Reviews (page 8 of 13)
3.5/5
This was my favourite of the yes albums. Bit less chaotic and settled into it
It’s good
i didn't like this album
Feels more like an EP when you remove the single versions. Not a huge fan of his voice can sound a bit amateurish at times. As far as prog goes it is pretty easy listened so i did enjoy it but nothing stod out for me.
Some great songs but it has a lot of filler so I can't give it more than this
it was okay
Jaime!
Would not buy
FIRST LISTEN NOTES CAUSE I'M LAZY RN :D to preface this before i start listening, I might be in a bit of a mood. I'll try to be nice :) 1st Song - The intro feels spacey and also what I'd expect to play before a breaking news segment. Overall the song is fine, i get the lyrics and stuff, I'm just not a 10 minute song girlie. There's a lot of parts in this I honestly do like, and would probably come back to if it was like 5-6 mins. 2nd Song - this is actually kinda fun, ye haw, but i'm not gonna come back to it. 3rd song - (Picture me reluctantly vibing to this, cause i want to be a bitch but it's actually kinda good). I can't tell who's voice this singer reminds me of, my mom would probably be able to tell me. Probably my favorite so far, but same as the first song, why so long? I am dumb, and I do have a goldfish brain, but even with modern artist like Ethel Cain I almost always have to skip once you just hit 2+ mins of no lyrics. 4th Song - Oh, i hate this intro. I like the first verse and metaphors "don’t surround yourself with yourself" is a pretty good lyric, but i hate the da da di di dah or whatever that is. Oh, I liked how the vibe changed like that. Overall a fine song, but rn there's things throwing me off it. If I can get used to Harry Styles scatting and Djo's Billy Joel impression, i should be able to to get used to this...but is there any real reason i should? not really :). It's fine, but just..meh 5th song - Vibes. I'm chilling with this, like the outro. Oddly, in no way that makes any sense, this kinda somehow reminds me of Weyes Blood? I know it's weird. Slay lyrics tho "A peaceful man would realize alone is no adventure" 6th song - same with 3rd song tbh. Lyrically reminds me slightly of Magdalena Bay tho, which is fun. Overall it's fine. I'll give it a solid 3, there's nothing really wrong with it or anything, but like eh. It's fine Again, as i've said with other things, If I met someone who was like "OMFG, MY FAVE ALBUM" sure i'd give it another go, but rn meh. I'll add the 5th song to a playlist tho. (It is funny to think someone is seething rn reading this tho :D)
ja ganz nices prog album, aber würds nit öfter hören glaubi
I feel every Yes album fills me with the same dread and every one has been surprisingly decent. There was very little prog twaddle which helped.
Better than the other one I listened to. Still giving it a 3.
🩷🩷🩷 and a half (is that an option?) I love the flutes and the harmonies on this prog classic
I liked this more than I thought I would, although I don't like prog rock other than Rush. It had some solid moments that rocked that would inevitably be ruined with their weird noises or meandering away from something great. There wasn't anything memorable for me, but again I didn't hate it so 3 stars.
Ahh the Yes. I'm fond of them
This was ok. I'm not huge into this type of meandering, ever-changing rock songs. They do tend to grow on you if you listen more, but on first listen there were only a couple of segments that were cool. One sign that I"m not into them is that Spotify auto-played a Rush song after the last track on this album and I thought "Now we're getting somewhere!" before realizing it was no longer Yes.
Not their best album but its still a decent listen if youre in the mood.
I like it but I wish it would do something a bit more oomphy. I don't know how to explain what it is that stops me from loving it. Perpetual Change could be awesome but just misses the mark for me. Weirdly reminds me of Queen if they took a slightly different direction.
Sounds of rush and the who. Vocals started to wear on me.
You can hear multiple songs within one song which means I need to get through parts of the song I don’t like to get to the good stuff. The centerpiece of this album is All Good People, a song so good everything pales in comparison.
70s UK rock. I’ll probably add a couple of these to my rock playlist ngl.
A good record. Not a prog fan, but I found that enjoyable. Steve Howe was freakin' amazing.
No thank you
Going into this, all I knew about Yes is the fact that they are a prog rock band, and the only song I knew was I’ve Seen All Good People because it used to play all the time on the local classic rock radio station. Weirdly, that song was kind of the low point for the album. Overall it was a lot better than I expected. Some really good jams happening.
Not a bad album and definitely nice to hear Yes before they started sniffing their own farts. However, this is about on the level of one of the less good Rush albums to me. It's fine. Was kind of weird to learn what the one song I've heard on the radio for years was on here.
I thought this was decent enough. Reminded me of Rush, but better. Overall: 3.3/5
This is ok. It is not bad, and there are some nice moments. Recognize the one big hit, but not sure it carries through enough. This is the classic rock you just leave on in the background. Nobody offended, but nobody singing along.
progrock. meh
Yes
I have seen all good people turn their heads...;) it was an okay album I suppose.
Decent album to play in the background
interessante
A good pop-prog hybrid. It isn’t too nauseatingly technical, and has enough pop sensibility to be engaging throughout. Dare I say… girls may even like this album, which is a rare feat in prog.
Great rock album. A lot I haven't heard before.
i feel like this album is definitely a staple. a must listen, but not something i would play everyday or have in my constant rotation.
They can play and sing it all. Unfortunately I get the feeling, that they did not care much about writing good songs. It is more like "hey, I got 173 ideas, let's play them one after another and call it an Album". And like this their musical abilities become a showing off of their skills, which bores me after some time. But there are really beatiful parts in certain tracks.
This was fine.
I don't know if this one needs to be on the list even though I love it. Close to the Edge and Fragile are better representations of prog. Great hooks though. A good listen.
I enjoyed this album. Another one with a song you have heard a million times but never the whole thing.
This is classic prog rock through and through. I'm kinda lukewarm on the excesses of the genre, which come out in full force on some of the songs here. I like the keyboards though.
Well we had a few days off, but the 70s prog rock is never too far away on this list. I actually think there's an alternative universe in which I could really like Yes. One where they reel it in a bit and learn brevity. I like Jon Anderson's voice and the bass lines are often really fun. Once again my Dad's prog rock love resulted in me thinking I didn't know this album at all but then instantly recognising Starship Trooper the moment it started. I actually really like that track. Or at least I would do if it wasn't so blinking long. I also recognised I've Seen All Good People, with it's heartbeat bass line and key change fade out. I went into this sort of dreading it, but I enjoyed it far more than I expected. It would be more a 2.5 if I had half stars, but the nostalgia kicked in and I'm rounding up 3/5
3 fine
Yes.
Okay
Yes
Wondeful moments in yours is no disgrace, the bass sounds crisp, so good. Once again the vocals are just not my thing and the melodies are not that great I think. I like close to the edge and fragile, haven't like their other stuff. With all that said, nice vocal work in I've seen all good people, the rythm of it is cool. Not my thing, but it's alright compare to some other more generic 70s prog rock I suppose.
Not a yes fan. But couple good songs here
как написал кто-то в рецензии: это как rush, только скучнее. нельзя не согласиться в целом нормально, но как-то скучновато
an alright album, listenable, but not giving me goosebumps
Kind of fun to hear one of the early ventures into prog rock.
Good album.
Liked it more than the other Yes album from this list. More emotion behind each track. Less gratuitous.
Prog. Folk. Classic rock. They don't make them like this anymore. The band knows how to play. There can be a lot going on at times.
After listening to a couple of prog rock albums, I realize I am not a big fan of it. Don't need that much noodling around in my music as it just gets boring after awhile. Extra star for the harmonies, which are solid.
While the album is incredibly technically impressive I think all of the songs could have been cut in half for a more enjoyable experience.
It was alright. Nothing special but at least it wasn't offensive to my ears 3 ⭐️
I haven't been super wowed by any of these Yes albums on this list. There's some good mixed with some bad, and always a lot of noodling. This isn't much different, except there's an oddly placed acoustic solo here near the beginning. "I've Seen All Good People" is fun, recognizable, and a prog rock staple at least.
I like their sound palette. Nothing particularly groundbreaking or spectacular but I like it. 3.3
yes kamma losa
I like prog rock, this one not so much... "ive seen all good people..." and "starship troopers..." were my favorites but as an album is kind of repetitive and not in the interesting progressive rock way, instrumentation is good but overall excesive.
3.5
Meh
Steve Howe's first album with Yes, and everything levels up. That Gibson 175 conjures a majestic cathedral of tone. Quite crisp, indeed...yet in need of some grime, a little danger, a shake of chaos to disturb all this cosmic order.
Didn't absolutely hate this, as I expected. It's decent but not something I would revisit 3*
ok. Typical Yes where my brain tunes out on it's own but it's not bad.
This is a good record. It remains interesting from top to bottom and doesn't lose the listener. There are multiple parts where the instrumentalists go in different directions as they explore the song and take their parts but they do manage to stay on-theme and bring it back. This experimentation is what Yes and ultimately, prog rock, is about. This is a solid example of all that Yes has to offer.
My Project voyage through the world of prog rock is telling me that if you really must listen to prog, you could probably do worse than listen to Yes. It's still got all the things that make it one of the most objectionable genres in artistic history, but it's reined in sufficiently to mean that you can actually enjoy the songs, instead of want to go back in time and encourage Ted Heath to pass a law to ban guitar solos, synths and capes.
I understand why people would like it. It's not for me.
Killer bass riffs and tone. Songwriting is fine but doesn't do much for me. Pleasant enough but not finding it very memorable
Ništa posebno preloše niti predobro, ali prije da ga ne bih opet poslušao nego da bih
1) Yours is No Disgrace: Coming back to this after listening to the whole album, it is maybe the only song I truly like. While jam-bandy, it feels like it has progression/transformation, without being lame/cheesy, notwithstanding the key change towards the end. 2) The Clap: Would I rather contract the clap or listen to the Clap on repeat forever...Idk. 3) Starship Trooper: Too jam bandy by a mile, but I do like the outro guitar riff that starts around ~6 mins in. And then the guitar solo that comes in the last ~2 min, chef's kiss. And the drums just make it harder. Maybe the first half was worth it. After listening to the album through and coming back to this a second time: it's growing on me, a ton. There's more going on here than aimless noodling. Still kinda annoying at times early on, but the back half is fire. 4) I've Seen All Good People: I guess it would be worse if they couldn't play their instruments or sing. They're solid musicians but this is why I don't like jam bandy. 2nd listen: f'%k, even this song is growing on me. 5) A Venture: great opening, nice groove with good rythmic synch among the instruments. If this was the only jam bandy track on the album I'd love it. 6) Perpetual Change: I do not like this, even on 2nd listen. Comically bad lyrics and whatever the bridge thing is that sounds like a marching band takes over for 10 secs, just no.
I’m officially old. I was past 40 by the time I became a dad. There’s hair growing from my ears. But even more important: I don’t hate prog anymore. Like any prog album, it’s all over the map — but also very clearly a record that came about a year after CSNY’s Deja Vu. Similar to The Dead’s American Beauty, the packed, doubled harmonies are so big in the recordings that everything else is dwarfed and tinny. Honest question tho: would it even be “proggy” if each song section went fully into a new track? Cf. tracks 3 and 4, which do the old “we’re so smart that our songs have several names.” Stray thoughts: - Track 1: I’ll go on the record and say that a single guitar line should never be panned back and forth like a shuttlecock. I don’t care how much coke the engineer did. - Track 2 is ridic. If only bc a live track in the middle of an album is 3-days-sleepless madness. - Fascinated by Ev’s grab from track 3 and now I want to find an 80s/90s musician that cites it as an influence.
Accidentally started from the wrong album cause they have albums called both "Yes" and "The Yes Album"- so I started the (correct) album already annoyed. It won me back a bit but I think there are too many 9 minute long songs. Favourite song: A Venture Least: Starship Trooper
Meh
I wanted to like this more than I did. I enjoyed the musicianship of it, but it strayed a little too close to country/bluegrass-y on several occasions for my tastes. It’s not that it was bad, I think I just expected more. A disappointing effort by an exceptional band.
I like the vibe of this a lot, the sound is also great. However, it loses points because each song doesn’t have to be over 6 min…
J'ai pas la hype désolé
Solid album
Me pareció un álbum promedio. Creo que para ser una obra de la gran banda de rock progresivo "Yes" le falta mucha personalidad y cohesión. Me sorprendió que el segundo tema esté grabado en vivo, sacando de lugar la atmósfera que había generado el primer tema. No considero sea un mal álbum, para nada, la ejecución musical es excelente, pero en cuanto a experiencia de álbum me resultó un tanto irrelevante.
Enjoyable bit of prog on a Monday morning. As a child it seemed like Rick Wakeman was a formiddable presence on the TV. He seemed to be part of every panel show, quiz game on the box. And he was a bit annoying. For most of my early years I assumed that was his job. Only later on did I learn he was in a band called Yes, which I assumed based on his TV appearances, would be crap. So it was a pleasant surprised when I later learned that they were not crap at all.
Not sure what the fuss is on this one. It was fine.
Yes on aina mennyt mukavasti taustanauhana ja tosi kovia lekoja tullut bändiltä. Oon aina tykännyt tämmösestä "kokeellisesta" progressiivisesta musasta ja tätäkin levyä kuunnellessa olisi varmaan sienet avannut tätä vieläkin enemmän (ikinä en ole sieniä nauttinut). Tosi kivoja sävelkulkuja ja syntikka-kitara "keskusteluja" tälläkin levyllä. Silti ei tälle millään voi yli kolmosta antaa...
Kyllähän tämän kuunteli, mutta aika keskinkertainen albumi. Ei erityisen hyvä, muttei erityisen huonokaan. Mennään tylsällä kolmosella.
Paikoin ihan jees meininkiä, vähän turhan 70-lukulaista omaan makuun.
Rehellisesti nyt maanantaina ei edes muista perjantaina kuunnellusta albumista mitään, paitsi että jotain progea se oli. Ei juuri napannut.
Ihan jeppis
Their third album. Prog Rock. This one is wonderfully complicated and catchy at times. Inevitably though we get the indulgent masturbatathon that is ten minutes of noodling. In fact we get it on track one. The talent is obviously extremely high here. There have been other Prog albums on this list I have surprisingly really enjoyed. For me, this one is okay. I'd give a 2.5 but happy to round up to a solid 3.
Another Yes album I should be all over but somehow leaves me a little cold.
Classic rock with some songs that run upto 10 mins. Favorite track: starship troopers other picks: yours is no disgrace, I've seen all good people, clap
Man, you guys really like Yes, huh?
Great opening track, but the rest was nothing special. I'm sure this is an unpopular opinion but I actually prefer Limp Bizkit's cover of Behind Blue Eyes.
I usually like the 70's vibe but never managed to get into this album
Better than I expected. Typically found the middle of the songs a bit forgettable but some big build ups at the end of songs sounded great.
3.5
Enjoyable listen. Not my favorite but they're well accomplished and the album is impressive.
Decent music, but could use some editing and more hooks.
Pretty good
un bel discone anni 70.
I love the goofiness of prog rock. But even for me, most of these songs are a couple mins too long. Seems like sometimes another musical section was added just for the hell of it. But still, pretty pleasant listen.
It's a solid album, Yes is always shooting for Mozart and usually ending up around Salieri
Hyvää kevyempää progee! 3/5
Nothing particularly entrancing about the album. The noodling songs that make up this album wander around and don't have poignant messages or chords to me. At the same time, there's nothing particularly negative about them either. Its mid, as they say. Favorite song: A Venture
I enjoyed this, but knowing what Yes would go on to make, it is definitely not their best work. Still a solid listen Fav Track: Yours is no Disgrace 6.9/10
Standouts The Clap I've Seen All Good People
Fine but kinda forgetful
A couple good songs on this one!
Solid album. It's prog but not too prog.
There’s always a fine line for prog rock between pretentious and cool music. This really walks that line but maybe that was also for the time period since bands like Metallica were doing hard cut overs for transitioning between sections. Anyway, overall it was alright.
Decent listen
Decent listen but not really something I would choose
not my icecream
Ok. Sounds busy like the Who.
Sounds like 1971!
See all good people is a banger. There are some very good performances. I feel like they’re figuring out their Emerson Lake and Palmer together this together yet.
It was fine
I've already listened to Yes' album 'Close to the Edge', which I thought was good but lacked consistency in terms of re-listening appeal. A bit too experimental / parts of songs that just hung around for too long. Listening to 'The Yes Album', the opening track 'Yours Is No Disgrace' is good but is immediately followed up by a incredibly dragging acoustic track. Less re-visitable content on this album than on 'Close to the Edge' but not necessarily *bad* content.
TWO 4 ALBUMS INA ROW I’ll stop listen
Cool early prog rock album, super creative writing, performances, and vocal harmonies.
This has been the most difficult album to rate so far. On first listen, it would veer back and forth between terrible, self-indulgent prog rock and great harmonies, often several times on the same track. I gave it several tries and it sounded better but still not all the way through. There were times when I could have rated this one star and others where it was closer to a 4 or a 5. I am going to settle for 3 stars. I generally like complex albums that reward repeated listens. I am undecided whether this justifies further listens. There is too much other great music to listen to.
Alors pourquoi, mais pourquoi ils avaient besoin de chanter toutes les chansons en harmonie ?
6/10 From a technical standpoint, this is a really great album. The quality of the playing is excellent, and they’re a really tight unit. They also create some really great soundscapes and interesting sound palettes, particularly for a record from 1971. But I found that, while I appreciated the technicality of the music, it often didn’t really connect with me on an emotional level, or really have much in the way of memorable motifs that hooked into my brain. They also have a tendency to go wandering off (pretty typically for prog, I suppose) and lose reference to the core thrust of the track here and there. When they allowed themselves to work a little more tightly to a fixed centre, things were better, even when that centre shifted throughout the track like it does over the duration of Starship Trooper’s three parts. There were some sections of these tracks that were superb, and I did find certain instrumental flourishes really grabbing me, but my interest also ebbed and flowed a little too much for things to fully connect. Yours Is No Disgrace - A great attention grabbing intro that messes around with meter and rhythmic emphasis, and then we dive into some proper spacey driving music. It’s really cool. The vocal harmony section is nice enough, but didn’t really grab me, and then they fire back into it. It’s so tight and the playing is so good. The arpeggiated leads are particularly good. Some of the ideas and playing are very good, but things do lull a bit and drift slightly too far away from the core ideas for my tastes. When it’s good though, it’s great. The Clap - This is a nice little piece, with the ebbing and flowing of the tempo really adding a bit of interest to the feel. Supremely talented playing, obviously and reminds me a bit of those old school delta blues players. It doesn’t really have much in the way of a memorable tune, but as a technical exercise, it’s great. Starship Trooper: a Life Seeker, b. Disillusion, c. Würm - Technically, three tracks. This concedes the need for a more central hook to riff around and it benefits from it. They still get to go weird and experiment with effects and synth lines, but things have a more grounded centre. The middle section blends this idea with some of the frantic, technical acoustic playing of The Clap and then the staggered vocal harmonisations build a great bed of sound. The slow build of the final section adds a lot of grit to things and there’s some really great drumming in particular in there. Even though this track did wander about a bit and touch on a load of ideas, it felt more centred and focused than what has come before. I've Seen All Good People: a. Your Move, b. All Good People - This has gone quite folksy. Again, it feels like there’s a bit more focus here. It’s a pretty slow build. Some of the vocal rhythms are pretty nice. And then we hit a bluesy swinging development. Solid playing again, but I’m struggling to be massively engaged by it for longer periods while it noodles away. A Venture - This has a nice lilt to it. Again, I find myself admiring the technical nature of it rather than being emotionally engaged. While a lot of the surrounding instrumentation is great, the central vocal theme to this just doesn’t grab me, and then the piano solo bit is just a bit boring. Sounds like a banging guitar solo is about to happen when they fade out too. Perpetual Change - This feels like it’s calling back to the opener with its intro, but it doesn’t develop into something quite as driving. Again, there are some great bits in here. When they get to the call and response vocal part, that’s really nice, but it does, on occasion, become a bit meandering and listless. But there is some fantastic playing. And the bit where it just starts panning the whole track to the left before pilling more stuff around the stereo field is really great.
I’ve seen all good people caught my ear.
Technically impressive but emotionless
Ein Meilenstein für Yes, aber nicht ganz makellos. Die Einführung von Gitarrist Steve Howe bringt frischen Wind und technische Brillanz, besonders in Tracks wie „Starship Trooper“ und „The Clap“. Dennoch leidet das Album stellenweise unter Überlänge und repetitiven Passagen A. Ambitioniert und kreativ, aber nicht durchgehend fesselnd – ein solider, aber nicht überragender Prog-Rock-Einstieg.
Progressive Rock - Jam band-esque with long instrumental. A lot of the strumming also feels kind of folksy. This is the least offended I have been by super long solos due to the variation in the sound.
okay
A good rock album. Not much else to say- it's not really up my alley, and I found it a bit boring.
I quite liked this. Yes just makes great albums, especially the early ones.
I actually have some tolerance and patience for prog rock and find it the natural progression for a lot of melodic verse-chorus-verse songwriting because let’s face it, you do tire of the structure’s limitations. You can find yourself with a plenty good half a song and just want to head off in some other direction and see where else things go instead of a simple bridge/return...it’s just that a lot of prog rockers didn’t have a great gift for melody, let alone have a damn thing of interest to say, but they sure could play a lot of very conventional music very well. Built to Spill, Fugazi, Radiohead, Pile, even prog contemporaries like The Who and Zep all can or could do multi-part epic songs, fusing together bits they’d long abandoned, yet neither their/their audience’s attention wavers. All that said, the individual parts of “I’ve Seen All Good People” are still pretty appealing, so when the prog structure works for one of the ne plus ultra prog groups, it’s successful thanks to the components...still can’t help but feel cheesy as hell when the bluesy B. section starts off, but whaddyado. Otoh I just gave this album’s follow-up a cursory listen and exhaled “God this suuuuuuucks” after 8 long ass minutes.
Each of these songs sounds like they had a thousand ideas and tried to cram them all in at one time. A bazillion notes and riffs. I feel a little sorry for the producer who had to track and mix all of this. The bass is front and centre and seems to be leading the band. Some nice guitar tones to pick from the thousands on offer. Although I wouldn't say I'm a prog fan, and can certainly see myself exploring some more Yes albums.
“A venture” was def my favorite on this album. I’ve never heard this group, but I really like what they were doing here. Very melodic vocals reminiscent of music at the time “almost like yacht rock”, but the instrumental was something a bit different. The rhythmic beat, and lead guitar really bring it all together. Overall a strong 3.
I’m a fan of ‘Owner of a Lonely Heart” by Yes, but it was unfortunately not a part of this album. This was a good listen to explore more of what the band has to offer. I enjoyed the style and music, but didn’t ultimately pick any out to take with me.
I struggle with Yes - the keyboards and choral style of singing make it feel at times like I’m listening to the soundtrack to a carnival ride. So it went with this one. To be fair I was on a road trip with lots of people in the car and therefore didn’t pay my normal attention. I should come back and try again later. 3/5
Did Yes Duffy make an album?
Lo voy a guardar para escucharlo otro día. Hoy ni lo pude analizar ni disfrutar. Solo fue ruido de fondo. Mal día.
Ok
6/10 Favorite: Starship Trooper
meh
músicas gigantes intercaladas com músicas de tamanho normal mas funciona até que bem aqui, hein. esse é mais ""jazzistico"" que os outros, parece. eh bacana, mas achei o close to the edge melhor!
Did not make me feel much seemed kind of generic early 70s rock to me. I had not listened to Yes before, nothing special but by no means bad. Was quite to have in the background while writing but did not ever draw me in.
Decile Yes! a las drogas
Nowhere near as good as close to the edge or fragile. Still solid prog though
I listened to the original 1971 release (six tracks). Because Yes typically recorded lengthy songs, we never heard them on the radio in those days (except for Roundabout, a nine minute song which was edited down to three minutes for radio). Once AOR radio became mainstream we started hearing a lot more Yes. This is a good album with some familiar tunes, however not quite to a four-star level.
Favourite track(s): Yours Is No Disgrace; Starship Trooper Cool music, you certainly feel the passion in there. In the longer tracks, the instrumental changes tone (instruments, rhythm and the like) quite often, as if the band was trying out new and new ideas - perpetual change is a good was to describe it. Spanky guitars, electronic organ and fast paced drums all work really well. The tracks generally come back to the main motive, tying it together, even when a single track can last more than nine minutes. Still, I am missing passages that really blow me away and the experimental nature can make listening kind of exhausting as you never find the time to vibe to a certain passage.
Perfectly acceptable prog rock noodling.
I have some small level of affinity towards the 70s hard rock and prog rock sound, but mostly don’t like this album. However, I’ve Seen All Good People is their best song, and it’s not close IMO. Toward the end of part A (around 2:50) the bass and organ finally come in on the last chorus and it’s a glorious moment in pop music. It raises this album from a 2- to a 3. That song is written around the vocal hooks and most of the others are not, so the virtuosity comes off as self- indulgence.
Kept waiting for the technical tuning exercises to end and the album to begin
Kinda odd sometimes, but fun!
good
7/10
Some good bits, some boring bits. Average overall.
I'll give it a 3.5
Some classic hits on here but not every song was a 5 star.
Man, these guys can play anything and everything! And they do! All at once. Proving the old adage that just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
#DÍA 19: 1001 Discos Que Hay Que Escuchar Antes De Morir (English Translation Below) Sí, segundo álbum del día que hay que volver a coger ritmo. Yes es una banda con la que ya tengo mi familiaridad, principalmente con su LP Fragile, por el que me obsesioné en mi época de escuchar Prog. Ahora escuchando el “primer disco importante” de la banda puedo ver de dónde viene ese estilo que tanto me llamó la atención. Aún siendo menos ambicioso que los dos siguientes proyectos de la banda, The Yes Album es una muestra del talento de sus integrantes y el sonido con el que explotaron en los 70s, sorprendentemente espiritual y optimista pese a ser contemporáneo a la guerra de Vietnam. Obviamente los temas son bastante complejos musicalmente, cada miembro saca lo mejor de sí en su instrumento con pasajes de lo más virtuosos. Ya sea el clásico bajo rebotante de Chris Squire, que da color y movimiento a todos los temas de la banda; la fantástica e icónica voz de Jon Anderson, que además es reforzada con letras cargadas de espiritualidad y un sentido moralizador y antibélico muy fuerte, véase la canción de apertura; Steve Howe siendo una bestia en la guitarra, ya con The Clap nos demuestra cómo hasta sus primeras composiciones de jovencito ya estaban cargadas de personalidad; los toques mágicos y surrealistas que aportan los teclados de Tony Kaye, usando el mítico sintetizador Moog y ese órgano tan reconocible; y, por supuesto, Bill Bruford tras la batería, aunque pienso que se luciría mucho más en los siguientes álbumes de la banda y con King Crimson. En general es un LP genial para entrar a conocer de qué va esta banda, pero si ya has escuchado Fragile o Close To The Edge no sorprende tantísimo. Aún así, es sólido y una escucha muy amena, y no deja de ser Yes, por lo que es calidad. Favoritas: Yours Is No Disgrace, Starship Trooper, I’ve Seen All Good People, Perpetual Change Menos favorita: A Venture #DAY 19: 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Yes, second album of the day — time to get back into rhythm. Yes is a band I'm already familiar with, mainly through their LP Fragile, which I became obsessed with during my Prog-listening phase. Now, listening to the band's "first important album," I can see where that style that caught my attention comes from. Even if it’s less ambitious than the two projects that followed, The Yes Album is a showcase of the members' talent and the sound that defined their breakthrough in the ’70s—surprisingly spiritual and optimistic, despite being contemporary to the Vietnam War. Obviously, the songs are musically complex, with each member bringing out the best in their instrument through some truly virtuosic passages. Be it Chris Squire’s classic bouncing bass, which brings color and movement to all the band's tracks; Jon Anderson’s fantastic and iconic voice, further reinforced by lyrics filled with spirituality and a strong moral and anti-war sentiment—see the opening track, for example; Steve Howe being a beast on the guitar, already showing in The Clap how even his earliest compositions as a young man were full of personality; the magical, surreal touches brought in by Tony Kaye’s keyboards, using the legendary Moog synthesizer and that very recognizable organ sound; and of course, Bill Bruford on drums—though I think he’d really shine more in the band’s later albums and with King Crimson. Overall, it’s a great LP to get into what this band is all about, but if you’ve already listened to Fragile or Close to the Edge, it won’t blow your mind quite as much. Even so, it’s solid and a very enjoyable listen—and after all, it’s Yes, so it’s quality. Favorites: Yours Is No Disgrace, Starship Trooper, I’ve Seen All Good People, Perpetual Change Least favorite: A Venture
All progressive rock roads lead to Rush, and I can see this album’s sound laying the groundwork for Rush’s immense success. Such an interesting choice to put a live (albeit very good) guitar solo in the second slot of a track listing otherwise full of studio recordings. I think that leads into the double-edged sword dilemma this record (and probably most prog records) has going for it: they seemingly throw in any old idea/melody/motif without restraint. Like, the first half of “Ive Seen All Good People” being a folkish song with the chorus ‘dont surround yourself with yourself’? Awesome. The second half suddenly becoming a yacht rock rambling jam? Probably coulda saved that for a bonus track. Or split them into two songs maybe? Which they kinda ended up doing! In a very weird roundabout way later on the album. I’m asking for structure/things that are ultimately unnecessary and arbitrary, but around the point of “Perpetual Change” I kinda needed it. The constant turn of one musical passage into another, the hard track panning. This was when the album was at its worst - seemingly begging you for your acknowledgment that this is a record that follows its own rules. At its best though, I feel like I’m locked into an avatar state where the record store dwellers before me (mostly gen x white guys) look down the line at me, and I too recognize the immensely impressive instrumentation, excellent chemistry, and powerful performances. 3/5, I have whiplash and am left in a daze with nothing to hang onto but I’m kinda impressed
Leuk maar pakte niet mijn aandacht
3.5
A busy album at my house growing up. As Prog Rock goes, it’s a good listen. Unfortunately for me, it’s a reminder of my brother. He’s not dead, he’s just an asshole.
Very mid, can tell it’s of its time. I wouldn’t listen again but wouldn’t turn radio off if it came on
Couldn't get into this. Middle of the road.
Honestly don't know what to think of this album. Some of it is great, some of it is an acid trip
Complex but tuneful, with lots of playful and melodic moments that didn't exactly grab my attention but were fun to listen to
Not really my flavour
I enjoyed this much more than I expected! Would like to do 3.5 stars
I loved it when they just jammed. But the singing was just meh
Dayum! Never sat down with a Yes album before. Top notch musicianship. Tf I’ve been sleeping on these guys! Some really killer breakdowns on this record especially the second half of Perpetual Change. Wtf!!! I also love how normal it was to have a 6 song record that was over 40 mins in the 70s. Rad
Yes is cool. Rick Wakeman is a savant, and prog rock starts with these dudes
I liked this more than I expected to. Feels like a proggier Led Zeppelin, but still fairly restrained. Sure songs occasionally hit the 9 minute mark, but nothing here feels wildly excessive. Might be a record that grows on a relisten.
maybe around a 3.25. this is why /5 is a stupid rating system. it was good, but the song writing wasn't as good as some of their other projects, and it didn't feel nearly as ambitious as something like closer to the edge. sometimes with their music it fades into the background a bit for me because it is too cleanly produced and perfectly performed.
Yeah, this is definitely prog rock. In the best and worst ways. Only 6 songs, yet 42 minutes of guitar noodling and genre blending. They nailed it from the get-go. It does make sense that Yes is the first band to show up when you search prog rock bands. However, in typical prog rock fashion, they switched it up. It seems that most songs are not actually heavily guitar-driven. From the first track, Yours Is No Disgrace, you can tell what you’re in for: an album where the band members made great use of every instrument they had available. It seems that the synth, guitar, drums, singing, and even bass are all on the same level in such a way that one can easily discern the overlapping sounds from one another. I’m just saying I’ve never heard bass so clearly, except for during a bass solo. And the singing too, oh my lord. When you have a 9 minute song of synth and guitar solos, you don’t expect so much effort to be put into the vocals, but god do Yes deliver. The Beatles-esque harmonies grant a slight respite from some of the heavier rock sounds, offering a contrast between beautiful, overlapping melodies and the sickest solos. Each song is just structured very well. You see even more sounds and instruments tried out on The Clap, with a more acoustic feel. So, in the first two songs you should really understand exactly what this album and the band are about. And back to the structuring in these songs, I’ve never seen artists lay out the structure of a song in the title eg. with A, B, and C. It makes for a sort of story centered track, sequenced with a beginning, middle, and end. I adore the crescendo at the end of Your Move, transitioning completely into All Good People. Those are the small things that bring this album together. So, the sequencing very interesting and I’m not exactly sure how I entirely feel about it just yet. But it sure is different from what I’m used to. Actually, much of the album feels this way. I think that I could definitely review this album better if I only had more contextualization for not only the band but also prog rock in general. As current, this is my first Yes album, so I have nothing to compare it to on that front. But I have listened to some prog rock. Problem is, only the good stuff: King Crimson, Rush, Pink Floyd. When you’ve only listened to incredible music from bands like these, it’s hard to know what’s on the other side of the spectrum, or even the middle. Yet, I know that all the albums I listened to by these artists (In The Court Of The Crimson King, The Wall, DSOTM, Fly By Night) are better than this Yes album. At least for now. And so it seems, with only the best of the best to compare this album to, it just falls short of expectations. Hopefully I can come back in a few months time and thoroughly enjoy this album for what it is. But now, it’s only middle of the pack for me. Still got some great moments in it though, like the slow, almost jazzy part on Perpetual Change into a more uptempo, gaming-like beat, ooh! Also. Thanks for teaching me chess on Ive Seen All Good People. Ok, yeah, good album, but not great.
I've had a bit of a week of prog and this doesn't quite come up to the standard of the Genesis album yesterday. I enjoyed this but I don't think it's a keeper.
Sjovt lyt! Mega nørdet!
Chill amongst other progressive rock bands. 3/5
This is musician's music. Very technical guitar solos, harmonizing vocals, peculiar timing beats for the drums to match the chords. This must be a blast to play in a band. Alas, I am not a musician. The lyrics are weird "If the summer change to winter, yours is no disgrace" (???). There's really great stuff to love in this album. The album picks up steam and really nails and epic 9:26 track "Starship Trooper" followed by the hit song "I've seen All Good People".
Outside of the two big songs the album is a bit boring and maybe a bit busy. But the three big songs are so powerful so 3/5
This was ok, had some fun and catchy moments but I don't find it very memorable. Highlights: I've Seen All Good People
This might be controversial, but I think 9 minutes is actually too long for even one song on an album let alone 2! Regardless, the music was great on this one and my fav song was one of these 9 minute songs Fav song: I’ve seen all Good People, Perpetual change
Holy crap it’s got all good people on it that’s a great song imo! The rest sounds like music the band Rush listens to. My husband who has seen Rush at least 4 times said Geddy played bass for them at the hall of fame induction because there guy died. I guess it’s fitting. It’s not bad but I imagine it sounds absolutely amazing if you just smoked some of the devil’s lettuce.
I know yes have some great songs, but just not on this album
Quite good if you like prog rock. Yes brings in really interesting time signatures and tempo changes - at least two songs in one, that sort of thing. I’m just past my prog rock era.
Enjoyed this very proggy album, maybe the vocals weren’t quite my thing else I’d have scored higher, although further listens might also help in that regard.
Estuvo duro este, rock progresivo, me hizo acordar a invisible de argentina, me gusto voy a explorar esta banda
Helt greit. Gir meg lite, men ganske catchy. Beste låt: I've Seen All Good People: a. Your Move, b. All Good People
7/10 Another bit of prog rock that I find both pleasing and unimpressive, "Starship Trooper" manages to highlight what I love about prog rock, while other tracks such as "The Clap" leave me hanging.
I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for some prog, and The Yes Album definitely has its charms, but for me it sits somewhere in that middle ground. Not quite mind-blowing, not quite forgettable. I admire the ambition and the musicianship, no question. There are moments on this record that feel expansive and brilliantly weird, especially on Starship Trooper and Yours Is No Disgrace. I actually really like how they build tension and layer parts in those songs. It feels like you’re getting taken on a trip, even if sometimes it’s a slightly overlong one. Steve Howe’s guitar work is great throughout. I think he’s the standout for me here. That said, I also found myself checking the time more than once during the longer tracks. There’s a fine line between being adventurous and just noodling for too long, and this album dances on that line a lot. Vocally it’s a bit marmite too. Sometimes Jon Anderson’s voice floats nicely over the music, but other times it feels like it’s floating off in its own direction entirely. I get why this record was important for them and for prog fans in general, but I’m not fully swept up in it. I like it in parts, respect it overall, but it doesn’t pull me in emotionally like some other records from the era do.
Your Move is a 5. Everything else is just OK.
It’s fine Nice guitars but nothing crazy
++: Clap, Starship Trooper +: Yours Is No Disgrace, I've Seen All Good People +-: A Venture, Perpetual Change 6,3/10
They try some experimental stuff that does feel very after the fact. They attempt some dreamlike socal hippie songs but are too late for the summer of love. 3/5
I think this suffers from being prog and simply needing more time to really sink in, but due to the nature of this list and only having one day to listen it kind of gets a rough deal. I feel like this might have some potential on repeat listenings Standouts Perpetual Change 3/5
Good but pretty forgettable. 3/5
Owner of a lonely heart
No, I'm not listening to the deluxe edition of this album. I don't need four hours of early 70s prog noodling. I went into this not expecting much but it was better than I expected, the Wurm section at the end of Starship Trooper was the highlight.
Me gusta, es mi estilo de musica pero no es lo mejor del genero ni siquiera lo mejor de Yes para mi
True to the year it was published, this album seems like it would have KILLED for the kids from that 70s show. Less into it myself
1-2 good songs, with others being just on the odd/good border.
But for the vocals, I think I enjoyed this album. It is very bass forward and the guitar is excellent. The ten minute songs are interesting enough to keep me listening. I dunno, I get it.
Remarkable album—glad to hear it again after decades. It’s Progressive Rock, at its finest, whatever that means! Musically strong and well sung and the compositions very good. That’s what comes out now—the compositions are very fine, indeed. That said, I grew less and less interested in the album as it went along and by the end, I had enough of it.
Bedre enn forventet, litt langdrygt
Interesting moments between less interesting moments
Um it's OK, how about a maybe rather than yes.
Listened Before? N Two Yes albums in a row? Meh. This one was better than the other one but I still didn't really love it. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Starship Trooper...
Kinda boring, not terrible but not amazing.
Decent
I've never gotten the appeal of Yes. I recognize their influence is all over anything remotely progressive since their formation, but it just doesn't do it for me. Perhaps its the voice, perhaps its the multi-layered vocals or something else but I'd have turned it off had it come on the radio. Just not for me.
Interesting but lyrics were odd
Some fun songs, a little long. Prog.
Gets a 3 for Your Move.
listening to this while also trying to do a work thing that i really reaaaally don't want to do and am procrastinating hard on it (like why did i just read through all my reviews on here instead, come onnnnn). anyway my feelings about this album keep shifting as i listen to it, because sometimes i'm like "yeah this is pretty good" and then 2 minutes later i feel irritated somehow. like a song will start and i'll be kind of enjoying it and then i'll look at this horrible work task for a bit and then i'll get distracted by the internet for a while and then i look at my phone and somehow THE SAME SONG IS STILL PLAYING and i'm like ??? what is happening to time??? yes, who gave you the right?? i kind of admire the audacity of all this even if it's not really for me. let's go 3.
yes no maybe ,,,,, ,can you repeat the question ///// you're not the boss of me now !!
Sure
Psych/folk/prog of the cheesy kind.
Know the band Yes, and a handful of their songs. Fun little album to zone out with. 3.25/5
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A staple of my youth that I've not listened to for decades!! You weren't cool at school if you didn't like this, I was one of the few in my circle that didn't own a copy but it was hard to avoid it everywhere else. Far from the worst example of prog rock & it hasn't aged as badly as most or as badly as I feared. 3's a tad generous but hey ho.
I don't hate Yes as much as I used to. This album has it's moments but overall tastes like alot of prog soup to me. The vocals are really great on Seen All Good People.
This album is fine for what it is but the further I go on with this project, the more I realize that I simply DO NOT like prog. Songs meander and drift along forever while never really offering a decent hook. Yes and Genesis, two titans of prog in the 70’s, both made accessible pop albums in the 80’s that I thoroughly adore. Let’s be honest, Phil Collins is not going to be remembered for a long time to come because he was a baller prog drummer in the 70’s, he’s going to be remembered for the fact that he wrote pop banger after pop banger after pop banger in the 80’s, with Genesis and solo. Yes will be remembered for their prog to be sure, but the first song on anybody’s mind will be Owner Of A Lonely Heart, a true 80’s pop masterpiece.
I think I'm a Maybe on Yes. The songs are sooooo long, and I don't find this musical style very interesting. They have some cool jams, but the songs tend to lose me the longer they go on. I do like the track I already knew, I've Seen All Good People. And generally it's not unpleasant, just not totally my jam.
Not very exciting but easy to listen to
This was like a mellower Rush. Not bad
I know more Yes than I realized. Short album, but a good one.
Enjoyable but I was expecting more from the lesser known songs and I was disappointed
This felt like a prog version of Crosby Stills and Nash. I'm not a fan of Yes, but I made it through the meandering album. Some parts were nice...until they sharply veered into something discordant in the next measure.
Have never been a huge Yes fan...just ok.
Not bad but it just didn't seem too interesting.
Dit album kon mij totaal niet boeien. Erg gedateerd en te saai. Soms met vlagen facinerend geluid maar resulteerd niet in een boeiend liedje
Idk its not that good imo, I think the close to the edge album was better. It feels more inspired by the Beatles, and proto-Queen pop than it feels like a prog-rock album. Just too classic blue rocky, which is not really what I think they are good for. also the dude from red era king crimson is the drummer on here, which is good, I did actually notice the good drumming. Favourite song: yours is no disgrace. Overall around 5/10
Decent
New album for me! Dynamic and interesting rock but just not my usual cup of tea, probably because I don't traditionally love prog rock all that much. However, I know that there is tons of talent needed to go into a prog album, and this is no exception. Not a whole lot that stuck out to me other than the neat titles and long, complex songs. This may resonate with me more on a subsequent listen. 3/5 (3.5 on RYM). For more detailed music reviews and journalism, check me out at annasmithwriting.com!!
It's the epitome of 70s alt rock with included radio versions! It is a great album but not something I seek out.
Haha, danke. Wieder mal namensgebig mit 70er humor. The yes album by yes Ehhhm oke, how was the album? Yes
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I liked this album. I wanted to give it a 4 but I can't. 3.5
yes, toen ze nog niet helemaal verzand waren in gitaargepriegel en over-uitgerekte songs... hier en daar viel zelfs een nootje rock te rapen...3.5 sterren
There are definitely aspects of yes that are incredible and really engaging. I guess my initial problem with listening to any album by them is that I feel like I'm waiting for the fun. It's real fun when it's there. It's just a long road sometimes between the fun spots.
people call a lot of things dad rock but i cant imagine thinking of something more fatherly than Yes if i tried so in the spirit of me having now listened to every Yes album on the list, i will write my thoughts in the character of a fatherly man leaving a youtube comment SAW THESE GUYS IN CONCERT 19 72 . AMAZING THEY SHREDDED YOU COULD NOT MAKE MUSIC LIKE THIS THESE DAYS .BUT THESE BOYS KEEPT IT REAL MY DAUGHTER HATES IT WHEN I PLAY THIS.LOUD AND PROUD ! THREE STARS OUT OF FIVE !!!
Just really not my style. But they're talented for sure.
I didn't think I knew this band, but then the album cover looked super familiar and I recognized at least two of the songs on it ("Your Move" and "Starship Trooper: Life Seeker") so I guess Spotify has probably shuffled them into various "recommended for you" playlists in the past. It's not a bad album. I agree with the reviews that say that they sound a lot like Rush but not as good. The two songs I recognized were definitely the best on the album, and I did think it got better as it went. I don't think it was a particularly stand-out album, but I wouldn't turn it off if I heard it again.
It's at least a Maybe. I do like the sound. The tracks are completely overstuffed though. I was going to say it feels kind of disjointed, but I think it might just be "The Clap" driving that feeling.
I like a bit of Yes but they aren’t really my favourites. This is a decent album but sometimes it drags. The songs go on for a while and they just aren’t interesting enough to do so
Always liked this band! that 70s-80s styx Jethro-ish genre though is so dated and this now sounds weird but I still love the classics and Jon Anderson's voice is inimitable
1 star review - Wow. That must have been really hard to make. 2 star review - I think back to Amadeus (the film) and the Emperor's proclamation that - after listening to Moz's most recent composition - it has "too many notes". The payoff of that interaction is of course Mozart's question - "which notes should I remove?". I don't know. And I don't know the answer here either. I'm just saying there's so many notes. So many parts. Some are beautiful. Some are maddening. Some just feel indulgent. But don't worry - if there's a part you like it will probably come around again. There are even some songs that I would say are good wholesale - but I can't forgive them for crimes committed. While sometimes the immaculate playing holds beautiful moments loft - the moments are a slog to get through. 3 star review - Wow. That must have been really hard to make. 4 star review - to think this predates "Hits from a Bong" by 20 yrs. 5 star review - Wow! That must have been really hard to make.
Helt bra prog album har sina moments Stark 3
Zaczynam myśleć że progresywny rock oznacza że moja irytacja narasta z każdym utworem. Czemu oni nagrywają takie długie utwory? Czemu wszystkie te zespoły brzmią podobnie? Czemu ciągle muszę się z nimi mierzyć w tym zestawieniu? Nigdy tego nie zrozumiem. Może dlatego że nie jestem mężczyzną, lat 50, któremu się wydaje że jest bardziej wyjątkowy i alternatywny od innych. 5/10
Pretty normal upbeat singing with music. Sounds good. Not phenomenal. 3/5
Yes was my dad's favorite band. In fact I was named after the lead singer. As a teenager getting into music I felt irrationally compelled to dislike his music, but with time I came to love lots of it. First it was the likes of Led Zeppelin and The Who; prog rock took longer, but with some more time I came to love Pink Floyd too. Yes is a band I never got. To me they sounded like a collection of extremely talented musicians more invested in demonstrating how great they are than making good songs. I don't get that from this album so I liked it more than I was expecting, but they're still a band that just don't do anything for me. I think it's largely part to my namesake's vocals sounding like his vocal chords are strung too tightly. Sorry, dad - I tried
The increased depth and genre diversity present on this album is the catapult Yes needed to cement their legacy. It adds the perfect amount of character and inflection to their early prog that makes it more approachable and interesting
Fun 70s British rock, a little one-dimensional even though their sound is unique. Includes the iconic "I've seen all good people".
Big, theatrical, progressive rock. Not really my vibe but a fun listen, all things considered.
More like maybe
Yeah
Tinseltown in the rain is a bop
Too self indulgent and did not justify its long run times. Some amazing sounds but lord were they long songs.
It was mostly ok. I liked parts of songs but they didn't seem to land anywhere.
Average. No bangers, no complete disasters either.
interesting. not much of a prog rock guy, and as such i appreciate some of what’s going on here but this kind of thing always starts to feel to me like it’s spinning its wheels after a while. cool ideas in and out, but sometimes i’m not really sure why it’s repeating itself for so long at a time or why anything is happening. but the production concepts at times are really cool. not the record to invite me into giving prog another shot, but i enjoyed pieces of it for what it is.
Not bad, lots of energy. Long jams. Great guitar work
wow, did not expect the amount of different genres on that record. also listened while on vacation, maybe that makes a lil difference but quite enjoyed it!
Never heard this before. Starship Trooper was pretty cool, but the rest was unremarkable.
Very good!
Hell, Yes, these guys know how to rock. The start and end of the album are cool and contain a nice mix of elements; however, the middle felt like a bit of a drag.
I’m neither for or against prog rock, and I’ve never been out to the Czech Republic to check out their music scene so I’m not sure how I feel about Prague rock but… Was ready to just put “No.” if I ended up not liking this album but, unfortunately for my predetermined reviews, this is more of a “Yes.” Well, not a full “Yes” but perhaps a “Maybe?” Feels like 1971 in a can — groovy bass, deft guitar, lyrics about… science-fiction, or fantasy, or… something? Fun!
"The Yes Album" is a schizophrenic orchestrated collection of song that explore the essence of sound and music. This is particularly demonstrated in the opening track, "Yours Is No Disgrace," which begins with a post-punk vibe before transitioning into an extended, synthesizer-driven progressive rock segment, and then closing with a melody reminiscent of a Mario Brothers sound bite. This music is adventurous, it breaks down songs into their components and arranges them in remarkably unique ways. Most tracks are quite complex, lengthy, and consist of several "suites" or parts. I find myself questioning whether this music still holds up today or if my enjoyment stems from nostalgic memories of my youth in the early 1980s, when I would listen to late-night FM radio and could hear the entire album played from front to back. For me, this continues to be an enjoyable listen, but it is definitely an acquired taste.
It’s a Yes album. An early one so less progressive craziness you normally get out of Yes album. Was a fun ride overall. Not my favorite though
I had always meant to properly listen to Yes, them being one of the prog greats and all, yet this was my first real attempt. The realization is that I love the musicianship, the playing chops (especially the bass, whom I believe is Squire?) and the overall excellence of all the musicians. But the song structure itself loses me.
Didn’t expect this from yes. I always associate them with prog stuff but a lot of this sounded like csny with a little more experimentation. Not bad and some grooves peppered throughout.
Yes is an odd band for me. They have an 80's vibe in my mind but also a classic rock vibe. They seem to span both, but maybe for my taste the classic vibe sort of overrode the next step thing. IDK. AND I absolutely hold to this, I think this was an early album (maybe?) and they did other stuff I might find more appealing? I did not research it, I just listened and felt it was a bit too classic overall and I got slightly impatient with it. Nevertheless, as usual, it is not fundamentally flawed and may, in fact, be quite good for the right listener. Thus I will give it a fair to middling rating and move on...
fine
Didn’t have high expectations, but was pleasantly surprised. For a 70s prog record they managed to dial back the nonsense and I never felt the songs went on too long. Some of the keyboards sound is basic and dated and for a rock album it never hits the heights of others.
Fine, but some of the songs could be trimmed.
Better than I expected it to be from the cover.
Pretty good
Seemed like a fine prog rock album
5/10
Medium
Great background music. Lots of instrumental parts. Not too unique.
Sounds like Yes. Very jazz-rock, repetitive at times.
👍🏼
Absurdly great musicians they were very ahead of their time and although Indont feel this is their best almub it certanily is really great. Songs are too long but thats what comes with progressive genere.
Fun prog rock, could’ve hit harder though.
A pleasant surprise, not as proggy as I thought it was going to be. Quite accessible, not overly complex, it did have a flow. Many solos, excellent guitar work. I liked the warm sound, but was puzzled by the mix, feat. some wild stereo effects. But I guess that's the way things were done in the early seventies, when this was released. Overall not a fave, but okay.
A lot of chaff but some good stuff here
fun listen!
5/10 - Decent rock album. Sadly no hit or meme song. The songs were pretty similar and nothing was crazy good.
There was one song on here that I really liked most of. The rest was still dumb stupid prog. Gonna give it a 3 instead of a 2 for the one song because the rest was more boring than offensive
2.5-3ish
I really had no previous knowledge of Yes other than Owner of Lonely Heart, which I always got mixed up and thought was by Boston anyway. Starts off pretty cool, the first track, very prog rock. Lots of almost bluegrass-like breakdowns. Very southern rock in some moments, even though they are English. Singing is very early 70s. A little heavy on the organ in some tracks for me. In other senses, I get some definite Rush vibes.
'Yes' is one of those amazing bands that, as a whole, deserve a lot more credit than their individual albums. Lovely music, but I'd much rather pick and choose the songs than sit down and listen to an album all the way through.
This album was alright, kinda short. I wouldn’t have gone out of my way to listen to it
Maybe a harsh rating, as I generally liked the sound. But it was a bit too long, and nothing was memorable about it.
The best Yes album I’ve been made to listen to because of this damned list
Another from my Dad!
Not as good as the previous Yes album, though there are enjoyable songs!
The first song (Yours Is No Disgrace) is pretty great. Definitely wears out it's welcome and actually becomes quite annoying by the end.
A soft Yes.
I was vaguely familiar with this band. Great vocal and I like the guitar solo track. Overall a good album.
Much better than The Fragile, and I think that's partly because this album feels "epic" or like it's this grand statement, it's more grounded in the playing and singing in a way I think I enjoy more than what they did in the other one. It's hard to explain but generally the less overwrought emotions and presentation made it more enjoyable to me I think.
Its fine. Nothing to write home about, pretty standard 70s rock