 | Yes The Yes Album
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| 4.5 superb | Deadwing2112 | June 10th 20 |
The Yes Album is aptly titled and representative of the band's maturing signature sound that would laud it commercial success and critical approval. Steve Howe replaces Peter Banks as lead guitarist and the impact is immediately measurable as evident by his solo performance on The Clap. Yours Is No Disgrace, Starship Trooper, I've Seen All Good People and Perpetual Change are the bulwark of this record and would reside on concert set lists for decades. The interplay between Howe and Chris Squire on bass is breathtaking. Jon Anderson's vocals take authoritative charge behind the microphone. However Tony Kaye and his Hammond organ would leave Yes to be replaced by the more flamboyant Rick Wakeman and his cutting edge Moog synthesizer. As terrific as The Yes Album proves, the band has yet to deliver its absolute best.
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| 4.0 excellent | Fernando Alves STAFF | February 14th 12 |
"Starship Trooper" and "I've Seen All Good People" are among the best progressive rock songs ever released. A must have to all prog fans out there.
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| 3.0 good | JonCloud93 | December 2nd 23 |
There are some great moments, (Yours is No Disgrace and Starship Trooper suite) the rest is mediocre.
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| 4.0 excellent | Introu1 | June 3rd 21 |
I've Seen all Good People is one of the best music of all time, change my mind, but not the album 3,7/4
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| 4.0 excellent | FalsoBasilideano | June 7th 19 |
I own this album (vynil), still, a solid 4. Not amazing like other of their albums.
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| 5.0 classic | CyanBlue | December 26th 15 |
Probably my favorite Yes album of all time. Maybe even favorite Album overall. All of the songs just scream "Yes". Every single one of the songs are good. Many albums I can't say that about. The only thing missing is Wakeman's beautiful Mellotron lines. Don't get me wrong though, Kaye would have fit better.
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| 4.5 superb | TheIntruder | August 27th 15 |
The Yes Album is one of the most important albums for Yes. It was their first commercial success, it was their first album with only original songs, it was their first democratic album with each member doing their own contributions, it was the first time the band explored longer songs, it was their first album with their new guitarist Steve Howe, it was their last album, for more than 12 years, featuring Tony Kaye until 1983 with their album 901252 and it was their first great studio work. The Yes Album is not inferior to Fragile. Fragile is not a uniform and cohesive collective effort of Yes. It has only four band tracks because the other five are individual tracks. So, Fragile is somehow an unbalanced album while The Yes Album is a collective effort and its best songs are at the same level of the best songs of Fragile. With The Yes Album we can feel, for the first time, what the band want to do and the foundations of their music.
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| 4.5 superb | Onirium | March 21st 15 |
It is only recently that I realized it was actually The Yes Album which, for me, could rival Close rto the Edge. Establishing the archetypal symphonic prog sound that would define the band's golden ryears, building on what Time and a Word had partly accomplished, this album, in my opinion, beats rFragile in that it has a deeper warmth and immediacy. Where Fragile can get a bit lost in its own rambition, The Yes Album always innovates, while retaining a small part of this charming melodic rpop of the late 60s that had characterized the beginnings of the group. The rich harmonies - that rhave always been present in Yes's music - are often at the forefront here, and the group succeeds rmore than ever to marry them with the complexity and the incredible energy of certain passages, rgiving birth to some classic and timeless pieces such as Starship Trooper, I've Seen All Good rPeople, Yours Is No Disgrace and Perpetual Change. Musical performance is also impeccable; this rline-up of Yes might actually be my favorite. As much as I generally appreciate Wakeman?s playing ron subsequent albums, the absence of his virtuosic and sometimes pompous style may serve as an rasset to The Yes Album. But then again, Patrick Moraz also existed.
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| 4.5 superb | smaugman | March 10th 15 |
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| 4.0 excellent | TheManMachine | April 3rd 12 |
Proudly boasts the essence of the era like a badge of honor, and it certainly adds charm here - the long, proggy songs with multiple sections, out of nowhere transitions, production somewhere between shoddy and trippy - but above all, this is simply a very fun, enjoyable listen.
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| 4.5 superb | vmcoia91 | July 1st 10 |
The best progressive rock album not made by Pink Floyd. This is by far Yes' best album and every progressive rock lover needs to have this in his/her collection.
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| 4.5 superb | NeutralThunder12 | June 23rd 10 |
Underrated compared to slightly inferior albums such as Fragile or Relayer, The Yes Album is the first true Progressive effort from YES, and it's a pretty brilliant one. While "I've Seen All Good People" is an awkward dud, the rest of the album flows phenomenally, and ends with the magnificent and key track "Perpetual Change". This is one of the best old school prog albums, and I'm glad I gave it another chance, after originally disregarding it as an important YES album.
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| 3.5 great | The Door Mouse | May 29th 07 |
Many people compare this so such great prog masterpieces such as In the Court of the Crimson King or Brain Salad Surgery but it is not comparable. They are both very enjoyable but this is a different type of prog. Less jazzy and improv filled but more pop and rock influences. This contains loads of flowing melodies such as Yours Is No Discrace and I've Seen All Good People. They also have outstanding instrumentals shown especially in Clap. It is an intsrumental with all acoustic guitar. This album is a good way to get a new prog but still stick with the old one.
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