For Yous Aye - 1973 [1994] Yessongs

Opening with a few bars of Stravinsky to gear upwards the adoring crowd on its feet, this once-three-LP gear upwards is Yes at their finest. This was, afterward all, in all probability the most mainstream deed that had fifty-fifty provisional "prog rock" status, too their tunes exhibit it. While "Heart of the Sunrise" may endure 1 of the to a greater extent than modestly titled Yes songs (compare it with "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" or "The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" or fifty-fifty "Total Mass Retain"), it also bears marks of the band playing at its most frenetic mensuration around Jon Anderson's soaring near-falsetto. Rick Wakeman's grand synthesizer flashes are to a greater extent than than textural, finding visual meshes aplenty with Roger Dean's cryptic comprehend art--most of which is shrunken or absent on this two-CD reissue. When Yessongs was cut, Marshall stacks were inward their heyday, too Yes happily engaged inward harmonic too melodic excessiveness every bit good every bit carefully planned layers of complexity. "Roundabout" was the band's biggest striking to this point. It appears hither faithfully reproduced. As for the rest, it's entertaining inward a 1970s way--full of low-cal shows, staged visuals, too more. It took a few years for prog stone to dwindle too for punk-colored fine art stone to swerve toward songs close buildings too food. On Yessongs, the band was peaking, singing songs with far grander exercise (Siberia, the Apocalypse, etc.). By whatever account, this is 1 of the classic alive albums of its generation, too every bit the soundtrack to the hip 1998 cinema Buffalo 66 hinted, at to the lowest degree 1 manic Yes vocal ("Heart of the Sunrise") passed muster for drama inward the 1990s.

Yessongs is the start live album from the English linguistic communication progressive rock band Yes, released every bit a triple album inward May 1973 on Atlantic Records. The album is a compilation of recordings from their Fragile too Close to the Edge tours betwixt Feb too Dec 1972. The ii Fragile tour tracks characteristic Bill Bruford on drums; the remaining songs characteristic his replacement, Alan White.
Yessongs was a commercial success for the band, reaching number vii inward the Great Britain too number 12 inward the US of America It received a mostly positive reception from critics; much of the album's criticism was directed towards its good quality. The album was certified platinum inward 1998 past times the Recording Industry Association of America for selling over 1 one one one thousand thousand copies.
In Oct 1975, Yessongs, a concert film of the same mention was released, documenting Yes's exhibit at the Rainbow Theatre, London on fifteen Dec 1972.

 As far every bit I am concerned, this alive album from the Fragile too Close to the Edge tours is past times far the most incredible display of virtuosity displayed on a alive prog album. Period. In fact, the virtuosity too the sheer ferocity with which they all play is both overwhelming too yet completely too utterly exhilarating. As a huge prog fan I have got listened to a lot of alive prog albums, but none seem to top the raw beauty of Yessongs.

Another belongings of this album that makes it a personal favorite is that the guys exercise non but reproduce the studio industrial plant annotation for annotation or throw inward gratis solos. New sections are added to the original pieces too the solos are incredible industrial plant unto themselves. In fact, brain to Chris Squire's awe-inspiring bass tour de forcefulness on The Fish - this slice lone inspired me to accept upwards the bass guitar inward the start place. Rick Wakeman also presents a prissy 6'35" synopsis of his so lately released solo album The Six Wives of Henry VIII.

Bill Bruford had left Yes to bring together King Crimson too was replaced past times Alan White on the Close to the Edge tour who had come upwards from a strictly stone background. Based on what I have got read, Alan had a stone oil fourth dimension with the cloth right away off (who wouldn't), but gradually got ameliorate with subsequent concerts. I experience that his performances on Yessongs are quite venture - he plays on every runway except for Perpetual Change too Long Distance Runaround/The Fish (Bill plays on these tracks).

I should annotation that the good character of this album is non neat (it is thin, trebly, too harsh), although it does non bother me inward the least. This is Yes afterward all too I would in all probability brain to the most poorly recorded bootleg over too over 1 time to a greater extent than without flinching.

Like other folks I have got neat memories of this album too every bit I recall, rode my wheel 5 miles to choice the album upwards from a local store. In that it was 1979 or 1980, the triple album was yet existence issued on vinyl too was a really heavy thing. One appear of the Yessongs experience that I exercise girlfriend is the incredible inner gatefold fine art of the original vinyl liberate along with the awesome color booklet. With the huge triple gatefold, it was genuinely something to depository fiscal establishment agree Roger Dean's incredible artwork out spell I listened to the music. Although the artwork presented inward the CD format does non quite have got the same magic, the music yet blows me away. My promise is that Rhino volition remaster this incredible precious stone because this version from Atlantic, although remastered, is non the best that it tin flame be. By Jeffrey J.Park.

In many ways, the extravagance of this packet equates the profligacy of the prog stone combo themselves. After all, how else but on a triple-LP collection could 1 promise to imitate (and/or contain) an adequate sampling of Yes' alive presentation? Especially since their tunes typically clocked inward in excess of 10 minutes. Although they had turned inward 5 studio long-players, the vast bulk of Yessongs (1973) is drawn from their iii most recent endeavors The Yes Album (1970), Fragile (1971), too Close to the Edge (1972). There are ii exceptions, the start existence the "Opening (Excerpt from "Firebird Suite")" -- which comes from the 1969 Boston Symphony Orchestra's recording, conducted past times Seiji Ozawa. The other is Rick Wakeman's keyboard solo "Excerpts from 'The Six Wives Of Henry VIII'." Yes had precisely undergone a personnel modify presently afterward terminal travel on Close to the Edge every bit Bill Bruford (percussion) left to bring together King Crimson inward July of 1972. Bruford tin flame endure heard on "Perpetual Change," every bit good every bit the medley of "Long Distance Runaround" too "The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)." Enthusiasts keen on diverse too arguably irrelevant minutia should annotation the spelling of "praimaturus" every bit credited on Yessongs. It is slightly unlike from Fragile, which is denoted every bit "praematurus." That fleck of trivia aside, the novel lineup finds Alan White (drums), quite ably filling Bruford's shoes, amongst Jon Anderson (vocals), Steve Howe (guitars), Chris Squire (bass/vocals), too Rick Wakeman (keyboards).
One of their trademarks has ever been an might to imitate their oftentimes densely layered good inward concert. They effortlessly line off the tricky chord progressions too changes inward fourth dimension signatures of "Siberian Khatru" too a sublime "Heart of the Sunrise," which unquestionably bests the dexterity of its carefully crafted studio counterpart. Both Howe too Squire's respective solos during "The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" are highlights every bit they give the entire unit of measurement an chance to exhibit off their capacity for dramatic dynamics. The ease of Yessongs is similarly strong, peculiarly the note-perfect "Close to the Edge," too the inspired terminal instrumental jam during "Starship Trooper." However, 1 criticism that tin flame endure leveled at the entire Yessongs liberate is the less than optimal good character throughout. The good is to a greater extent than oftentimes than non muddied with no existent fidelity to utter of too an fifty-fifty less precise stereoscape. But until someone goes dorsum to the multi-tracks too remixes them for 21st century ears, this is every bit adept every bit it gets when documenting Yes during this seminal transition period.

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Tracks Listing

Disc 1: (66:04)

1. Opening (Excerpt from "Firebird Suite") (3:45)
2. Siberian Khatru (8:50)
3. Heart of the Sunrise (11:26)
4. Perpetual Change (14:08)
5. And You too I (9:55)
a) Cord of Life
b) Eclipse
c) The Preacher the Teacher
d) The Apocalypse
6. Mood For a Day (2:52)
7. Excerpts from "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (6:35)
8. Roundabout (8:33)

Disc 2: (63:12)

1. I've Seen All Good People (7:00)
a) Your Move
b) All Good People
2. Long Distance Runaround / The Fish (13:45)
3. Close to the Edge (18:41)
a) The Solid Time of Change
b) Total Mass Retain
c) I Get Up I Get Down
d) Seasons of Man
4. Yours is No Disgrace (14:21)
5. Starship Trooper (9:25)
a) Life Seeker
b) Disillusion
c) Wurm

Total Time: 129:16

Line-up / Musicians

- Jon Anderson / vocals
- Chris Squire / bass too vocals
- Rick Wakeman / keyboards
- Bill Bruford / drums on "Perpetual Change", "Long Distance Runaround", too "The Fish"
- Alan White / drums on everything else
- Steve Howe / guitars too vocals