What a crazy pull for my first album. Faves: With a Little Help From My Friends, She's Leaving Home, Within You Without You, A Day in the Life

The world would be a better place if more art could be as unashamedly fun, dramatic and theatrical as this. Faves: Paradise by the Dashboard Light (duh), For Crying Out Loud, You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth

I've never heard of Yes before, so I was pleasantly surprised by this. A bit bizarre, but the good kind. The melodies and instrumentals are very pleasant, even when the vocals leave more to be desired. The tracklist is a mix of group-composed songs and solo-composed songs (seemingly from time/budget constraints?). This means that one moment you'll be listening to an 8min prog rock suite, the next it'll be a keyboard cover of a Brahm's symphony, or a 35s cacophony composed by the bands percussionist. It makes for nothing if not an interesting listening experience, with many moments of "I have no idea why you would make that decision, but I'm fascinated that you did". Faves: South Side of the Sky, Long Distance Runaround