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I’m not really a prog fan, but this mostly kept my interest.
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I’m not really a prog fan, but this mostly kept my interest.
Great prog rock album.
I remember listening to some Yes about 20 years ago, an acquaintance introducing them to me somehow. That was probably my first contact with prog and assimilated genres, and it probably opened my horizon to a whole new music territory. That being said, few years later I started to listen heavily to the Floyds (and prog metal, and post-rock, and...), and I realised now that I never came back to Yes. And listen to them again, I guess I see why. There are some efforts put in the way tracks are built, but they lack some coherence compared to the Floyds. They also lack some grit, sometimes it's a bit too dull. And perhaps the voice is far too present for the genre. It's good, don't get me wrong, but there are more interesting things, prog-wise, to listen to.
I’m not sure why I’ve not listened to much Yes before - I think that Jon Anderson’s high pitched singing style may have put me off a bit. This is very much in the 70s prog tradition with long songs and lots of guitar and keyboard noodling, so there’s plenty to enjoy, and the vocals fit in well, so no complaints on that score. It’s surprisingly funky in places too!
I like Roundabout better. And yes, that is a Jojo reference.
Not really my cup of tea, but not too bad either. Glad I listened to it and I now know who Yes is.
More like the No Album
Great album!
Not ncessarily for me mostly, but I am sort of blown away how many little genre turns this takes, sometimes within a song.
Although I quite enjoy proggier metal, I don't think I've put much time into prog rock (apart from DSOTM). This is pretty good, although so very 70s (especially the vocals). Probably won't listen to it again, but glad I did.