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Does anyone else
like a lot of Yes lyrics? They're obviously
drivel on any semantic level but Anderson seems to have a really
finely honed knack for the sound, flow, and mood of words. They
actually add something to the music to me, rolling and crackling with
the tune and rhythm.
"In the end we'll agree, we'll accept, we'll immortalize."
BTW, how are the first two albums? I looked up the discography on
the web yesterday and realized that I've heard nothing from the first
two albums, which feature a different lineup from Fragile and
most of the stuff on Classic Yes.
dave q is my unchallenged hero again. Maria was catching up for a
while. Why isn't this on FT?
np: Classic Yes
― sundar subramanian, Wednesday, 28 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
six months pass...
BTW, how are the first two albums? I looked up the discography on
the web yesterday and realized that I've heard nothing from the first
two albums, which feature a different lineup from Fragile and most of
the stuff on Classic Yes.
The first two albums are a different animal for the most part; they
really took a quantum leap into their 'classic sound' on The Yes
Album. That being said, the first two both definitely have their
moments (especially the first, s/t album), and there is an appeal to
the youthful sound of the band at this point (especially for those
inclined to think them pompous) that would never come again,
particularly due to the edginess and at times glorious sloppiness of
Peter Banks's Rickenbacker combined with Tony Kaye's Hammond drives--
quite a contrast to the delicate classical guitar of Howe or the
tinkling arpeggios of Wakeman. Much like you could hear traces of
influence passing from Anthony Phillips to Steve Hackett in Genesis,
one can also detect some traces of influence passing from Peter Banks
to Steve Howe. The original material on the first album I think is
quite strong, and the covers (Beatles' "Every Little Thing" and
Byrds' "I See You") are also strong.
Second album, Time and a Word, is generally a step-down, mostly due
to the ill-considered (and poorly mixed) addition of orchestra section
(Banks objected, and apparently didn't get along at all with the
producer; he left shortly afterwards), but still has some great
moments, particularly "The Prophet" and their cover of Havens' "No
Opportunity Necessary".
For a glimpse of what The Yes Album might have sounded like had Peter
Banks stayed instead of Howe, I would highly recommend getting the
first Flash album (the band Banks formed upon leaving Yes, also with
Tony Kaye), where the music is more expanded...
― Joe, Wednesday, 12 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
three years pass...
five months pass...
I mean c'mon:
Personally, I think 'Relayer' is WAY overrated, except for "Sound Chaser". "Gates of Delirium", yecch. Sounds like bad Rush or Styx! You know something's awry when people talk about a "Battle Sequence" of a fucking SONG. 'Battlefield Earth', more like!
― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 01:31 (seventeen years ago) link
four years pass...