Yes Album

July 13, 2010 | By In Entertainment |

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5 Comments so far

  1. Big Kahuna on July 13th, 2010

    And they all love this album!

    What do you get when you put together a bunch of guys with good technical music background, no talent as composers and a vague common interest on world peace, oriental wisdom and saving the whales?

    You get exactly this, The Yes Album. If you add overinflated egos after a few years of succesful albums, what you get is Topographic Oceans. But by the time they did The Yes Album they were relatively unknown -and that is what saves the thing to a certain point.
    Rating: 2 / 5

  2. argentspinnaker on July 13th, 2010

    One of my favorite records when I was in 10th grade, this, like everything else Yes did, doesn’t hold up very well. The lyrics are just too stupid. I’m not sure that any of it has been done better elsewhere, but Starship Trooper? How pretentious can you get? Admittedly, there are a couple decent songs on here – - “I’ve Seen All Good People etc.” is an OK and melodic hippie song, and I always liked the synthesiser riff on “Yours Is No Disgrace” because it was used back in the early 80′s as the introduction for Channel 2 news in Atlanta.
    Rating: 3 / 5

  3. Conflusterated Bowflex Owner on July 13th, 2010

    I remember this one from when I was a kid. It’s okay. Boring though. Not worth paying a penny for.
    Rating: 3 / 5

  4. Jeffrey W. Richman on July 13th, 2010

    Rhino should have released the bonus tracks in a separate package and left all these classic early Yes albums the way they were meant to be.
    Rating: 1 / 5

  5. andrew ward on July 13th, 2010

    Progressive rock was the stuff that mystified me in my youth. The amazing talent and the guts required to try and make rock more majestic and symphonic, while showcasing the bands individual abilities and prowess. In time all things must pass (and they should) and the passing of art rock helped preserve it safely in a very specific time capsule, easily viewable from the future present. As I look back at so many progressive art rock type bands and albums few stand the test of time. In a nut shell regarding this album (the Yes Album) the vocals are almost unbearable both the annoying high pitch and some of the silly lyrics are just a bit too ridiculous. The playing can be criticized as well (but I won’t because I can’t play it) but I will say Steve Howe is a smidge over rated… If you really find this CD awesome then you really need to get Emerson Lake and Palmer’s “Tarkus” CD or King Crimson’s “21st Century Schizoid man” or Eno’s “Here come the warm jets” all of these CD’s (simply put) hold up better in the light of the modern day and are very enjoyable considering any musical format.

    Brian Eno = Here come the warm jets
    King Crimson = 21st Century
    ELP = Tarkus

    Just a thought, if you are searching for progressive rock classics
    Rating: 3 / 5

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