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The Yes Album on cd

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With THE YES ALBUM, Yes began an important new chapter in its career and defined much of what the next decade would bring. They had left behind not only their original guitarist, Peter Banks, but also the covers of 1960s tunes by the likes of the Byrds and the Beatles. The arrival of the more hard-edged Steve Howe signaled the group’s ascent into full-blown progressive-rock mode, a style whose parameters Yes helped craft with this recording. Though Rick Wakeman and his classical-influenced arsenal of keyboards had not yet come aboard, Tony Kaye’s roiling Hammond organ and Chris Squire’s busy bass lines perfectly interacted with Howe’s idiosyncratic playing to create a uniquely fugue-like sound, as Bill Bruford’s polyrhythms and Jon Anderson’s angelic voice simultaneously kept things on a more abstract and ethereal plane than almost anything that had been labeled “rock” up to that point. “Starship Trooper” and “Yours Is No Disgrace” would become hallmarks of prog rock and launch a thousand pale imitations by third-string art-rockers for decades to come.

2003 remastered reissue of 1971 album includes three bonus tracks, ‘Your Move’ (Single Version), ‘Starship Trooper – Life Seeker’ (Single Version), & ‘Clap’ (Studio Version). Elektra/Rhino.

Recording information: Advision Studios, London, England (1970).

Yes: Jon Anderson (vocals, percussion); Steve Howe (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); Tony Kaye (piano, organ, Moog synthesizer); Chris Squire (bass instrument, background vocals); Bill Bruford (drums, percussion).

Additional personnel: Colin Goldring (recorder).

Rolling Stone (2/6/03, p.64) – 3 stars out of 5 – “…It was the addition of Steve Howe’s guitar pyrotechnics that finally allowed Yes to find their true identity. The following year’s YES ALBUM is a gigantic leap forward…”
Q (6/00, p.63) – Ranked #86 in Q’s “100 Greatest British Albums” – “…The sound of British prog rock at its most inventive….[It] is Swinging London-meets-Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey…”

Track List:

1. Yours Is No Disgrace
2. The Clap
3. Starship Trooper
a) Life Seeker
b) Disillusion
c) Wurm
4. I’ve Seen All Good People
a) Your Move
b) I’ve Seen All Good People
5. A Venture
6. Perpetual Change

Bonus tracks:

7. Your Move (Single Version)
8. Starship Trooper: Life Seeker (Single Version)
9. Calp (Studio Version)

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Yes album Tales From Topographic Oceans 2 cd set

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:31:40 +0000

Yes - Tales From Topographic Ocean cd cover

Full title – Tales From The Topographic Oceans. 2003 remastered, reissue of 1973 album with redesigned booklet (digipak/slipcase), restored LP art, archival photos and new liner notes. Includes 2 bonus tracks ‘Dance Of The Dawn’ (studio through) & ‘Giants Under The Sun’ (studio run through). Elektra.

Recording information: Morgan Studios, North London, United Kingdom (1973).

Yes: Jon Anderson (vocals); Steve Howe (guitar); Rick Wakeman (keyboards); Chris Squire (bass instrument); Alan White (drums, percussion).

Liner Note Author: Mike Tiano.

CD1:

1. The Revealing Science Of God Dance Of The Dawn
2. The Remembering High The Memory
3. The Ancient Giants Under The Sun

CD2:

1. Ritual Nous Sommes Du Soleil

Bonus tracks:

2. Dance Of The Dawn (Studio Run-Through)
3. Giants Under The Sun (Studio Run-Through)

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Yes album The Word Is Live on 2 cd + dvd

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:17:35 +0000

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A three-disc collection of Yes concert performances dating from the early 1970s to the late ’80s, THE WORD IS LIVE presents the pioneering British prog-rock group in its various incarnations. The first disc features live tracks from ’70 and ’71, when organist Tony Kaye’s distinctive Hammond lines figured strongly into the band’s performances, which here include a jam-heavy take on “America” that precedes its studio version. The second and third discs are filled with concert appearances that have Kaye’s replacements, either keyboardist Rick Wakeman or Patrick Moraz, surging through classics such as “Sweet Dreams” and “Roundabout.” The set goes on to include Kaye’s return to the fold, most notably on the high-energy medley of “Make It Easy” and “Owner of a Lonely Heart.” While hardcore, bootleg-seeking Yes fans have undoubtedly heard some of these recordings before, THE WORD IS LIVE performs a great service by compiling these era-spanning tracks, making the set essential for any enthusiast.

Includes previously unreleased tracks.

Yes: Jon Anderson (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion); Steve Howe, Trevor Rabin (vocals, guitar); Chris Squire (vocals, bass instrument); Trevor Horn (vocals); Peter Banks (guitar); Geoff Downes, Patrick Moraz, Rick Wakeman, Tony Kaye (keyboards); Alan White, Bill Bruford (drums).

Recording information: 1970 – 1988.Mojo (Publisher) (p.120) – 3 stars out of 5 – “[A] record of a trend-defying band’s progress from prog-rock pioneers to US arena rockers…”

Word Is Live CD DISC 1:

1. Then
2. For Everyone
3. Astral Traveller
4. Everydays
5. Yours Is No Disgrace
6. I’ve Seen All Good People
7. America
8. It’s Love

Word Is Live Songs DISC 2:

1. Apocalypse
2. Siberian Khatru
3. Sound Chaser
4. Sweet Dreams
5. Future Times / Rejoice
6. Circus of Heaven
7. The Big Medley: Time And A Word / Long Distance Runaround / Survival / The Fish
8. Hello Chicago
9. Roundabout

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