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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 |
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| 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) All Good People) |
| 5. A Venture |
| 6. Perpetual Change |
| 7. Clap |
| 8. A Venture |
| Disc: 2 |
| 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) All Good People) |
| 5. A Venture |
| 6. Perpetual Change |
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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It often saddens me that this line-up of Yes were only around for this one album, I realise that this is an out-of-the-norm-view (most Yes fans prefering the key-work of Wakeman) but the music that is put down on this suberb album is out of this world.
To me this is one of the rougher Yes albums, the technology needed to create the progressive complexity of the music was a year of so down the line, but the fact that the band pushed the studio to the limit gives it the charm that other albums seem to lack. The result is a hardened and brash sound, no smooth egdes, Howe's guitars are scratchy, Squire's bass sounds like someone melodically scraping a nail along a saw, Bruford's drums having the complexity of the likes of Alex Acuna, but still with that vintage 70s sound.
Although this is possibly not as well recieved or liked as "Close To The Edge", probably because it does not have anything of epic proportions on it, this is still good enough to be classic and naive enough to be charming.
"Yours Is No Disgrace" and "Starship Trooper" are the two obvious choices for best songs, but there is also the ballardesq-come-bop-rock of "I've Seen All Good People", a classic by my recogning as well as the chilled out acoustic solo of "The Clap". This song must not be confused for an album filler, if the listener stops to listen to it fully then they will discover that it is quite good.
Although this album was released a full 10 years before I was born I still think that it is a landmark of both contemporary and popular music. If you only buy 1 Yes album buy this, you will not regret it.
To me this is one of the rougher Yes albums, the technology needed to create the progressive complexity of the music was a year of so down the line, but the fact that the band pushed the studio to the limit gives it the charm that other albums seem to lack. The result is a hardened and brash sound, no smooth egdes, Howe's guitars are scratchy, Squire's bass sounds like someone melodically scraping a nail along a saw, Bruford's drums having the complexity of the likes of Alex Acuna, but still with that vintage 70s sound.
Although this is possibly not as well recieved or liked as "Close To The Edge", probably because it does not have anything of epic proportions on it, this is still good enough to be classic and naive enough to be charming.
"Yours Is No Disgrace" and "Starship Trooper" are the two obvious choices for best songs, but there is also the ballardesq-come-bop-rock of "I've Seen All Good People", a classic by my recogning as well as the chilled out acoustic solo of "The Clap". This song must not be confused for an album filler, if the listener stops to listen to it fully then they will discover that it is quite good.
Although this album was released a full 10 years before I was born I still think that it is a landmark of both contemporary and popular music. If you only buy 1 Yes album buy this, you will not regret it.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I have had this album since 1980 and I dip into it regularly. Five of the six tracks (A Venture not included) are, without doubt, five of the best YES have ever produced. Everything sits so nicely together. The arrangements are beautifully crafted and the musicianship shines through, but remains accesible. A lot of later YES material could so easily lose the listener early on.
As an example of the best of seventies prog/art rock the tracks STARSHIP TROOPER and PERPETUAL CHANGE stand out and to my mind would be in a top ten of that genre. Steve Howe's guitar playing is outstanding and Brufords Jazz rock drumming inventive . Every time I listen to this album it always seems fresh and it puts me in a good mood. If you buy only one YES album then it must be this one. Go on!
As an example of the best of seventies prog/art rock the tracks STARSHIP TROOPER and PERPETUAL CHANGE stand out and to my mind would be in a top ten of that genre. Steve Howe's guitar playing is outstanding and Brufords Jazz rock drumming inventive . Every time I listen to this album it always seems fresh and it puts me in a good mood. If you buy only one YES album then it must be this one. Go on!
41 of 43 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
If The Beatles set all kinds of challenges for musical direction during the 60s, the album that set the bar for '70s progressive rock is without any shadow of doubt, the 'Yes Album'. All that was missing the day the album was launched was a star in the east, as the music and lyrics were penned in Heaven. Jon A and the band set a challenge that only absolutely fantastic releases could match. The band themselves managed it again with 'Close To The Edge','Relayer' and 'Going For The One'. Genesis, Pink Floyd and Renaissance managed to do it as well, but that's about it. The Yes Album is THE album of the '70s. From the opening bars of 'Yours Is No Disgrace', through the superb climax to 'Starship Trooper (Wurm)' to the culmination of the album with 'Perpetual Change' the other prog bands were collectively slapped in the face with a gauntlet. Follow this...if you dare! An essential part of any music lovers collection.
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
By Touring Mars
VINE VOICE
Format:Audio CD
'The Yes Album' is the first Yes album to feature a certain Steve Howe, and what a huge difference his addition to the band makes. Already a well-honed rock band, Yes still had plenty of potential to move forward, and that they most certainly did with this album. Still minus keyboard vituoso Rick Wakeman, the full 'classic' line-up was as yet incomplete, but the band were still on their way to greatest by this point.
The songs on this album are much more like the sort of stuff that you would come to expect from the band in later years. Jon Anderson had already started to fly off on major lyrical tangents by this stage, and his unique brand of quasi-sci-fi ramblings is quite evident, especially on 'Yours In No Disgrace' and 'Starship Trooper'. Not to be confused with the dodgy disco title of the same name, 'Starship Trooper' is a classic, and introduced the 'three-stage' song concept into their music. Starting with a fairly standard section, it proceeds into an impressive acoustic section that would not have been possible if not for the amazing guitar skills of Steve Howe. As the song reaches it's climax, the 'space-rock' concept takes over, and Howe comes into his own with a tour-de-force performance.
'The Clap' is a live solo piece by Howe which is truly stunning. On first listen, it sounds like atleast two guitarists are playing simultaneously, but having seen Howe perform this self-same track in the flesh, I can assure you it is not. This track above any other demonstrated that Yes had acquired a truly formidable talent. Amusingly, Howe originally titled the song simply 'Clap', but when released on vinyl it was accidentally renamed 'The Clap', and to this day it remains the only progressive rock song perceived to be about venereal disease. Luckily, it is an instrumental piece! Read more ›
The songs on this album are much more like the sort of stuff that you would come to expect from the band in later years. Jon Anderson had already started to fly off on major lyrical tangents by this stage, and his unique brand of quasi-sci-fi ramblings is quite evident, especially on 'Yours In No Disgrace' and 'Starship Trooper'. Not to be confused with the dodgy disco title of the same name, 'Starship Trooper' is a classic, and introduced the 'three-stage' song concept into their music. Starting with a fairly standard section, it proceeds into an impressive acoustic section that would not have been possible if not for the amazing guitar skills of Steve Howe. As the song reaches it's climax, the 'space-rock' concept takes over, and Howe comes into his own with a tour-de-force performance.
'The Clap' is a live solo piece by Howe which is truly stunning. On first listen, it sounds like atleast two guitarists are playing simultaneously, but having seen Howe perform this self-same track in the flesh, I can assure you it is not. This track above any other demonstrated that Yes had acquired a truly formidable talent. Amusingly, Howe originally titled the song simply 'Clap', but when released on vinyl it was accidentally renamed 'The Clap', and to this day it remains the only progressive rock song perceived to be about venereal disease. Luckily, it is an instrumental piece! Read more ›
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memory Lane!
Heard they were touring, decided to get a couple of CDs my albums long gone - glad I did! Also got the free download to go with.
Published 7 days ago by Gill
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just like being 18 again
Dangerous to play in the car...I find myself driving as badly as I used to...makes me remember but really not that dated, so good.
Published 1 month ago by D M HARVIE
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Good Value
I have begun collecting back copies of Yes Albums on CD. Did not purchase new, but this was Excellent Value.
Published 2 months ago by Alan
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Great band, great album
Seen Yes live twice in the last yaer or so & this album just reminds me of how brilliant the gigs were
Published 3 months ago by robert j brent
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The Yes Album
The third studio album by the group Yes is THE YES ALBUM this great album now has Steve Howe on guitar and provides a prominent role as the group move to longer songs. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Miss M. Potter
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'Yours is No Disgrace'
Yes finally threw off the shackles of psychedelia with this seminal prog classic. There are some big melodies and ambitious structures on this album complimented by Jon Anderson's... Read more
Published 5 months ago by John F
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Published 5 months ago by Paul92
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A wholly unpretentious affair.
I came to be a Yes fan when they had already produced 'The Ladder' so, when I bought 'The Yes Album', I was used to their songs containing lush synthesiser textures and... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Alexander J. Dunn
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Yes, this is brilliant!
If you want to buy just one Yes album for your Desert Island, then this comes very high on the wish list. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Prog Rob
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Excellent
Absolutely seminal prog rock from a band who are the prog rock leaders as shown over the last 40 years
Published 7 months ago by cbristol
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