Yes - Yessongs [Remaster]

Artist:

Yes

UPC:

075678268229

See Also:

Downes, Geoffrey REO Speedwagon Buggles Jon & Vangelis The Art of Noise Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Anderson, Jon Bruford, Bill Moraz, Patrick Howe, Steve Rabin, Trevor Wakeman, Rick

Description:

Yes: Jon Anderson (vocals); Steve Howe (guitar, background vocals); Rick Wakeman (keyboards); Chris Squire (bass instrument, background vocals); Alan White , Bill Bruford (drums).
In 1972, Yes`s brand of classically influenced, larger-than-life progressive rock had not yet been supplanted by the vitriol of punk, and concert-going kids would still greet 20-minute songs performed in their entirety with shrieks of delight and up-raised lighters. YESSONGS captures the group at the height of both its musical power and popularity. Perhaps surprisingly for such a progressive band, Yes uses the live setting to its advantage, finding musical space to explore even within its complicated arrangements. In some cases, these versions make the album versions sound a bit subdued.
Especially compelling is "And You and I" from CLOSE TO THE EDGE, and a smoking rendition of "Roundabout", which one imagines the band wasn`t totally sick of playing yet. YESSONGS serves as a compelling showcase for the guitar heroics of Steve Howe, from his intimate solo-acoustic "Mood for a Day" to his scintillating solo on "Yours is No Disgrace," which seems to float in the air and uncoil like a snake. The playing of the rest of the group is equally impressive, particularly the classically inclined keyboard excursions of Rick Wakeman. YESSONGS contains many of the band`s finest compositions, and is one of the definitive live documents of the progressive rock genre.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Opening "Firebird Suite" - (excerpt)
2. Siberian Khatru
3. Heart of the Sunrise
4. Perpetual Change
5. And You and I: Cord Of Life / Eclipse / The Preacher And The Teacher / The Apocalypse
6. Mood For a Day
7. Six Wives of Henry VIII, The (Excerpts)
8. Roundabout

DISC 2:

1. I`ve Seen All Good People: Your Move / All Good People
2. Long Distance Runaround
3. Close to the Edge: The Solid Time Of Change / Total Mass Retain / I Get Up I Get Down / Seasons Of Man
4. Yours Is No Disgrace
5. Starship Trooper: Life Seeker / Disillusion / Wurm

Album Information

Release Date:

09/20/1994

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Art Rock

Label:

Atlantic

Producer:

Yes; Eddie Offord

Catalog Number:

82682

Original Release Year:

1973

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

125 : 33

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