticks all the boxes for me: each member of the band feels like an expert of their instrument, creating a sound that's incredibly unique. The lyrics are definitely kind of 'out there,' but that's on brand for these guys and prog rock in general. Still, "I've Seen All Good People" is incredibly fun to sing along with. Overall, this is a great album, even though it's not Yes's best work in my opinion. Still, anything beats "Owner of a Lonely Heart." Woof.

Pretty close to peak Prog rock. It manages to keep on the right side (barely at times) of lyrics becoming overly narrative to the point all poetic snap is lost, and for complicated art rock it remains accessible and rocks pretty hard.

How many fucking yes albums are in this list. No.

No, not quite

I've always just liked what I've liked without really realising why but I'm learning along this journey. This band sounds like a mix between the Beatles era and heavy rock like guns n roses or Metallica. Never heard yes before but I really liked it.

This is a good album, really enjoyed it

Rocking with some decent riffs, pretty catchy tunes

There were some funky times, there were some rockin' times 3.5/5

For all intents and purposes, “Eurythmics” and “The Eurythmics“ mean the same thing. The same cannot be said for “Clap” and “The Clap”

I think songs like “Yours is No Disgrace” and “Seen All Good People” laid the foundations for future Yes epics. Steve White’s guitar playing is a standout. He overshadows Tony Kaye, though Tony Banks says Kaye was the best Yes keyboard player. “Perpetual Change” is my favourite. I think that the acoustic “Clap” is a distraction, similar to the shorter pieces from “Fragile”, and shouldn’t be there.

After two uninspiring albums, Yes recruited Steve Howe and the band was immediately elevated. Combined with Chris Squire’s melodic bass and one of Jon Anderson’s best performances they really hit it out of the park with this one. They peaked later with Fragile and Close to the Edge but this is still a fine album. The album lags a bit with A Venture but other 5 / 6 songs are real bangers.

Album senza senso incredibile ogni traccia perfatta vibe immacolata

To me, this album is more easily respected than it is enjoyed. My takeaway was that Yes is filled with talented musicians who know what they're doing, not that this was a record I liked listening to. It's like watching an opera - you leave feeling impressed with the talent that was displayed, before you get home and put on a favorite record by Carole King or Led Zeppelin.

Not a fan of Yes

Honestly this album didn't interest me. I can't quite put my finger on why. It just seems dull and lifeless. I saw a couple other reviewers said it was like Rush, but boring. I think I have to agree with that.

Woah, almost back to back Yes albums. I liked this one better than Close To The Edge. Gotta give these musicians credit, the songs have some complexity to the rock. A fun listen

Clap was the only song that stood out to me, everything else was just too ordinary. Two rounds of applause out of five. 👏👏

Very blah, nothing stood out to me.

Hell Yes

This one was really enjoyable, will listen again for sure.

Noodly progressive rock. Pretty much what I expected. Quite enjoyable.

tarvi tollattiin kattoo kameraa kohti... KÄNKKYISÄSTI. noh.. progressiivista, lyhyesti: prog. heh... prog rock... hyvä MUTTA EI NIIN HYVÄ.. EI OLLUT NIIN HYVÄ ETTÄ BANJOT HOI.... akustinen osio kiva. vokaalit taas bändin heikoin lenkki.. starship troopers

Me gusta como empieza. "I've seen all good people" está bastante bien y en general un disco interesante que oír al menos una vez. Interesante.

Yes album Yes was one of my favorite bands in junior high and high school. I would listen to albums like tales of topographic oceans and close to the edge regularly and religously, but I haven’t listened to this in a super long time. Such a great band- they all have such a distinct sound and it’s totally unique sound they play play together. Maybe everyone thinks that about their favorite band but I can only think of a few groups that have that kind of thing. Chris Squire- I love his an iconic crunchy bass sound from that rickenbacker with a pick. The grit of the bass is the perfect contrast to Steve Howe’s clean guitar sounds. Also his lines are all perfect melodies. His mccartney- esque walking line on yours is no disgrace works so perfectly against the melody. His melodic playing on Starship Trooper is so great. Bill bruford- I love his playing at the end of Venture and the interplay with the bass and piano ( would love to hear what happens on the fade-out). The first time I ever heard that kind of thing was on Heart of the Sunrise when he does an almost drum solo over the groove before the verse and I still think of that it all the time. Steve Howe- such beautiful guitar playing and different from what most 70’s rock players were doing. He was the first time I heard volume swells and harmonics and I still associate those sounds with him. John Anderson- the dude has the voice of an angel. I have no idea what the lyrics mean but he writes great melodies that tie the epic compositions together. Their group vocal harmonies are great too. Tony Kaye- so many great sounds and textures. I love the organ and synth sounds. I like the Wakemans playing on his albums better but I think that tony kaye and Patrick Moraz albums. I hear people call Yes self indulgent and lump them in with other prog rock bands but I’ve always felt that they are in a lane of their own. I think they were probably just really nerdy guys who were intense about their music. I’ve always appreciated their attention to detail and I think they were In the pursuit of beauty and not perfection or complexity. This album still kind of sounds like rock music and you can hear them moving more towards the farther out stuff. by the time they got to close to the edge, tales, and relayer it was like you put on the record and you can get transported into the fantasy world of the roger dean painting album covers. They got so deep into the compositions and I think they really explored the possibilities of what can be created with rock instrumentation and their imaginations. It is sounds so collaborative too I’d be so interested to see what their process was like. This album is kind of the transitional album from earlier sounding yes ( your move) to stuff like Starship Trooper. Yours is no Disgrace- is a jammer I love the feel when the “sailing ships to nowhere” part comes back. The Clap- I always thought having a live solo track on an album was kind of random. I he does like 3 different endings on this one but they are all awesome. Starship Trooper- The finger picking part with the harmonies sounds so joyous to me. the three chord part at the end is such a great build. Rocks so hard and they add so many textures before the solo finally comes in. Your Move- probably the most accessible song from 70s yes. Love the John Lennon “all we are saying is give peace a chance” part in the bgvs. Cool cyclical modulating harmony at the end. The venture- cool tune but I tend to forget it because it is not as catchy melodically. Perpetual change- probably the most proggy song on the record it has two totally different grooves with two yes’s panned to opposite sides at the end -So wild.

Wow what a ride. This is tough to rate objectively because it’s so ahead of it’s time. This must’ve been insane to hear in 1971. It’s so jam packed, in the first like 20 seconds there are synths, organ, les paul style country guitar, rock guitar, jazz guitar etc. Beginning sounds like Mario kart to me. I hate the bass tone in most of track one. The end of track one made me lol. The acoustic in the clap is really well done and the guitar tones are pretty good throughout. They really added every style of guitar to this record 😂 The trem-bass is cool and weird in starship trooper, But I don’t love that it’s panned to the left. I like the rawness of some of the guitar tones. This one is really testing my rubric, I feel like this objectively gets a 5 for arrangement and execution, but I don’t think I could listen to this again.

This album is wild! I feel like they came up with a bunch of ideas and said, "Let's do all of them". It's super cool.

Good first impression

Solid classic rock

Pretty good album but unlikely to become a regular fixture in my playlist

It was good. Good tunes and overall enjoyed my time, but nothin more than 3 stars 3/5

It was chill

All I can muster up is ‘meh’.

The less I pay attention to it, the more I like it.

OK. Okay! Xans for my breakfust, huh! Molly for my dinner, yuh. I'm writing a lab report... been writing this all day, huh. It's due at 11:59 tonight, ain't nobody write it better than me. all the other TAs are jelous of me

Leuk, gewoon de yes sound

- Never listened to a Yes album in full before - Thought it was very good, enjoyed it a lot - Always a big fan of long songs with multiple parts - Fav songs: I've Seen All Good People, A Venture, Yours is No Disgrace

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

It's good music, just didn't necessarily click with me sadly.

Un imprescindible del rock progresivo, aunque tampoco había escuchado un disco entero de estos. Especial mención a the clap (LNB) No me gusta mucho el rock progresivo(PSP)

Thought I had already voted for this album, but it turned out to be Close to The Edge. We also had Fragile, so this is the third Yes album on the list... ..which is 3 too many. In the 80s / early 90s I quite liked bands such as Genesis / Marillion / Twelfth Night / Pendragon / Aragon / Eloy etc or Rush. Couldn't stand bands like ELP, Focus ..or 70s Yes. Still gave these three Yes albums several tries and even own them on cd due to their classic status. This one is the best out of 3, it is close to 3 stars.

This is in fact listenable, with even a few quite acceptable grooves (e.g., Starship Trooper c).

This was fine, but just a little too much. I sense prog is going to be overrepresented on this list.

Yes this band rocks. Might get it another listen.

Wow, that was pretty fun---I listened twice and will revisit in the future. Yours is No Disgrace grabbed me pretty quick though the vocals take some getting used to.

YES

Meh

Really great, need to listen to it again

Its a Yes from me dog

A Yes album with a bit more pop sensibility mixed in along with their usual blend of classic prog. Wish Squier’s bass sat a bit higher in the mix and had more presence overall, but hey , not every album can be ‘Fragile’

Classic 70s, not my favorite but its a classic

sounds like pretty basic rock with extra steps. not as much fun as eg Jethro Tull or Queen but OK

3.5

Yes is a band that, twice now, I half-heartedly put on one of their albums only to remember just how much I like them. Maybe this doesn't top "Close to the Edge", but: - "Starship Trooper" & "I've Seen All Good People" is some of the catchiest music I've heard from this band - The shorter tracks, "Venture" & "The Clap" are great in their own right yet sound like they're from very different albums - First & last tracks didn't particularly move me today, though the psych-jazz in "Perpetual Change" was more enjoyable. February 17, 2023

Some of the harmonies are reminding me of Crosby, Stills, and Nash in a way. My mom's a huge fan of them so I would know.

Best Song: Starship Trooper: a. Life Seeker, b. Disillusion, c. Wurm. This is what I want when I listen to prog rock: expansive, meandering rock that takes its time to get anywhere, and goes some weird places along the way. Worst Song: Perpetual Change. That tempo change at around the 5 minute mark is exactly what is annoying about a lot of prog. It happens absolutely out of the blue. The whole song changes in an instant, without foreshadowing or any built anticipation. Why is this the same song? Why isn't this the next song? These kind of harsh cuts make listening to the music feel disjointed. Chaotic for its own sake. Overall: Music to stroke shag carpet to. Nothing here is particularly revelatory, even if all the band members seem musically quite talented. It just suffers from that heartless musicality that seems to plague a lot of prog rock.

I don’t get prog. It’s irritating how they cram four songs together and try to say it’s one track. And I bet they’re doing inventive things with rhythms and chord progressions, but it makes it a real slog to listen to. Having said all that - still better than Pink Floyd.

Better than Steely Dan, that's for sure.

Had its moments, good musicianship. Ultimately…not feeling it.

Incredible talent! I could really get into this band some more. Worth sitting down and focusing on.

A seminal prog release, the songs are much stronger than Fragile but not the coherent masterpiece of Close to the Edge. Despite all, we have collection of 6 flashy prog pieces, sunshiney and witty (somewhat Beatlesesque) compared to their contemporaries, seeing influence from American folk and classical, especially with the creative use of happy acoustics and a unique spacey, electronic production style. All the songs were impressive, but only "Starship Trooper" and "I've Seen All Good People" blew my mind.

I always forget that there are Yes records before “Fragile” & I wonder if I’d have listened to this one more if it had a Roger Dean cover.

Not bad. Some good songs and some…eh.

Some people say the key change from See all Good People is still going

Do I like prog rock? YES Do I like YES? YES Do I like this album? SURE

I'm really trying, but it's just dated drivel now isn't it? It might've been revolutionary at the time, but it's pretty tiresome now. I'm certain if I'd have been 15 or 16 in 1971 I'd have been right on board with this, but I was minus 2.

Some solid hits

Experimental in a way I didn’t mind. I could bop my head to this

Groovy as hell 😎😎

Really enjoyed it - reminds me a lot of the sound and feelings from a song like roundabout

Garbage

not memorable but not bad

Another great album from Yes. I've seem all good people is probably their beat known and most popular song from this time period. But every song on this album is prog rock at its finest. Starship trooper, perpetual change, and yours is no disgrace are great songs. The clap shows off Steve Howe's guitar skills. Great album overall.

Good guitar

Oh, I thought I was in for torture, but it let me down easy. It's not a record I will ever like, but it's listenable, and it's earnestness is actually infectious. In this class of 70s prog, this is probably the most grounded.

Already listened

I loved it. It feels like good old classic rock. Great melodies, catchy riffs, and amazing voices. Overall just pure fun and excellent musicianship. You don't even feel the 9 min songs pass by...

Not bad, and ~400 albums in, it's definitely my favorite prog rock thus far.

I was hoping to like this album more, but it never really clicked for me other than a few nice moments.

Pretty fun, but not my favorite Yes by any means 3.75

This is the first Yes album I ever owned and it became a favorite during my first prog phase. It still rocks, and I like how tight it is, not super willy-nilly. It may not be their strongest work but it’s a good recommendation for prog newbies. B+

Loved this when I was 15 … love the dated proggy sounds still, but honestly it is a bit tedious isn’t it?

S'aight. I've Seen All Good People pulled this one up to a 3.

Groovy music OuO

A decent album, good moments, not sure its grabbing me but pleased prog rock was not as scary as all that.

This album took me so long to get through and it wasn’t enjoyable. A few tracks had some nice guitar work, but nothing memorable.

Hyvää prog rockia. Levy kokonaisuutena ehkä vähän heikohko, tuntui tosi sekavalta kuin olisi ollut bändin shuffle vain päällä. Muuten olisi 4 tähteä

The rising of a prog rock legend. Still raw and edgy here and there, but full of impressive new ideas, it is the start of Yes' epic journey (on a sailing ship to nowhere)...

First time listening to Yes. Having never listened to it before this is what I imagined prog rock would sound like. Not the largest fan but it's satisfying enough I can't hate it. 3.5/5

Yes, it’s good. Yeah I do like it. It can be a bit too proggy at times but still good. The sound mixing on perpetual change is insanely bad

Quite fun but not much more to say really. Not a hell yes but not a no, probably more like a 'Yeah, sure!' album for me.

I'm a sucker for prog and psych. Perpetual change is a particular highlight. Not a mind-blowing album, but really enjoyable. Overall a 3 but a very honourable 3 - will very likely listen again.

Hated it

goodness do i love to hear a guitar ripped to shreds, fingertips calloused and splintered from the intensity. Yes deliver on that front and then some with their record The Yes Album, a complex body of work filled with deliriously meticulous instrumentation and melodramatic performances that gives rock music its verve. the music is borderline operatic — Yes does not care for subtlety, and they overlay their oft minimalistic compositions with loud guitar and bass moments that holds the music together. all of these elements feel best coalesced on the seminal “I’ve Seen All Good People”, a near-perfect mission statement that would drive Yes to the fore of a progressive rock movement still echoing in the ears of musicians today. their intricate melodies draw inspiration from jazz and folk music, which is what gives it rich personality, and Jon Anderson works his falsetto to the bone, all the emotion pouring out of him the second he takes a breath. the album is simple and restrained, but it isn’t until it ends that you actually realize how far it’s flown.

cool

Hell YES for Yes.

Hadn't listened to this one before, but I love Fragile and Close to the Edge, so was excited to check it out. Its almost as good as those, and might grow on me with further listens. Hard to believe they brought this and Fragile out in the same year - that's some impressive creative juice flow!

Meh

Melodisch, variërend en verrassend.

I find their sound rather addictive. I liked it a lot more than I thought I would considering 9-minute songs are the norm here. 'All Good People' is like two songs in one, it just switches halfway through. The first half is fine, the second half is great. I may come back to this.

This is my favorite Yes album, largely due to Starship Trooper, or more specifically, part C: Wurm. Might be my favorite 3 chord progression in all of rock. Steve Howe is a severely underrated guitarist. The thing that really gives Yes their signature sound though, are those super melodic basslines from Chris Squire. Love how they foreground it in the mix. Gives them a really dynamic, three dimensional sound.

Not a general fan of the vocals or prog rock in general, but this is still more interesting to me than a lot of modern prog-rock. Still not my thing, prog always feels like there isn't "heart" to it and virtuosity/technicality is the litmus-test for greatness.

Each song was a showcase of musical talent -- great instrumentation and the harmonizing vocals are always super pleasing!

This was a pretty enjoyable album. I found myself just sitting back and jamming along with this.

I don’t think we talk enough about how brilliant Yes is/was. Their harmonies are insane and the way they use their various instruments just blow me away every time.

This is the album where Yes became Yes. It's not just because Steve Howe joined, though that did define the sound for the next ten years, but because the songs took on the defining sound. It's Your Move is as classic a Yes song as you'll get outside of Roundabout. I saw this lineup around 20 years ago and, at the time, recognized very little of what they played. The encore started with It's Your Move, which was like coming home.

My knowledge on Yes is spotty at best. I remember Owner of A Lonely heart video freaking me out as a kid and loving it. I know "I've Seen All Good People" from this album and love it, but there is a lot more here and while it's not all for me and borders a little all over the place in a song aptly title "Perpetual Change" it never goes toooooo far. This album flew by though and was over before I knew it, would definitely revisit.

Ei tää oikein lähtenyt, vaikka eka biisi oli lupaava. Vähän sekava kokonaisuus, kuin kaks vahvaa tyyppiä tappelis tilasta ja kumpikaan ei oikein saa sitä.

Sain tästä keskittymishäiriön.

This is the start of Yes' classic run. The stuff that everyone who is even a casual fan knows starts here. "I've Seen All Good People," "Starship Trooper," "Yours Is No Disgrace" ... these are concert staples that would pretty much be in the bands' live setlists even now. I have heard them so many times in so many different line-ups, but this is the first group, the line-up that gave us these songs. I liked Peter Banks in the previous two albums, Time and a Word is really great. But The Yes Album is definitely brought up a level with Steve Howe. His guitar work is all over the place (but in a good way). I think the only things I dislike about the album are: 1) the ending to "I've Seen All Good People." It always feels like the record player is running out of battery power. Real lack of energy there. 2) "A Venture" fade out. The song itself is... okay, but the fade-out always made me wonder what happens if the song continued. But then, when you do get to hear the extended piece, it was probably good that they faded out after all. 3) Starship Trooper - the opening portion of Wurm always feels repetitive to me. Kaye's keyboard work could have been so much more. Live versions with Wakeman really show what this piece could have been in the studio. It's a shame here. So really, it's the ending of songs the band seemed to have a problem with. Something they would tighten up on their next album. But as it is, I'm nitpicking, because I would still listen to this album pretty much all of the time. I do get a little tired of "I've Seen All Good People," only because it was played on the radio WAY too much. Live versions work better for me, really. Still, a damn good album.

I'm not a prog guy, so maybe that's why I wasn't over the moon with this album. I mean, it's still very good but not a masterpiece to me. And my favorite, standout song is only 3min long - The Clap. Holy crap, I did not realize how good a guitarist Steve Howe is. Maybe I should've. Otherwise, yeah, the longer songs are all solid and it shouldn't just be I've Seen all Good People that gets the accolades - Yours is no Disgrace and Starship Trooper are also ambitious and artful.

I remember the first time I heard this album. I bought the CD and put it on a boom box in my bedroom, hanging out with my girlfriend. It was the first Yes album I bought, and I only knew the 80s Yes sound that was played on MTV and pop radio when I was a kid. I already knew that I liked progressive music from the Pink Floyd and Rush albums that I was into, but this took it to a whole new level. Steve Howe became one of my favorite guitarists and that was mainly due to the impact of this album. It is and always had been my favorite Yes album. Chris Squire's bass line on “Yours is No Disgrace” still fills me with awe even decades after I’ve first heard it. The intense solo that keeps switching channels at the end of “Starship Trooper” used to get blasted in the car almost daily as well as the crazy speaker shifting solo in "Yours is No Disgrace" . This is another easy 5-star album. I probably didn’t even need to listen to it again because it’s etched in my brain but of course I did.

This is the album where Yes became Yes. Sure, it wasn't until the next album that Rick Wakeman cemented the "Classic Yes" lineup, but this album is absolute prog rock perfection. The two previous albums suggested what Yes was going to become, but this album found the missing ingredient with the addition of Steve Howe. Not a weak track on the album. The first four tracks are simply amazing: Yours is No Disgrace rocks. It's about the Vietnam war, but you would probably never guess only by listening to the typical Yes-obtuse lyrics. The fantastic opening riff punches so much harder live, but sounds great here also. The song takes you on a journey of different styles, all fantastic. Then we hear Steve Howe's excellent imitation of Chet Atkins in Clap (as he says, "not THE Clap, thank you very much"). Then one of the absolute Yes greats: Starship Trooper. Man, those guitars - Steve Howe just tears through this song. The last part (Wurm) absolutely takes you into space - every member of the band is on the top of their game in this song (and let's take a moment to acknowledge Tony Kaye - kicked to the curb after this album but did an admirable job here). Of all the songs on the album, this one most shows where Yes was heading from here. I've Seen All Good People is a classic rock radio staple and has so many great moments: The first section has some of the best harmonies in a rock song and then you have to give tons of respect to the jam section at the end. A Venture is the weakest track IMO - not bad, but it has a lot to measure up to on this album. Finally, Perpetual Change is a solid track. It probably took me longer to get into this one than others, but nothing can compare to the first four tracks on this album. Absolutely perfect album and an easy 5.

frustrating! there are some great parts of this album but they're all hidden inside songs that are way way too long. best track: half of the opener

Guitar virtuoso Steve Howe enters the fold, and at last Yes finally begin to understand what they’re capable of. Unorthodox arrangements and bewildering lyrics, Jon Anderson’s ethereal voice, Chris Squire’s delicate bass, Bill Bruford’s jazz-tinged drumming, Howe’s commanding guitar-all combine for a true prog masterpiece, and the start of a truly epic run for Yes.

Definitely not their best

I don’t love yes but I can’t say anything bad 4/5

The vocals are actually pleasant to listen to, which I wasn't expecting. The long songs don't intimidate me but it doesn't have replay value. I was a bit worried seeing it was another 1970s rock album but to my surprise I enjoyed it more than others! I definitely think they could have been split into smaller portions. A decent album on my scale, but not enough to save. Highlights: Yours Is No Disgrace, A Venture

It's always refreshing when a young band has gained the confidence and experience to no longer cover songs on their studio albums. Happened with the Beatles etc, and this is Yes' moment, three albums into their career. This album benefits from the extended collaboration of the band members, especially with the breath of fresh air from Howe, eclectic in his playing style, such as when he wields the Portuguese guitar.

Quite beautiful. Great musicianship. Great bass tones, crystal acoustic guitar clarity for some reason. Also keys and synth sounds are also on point. These combined with the artistic rhythms and vocal harmonies are something that Yes definitely had down in this ear of the band. It's a safe 5 stars whilst not being my favourite of theirs.

Some songs were OK but not all.

Fantastic. What a band, what a sound, such great writing and performance by everyone.

I still stand by the theory that Yes were just making shit up as they went along and they only made great albums through sheer cosmic luck. Kind of like somehow always picking the right answer on a test you didn't study for. That is the only explanation as to why their output is like a random number generator of quality. They're probably the only band that has an album in their catalog for every possible score from 0/10 to 10/10. This particular album is very green. Not their greenest though. 7/10.

The first 'proper' album that I ever bought. Absolute stone cold classic and in the top 3 of all Yes releases in my opinion along with Yessongs and controversially for many, Relayer. Steve Howe's guitar playing - superb. Chris Squire's bass likewise. Just also love Tony Kaye's keys as well. Again, in my opinion the best keyboard player they ever had, which says a lot given that Wakeman and Moraz are extra special too. Nothing sweeter than Anderson's voice, and this is when Yes lyrics were still mainly of this planet. Mustn't forget Bruford too, a top quality drummer.

Très bon!

Yes

Interesting but wouldn’t listen again.

Singing annoys me somewhat, music is good but the songs are very forgettable.... A slightly harsh 2*

Not bad

Yes!

This is great, definitely one I'll check out again

Bello como todo lo que he escuchado de Yes.

The production quality is perfect and the musicianship is outstanding

O K

Stream of consciousness notes: I like prog rock when I hear it, but never have actively sought it out. Loving the first track so far! Interesting that there are some acoustic instrumentals mixed in. I like the flow of this album. I really appreciate songs with a multi-part structure that flow really well together. Starship Trooper and I've Seen All Good People are the highlights for me!

prog, good sound, repetitive songs

I just love this album so much

Yes produces a blissed-out mood with a more organic palette than is typical for prog. None of the compositions are especially compelling, but they do manage to include as much emotional resonance as a guitar solo can.

so nice I listened twice! really enjoyed this album - sequencing was really well thought out. the progression made it feel like I was listening to a story, even if I didnt know what the story was. will def listen again!

Really darned good.

Excellent album, the one where Yes truly came into their own (although they hadn't yet adopted the classic Roger Dean designed album covers). Steve Howe was an amazing addition to the band and one of the most criminally underrated guitar players of all time. Also, I don't often rave about bass players but Chris Squire was just incredible and it comes through on this album. The songs on this album are all intricately woven yet still manage to be catchy and pleasant to listen to. I think Yes reached their peak a couple of albums later with Close to the Edge, but this was a major step forward for them. 4 stars.

Really nice. Starship trooper is a banger.

I like the bright, cheerful energy of these songs. The music is complex and ambitious like a lot of prog-rock but you can also hear the band enjoying themselves on these big, long songs. There’s a looseness in the performances even while the song structures are complex. The band seems to enjoy improvising and a lot of the solos have a spontaneous, even jazzy feel. “I’ve Seen All Good People” is a highlight. It’s the one track I knew and it really stands out here.

Yes is cool. I love the band name of "Yes". I think sometimes they fall into the trap of being progressive for the sake of being progressive and it doesn't always help their songwriting. This is a touchy topic because there's really many arguments for both sides of the argument; like "well prog-rock is their genre, so why shouldn't they be proggy?". I think I agree on both sides but lean towards the former argument rather than the latter. To be fair, I think it's incredibly difficult to be a proggy band and tastefully make progressive music. This album starts with some of the issues that I frequently see in prog music. It's exciting! But it's also manic. Music has so many differences in listening experiences and sometimes I want to groove on a track while focusing on something else, and sometimes I want to sit and listen to a band like Yes and put all of my attention into the music. It's hard to objectively rate an album like this when I'm not in the exact mood that the music ~sort of~ needs. I'm currently sick with a cold that I suspect is more than a cold and I have no energy and it's physically hard to stare at my computer screen and write this while listening to the music because if I put too much thought into the words I'm writing then I'm missing out on a key change or a meter change or a groove change that turns into a keyboard solo. I'm currently writing this at the last 30 seconds of track 1 and it's an Allman Brothers esque guitar shred part that is now turning into an ascending circus synth to end the song and now - it's track 2 and we are immediately onto a folk blues acoustic guitar solo? I can't catch my breath enough to hear any of the melodies and harmonies because my attention is forced onto the tonal qualities and instrumentation. It probably comes across as hating on the band but it's not really my intent. I think this music is really high class performing and wildly impressive for 1971. Ultimately, I enjoyed the album. Personally it's not my super duper favorite, so I'm giving it a 4/5 but it's like a 4.1.

This is prog!

Intressant! Lite Rush, lite Boston. Får bli fler lyssningar.

I knew Yes only from "owner of a lonely heart", so I knew they were all great instrumentalists. This album shows that as well, but it just does that. It lacks really great songs

Not as annoying as I'd feared, and much shorter if you don't listen to the deluxe album.

I am familiar with Yes, but don't know much of their catalog. The only songs I know of theirs are: Owner of a Lonely Heart, and Roundabout, neither of which are on this album, so I am looking forward to today's listen. Yes is a prog/psychadelic rock band from Britain. This album maintained the bands sound (a heavy helping of Hammond organ playing, mixed up with some surprisingly good guitar licks, beautiful lyrical harmonies, and smooth, melodic bass), but they stretched the songs out to longer run times to allow the music to develop better. That being said, the average song length on this album is 6+ minutes. A lot of the songs are compilations, marked in the song title by their distinct parts (ie: "Starship Trooper:A) Life Seeker, B) Disillusion, C) Wurm", or "I've Seen All Good People: A) Your Move, B) All Good People"). Because of this extended length, I found it really hard to maintain focus most of the time. The music was beautiful, but one song ran into the next and became very hard to differentiate between. Is it just me, or does the first organ lick in the song Yours Is No Disgrace share the same rhythm with the "new British emergency services phone number" from The IT Crowd: 0118-999-881-999-119-725....3, lol Favourite song: The Clap (an instrumental number that is just acoustic guitar, but it shows amazing technique) Least favourite songs: Perpetual Change (there is a squeal that plays at one point in the song that almost made me go deaf, it was so high pitched), A Venture 3/5

meh

Technically great but it doesn’t captivate me.

Beetje vage muziek, beetje Poppy Rock maar iets te experimenteel

Yes!

I dug

The second halve of I've seen all good people is probably my favourite part of this album. You can hear they are good musicians and I know steve Howe is a great guitarist but overall I feel like some songs lack a hook that catches my attention

it's a good album, but still not something I'd listen every day. Loved the guitar solos though.

Like Rush but tasteful AND lively. And to whoever wrote that review that said '"Like Rush but boring", I'd say that Rush's hackneyed and cheesy instrumentation actually sound very boring to *me*. Funny how music tastes work, huh? To come back to Yes, I remember being a little harsh in my review of their *Fragile* album, the one that was released right after *The Yes Album*. I still think *Fragile* lacks substantial content in some of its tracks, but three of them are just instant classics, worthy of their legend. My grade for it goes from 3 to 4 now. *The Yes Album* is a little more cohesive than *Fragile* in comparison, even though it has less striking cuts in its tracklisting. Some moments are incredibly brilliant though, foretelling the great things they were about to accomplish (including *Close To the Edge*) Whatever the case may be, Yes are still a band that is far more dynamic than many of their seventies or even eighties prog-rock counterparts, from virtuosistic yet empty pedants to self-indulgent hacks with a knack for artificial, kitschy arrangements (from ELO to Rush, basically speaking). Yes played hard yet never forgot melodies and emotions. In other words, they *rocked*. Number of albums left to review: 761 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 120 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 58 (including this one) Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 62

Maybe it was revolutionary at the time..

A very formative band to prog rock and music as a whole just not really my type of music. But I do really have to appreciate the arrangements on it and just how good some of the guitar is.

It's not my favourite Yes album, but it's still some enjoyable prog

Prima achtergrondmuziek, maar er zijn geen nummers die me echt heel erg boeien. **

Somewhere between ok and overly self indulgent

It was all downhill from here...

Nice music

Having listened to a lot of this kind of music in high school, I can say this hasn’t particularly aged well.

Amazing!!! The range shown on this album is nothing short of spectacular. Absolutely loved listening to this. Favorite track: Yours is No Disgrace

Liked it more than I thought I would for a prog rock album

Great album but it does not reach the heights of Fragile and Close to the Edge

favourite song: the clap least favourite song: yours is no disgrace just not my sort of thing, didnt enjoy the lyrics the vocals or the instrumentation particularly. can see the appeal though which probably leaves it closer to a 2.5 than a 2.

I liked it! Bit of an off-brand Rush, but that's not a bad thing. Definitely The Clap is the best song.

komischi synths mer merkt, dasa es alt isch singe nervt biz Cooli grooves Spannendi wechsel

I liken Yes to cooking with seitan - it could be done with genius-level artistic mastery but I’m not fucking eating it.

Aika hyvä. Kivaa musiikkia. Römpötetttää kitaraa. Mieleen jäi "A venture" en tiedä onko se paras biisi, vai tykkäsinkö vaan koska voitin sitä kuunnellessa shakkipelin.

Talented but...*makes jerk-off motion*

Prog instrumental wankery. I'm here for it.

I liked this more than I thought I would, but it still wasn't anything to write home about. Best track: I've Seen All Good People

I didn’t dislike any of it but it mostly passed me by (I enjoy the fingerpicked acoustic bits the most). The other proggy albums we’ve had so far grabbed me a bit more. It did grow on me more the second time round though. A strong 2.5 stars.

If it were a little catchier I'd give it a 5. There's so much to like here. Yes are geniuses where it comes to rephrasing a passage they've played earlier in a totally new musical context - they run a clinic on it in "I've Seen All Good People", and there's delightful examples in "Yours Is No Disgrace" as well. Their sense of musical color is impeccable - the backing vocals are super-lush on practically every track, and their use of the organ, especially the interplay between organ and guitar on their instrumentals, is consistently on-point. I get chills when the organ comes in on "I've Seen All Good People". I'm a big fan of Andersen's vocals (especially when he has the band backing him) and Howe's guitar, but what stands out to me on repeat listen is how adventurous they are with the bass - it's everywhere on a few tracks, especially the opener, and they get great sound out of it. There's also just a wonderful variety of sound here, ranging from jazz on "Perpetual Change" and bluegrass on "The Clap" to straight-ahead rock-and-roll. And the whole thing is just impeccably produced - for an album that came out in 1971 it sounds remarkably fresh and modern.

This one wasn't as good as "Close to the edge" and in general this album doesn't seem like one of the best progressive rock has to offer. It's still fine and was a pleasant listen though. Rounding up from 3.5.

Yes was a big No. Nothing about this album I enjoyed.

Yes almost always bums me out in that it’s not as good as I want them be. They always devolve into like some weird classical rock mix thing. Asia is better. 2/10 doesn’t have roundabout

2 More like "The 'No From Me' Album". . . . I'm not much of a prog rock fan, and this album didn't feel like it did anything interesting enough to add to the genre for me - Even the guitar freestyle track Clap felt kind of underwhelming. If I were in the mood, I would just listen to Rush instead. Favorite song: I've Seen All Good People (but mostly just the second part)

Yes

This is great. Forgot about The Clap; I think my uncle used to play it when I was growing up. Not sure I knew about Yours Is No Disgrace.

No

All time classic, prog rock close to its peak

It's prog rock. This is one step above jam band bullshit. So the last part of Starship Trooper is cool in a droning way, but the whole thing is kind of stupid lyrically. Clap is pointless and out of place, but Side One of the album is better than Side Two.

I enjoyed the album. I’ve Seen All Good People… is a great song. Nothing stuck out to me as being notably different or experimental but maybe for its time.

The first Yes album with Steve Howe on guitars. Legendary.

It is best to describe this as rock, but little bit of jazz and piano. It was alright. I was familiar with one of the songs. I don't think I would listen to the whole album again. It is better than a 2 but not quite a 3. I will roind down.

Quite enjoyed this one although it was a bit of a strange one with the long form songs. they were pretty groovy and fun though

brilliant. lots of interesting stuff going on, but it's very easy-going and not too much. fave tracks: your move and the clap

Listened while running. Got lost in some instrumental parts (in a good way). Some other parts sounded like they were supposed to be musical songs.

The first song was very promising. High energy mix of Deep Purple and the Eagles. After that the acoustic guitar part got me out of it and I didn't manage to really get back into the album. Was waiting for it to be over through the entire listen.

I love the instrumental parts, lyrics are not even necessary. I entered the atmosphere quite easily. That's sweet but strong! I may listen to this album while studying!

solid

If the Greatful Dead dipped a toe in Prog. (Context. ‘Owner of a Lonely Heart’ is the only Yes song I have knowingly heard. However, I am familiar with ELP (and splinter groups), Van Der Graff Generator, etc.) Expected something completely different…

not really my jam 😕 → 1. your move 2. a venture 3. i’ve seen all good people - 2003 remastered

sonzao massa demais

Nothing special

Solid album by a solid artist, not my favourite thing in the world but a very well written album that I can respect and appreciate

Yes Bai Verging on the ultimate in prog rock, beautifully composed if maybe not quite as refined their next two iconic albums. There's not a single low point on the album, each of the songs exist in their own sci-fi-esque world, little vignettes into the fantasy world of Yes. The mastery each member of the band has over their instruments can only be admired, but all this feeds into a feeling I've had about Yes and other hyper precise music; that is only ever adds up to the the exact sum of its parts. Never transcending to the sublime, a ceiling of intricately planned excellence. No album has had a deeper disconnect between the album art and the feeling the music inside inspires. And there you're standing, Saying we have the whole world in our hands, When all you'll see, Deep inside the world's controlling you and me 4.5/5

3.5/5. This was good. I liked it.

If I would ever wonder which album (one of many, of course) Steven Wilson was influenced by, then here we are! I was actually a bit perplexed at the beginning, because I thought it's just some kind of early Porcupine Tree release and I just clicked the wrong link. Thinking of it, this album must have influenced quite a large number of progressive bands, as its sound is unique, quite original at the time, but also very entertaining even today. I think the best description of this album is the song Starship Trooper. It has everything - crazy solos, slowly paced instrumental parts, psychedelic verses and they all fill in nicely onto a pretty long 9 minutes song. Rest of the album is uniquely similar, a lot of crazy moments woven together with instrumental parts and vocals. Very good example of a historically important album, that didn't lose its value after all this time, and can be equally enjoyed today.

Beautifully crafted, some songs that feel forced. Not as good as their later work.

I liked this a lot - it didn't require a ton of attention and despite being prog rock I felt it was groovy and made sense rhythmically. Lots of prog rock can throw you off the groove but I didn't get that sense listening to this. The harmonies vocally were pretty good too. But kind of an annoyingly high tenor at times. Some of the time signature changes were a bit rushed later in the album though.

Outside of owner of a lonely heart I have essentially zero experience with Yes. They’ve got strands of Rush, Queen and Pink Floyd, though I guess most prog rock bands around that time have similarities. Perpetual Change is wild with that abrupt key/tempo change. Your move might be my favorite song bc of the harmonies. I liked this album more and more as it went along. Starship trooper is a lot of fun,too.

have always this band. got my hands on a Very Best of Yes CD a thousand years ago and fell in love with em. can't really expand on why i just fucking dig it.

Another one of those one word bands that when they jam they bring are hot but when the lead singer opens their mouth you just sit their waiting for them to shut up and get back to jamming. Yes is one of these bands. Tl;dr Yes is a no on a lyrical level. (Würm is the best part on here.)

Syncopation and Chris Squire on bass. Yes Yes Yes!

Decent punk album although I won’t listen again

It’s not even 7.30 am yet and this album has had me in tears three times already ! It’s hugely emotionally nostalgic for me as we played it all the time when we were first going out with each other. Yes is my favourite supergroup, even over Pink Floyd and so for these reasons and more it has to have 5* and I will continue playing it for the rest of the day !

It was aight....

This is proggy alright, but with a heavy folk influence. Of the longer songs, most are in different sections that could be songs in their own right. Songwrighting is mixed. An OK album, certainly influential for its time, but not for me. 2.5/5

Yes er alltaf gott Yes. Það er eitthvað við þetta early 70s progg sem á voðalega auðveldan aðgang að hjartanu mínu.

Yes's breakout album. Their first two albums still clung to psychadelic rock sounds, whereas The Yes Album explored new territory that would set them apart from other prog rock bands at the time. This could largely be attributed to the addition of Steve Howe, who provided new perspective and influence for the record. This can be seen, for example, on The Clap, which is a wonderful acoustic folk song that pulls from the likes of country and blues. Worry not, progheads, there is many prog to be found here. This rocks very hard and it's a great showing from Yes. Fun songs performed with incredible skill, it's a good time all around. Starship Trooper is a clear winner of a song for me, but the whole album can play ball. Great stuff. That is, until the part in Perpetual Change when they panned the organs completely in the left channel and I had to listen to it solo, unaccompanied. That sucks. I hate it when bands pan stupid shit like that. Never do that.

I am not a fan of prog, not a fan. But I did not hate this nearly as much as I expected. The B3 keyboard playing of Tony Kaye is far less pretentious and widdly-widdly than the subsequent synthesizer overkill of Rick Wakeman. New boy Steve Howe hasn't gone full prog yet, either. This still sounds like a rock band, as opposed the over-arranged clever-clogs, full blown progressive of the 70s that was right around the corner. As with all prog albums, moments of rock and roll appear, only to be lost in a swamp of tedium. All talk and no bloody trousers. Even Classic Rock magazine thinks this album is not up to par but could have been, and they _like_ this stuff. What chance does a non-prog fan have? According to wikipedia, they were on the verge of being dropped by their label, but avoided this by manipulating the charts to goose the release until it got its own sales legs. Prog: it's the emperors new music.

This album takes me right back to my childhood. Yes was my dad's favorite band so almost all of these songs felt familiar. I never realized how much Southern influence there is in Yes's music until today's listen. I always just put them in the "prog" bucket and moved on but there's a lot of solid, southern, 70s groove here. It's fun. It's interesting. It's a little cheesy but that's alright. Overall, I really enjoyed it. Is it timeless? Not even close. Hence the 4 stars.

Idk, giving it a 3 in case a find it less bland later

Was surprised that I enjoyed this album after years of hating this band. The Clap really threw me off. Did not see that coming. Good people is a fantastic tune.