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Yes Album [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Extra tracks]

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Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets. No fewer than 18 musicians have been a part of the band's line-up, with its current form comprising singer Jon ... Read more in Amazon's Yes Store

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  • Audio CD (January 14, 2003)
  • Original Release Date: 1971
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Extra tracks
  • Label: Elektra / Wea
  • ASIN: B00007KWHN
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (198 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,822 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Steve Howe debuted on this 1971 LP, featuring Yes essentials like Yours Is No Disgrace; Starship Trooper , and I've Seen All Good People . Three bonus tracks!

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'The Clap' features great guitar work from Howe. Johnny Boy  |  27 reviewers made a similar statement
The Yes Album was the breakthrough third recording that established the band. PeeF  |  26 reviewers made a similar statement
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83 of 89 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Remastering of Essential Yes Album January 26, 2003
Format:Audio CD
Yes is arguably the best of not most well-known progessive rock band. Audiophiles and progressive rock fans especially appreciate the best sound possible on this complex music. This newly remastered (by Bill Inglot and Rhino) version of "The Yes Album" greatly improves upon the the original cd release of this set which I already owned. The biggest difference for me is the greater clarity of Bill Bruford's drumming and Steve Howe's adept guitar work. The harmony vocals are also more noticeable. The album itself one of the group's best is almost a greatest hits collection. I think every song except "A Venture" has remained in the group's concert set even to this day. This proved to be Tony Kaye's last album with the band for a long time but his organ playing is good on this set. He apparently left or was forced out because he resisted using some of the newer synthesizer technology which was becoming available at this time. With this set the band finally achieved their goal of playing complex arrangements but utilizing catchy and memorable harmonies which remain in your head long after the song is finished. Songs such as "Yours Is No Disgrace", "Starship Trooper" and "I've Seen All Good People" prove this point and the latter two were issued in edited form as single versions included here as bonus tracks. The other main reason for puchasing the set is the inclusion of the unissued studio version of "Clap" which is Steve Howe's acoustic guitar picking tour de force. The song appears of the album in an energetic live version but the studio version is not only longer but also clearer in sound.... Read more ›
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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars THE Yes Album January 3, 2009
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The Yes Album was the breakthrough third recording that established the band. The Yes album marks the introduction of the extended works that characterized the Yes sound through the seventies and eighties and also highlights the coming and going of key band members who contributed to that sound. The Yes Album marked the arrival of guitarist Steve Howe and the departure of keyboardist Tony Kaye (to be replaced by the more synthesiser oriented Rick Wakeman during their most successful period).

"Yours Is No Disgrace" kicks off the set with a classic chopping riff from Steve Howe and a stirring organ from Kaye, reminiscent of western movie soundtracks. Bass player Chris Squire and drummer Bill Bruford (later of King Crimson and others) add energy and pace to keep the piece moving through its interesting twists and turns allowing keyboards and guitar to interplay with vocals.

The lyric, sung by Jon Anderson, is most definitely a hang over from the sixties ("Yesterday a morning came, a smile upon your face. Caesars Palace, morning glory, silly human race. On a sailing ship to nowhere leaving any place. If the summer change to winter, yours is no disgrace."). 40 years later, I still love that imagery, although to be honest, I have little idea what it is all about. You love or hate the ethereal, sometimes choirboy, quality of Jon Andersons voice, and if you love it, he could be singing a shopping list for all that matters.

A live version of "Clap" is a fun interlude. It is a ragtime like piece - popular in the UK folk circuit at the time - allowing Steve Howe to demonstrate his guitar virtuosity. Although this may seem to be a filler, it sets up the next track beautifully with a similar acoustic guitar section to bridge "Life seeker" and "Disillusion".
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32 of 39 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Perpetual change brings us to the first great Yes album September 6, 2003
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"The Yes Album" was actually the third album from the group spearheaded by singer John Anderson, but represented enough significant differences from its two predecessors to constitute a new and bigger beginning for the progressive rock group. Guitarist Steve Howe had replaced Peter Banks (who had gone off to join Blodwyn Pig), the album featured only original material, and the songs now tended to be much longer tracks. The four longer tracks--"Yours Is No Disgrace," "Starship Trooper," "I've Seen All Good People," and "Perpetual Change"--are structured similarly, although each allows for considerable instrumental freedom. Usually a melodic theme is introduced by one member of the band and then echoed by the others. Science fiction concepts are combined with folk melodies and transformed into soaring showpieces for vocal and musical instruments alike. On this particular album the stand out musician is, rather surprisingly, bassist Chris Squire. Sometimes I think they made a mistake on the mix and pumped up the volume on the bass, but then it becomes clear this is by design. Howe's guitar work as well as the organ played by Tony Kaye are given their moments to shine while Bill Bruford's drumming just stays out of the way. However, the defining element of Yes is probably the vocal harmonies, with Howe and Squire blending with Anderson in the falsetto range, highlighted on "All Good People." It was this that made Yes unique from their most obvious British progressive rock counterpart Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

"All Good People" was also the group's second American single to crack the Top 40 and really became the song that introduced them to a larger listening audience.... Read more ›

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4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Album!
Of course I love the Album!

My rating is for this vinyl version which is very good. A good pressing.
Published 1 month ago by Richard Ireland
5.0 out of 5 stars Great album with nice bonus tracks
Great album, the re-mastering helps freshen things up. However, I think it would be worth the few extra dollars to buy this album in hi-res from HDTracks. Read more
Published 1 month ago by John D
4.0 out of 5 stars Forgot how good this album is
Used to listen to it as teenager, forgot about it for 30 years, and have rediscovered it again. A really solid album, maybe their best before they descended into excessive rambling... Read more
Published 1 month ago by music lover
4.0 out of 5 stars Work of art.
A good introduction to progressive English rock scene of the seventies. Classical training, clarion voice work and moments of virtuosity.
Published 2 months ago by D. Low
5.0 out of 5 stars still gives me chills after all the years its been out
I had this CD in a bunch I thought I might get rid of, I looked through them, pulled "Yes" out, slapped it in the player, put on the headset, I got blown away! Read more
Published 2 months ago by AL.W PITTMAN
5.0 out of 5 stars BY far, one of THE BEST Yes albums in their entire catalog
I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this record until my recent purchase of it from Amazon. It is truly amazing and uplifting music from one of the most incredible rock bands of all... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Robert G Mead Jr
5.0 out of 5 stars Duh
This is a no-brainer! NO collection is complete without this outstanding piece of work from the guys who re-invented the Prog-Rock genera!
Published 2 months ago by Gary D. Kaylor
4.0 out of 5 stars Great cd, extra song not worth it
I love the cd, and it's great that it's digitally remastered. I thought it was a little lame that the "bonus version" of the song was really just the radio version.
Published 2 months ago by Occassional Buyer
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful
we just don't have bands any more who are artists at playing their instruments. Wonderful instruments with lyrics that make very little sense.
Published 3 months ago by D. Beirne
5.0 out of 5 stars One of Three Classic Yes albums on current tour
I downloaded this album to refamiliarize myself since I will be going to see them in concert in a month. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Steven M. Gorman
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yes album never sounded better !!!
This really does sound amazing. It has a nice full sounding bass and great clarity. I purchased this on some musical feedback that Jaime Tate proposed on another forum and he is most correct on this. Thanks to MOFI for another audiophile title beautifully packaged and sounding incredible. My... Read more
Jun 1, 2010 by Devin The music man |  See all 4 posts
What was the last classic rock CD you listened to start-to-finish in one...
Yes-Close to the Edge
Uriah Heep-Look at Yourself
Beatles-Sgt Pepper
Bill Bruford-Feels good to me
Grand Funk=Shining On
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