The Yes Album

My first full YES album, and it delivered in a lot of ways. Didn't blow my mind, but they have some great song craft and very complex melodies/rhythm. Nice themes and album continuity as well.

After listening to this twice it really grew on me. Needs to be listened with headphones. Great tone.

I’d heard some Yes songs before but never actually listened through an album. Crazy how much of them you can hear in the 70s/80s prog rock bands that came in later. There’s a few weak points on this album but overall the instrumental work on here and composition is very impressive

Surprised by the year on this one. Had some sounds of Rush and Crosby stills and Nash in terms of instrumentals and vocals respectively. We definitely listen to it again.

Nice

Classic

Pretty good

deluxe version on spotify, 9 tracks, 52 min, okay lets go. something about the singing reminds me of the police. second song's just instrumental. so far they use lyrics sparingly and i do mostly like them. catch my soul, catch the very light. okay some longer tracks have parts, cool. its like different songs but... in one... other longer tracks arent divided like that but they didn't drag on anyway, with enough change ups and build ups, i especially liked perpetual change and i added it to my playlist for songs over 7 min long, i'll revisit that song and starship trooper if not the whole album. it was enjoyable really.

Um not sure what to put here hmmm the only Yes song I knew was Roundabout because of an anime I started and never finished. My parents didn't listen to rock when I was growing up, so there are many classic albums I've never heard and wouldn't have known where to start. I liked this well enough. A Venture is probably my favorite.

A more mellowed down LP of what’s to come. But the full sounds and mysticism are already there. Also remasterings here bummed me out. BUT YES YES YES!

No soy muy fan de las canciones muy largas. O sea tienen que ser piezas muy buenas para que no me gane el impulso de cambiarle. No terminé el álbum jajajaja pero está ok

This is easily one of my fav prog rock albums and it’s not even the best ‘yes’ album. Great guitar work with passionate singing and an upbeat sound. 9/10

4/5 This was a pleasant surprise I may say!

Liked it, a bit long / repetitive, think if I listened a few more times I'd really get into it

Europe Neil Young The Who Liberace Jeff Buckley Django Reinhardt I'm at track 2.

Good album, that I hadn't heard before.

Pues sí lo disfruté.. Pero como con todo el prog, me conflictua que a pesar de que se supone que es innovador, no se siente así, es música demasiado bien hecha a ratos que pierde algo de encanto. Anyway, la que más me gustó the clap

Beginning of a gold era for the band and the genre.

Solo conocía un par de canciones previamente, pero me ha encantado. Le falta algo para llegará 5 estrellas, pero es genial

Prog gets dumped on all the time, and Yes is one of the bands held up as its worst criminals. However, this album shows that Yes' songwriting could be really tight, melodic and dare I say it, catchy. One of the most unfairly maligned bands. Great album, this. Now, if we're talking ELP albums or any of the Yes-men's solo efforts, yeah, those are rancid by and large.

Not like to much

- Solid prog rock with a taste of psychedelia in the longer songs

Another good album by Yes. Not as ambitious as the Edge but I enjoyed the use of the Portuguese guitar and the more traditional rock elements.

Progressive history. Quality over quantity

Sounds very influential. Enjoyed

yes - C

Yes.

Not peak Yes (ie Close to the Edge) but still very good!

ожидаемо хорошо

The 2nd Yes album in the list. I really enjoy this band.

While worse than their other album, it's still above average and warrants a 4, although it's closer to a 3.5 than a 4

Really good, some great guitar work on the less well known tracks. Loved it

8/10 FT: A Venture

Great musicians. A little too many twists and turns for me sometimes.

More like, “Maybe.”

V [Yours Is No Disgrace]* #1 [3.5] #2 [3.5] #3 [3.5] [The Clap] #1 [3.5] #2 [3.5] #3 [N/A] [Starship Trooper…]* #1 [3.0] #2 [4.0] #3 [4.0] [I’ve Seen All Good People…] #1 [3.0] #2 [3.5] #3 [N/A] [A Venture] #1 [3.5] #2 [3.5] #3 [3.5] [Perpetual Change] #1 [3.0] #2 [3.0] #3 [N/A] Listens/ 1: Haphazard, One Earbud, Background 2: Speaker In Room, Folding Laundry OR In Car Driving 3: Focused, Headphones, Lyrics Up *=Playlist Submission (0-3 songs per Album)(up to 5 songs if its a 5/5) Final Score: 3.5/GOOD

3.5 - good

Like the previous album a mixture of some good stuff and other tedious nonsense.

I know Rick Wakeman is a sacred cow of the genre, but noodly keyboards are my least favourite thing about prog rock, so I like this slice of pre-Wakeman Yes. They're relatively noodle-light and I can enjoy the guitar and bass in peace. I can't decide if I rate Jon Anderson's voice or not – he sounds like if you threw Peter Gabriel down a well and left him – but he does the job and I like the harmonies. Big fan of Tony Kaye's foot being in plaster on the cover; more bands should sport a random unlucky injury in their artwork. There's quite a fun and buoyant vibe about this album that I just like. It's very listenable, even sort of cute? 🌞

It was always Yes vs ELP amongst friends at school and beyond. Although a die-hard ELP fan I did still try to understand what Yes had going for them but for the most part failed and they still come in a poor second to this day. Although I can listen to a lot of their stuff and even rate “Close to the Edge” very highly I think maybe it’s Anderson’s voice approaching falsetto which is hard to handle after a couple of tracks on most albums. Or maybe it’s the inferior percussion compared to Carl Palmer? And obviously nobody could ever compete with Keith Emerson for keyboards (even Rick Wakeman after he joined them). This album is a good example of why they have always been something of a let-down in my eyes. The promise from the opening track on this album soon turns out to be an empty one as the rest of the album doesn’t feel as if it has any direction. Steve Howe’s live acoustic guitar bit on Clap is OK but does it deserve to be on a studio album at all? The rest is almost like an in-studio practice session where they are just trying out ideas for new songs. My attention drifts away after that one anyway which is never a good sign. It does come back for the final track though which I do like. Also – it’s a shame the cover doesn’t have the Roger Dean artwork of later records to marvel at while you are wondering why on earth you bought the album!

A fun listen, it led me to 90125 which I quite enjoyed.

I liked this one better than Fragile. I'm still not a fan of the vocal parts, which sound a bit like a discount version of Queen. Jon Anderson has a weak, slightly annoying voice that always kind of ruined Yes for me. It might also be a bit too upbeat for my taste ; I like my prog rock to be darker, weirder or trippier than this. However, I must admit that the instrumental parts are pretty solid. It's a great prog album, complete with nine-minutes songs and a certain cheesiness that reminds me of Rush. Bass, guitar and drums are real tight, and I think the jazzy bits are more organically integrated here than on Fragile. No song really stands out, and it kind of drags on toward the end, but it's still a nice record overall. 5/10

I liked this one less than the previous Yes album we had, which was actually its direct successor. I find this one less eclectic, with fewer truly memorable tracks. Still, it’s Yes: inspired and inspiring, complex without completely disappearing up its own ass, and with that incredible bass that I just can’t get enough of. Not a masterpiece, but a solid prog rock album.

Yes to this. I enjoy the jam band aspect of yes, even tho it can be a little tiring at times. There always seems to be a moment of magic somewhere in the meandering jams.

This is good, a bit repetitive but good!

a chill listen

Better than I feared. Less crap than ELP or Supertramp. Kinda genuinely charming. Sometimes they sound like CSN. The tunes are good. They got so lost, ELP-level lost, later.

That middle section in the last song really pissed me off. Like, please stop. Aside from that it was fairly inoffensive but, once again, not for me.

Favorite songs: I’ve seen all good people, Yours is no disgrace

Definitely interesting, good background music.

I was expecting weirder music with the album art.

I feel like I’ve been listening for 30 minutes and I just started the third song. This was ok I guess. Decent background music, but not anything particularly memorable. Reminds me of Rush. (3)

Il Rock fatto bene, ricordano molto i Queen.

Well well the album where I seen all good people come from. About what I expected - Prog Rock all day - 6 tracks and 40 minutes. It was fine... Favorite Track: Starship Trooper (obv) Track that would annoy Casey the most: Perpetual Change ("Dad will it ever end????")

7/10

I didn’t really vibe with this album. It was alright. Would relisten to if I came across the songs but wouldn’t pick them to listen to

Was alright

A pleasant proggy surprise! The gritty tone on the bass in some of these songs is so *chefs kiss* sounds like the amp is filled with rocks, and it rocks!

Great, prog rock for the whole weekend. Honestly as prog rock goes this wasn’t so bad, I enjoyed chunks of each song and the sound itself is good. But still, just too much repetitive jamming and endless noodling around for me to fully be on board. I did go ahead and listen a second time to be a good sport and there’s some cool stuff going on in the transitions but it still gets tiring in between. Second act montage needle drop in my biopic: “Starship Trooper”

Nice guitar riffs, at some points the album sort of dragged and lost my attention but overall I liked it

I'm catching up on some albums and listening to yes immediately after listening to 2112 by Rush. 2112 made me feel like I just don't like rock music but Yes makes me remember how rock can be good - where 2112 sounds like a witch in some parody movie giving you a riddle in the form of a slapdash song, Yes feels like something that comes from a legitimate spaceship that actually has plans and goals. I like the organ sounds, I like the singers voice, I like the twangy guitar riffs. I don't know if I would listen to this all the time but I like the vibe it creates and I enjoyed listening to the music they make. It's just funkier, it's twangier, it has more dynamic range. Likelihood that the members of this band lezzed out IMO: 1/5 I just don't really see it here for some reason and thats ok

i liked this fine .. i think yes has better albums probably. i was more familiar with their tracks off of fragile and 90125 before this. my dad loves this stuff and your dad probably does too big fan of the clap big fan of the organ moments all over the album not a big fan of the vocals, i kind of wish it were instrumental

There were elements of folk ('The Clap') and elements of prog. Put simply, I liked the former a lot more than the latter. Overall not bad but not my thing

Not my taste

Between 2-3.

Glad to actually listen to this entire album once. While I have heard songs from this album before, I had never listened to the whole thing. I think that I am still more of a fan of other Yes albums vice this one, but that is a personal choice. Owner of a Lonely Heart will always win out for me.

It's a pretty good listen overall. There's plenty of extended jams that run throughout, and there's also a good amount of proggy noodling, but it doesn't sound anywhere near as wanky as a lot of other prog. The good musicianship is allowed to take centre stage without it being ruined by being painfully earnest and generally pretentious. I'm not put-off by the extended length of these tracks. Don't get me wrong, it's still not 100% my thing, but I enjoyed it well enough and I appreciate the craft and musicianship. 3.5 rounded down

Not really my thing

Good but a little odd

Pretty basic touch album. Nothing great but nothing bad either.

This album is fine. Nothing too amazing but still good.

interesting

Not my usual thing, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Can’t tell my Dad I liked it though, as he’ll never talk to me again. Favourite track: Perpetual Change

yes more like maybe

Was alright felt like Wish Beatles

Like most, I'm familiar with Yes through listening to classic rock. As a result, I recognize All Good People. The trouble with The Yes Album is that the opening track, Yours Is No Disgrace, sets the tone with nearly 10 minutes of noodling and music for musicians, with sparse and weak lyrics. Starship Troooper is vaguely familiar, but it also suffers from being overly long and self-important, qualities that really stand out on Perpetual Change. No doubt these are talented musicians, and I appreciated the radio friendliness of 90125 much more, but this wasn't great.

Felt way different than their later stuff, but somewhat enjoyable.

Listened

Didn’t really think it was that interesting of an album and it seemed to drag on a bit. Just doesn’t feel like its for me. Undeniably q good though. Fav song: yours is no disgrace

happy good vibes, very 70s. Some very long songs

Better than I'd expected, but a lot of noodling A Venture - I can't tell if I like it or loathe it. Very sort of bouncy. Ok - didn't hate it, but wouldn't actively seek it out unless I'm looking to explain to someone what "prog" is.

Gostei overall. Mas é um conceito um bocado repetitivo. Gostava que as músicas fossem mais divididas (prefiro as single versions).

Social media pea brain can't comprehend 9 minute songs. I did really enjoy it though. High 3, almost 4.

Groovy riffs, rolling guitars, and Beach Boys influence make for a fun album that flies by.

No song needs to be 9 minutes long.

Of the Yes albums I've heard, this is certainly the most straightforward. This honestly feels like a pretty good baseline for Yes's sound. They do, notably have a little less experimentation here, but some of the experiments that Yes do sound a little bit silly, so I'll take it. Although, I don't quite think this has the highs of some later Yes projects. Despite this, The Yes Album is a very solid prog rock project; it's more good Yes songwriting, executed with the band's signature precision, and I don't have much more to say than that.

First listen. I’m familiar with Yes and have reviewed their 4th album within this format. This album feels a bit less prog-y than the previous Yes album I’ve listened to. Lowlight- The Clap, it doesn’t seem to fit with the rest of the album. Highlight- I’ve Seen All Good People. This track was frequently on the classic rock stations growing up and I am extremely familiar with it. I prefer Close to the Edge over this album, still not bad.

Maybe no? Yeah. No. Not my thing. I appreciate it? But does it move me? Do I ever want to hear it again? Do I even remember how this is different from Rush? Oh I know “symphonic prog” vs. whatever Rush is “prog hard rock?” Whatever. The answer is: no. NO. NO 3 for noodles and absurd lyrics Boolean: true- can’t deny history- if we don’t know it we’re condemned to repeat it

Komm Ich nicht ran. Vllt falscher Tag.

Not another fucking prog rock album with 1 good song…. Had dinner with them once and saw them on the 90125 tour…

Knew a few

nothing really stood out but it was fairly enjoyable at the same time

Solid rock prog rock album, nice synth and organ and stuff, but didn't stick in my mind.

Not bad, I was concerned when I saw the multiple 9+ minute run time of these songs but there was enough variety and wasn’t just jam band indulgence…some cool spacey stuff going on here.

Jon Anderson's voice will always make a Yes album distinctive - love love love how it soars. But, if I want prog rock, I want more nonsense about epic tales of Thor and pixies. Another entry in my increasingly long "I really enjoyed it, but not special enough to give it 4 stars" category

Decent but always thought YES were missing something for me. Some moments of brilliance but lacking something in many songs.

Good album, not much else to say, good basslines, though i wouldnt normally listen to stuff like that

I liked the long songs pretty cool album overall

Pretty mediocre. Rounding up from a 2.5/5.

The music was interesting but the vocals were lackluster

I’m not a huge Yes fan but this had some good songs. 3.5

solid consistent prog but didn't blow me away.

Not so much

Not bad! Little too much instrumental for me but was pretty ok.

It was fine. Not something I'd go out of my way to listen to though.

Interesting progressive rock listen from a band I never heard of. I enjoyed the folk, punk, and thematic qualities of the record. In particular, the Starship Trooper song never got stale despite being 10 minutes long. Great record to listen to while binging 70s music. Might take a few more listens to really enjoy all the elements.

75

at the start i was like yes and then sorta lost interest as it went on

It's fine, didn't thrill me. There's other prog I like better.

Rating: 7/10 Yes, a cool band playing long and fun prog rock tunes. Playing them really well, almost no complaints. I could probably do without The Clap but otherwise it's very solid. Favorite track maybe is Yours Is No Disgrace

Eh. It wasn't bad, but it kind of put me to sleep. I felt like I was lost in a shopping mall with neon lights, songs blend together and it was pretty hypnotising. But nothing memorable or that I'd come back to

I was going to run with a "No" joke, but the album is actually great background music at work.

Not my favourite from the classic prog bands, but I like the songs. Fragile is a way better record though.

Classic in the Yes canon

Brilliant guitar parts overshadow and paper over the relatively week songwriting and vocals.

More of a fragile or close to the edge fan, this one is not prog rocky enough for my liking tbh

Yeah, it was alright. It got my foot tapping, and fingers drumming. Not sure I'll remember it tomorrow, though.

I’ve not listened to this for quite a long time. I’ve tried in the past to like Yes but despite my best efforts they really don’t do it for me. I appreciate the musicianship but it all seems a little bit contrived

Prog rock isn't my thing. This was fine.

This album is an interesting one in the sense that some of the songs stretch out to over 9 minutes. The overall tone is rock, which I like, but most of the songs don't seem to have an eclipse, which I don't like. This is definitely a listen to album rather then an album to dance to. Some more things I do LIKE us the inclusion of many different instruments and odd noises but the one thing that truly brings this album down for me is the repetition that seems to drag on and on in some of the songs. BUT because I like rock and some of the things that this album achieved, I'll give it a 3/5.

Good prog. I appreciate the bass being so prominent in the mix.

this wasn’t bad actually but again didn’t do a lot for me

The album happened. I can't really recall it.

'If the summer change to winter / Yours is no disgrace.' The Yes Album has got some unwonted funk - not Floyd's 'Money' funk, but funk nonetheless. But it also has the worst of the British Folk Revival, which is really the basis of the whole prog thing anyway, e.g., check out 'The Clap,' definitional of instrumental inanity & amnesia. Of what I can remember of Close to the Edge & Fragile, I took to this one more, but prog has a way of reliably spoiling the fun, i.e., not just pretentious but undetermined & languorous. I will concede tho that 'I've Seen All Good People' is a worthy track, & better than that 'Roundabout' shit. 'Make the white queen run so fast / She hasn't got time to make your wife.' Yeah, a lyrical mess, but it sure sounds right.

not bad at all, so good early work from the band

Great vocals! I loved the vocals and lyrics a lot. But what got me not really liking this album is the instrumentation. It wasn't that diverse. But I would definitely recommend this album.

I liked how the song was like three parts and not like. One whole part like most of the songs that we heard. But I really like how the song was built and whatnot and I also liked the. Beat and the effects of the song And I would recommend this to my brother but not my mom.

I like the different transitions in the songs in this album. I like the different instruments used in the songs. Overall I'd give this 3 stars.

An okay album, I do recommend to some but it wasn't my favorite.

Some fun, trippy jams, and their big hit: “I’ve seen all good people turn their heads each day so satisfied I’m on my way”

3/5

This band is completely new to me, and a fun one!

Pretty good - less commercial than subsequent offerings

Groovy space opera. Me likey.

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I'm a fan of 70s prog and this fits the bill. There's some solid stuff on here, but overall didn't hold my attention. I enjoy the direction the band took after this album, but this one just kinda just fell a bit flat for me.

I do like some Prog Rock, and Yes are very firmly in that group, but there's a variance in the quality of their work that's almost as big as the variances in their lineups over the years. This isn't quite what I think of as the classic lineup, as Rick Wakeman doesn't join until the next album, though Tony Kaye is excellent here. I think the best song is probably "I've Seen All Good People," particularly the first movement (yup, we're in Prog territory when the songs have movements...) - "Your Move." While it's a given that every member of Yes is very good at their instruments, the standout things I noticed on this album were the vocal harmonies.

A lot to unpack. I like Yes, but found them late in life. This isn’t my favorite album by them but it is fun.

I am all for Heart of the Sunshine and Fragile, but this album did not give me good Yes vibes.

It's okay

This was on a lot in my house growing up..Dad loved it. Didnt quite love it as much as Dad did. Couple great songs but not my cup of tea.

Great prog rock with an acoustic accent.

Definitely an original sound, a balanced album.. Not super exciting though.

Some points excellent, sometimes shite. Can't say I'll listen to this one again, but it wasn't bad all in all. Oh, and they sing weird.

Joa

Yes are ok but they just aren't as good as other prog rock in my opinion.

Decent selection but there are better Yes albums to consider. 3.5/5

Album 8 Yes - The Yes Album ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I approached this with trepidation – prog rock! It was actually not too bad. Quite enjoyed the guitar wankery and noodling. “Perpetual Motion” and “i’ve seen all good people” are probably the best tracks. And the least weird and proggy. Probably won’t listen again though…

I’ve had enough of prog rock for now

Album 221. The Yes Album (https://open.spotify.com/album/4nQe6IzubN7cE7EWzrIvu4?si=QhS0MmEQQfGMdDPSKg20OQ) — Yes (1971) It's okay. Not great, not bad. I want to dig into this prog-rock more, but not today. 3/5 Liked: — Yours Is No Disgrace — I've Seen All Good People: Your Move / All Good People

This album is the band's "breakthrough" album and set the stage for what was to come from the band. It's classic 1970s progressive rock, with a little bit of quirkiness thrown in on some of the songs. While I overall thought the album was fine and the band shows how talented they clearly are, I didn't really listen to any song that I found to be overly memorable. A lot of the songs were really long and they didn't seem to all piece together in a way that made sense for an album. Another album that was fine to listen to, but I wouldn't seek it out to listen to again.

Good stuff. A little tedious with how long the tracks are, but generally very enjoyable. "I've Seen All Good People" is the clear standout, and I get antsy just wanting to hear that one when I throw this on.

C'était plutot sympa et une telle longévité doit être récompensée

Nice album, quite enjoyed it. Good guitar, drumming - love the bass playing. Vocals are a bit mid and songwriting although complex didn’t do that much for me

It was pretty good album but it was really boring 😴🥱🫩. The last two songs were good 👍 and it wasn’t terrible but just really boring. Overall, I’d give it a 3.6/5! 🫡🫩🥱🫠🍃

Prog rock is proggy. Great musos. The lyrics stray a bit close to a fantasy novel for my liking.

A great classic Rock album. Insane this came out in 1971. I hadn't realized that this album had the 'Diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit didda' piece in it. That clip had been used in so many things growing up. I probably for most my life didn't know that was Yes. If you're looking for a sunny day rock album this one is solid. Parts of it show its age but Yes has continued to be a band that can transcend the decades.

Too jam band for me, but some really great sounds and a few songs i enjoyed. Just a little too long in some ways.

Just what I feared. This is some Rush sounding bullshit. The talent is there but the ability to enjoy the music is really lacking for me.

Fav- I’ve seen good people 3/5

Now that's what I call PROG. Insanely cool basslines that you get a full feel for and a lot of effort clearly goes into each song. Everytime it was just instrumental I was dialed in, but I can't get past the over the top melodrama vocals. They're bad. Would never play this in front of a girl lest she thought of me as severely uncool.

I enjoy some good 70s prog rock. This does hit that itch. It does start to all blend together a bit especially in the back half. 3/5

Some beautiful instrumental moments & laid the foundation for the likes of Rush, for whom we should all be grateful. Sometimes exciting sometimes poignant but also sometimes neither.

It's solid, not my favorite from Yes.

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Solid rock music. Nothing much different from my last experience listening to them on this list.

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

I already loved "I've Seen All Good People." New to me was the virtuosic fingerpicking on "Clap" and the great guitar solo that closes out "Starship Trooper." That being said, I think this got a bit too prog-y for me at times, and found parts of the album repetitive or aimless (particularly "Perpetual Change")

This one really grew on my while listening, still wouldn't re-listen, even tho theres so much in there, it just doesnt touch me

Okayy

Heard Before? Only "All Good People". Notes: - the mix is pristine, exactly suited to the material. - arrangements are excellent, and the solos don't go on for too long. - vocals are quite lovely, and mostly stay out of the way. lyrics are forgettable, which is a good thing in prog. - I'm a synth fan, so I would prefer to hear a bit more keyboard. Lucky for me, Rick Wakeman steps in to remedy this on later albums. - not earth-shattering, but a pleasant and interesting warm-up for Fragile and Close to the Edge. Verdict: Prog at its most light and fun. Listen Again? Saved the opener for later.

Ok I suppose

Surprisingly, the second side was better than the first. Some interesting stuff on this album eventually, but the first songs intro felt like being bonked on the head. Not the nice music I'm looking for xx

This was an okay album. It was nice having it in the background while I was doing stuff. The songs were pretty chill, and also a bit old-school sounding, but then I saw the year and yes, everything checks out.

good, obviously

Some feel more cartonish than dreamy Slow pace needs more attention time Happy tune

better than some of the other prog bullshit we've had so far. gotta say i can't really tell this one apart from the other Yes album we had, but I don't hate this.

I’m always gonna love the instrumentals of a prog rock album, so my enjoyment of that aspect wasn’t a surprise. “A Venture” was the highlight in that regard. I did not, however, care for the vocals. They easily brought this from a 4 to a 2, so I’ll split the difference.

I didn’t dislike this near as much as I thought I would. Some songs certainly held my attention more than others, but overall pretty enjoyable.

Not bad but nothing really stood out to me

Cosi cosi

Very technically well executed and fun to listen to, but feels like each song meanders a bit much and is just generally not my vibe. I've Seen All Good People and A Venture are great songs, but I ended up pretty bored with most of the album.

Bueno

Some nice progressive CSNY style vibes throughout. I loved The Clap, such an unexpected live acoustic hillbilly track. Quite a good album, a high 3.

This album feels like sex on a nice beach during Christmas 3

It’s okay. Yours Is No Disgrace and I’ve Seen All Good People were definite highlights. Lengthy tracks but I was never counting the seconds for it to be over. Didn’t feel uninspired or unoriginal but I kept feeling like I was listening to something Queen would put out (which I’m not a fan of). Doesn’t feel like a 3 as I enjoyed it significantly more than Boston but it definitely wasn’t a 4 for me. If I could give this 3.5 I would. Trying to see the vision that’s making Scritters give this a 5 but I just can’t do it. Maybe just not my thing. Really never heard of Yes before this so it’s kind of cool having them on my radar now.

This was just okay

ganz nedd

Enjoyed the chess song very much

Better then expectations

Hard to beat a bita prog, I've Seen All Good People a highlight for me (3.5)

It was pretty okay

Pretty solid

The boy's could play, but it's all so wimpy.

more like "The Meh Album".

Generic anti-war message didn’t do much for me. Some of this a little too bombastic but liked the piano on The Venture

Qué difícil saber que algo es buenísimo pero te da una paaaja. Creo que me pasa con casi todos los 70. La escucho y pienso en mi viejo.

Cool music, but also not a standout.

3/5

this one was kind of funky. it's like waiting room music with guitar riffs. against my best judgement, and only because it put me in a writing fugue state, i will rate it 3 stars

Like Pink Floyd without the aura. Not too bad though

Classic prog rock. More of a set and forget kind of thing unless you're really into it. Reminds me of my youth.

Like it for a couple of singles

They all look so delighted on the front cover, if you walked into the room and saw that, fear would set in pretty quickly. This was so much more enjoyable than "Close To The Edge" which sucked. I can't believe their output in those early years (Yes Album 1971, Fragile 1971, and Close to the Edge 1972). Radio staples from when I was a kid (though it was released before I ever thought about listening to music) include "Yours Is No Disgrace" (9 mins long!), "Starship Trooper" (9 mins long) and "I've Seen All Good People (7 mins long). "Starship Trooper" is one of the greatest nearly 10 min songs on the radio. It has several chapters but it all works and blends nicely. It's the essence of prog rock. "I've Seen All Good People" (42M listens) is the flagship song - it's still catchy & gets a lot of airplay even today. I found the last two songs to be mundane and wandering. The listener counts are solid from top to bottom, this is a popular release with a number of instantly recognizable songs. This deserves a spot in the Top 1001 and I'm not a prog guy, but I can understand where many people might not agree. 3 stars from me.

For a prog it was quite inoffensive to my ears. Except The Clap, that one sucks big time.

Very self indulgent 9 minute rock epics... But I enjoyed it!

Good vibe but not really my type.

First Listen; 3.5; I got two Yes albums (almost) back to back, and I feel like this one is a little more meandering and less punchy thoughout, but I still enjoyed it. Again, was not expecting to enjoy prog rock as much as I did, not sure what that says about me. Similar to Fragile, I enjoyed the bass, the energetic moments, and quirky detours. I don't love the organs and keys, at least not in the doses offered here. Favorite Track: Yours is No Disgrace

This album is like going to the mens room in a dive bar to have a piss. There’s a lot of atmosphere going on, and you’ve got a bit of a shine on. You smile as you relieve yourself at the urinal, cos you know you’re drunk and you’re having a good time.

Enjoyed, might go back to it, not sure. One of the synth melodies reminded me of an Abba song

lot better than yesterday that’s for sure. wasn’t expecting only 6 songs but they’re all that long

I mostly know Yes as a band that influenced bands I like (most notably Rush)... and I hear it.

This was pretty boring. Stand-outs - Starship Trooper: a. Life Seeker, b. Disillusion, c. Würm

I liked this more than some albums I’ve given three stars to. I don’t know that I would actively seek it out. It doesn’t quite tip into four star territory for me.

I did have a prog rock phase earlier in my life, and I came out of it with a conclusion that there are two types of prog bands - the ones that hit heavier, sound harder, that I truly enjoy (like King Crimson, Jethro Tull...), and the ones that, to me, sounds floppier, cheesier and more like some musicianship wankery than music that feels actually compelling (to me). Yes falls into the latter type to me, and while I do respect the mastery, musicianship and creativity, I just cannot enjoy the music fully.

It’s Yes!

sit on porch, humid day, cigarette, 7-8pm

Enjoyed it

This was alright - I'm not particular to prog-rock stuff, but this album had it's moments that I enjoyed. I'd give this a 3.5, but I don't feel good giving it a 4.

OK, but it's unlikely that I'll ever wanna listen to this again. ★★★

Not unenjoyable. Lots of guitar. Very 70s rock. I really only loved Your Move. The rest was a lot of guitar and a lot of it blurred together.

only 1 good song that is okayish. first two are just instrumentals but they're pretty nice.

Había algo en los 70 (👃)

Completely acceptable prog-ish rock. I liked some bass and guitar parts, but the constant harmonizing of the voices got old pretty quick. I admit I did a little peek ahead and saw that Yes has 3 albums in the book. Will they deserve the 3 album placements? Who knows. Going middle of the road for now, this album is subject to either stay the same or go down in rating in the future depending on how the other Yes material sounds.

A good album, I liked Perpetual Change the most.

I really love the guitar playing, it's a bit odd to me but I love their sound and it's fun to listen to, sounds like nothing like I've ever heard really :) it's interesting. It's beautiful and i love how there's lots of different instruments and their music sounds more dimensional i guess.? Like im in the room with them 😭😭 ok i love the different styles in the songs it's awesome:p Basically not something I would normally listen to but it's solid 3,5 *_*

estuvo bueno eh, repetiria 3.5/5

Скажите да да да

solide 3. eigentlich ganz gut, aber es fehlt was - die emotionen, die es nicht auslöst

I’ve discovered the older I get the less fond I am of indulgence. And there’s a lot of that here. Time signature changes, ultra technical playing, obtuse lyrics but…. There’s an also moments like the end of starship trooper where they find a groove and stick to it, some may find that indulgent but I found those moments exciting. The harmonies are also machine tooled but really flesh the vocals out. Not for everyone but enough for me

In theory, I'm a fan of prog. Really though, I'm more of a prog snob - I'm picky about the prog I like. All the things I like about prog are here: lengthy epic songs with unusual lyrics, instrumentation, and time signatures. But Yes seems to specialize in songs that change key almost every measure which makes it hard to latch onto a great riff or melody, anything you can groove to or sing along with. Starship Troopers from this release is the best example of this. It's the same problem I have with jam bands like The Grateful Dead - too much noodling and not enough melody. It seems like these kinds of bands intend to rely on more of a overall feeling better experienced as background music, or alternatively as art to be marveled at instead of enjoyed. I dig the guitar and bass work, and the close harmonies are great too, but aside from All Good People, I'd have preferred more to enjoy instead of just appreciate.

It was a lot better than "Owner of a lonely heart". If you like 70s Prog it will probably be for you. Good musicality, none of the melodies stuck, but with prog usually you need more than one listen.

I already liked Yes, this was a good album

Eh kinda mid Fragile is the better album.

A few moments of likeable stuff, some decent guitar work, and honestly not as horrible as I thought it would be. Going to go 3. Suspect they have far worse records in their canon.

It was ok. I don’t really like super long songs but I enjoyed the experimental side to this.

These damn prog rockers and their long ass music

Zone out a fair bit. It's meh

This album is all over the place and I don't mind it anywhere near as much as I thought I would. Started off sounding like an 80s TV theme, obviously had the obligatory gypsy jazz track, some riffs, harmonies and good ol' blues rock. At least it's quite fun at points. Hats off to the pre dated Nirvana riff at the end of Starship Trooper.

Me gusta como juegan con los instrumentos pero no me atrapó del todo. Aún así, es buen album

Going into this album I knew nothing about Yes other than they existed, and were something-something 70s related. I did not have high hopes. But! I dug it.

All good people is a classic…hadn’t listened to them as Prog Rock kings but now hear all the intricate breaks and movements! Great debut effort

Second Yes album. I honestly don't remember anything about my previous outing with their music, which I suppose is understandable given that I listened to it 150 albums ago. I'm expecting another prog rock album, likely with a spacy atmosphere. Here goes. This album was a little directionless and scatterbrained, but it caught me at the right time. I've had somewhat of an affinity for prog rock over the past couple of months. Granted, I haven't listened to any prog rock in that time frame, but the reverence is there all the same. I think it's the only genre of music which can be called timeless in the truest sense of that word. Sure, it reeks of the airbrushed, polished visions of the future that were common in advertising and media at the time, but I think the music is largely distinct in its futuristic vision. The spacey ambience of the guitars are pretty good, though it's the unique chord progressions which really set this album apart. The plucky interplay between the pianos and bass guitar make for some solid moments. The synths are generally pretty good too, adding a nice, soft texture to the tracks - I just wish there were more of them. The organs don't do much for me, though they do pair nicely with the aforementioned synths. The acoustic guitar is the only instrument that I can confidently say doesn't belong here, especially on the track where it prominently features. There's also the question of track length, which I largely didn't feel was earned. Many of the songs start to feel empty after a while. While I did have some gripes with this album, I thought it was a decent listen overall. Book time. Peaked at No. 7 on the UK chart, but that's about the only thing of note in this entry - the rest is just about the recording process. Wikipedia says this album was their breakthrough release and was warmly received by critics. The UK and Netherlands particularly liked this album, whereas the album performed more modestly in the US and Canada. I was expecting a little more from this album, but I'm favourable to it being in here. I cosign this inclusion

This one's good, and it is consistent with Yes's other work, but it's not quite as strong. Favorite track(s): "Starship Trooper," even if it isn't anything like the book or the movie that came out later.

0/6 bekannt 6/10 Beste Songs: yours is no disgrace, starship trooper, I’ve seen all good people

Some of the instrumental sections dragged on a bit but overall an enjoyable listen with some good tunes.

Very old but yes, I can say it works.

Very cool guitar work, and I enjoyed the vocals. It was good, and a style I don't mind.

Yes seems a little enthusiastic, I’d say “sure :)”

Grandiose prog rock structured to be long-form, but it doesn't get super noodle-y. Little chicken pickin here and there, that's nice. I think it was good, I'd say solid 3.

The Yes Album is a record that announces its ambitions immediately and delivers on them technically without ever quite delivering on them emotionally. The musicianship is exceptional across the board — Chris Squire’s bass sits in the mix like a lead instrument, aggressive and melodic simultaneously, and the overdriven Hammond moments hint at something genuinely exciting underneath the architecture. Steve Howe’s guitar work is precise and inventive. These are serious players doing serious work. And yet the songs feel sterile. The technical command is never in question, but command alone doesn’t create warmth, and warmth is what’s missing here. The playing is impressive in the way that a perfectly engineered room is impressive — you can admire the craft without wanting to spend time in it. It’s the same ceiling that ELP’s Tarkus ran into: virtuosity in service of something that never quite pulls you inside it. The acoustic live track — “The Clap,” which is an unfortunate name under any circumstances — arrives mid-record like a completely different band briefly wandered in. It’s adventurous in theory and mostly just an interruption in practice. This is prog before it fully disappeared into its own indulgence, which should make it more accessible. Somehow it still feels like too much. A respectful three — impressive, occasionally interesting, and emotionally distant in all the ways that matter most.

Really good album, I enjoyed it quite a bit.

I like when the vocals sound like The Byrds but the organ guy needs to chill. Yes makes me think that I was wrong about prog rock. They keep the jamming to a reasonable ratio of actual musical content and each song can stand on its own.

Four long prog-rock songs? Yes.

very 70s. kind of Rush-ish before Rush existed. seen all good people of course but good stuff other than that one too

Too loosey goosey for me.

Thoughts before listening: I have always though that Yes fell on the cheesy side of prog rock, and for the most part that is probably true. However, I do really like the album with Roundabout on it, and I know that this is their debut meaning its perhaps before their excessive tendencies took over. I believe this will be a first listen. Review: So this isn't the actual debut album from Yes. but it does seem to be the one where they finally settled on their sound. One thing I do like about this band is that while they could rock as hard as all of the prog rock bands, they also aren't afraid of a folky acoustic song. Thats the secret to "I've Seen All Good People." which is a very catchy folky rock song that was a huge hit for the band. All in all this is basically what I expected from this album. I like it well enough although its not necessarily blowing me away. I'll give this 3-stars.

Liked The Clap the best, it was a fun lil diddy. Overall, enjoyed more than expected.

 Да) Хорошее звучание, богатый и плотный инструментал Не понял состав этого альбома, там треки повторяются Хорошая энергия и как сити гриль можно слушать Я добавил себе Буду переслушивать 3.8

holy basslines, but the rest's kinda mid

Genesis vibes 7/10

Not my cup of tea !!!

Great album, once again not my style. The music is great, the vocals and singing really turn me off of listening to this by choice

Not my kind of thing and there were parts I disliked, but at least they still sounded like a rock band and I've Seen All Good People was just about good enough to scrape it up to a 3

I like plenty of prog and I get that, in some senses, it's the ultimate genre mashup. But I still feel there need to be guard rails of some sort: coherent themes, hooks or signatures. Yes disagree, and just throw a lot of random noodling into these songs at their whim. The result isn't bad, in fact technically the musicianship is pretty impressive: it's just rather incoherent and confusing.

Very dreamy, very noodly, very ‘70s.

A bit all over the place, but I guess that's the point.

Bon, sans atteindre des sommets

Better than I thought it was going to be. Still overindulgent, but that's Yes for you.

3.8

Really enjoyed this one. Just a lot of fun to listen to, the riffs are all super catchy and the guitar playing is insane. Will definitely revisit

Album OK 3/5

thats ok

Mi ricorda la mia amica con cui nn si poteva mai ascoltare canzoni meno di 9 minuti eddaiiiiii

This one is fine. Not really my jam but I didn't mind it. 3 stars.

Enjoyable Yes album. Some songs are way too long. Two versions of 'I've Seen All the Good People Your Move' is excessive. Too much filler.

Decent album, bit short but overall enjoyed it

Not my fave of theirs, but it is Yes

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It's fine. A lot more dull and less adventurous than I was expecting. I like Prog - in principle. I love Floyd,and I love prog Metal, but all those other 70s Prog bands I know little of. So.. a bit naff. Nothing memorable, no great memories, not even any ridiculous musicianship. But it's fine. Nothing bad. Nothing annoying.

This rollicks along at a reasonable pace and keeps the smugness to a minimum. Not that I will ever choose to listen to it again.

Good, but blended together too much

Found it pleasant enough to listen to. And there were head bobbing moments. But not strong enough to really get me into it.

I love YES, but I'm not convinced this album belongs on the list. Fragile and Tales from Topographic Oceans are each spectacular; everyone should not only hear them, but try to listen to them before they die. The Yes Album hints at the greatness to come. There are moments of transcendence here. But, honestly, it sounds like rehearsal sessions for the monster productions that follow.

I love a long song but over 6 minutes for 4 out of a 9 song album... kinda crazy

Banger

Liked this one more than fragile to be honest. Short but sweet. Favorite was probably the opener yours is no disgrace. Lot of nonsense yet still kind of hit me.

Inoffensive and unobtrusive prog rock. An album you'd thrown on when you want background music that listeners can tune in and out of with ease. Like me at work, forgetting I was listening while the album was actively playing over my headphones. When I remembered, I mostly enjoyed the sound before my attention slipped away again. That being said I don't like the plink-plonky mixing of the album, it's a bit abrasive. I'd listen to The Clap and Starship Trooper again.

Interesting listen. 3

najs! svidja mi se pogotovo pesma the clap jer je drugacija od ostalih, neki akusticni momenat. zanimljive dugacke pesme, veoma sedamdesete!

Very 70s prog rock. Definitely some masterful musicianship.

6/10 Accomplished and clever, but hard to love. All a bit too cover for its own good, it is still interesting and a fine listen.

anu iyo simgerebi ro momewona da davagulebdi mara isetebi araa ro shuffleshi shemxvdes da gemrielad shevirgo

I appreciate the band’s distinctive close harmonies. And Jon Anderson’s vocals, too. Aside from “I’ve Seen All Good People,” I don’t really relate to the songs, though.

I've listened to this a number of times, but not for many years. It sounds a little dated now, showing it's late 60s/early 70s style. I never rated this album as highly as other Yes albums, but there are still good tracks - Yours is no disgrace and I've seen all good people.

pretty entertaining

I’ve already listened to this album! I like it! 3 ⭐️

First time listening to this album. Fun! Type of prog that makes you forget you're listening to prog, I'd say it's more rock-y 3/5

zu lang, zu instrumental

Stereotypical 70’s.