Reviews (page 12 of 13)
The reason punk exists
In Ordnung, hat mich aber nicht gepackt.
high two, low three. this album just didn't do much for me.
Remember that sweet review about my father-in-law and the Billy Joel album he gave me? Well he also gave me a bunch of Yes albums... I don't like Yes, and I have no sentimental memories that revolve around any of their albums.
no 2/5
So, I really liked the previous album I had by Yes. I thought it was creative and fun and original and carried a really unique sound. But, after hearing this, I'm convinced that Yes is a bit of a one-trick pony. And I hate that that's how I feel. The sense I get from this album is that it was a warmup for their follow up, "Fragile." They perfected the long song formula on that album, and it all hits much better there than it does here. Also, that album isn't filled with 6 minute songs (or longer). This album is, and it feels like a marathon 42 minutes because of that. To add to that, the longer songs themselves don't really feel as well flushed out as they would on Fragile. Here, they feel more like a collection of ideas that they didn't know how to extend into full songs, and so instead threw them together as one long track. Sometimes those ideas feel connected, sometimes they don't. And that unpredictability, at least to me, made this feel like a much longer album than it actually is. I wanted to love this, but I just couldn't get there. Two stars. Standout Tracks: The Clap, A Venture, Starship Trooper
Osaisinpa innostua progetiluttelusta.
Meh
meh. Some songs were kind of interesting, some were tedious. There wasn't enough new here to make me want to listen to more.
I've listened 3 times but have been a bit distracted so but can barely remember anything about it. Nothing offensive but nothing that grabbed me. Some nice moments - did not feel too proggy but overall lacking oomph.
This was not for me. I can appreciate that it probably holds a special place in rock music history. But it just wasn’t for me.
Not for me. I'm sure this is a fine example of prog rock, but I just find it intensely boring, and I hate the vocals.
Day 75 - Dec 8th, 2024 The no album. 2/5
# 380 : I don't love it, I don't hate it. A couple of things stood out but I thought it was very ordinary. Quiet forgettable and I doubt I'll ever go back to this. It started off alright, but the music is benign, and the vocals are easily ignored with some of the songs just going on too long.
Do you like rock music? If you do then this album is for you. I don't like this album. The beats are decent. I don't like that they sing together. The other songs are decent I guess I woulnt recommend this album.
Its okay not bad give it 2 out 5. The beat is mid i dont like the covert art looks weird. And also i dont like the album name like they really couldnt think of anything else. Also feel like its a rock song and i dont like rock songs. i do like the guitar the drums.
Do you like bands that make half of their songs instrumental before getting into lyrics? The yes album by Yes is the album I would recommend to you. Each song they make has a different vibe from the rest, one can be calm while another one can give you country vibes. They do take advantage of the bass and have parts in which you could only hear it. It's great I love it. There can be song which don't even have lyrics yet you could still jam to it, such as "the clap". Overall good album, I do recommend.
have you ever listened to an album and thought their would be singing and lyrics thats what I thought for the album clap I think that it was bad because their was no lyrics at all in the album although I know their are songs that have done good without the lyrics and singing I think that this is just bad I really don't like anything that is being played in the album I think clap is a bad album and don't recommend listening to it
Do you like catchy music? If so, then this is the album for you. The song The Clap is only instrumental, but in the song A venture has some lyrics, and their voices are pretty good. In my opinion, the instraments are way better then the lyrics. So, in my opinion you should not listen to this album.
I don't really like it so much because they take so long to singer and 2nd sog the same thing as number one.
Too noodly for my liking, but I liked the last couple songs.
more like a 2.5. not bad. there’s some good moments but it’s not an album i’d come back to probably
Plus one star because I’m sure Eloïse will hate it.
Det här måste man nog lyssna på en del innan man kan tycka om det.
doesn't even have a jojo reference
its a yes album. its a mid from me.
Struggled with this one. Found it boring. Didn't like the vocals. Some of the instrumentation was interesting/pleasant, but that's not enough.
It was OK. Didn’t invoke feelings or emotions. Good guitar licks tho.
Meh. Its not bad, but its also the most generic british 70s/80s rock you can possibly get. Puts me right to sleep. 2/5
I don’t mind a bit of prog, but this was cheesy.
I've always wanted to get into prog, everyone seems to rave about it. Pink Floyd, Genesis, King Crimson. And Yes. I've heard of Yes but never heard any of their stuff (except for Owner Of A Lonely Heart). As much as I wanted to get into this album, I really couldn't. I'm not sure what it is that gets other people into this kind of stuff. I mean the musicianship is great, different time signatures. But in terms of songs and as an album I just couldn't find anything to hook me in.
Kai se on todettava, että 70-luvun rock/musiikki ei vaan toimi itselle.
2.5 My husband says there’s no such thing as a bad prog rock band. Yes isn’t bad.
The Good: a band that is confident enough to name the record in third person reference to themselves... The Bad: it is a misnomer, even in third person, as it should have been The No... The Ugly: the bad prog... Oddly enough, I was always under the impression "Good People" was a The Who song... I should apologize to them... 1 1/2 * because they do know how to play their instruments, just not in a pleasant
Prog rock. A difficult listen at times. Won't be listening to again
Tooooo much I don’t like this Okay wait, I’ve seen all good people is good Everything else, not my vibe :/
I’m not a massive prog rock fan, so more than 1 yes album on this list is too much for me.
It was alright
What have i just been listening to? I appreciate the way they have been creative with the longer tracks. But no. nooo.
Eh it's ok. British Rock is just not my kind of thing. Some really fun guitar work, though, especially in The Clap and Perpetual change. Starship Trooper is a 3 part song, first two parts were ok, but Part C was a banger. Best song: The Clap
Album #300! I'm a little under a year and a half into this, making a some good progress and really enjoying it on the whole. This is my second Yes album, this one came a year before Close to the Edge (which I think I listened to exactly a year ago at album #49). I have to be honest, I don't think I get the Yes thing. It's like super "prog-y" prog rock. I think they're clearly very talented musicians, but I just feel like every song is just trying to show off how technically good they are and not about actually making enjoyable music. There's a few ok songs on here, but it just gives jam band but the jams aren't particularly fun. I guess I'm a Yes hater, I don't quite get it. Favorite song: I've Seen All Good People Other: Starship Trooper 10/11/24
Couldn’t they decide who was going to be the lead singer?
Prog Rock! Yes but… No but!
I really dislike 70’s prog rock. Reminded me of Rush, but slightly less annoying.
The No Thanks Album
What’s a word that’s somewhere between yes and no but leans towards no? Like a maybe-but-probably-not.
Just totally fine once again. Nothing remarkable, engaging, or even entertaining. Just wallpaper
Some fairly standard prog noodling. When the highlight is just a nice acoustic solo guitar track, I am left wondering about the albums which weren't included on this list instead.
This album is a no for me. If you enjoy prog rock, it will be a yes for you.
Prog rock… it’s the jazz version of Rock music and therefore pretentious prittle-prattle. It’s best avoided
This should be interesting but the performances are forgetful
Boy am I glad it’s not the 70s anymore
prog rock of the most boring kind
Oh fuck this shit
Not for me.
Not hitting. I don't think any of these songs were enjoyable enough to justify their length. In particular, the bass stood out as grating to me, like the wind getting caught in a small gap in a car window going down the motorway making your ears go. Standout Track: A Venture
Aimless, boring progressions (or lack thereof).
Not my thing.
Yours is No Disgrace Starship Trooper I've Seen All Good People
prog rock non lo apprezzo particolarmente, meglio i rush
Another Prog Rock ‘journey’. Hard to get excited..
What
Technically good but not for me.
Im mean its not bad, but I didn't find things I particularly enjoyed either.
I don't really care for the entire album
I could probably copy/paste one of my other reviews from the many 60s/70s/80s prog albums on this list. Good musicianship but just doesn't feel like the songs go anywhere with all the meandering
not the vibe i expected
A little more acoustic than I thought but very boring.
Some songs are fine.
least fav prog band idk i never got them 2.5
Osaisinpa innostua progetiluttelusta.
Altijd goed voor een grafhumeur als er een progrock band op je beeldscherm komt, 's morgens op de random album generator. Moet wel direct zeggen dat dit in betere aarde valt dan het eeuwige gemeander van Rush met dat piepkuiken achter de microfoon. De folk invloeden had ik niet verwacht, en op momenten klinkt het zelfs heel CSNY achtig. Maar met deze muziek kan het nooit langer dan 1 minuut bevallen, voordat het weer in een stroomversnelling aan zenuwachtige ritmes valt. Het einde van 'Starship Trooper' en fases in 'I've Seen All Good People' behoren tot de schamele hoogtepunten. In tegenstelling tot ongeveer elk andere progrock album fietste je hier vrij rap doorheen, wat het een nipte voldoende oplevert. 6/10 Highlights: I've Seen All Good People
It is not bad but neither good. Some of the songs have some catchy moments where it is enjoyable. As the album never caughts my full attention, is just fine to have playing in the background. Not something Would re-rotate for a full and attending listening. 2/5
Meh. Didn't hook me.
I have never wanted to listen to Yes, It was too "Prog Rock" for me. Even though a lot of the music I like could be said to be "Prog". A case in point: I was excited to hear about recent announcement about the Beat band who are playing the music of 80s King Crimson, made up of half of that band at the time. They were asked to define the difference between "Prog" and "Jazz Fusion" and I think they said that Prog still has written parts whereas Fusion is still more improvisation led. So maybe I am just more of a Jazz Fusion guy. I quite enjoyed this album until the singing started. I can't stand Mr. Yes's voice. It's thin and weedy and horrible. So I can't see myself getting into Yes in the near future. 2 stars
So boring.
2/5
The boring part of prog rock
Not my jam. A little self indulgent.
Couldn't really get into this to be honest. Felt like a chore.
I can’t get into any more of this 70s prog rock. I need smaller doses. Perhaps if I’d listened amongst other genres I’d be ok but this has been a long streak of 70s rock. I had to go back to Guns and Roses to feel better.
Mid
No on the yes album.
Nothing special
I just feel like there’s a lot of finger picking and acoustic guitar solos throughout this album. I’m not saying I’m against it but there’s only so much one person can handle. It sounded like I was walking past a busker on the side of the road who just kept walking behind me strumming away
Yes? No thanks. Music for musos who like to sit and marvel and the wibbling technical expertise.,No heart or emotion. And Jon Anderson’s voice gets a no from me
This album will give you The Clap.
Didn’t listen to it all. Not my thing!
Somehow underwhelming.
Wasn’t aware of what prog rock actually was until listening to this album. I really didn’t like it at first, but it grew on me a bit.
I am really struggling with the dad rock bands. It all sounds the same
It’s been real. It’s been fun. It’s been real fun, Pat
No!
a lot of sounds that can be used as cool samples for hip hop. boring stuff but cool cool sounds
Not my thing
I like the instrumentals
Why the fuck do I need to listen to more of this boring ass prog rock band when the roundabout albums already been on here and I didn’t even like that one. I’ve seen good people can’t carry an album like how roundabout apparently could. Bring back Kacey musgraves.
1. dizgrace - 1.5 2. the clap - 0 3. trooper - 1.5 4. good people - 1 5. venture - 0 6. change - 1 7. your move - 0 8. life zeeker - 1 9. the clap - 1
If this challenge has taught me anything, it's that I thoroughly dislike prog rock. I'll be nice and round up from 1.5, since I don't loathe this quite as much as, say, Slipknot, so giving them the same rating feels wrong.
mimimimimi
Frankly, I think I just do not really like prog rock. The songs on this album are interminably long and never feel like they're really going anywhere. I like the instrumentation and I enjoyed the solos, but I mostly just found myself wondering if this song was over and we were on to the next one yet.
I've come to the realization that I don't like progressive rock. When I'm looking at the track list and see that most songs are 6+ minutes...I can't. That being said, it's not like this didn't sound good. It did. But it's really not for me. 2/5
There were no stand out songs nor were there any terrible ones either. Just a OK. 2.5/5
Its ok, but weird.singing kills it for me
I like the instrumental music. I do not like it when they start singing.
Mediocre and repetitive
No.. Dog mindre kedeligt end det forrige album vi hørte. Jeg kende faktisk én sang denne gang.
I can't stand Jon Anderson's voice. The music is overwrought.
I think I enjoyed the vibe because it reminded me of roundabout lol (a jojo reference?👀) but other than that not too notable
Sorry Yes! Is a No! for me. This just sounds like generic background music you'd hesr in that 70's show. That that's where I want this to stay.
No
Gave it a listen and wasn’t engaged. This is my second Yes album and I just don’t connect with the singing or music. 2/5.
Ok. Don’t really like his voice.
Not really a fan of yes. I find it noodley, masturbatory and quite boring. Sure there are some nice and catchy riffs here and there ("Yours is No Disgrace" and "Perpetual Change" to name two). It just feels like it lacks some kind of hook really.
Silly prog album. Not a fan of this band. Saying No to Yes.
Prog rock silliness. I just have never been into Yes. No matter how hard I try. It’s just overlong jam band shenanigans. I will say that they are fantastic musicians. I just personally don’t get it.
Würde ich mir nicht nochmal anhören, langweilg
No.
Not a huge yes fan. But appreciate the intricate guitar and rhythmic pieces
More like the No Album
Not really my cup of tea, but not too bad either. Glad I listened to it and I now know who Yes is.
Basic background music tbh
meh
Did not resonate with me
meh
Bah encore du rock progressif, quoi. La sélection générale n'est pas pas très variée, dans l'ensemble. Plutôt orientée vieux blancs anglo-saxons...
70s classic rock - long epic songs, but not really a good hook or chorus to be found…
It was okay but there were too many instrumental tracks which I tend not to like.
Does every song need to be 10 min and have the same harmonies!?
Was okay but kinda boring
Bor ne...Dudel
has one of Yes’ best songs “I’ve seen all good people” the rest is fine
nah
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.
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.
Not that good
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.
Didnt like
2/5
No thanks There seems to be an overabundance of 70s prog rock on this list 2.5/5
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.
2 stars, ok soft/passive listening but there are no bangers here
Meh
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
Dislike for the Yes confirmed. Most notable negative is the singing because you will occasionally hear a good instrumental lock in underneath.
Nah
Not a greyProg fan but this was ok.
Fun background music, but not something I would turn on.
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.
I still don’t like Yes.
pretty clunky.
Voelde het niet echt, saai generic rock album
No variety. Whiny.
Parece que va a ser bonico, pero es bastante rollo. Un poco musical inventado. Cantan bien. No lo volvería a escuchar.
I couldn’t finish it. It made me angry
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.
Meh!
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
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.
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
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 (Lol, how original is that? I bet NO ONE else ever makes that joke!)
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.
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.
Enough Yes albums!
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.
Just not feeling it.
Sounds like prog rock!
Pfff
Oh god, these nerds again but now with extra nerd flavour! It's still gunna be a no for me, dawg.
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
yeah no
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: **
Boring pretentious and no rick wakeman. No thanks.
meh
No
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.
No.
None of the songs really grabbed me, I paused the album halfway through to listen to something else
No, not quite
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.
Clap was the only song that stood out to me, everything else was just too ordinary. Two rounds of applause out of five. 👏👏
All I can muster up is ‘meh’.
Parece que va a ser bonico, pero es bastante rollo. Un poco musical inventado. Cantan bien. No lo volvería a escuchar.
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).
Meh
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.
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.
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.
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
Singing annoys me somewhat, music is good but the songs are very forgettable.... A slightly harsh 2*
meh
Maybe it was revolutionary at the time..
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...
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.
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*
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
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…
Nothing special
Just couldn't get into this album..not sure prog-rock is my kinda thing...
Strong 2, didn’t grab me
Nem reconheceria com progressivo, e nem escutarei novamente.
Nonsense lyrics. So so tunes. Never trust a hippie.
Just an overall kind of boring album, rather disappointed
I've been trying to figure out why I like Rush and and feel completely opposite about the band Yes. Yes! There are always little tidbits that I can pull out of songs that are great, like that long build on Starship Troopers. I could listen to Starship Troopers begining at minute 5:45 many times over and over agin. That repetitious build is awesome. But the big detractors of Yes are that awful dated electric organ and the over-the-top vocals. They just kill their music for me.
Some bits were okay. Don't remember any of it now. :D
This was a slog. I fought to enjoy it, but just couldn’t get into it.
Not their best
Okay, like elements but not a prog rock fan from the albums I've heard so far.
No. Thank you but no.
Meh.
Yes, but no!
Normaal gesproken kan ik het nog best waarderen maar today was not the day for yes.
Tsja, twijfelgeval. Enerzijds vind ik het best vrolijk. Anderzijds vind ik het zo enorm jaren zeventig. Ik moet streng zijn.
How about no...
Pas un fan... Assez disparate comme album, la toune(tte) de guit comme 2ième toune c'est pas très bon La bass est pas plate mais la guit c'est pas tjrs full inspiré... lots of noodling... J'aurais préféré en mono je crois, les trips de panning sont limite dérangeants (remaster 2005) Clairement Beau Dommage et harmonium ont écouté du Yes😄
Whole album felt very bland and boring, only song I kinda enjoyed was Starship trooper, most of the songs but dragged on for too long.
Far too wsnky for me but clearly there's s lot going on to save it from a 1
If you are into this type of sound, I'm sure this is fabulous. I'm not into it at all.
Background music. I know it was playing but it might as well have been white noise.
Parece que va a ser bonico, pero es bastante rollo. Un poco musical inventado. Cantan bien. No lo volvería a escuchar.
Maybe I just don't like prog rock much?
Not my style, but jojo
p226, 1971. 2 star Prog rock hence excessive musical wankage :( Jon Anderson, can't stand his voice :(( Dodgy lyrics. Shame as the rest of it is good, especially Steve Howe's guitar work. 2 stars for production, and guitar work in general, especially on Clap.
Fine.
I mean it’s not bad but to me it was a bit boring, sorry about this one
booooring
4/10
Few good songs, not the best thing I’ve listened to.
Helt ok. Gillade Close To The Edge mer. Stör mig också mer och mer på Jon Andersons gnälliga röst, den har samma energi som fick mig att ogilla The Flaming Lips. Rent musikaliskt är det dock inget fel alls, härliga och experimentella riffs. Bäst är det när Anderson håller käft och låter bandet göra vad de gör bäst - spela fet rock. Som i mitten på Yours Is No Disgrace, och sista delen av Starship Trooper - Würm. Bästa låt: Starship Trooper.
English prog, Quite Boring part of that scene
Canzoni lunghette... Non male lo stile, ma poco altro, lo trovo un po' noioso. Sono d'accordo che il prog rock sia bello e che siate bravi a includere tutti quegli strumenti, però per fortuna le canzoni di 9 minuti non hanno preso piede negli anni. Immagino che l'assunzione di acidi prima o durante l'ascolto faccia tutta la differenza del mondo.
Didnt really get me interested for more
Meh
Somehow both poppier and more boring than I was expecting.
On the whole pretty irritating, and I’m not a far of the vocal style. Starship Trooper is by far and away the best track on the album and the other tracks are all pretty poor by comparison. Also it really annoys me when a band includes a live track on a studio album. Won’t revisit
A below average album that does little to set itself apart from every single other release from the era.
old school happy go lucky folk rock. Your Move is kind of interesting, but a lot of it just plodded by for me.
Very dated
Ei nyt ihan suoraan vituttanut, mutta osa biiseistä aivan liian pitkiä. Muutamia komeita hetkiä siellä täällä ja ei missään nimessä ansaitse titteliä mestariteos.
Ihan hauskaa ja piristävää musisointia. Tästä(kin) kuitenkin jäi wow-efektit kokonaan pois
A no from me.
I've dabbled a good deal in Dad Rock (TM), but somehow Yes never much entered my purview. I'm familiar with 2 or 3 of their 'big hits', but this was my first time venturing deeper. I was surprised at how much it just reminded me of other bands. It felt like a mashup of CSNY, Boston, and Styx, with a sprinkling of Jesus Christ Superstar. It was *fine*, but there wasn't much here to grab me and I don't much care for their vocal work. They do get a bump of +0.5 points for using 'yes' as the first syllable uttered on the album, but that is negated with the -0.5 points they receive for their decision to feature an open toed shoe (?) front and center on the cover art. Is it a cast? A broken sock? Either way he looks cold.
This is surely an overgeneralization, but progressive rock is music for guys. I mean, have there ever been women at a Rush show who weren't dragged there by a boyfriend, husband or brother? Anyway, this album by Yes. It doesn't sound as clean as something by Rush, Dream Theater or Roger Waters. (Confession: I've only heard the two former because of my husband, not by choice.) It has a tinny quality, but maybe that's from the era of the recording. It seems like the band is trying too hard to be both very technical, showing off with lots of solos, but tap into some of the more mainstream success of other contemporary British bands. The first few songs, I thought to myself, "what is this?," but as the album progressed, I realized I'd heard many of the songs previously. I can respect that some progressive rock is difficult to play due to its complexity. However, I don't like to listen to it. I don't want to have to listen to an album ten times to get used to listening to it.
I'm sorry Prog Rockers - not my thing. Yeh, it's well crafted, but no.
No
I'm all for a bit of prog. but this sounds dated to the point of quaintness.
A gentler kind of prog rock. Not too much about space-aliens, which is a relief. Although the genre isn't really for me, I preferred this to previous prog rock offerings. A strong and mostly enjoyable start and finish, but it gets a bit lost in the middle and I'm not keen on the sudden and seemingly random changes within songs. Why not just make them separate tracks as they don't seem particularly connected. The live acoustic noodle as track 2 is also bit out of place and interrupts the flow. 2.5/5
not my vibe everything sort of blended together which works for me sometimes but not in this case not a big fan of the vocals i'd heard of yes but never really heard their music and i'm probably not gonna rush out to hear more
Kind of odd. Really long songs.
Never listened to a full Yes album until now. Meh.
Alright album. Nothing special. Long songs that are filled with extended periods of instrumentals. One of the singers voice is slightly higher pitched and can get annoying. 4.7/10
Well I can finally say I've heard a Yes album. Inoffensive 70s prog nonsense. The dog liked it.
There are moments of brilliance but the songs are too packed full and overly long to fully appreciate them. Like a ray of sunshine on a piss wet through day.
Better than the last Yes album we had but still a bit too prog for me. Best track: Starship Trooper
NO. that is my new default answer when someone tells me to listen to yes. this would have got a very solid 1 if it wasn't for the second track 'the clap'. that's some dope ass shit right there.
It’s a no from me.
Largely overblown bollocks
They’re so good, so good... but I don’t really care!
alcune ascoltabili.. altre si perdono
Decent I guess
5
Didn't love it. 70s prog rock always feels like they're trying to squeeze so many showy performances and studio tricks into a song they forget to write a compelling tune. This is a whole album of that.
No es mi estilo
All I can recall about Yes is Owner of A Lonely Heart, which I quite liked in the 80's, so interested in hearing another album from their career TLDR - that is not this Not even close This is absurb prog nonsense that gave 70's music a bad name, and provoked the much-needed punk backlash Three song here clock in around nine minutes, and a couple are broken into several movements FML - I have no time today to hate on how terrible this is Let's keep it at HELL NO! and move on
I could stand about 3 minutes of these 41 minutes. Clap was it, and thankfully no Yes vocals. The rest was like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. An absolute no to yes. 1 "at least they can play their instruments" star.
No track stood out to me and am kinda surprised as I usually like this type of music so was pretty disappointed. Don’t exactly feel this is a must listen to album.
The NO album
Prog makes me sick.
Not for me
I quite down't like it. I down't like it b/c ibk anymore.
prog rock sucks balls
Widdly widdly widdly
Good music: One more time with feeling Prog rock: One more time with...an unmedicated neurotic disorder Do you hear that six-minute Spanish guitar instrumental? Yeah, that's the sound of an astral hero beast soaring across the kingdom of Glumglum to rescue the king's daughter from the clutches of a guerilla fascist group (Tories) headquartered in the mystical woods. I don't get it. I hope this list eventually changes my tune on prog, but for now, the genre gives me the raging fantods. Needless complexity at the expense of solid songs. Over-intellectualization at the expense of honest human emotion. A tightness that oppresses; a looseness that is not suave. Vocals that live eternally in the hollowness of the throat instead of the earthiness of the diaphragm. I enjoyed bits and pieces of this...the tight harmonies...the little melodies in the bass...I'll never say no to more organ...the doo doo doos in "I've Seen All Good People." But every time I started to get locked in, they'd switch to something totally different or bust into another random solo or say something about the ocean or the sea or a ship or sailing or whatever the hell. In Yes's defense, the new Rodrigo dropped today, and I really want to listen to it ASAP, lol! UPDATE 10:22am: Rodrigo pretty good. Back to listening to Blackstar.
I feel it genérico rock
I didn't find any consistency to it, just a lot of showing off.
Let me tell you something about myself. I never maintained any illusions that I would like every album we listen to but time I hear one of these prog rock albums, something in me becomes a little more broken. Colors are a little less bright, food tastes a little worse, everything of that nature. I’m a simple fella. It really takes very little to bring me joy and pleasure. One of my very favorite parts of every day is when I get to see what the new album is. That’s why I always drop my reviews like right at 11! All this preface to say, it’s rare that I can honestly say that actually listening to the album is my very least favorite part of my day and yet here we are. And like, really consider that. Really, really consider the what it takes to be the least enjoyable part of a person’s day. Think about not only all the unpleasant parts of your day but also the ones you don’t think about at all, let alone qualify as being “enjoyable.” I enjoyed this album less than I enjoyed sitting in standstill traffic when I really needed to use the bathroom. That’s like a layup zinger or whatever but I also enjoyed this album less than I enjoyed checking my front door on my way out of my house to make sure I locked it. And I enjoyed it less than refilling the water pitcher in my espresso maker. Things like that. Yes, what you’ve done is force me to confront things about myself. The fact that I am doing THIS voluntarily with the most precious resource that is the finite days of my life. I don’t have to listen to 1001 (but actually 1089) albums. I can do anything I want. Maybe take a painting class. Or maybe I can just get in my car and drive north, join a monastery, and accept that secular music is a mistake if this is what it hath wrought. I am exaggerating for comedic effect, but probably not as much as you think.
ik vond het een beetje raar, hij was 4 uur en heel veel nummers werden herhaald in een mix versie. er zaten leuke tussen die ik in de playlist heb gedaan. ik heb niet door de hele 4 uur gezeten tho
СУКА СТЁР ВСЁ. Короче, хуйня, заебал меня прогрессив рок 70-х, бывает ещё тут вообще хоть что-то ещё на этом сайте? А ну и ещё песни по 9 минут вы что ебнулись дохуя бурзумом себя возомнили, 1 звезда сосите жопу
Threshold must be low for albums in the 70s. 10 minute long songs who can be bothered??
Not for me
I like prog and even I find this to be generic sounding and meandering. It's supremely inoffensive and also unmemorable.