Yes (Official Thread)

[StreamingTodd4545]

I say "Yes" but without Squire, Anderson and Wakeman it's really not much more than a tribute band.
Controversial opinion, I know...

Hopefully some of this new tour gets posted on YouTube; I'm actually curious how this new "Yes" sounds. To me though, Yes without Trevor isn't Yes.

And speaking of tribute bands, the new Journey surely qualifies. With only Schon and Cain remaining from the glory years, they are a mere shell of themselves now.

 

[BeatleMatt]

I saw Squire, Wakeman, Howe, White, Downes, and one of the replacement lead singers in 2014, playing songs from Close To The Edge and Fragile. Wonderful to hear and see some of the older members perform.

 

[recgord27]

 

[Nai Noswad]

I don't recall seeing the support, Donovan, there was a delay from the rail station.. Preacher Teacher and this-I do remember!

Turn Of The Century.

 

[recgord27]

Hopefully some of this new tour gets posted on YouTube; I'm actually curious how this new "Yes" sounds. To me though, Yes without Trevor isn't Yes.

And speaking of tribute bands, the new Journey surely qualifies. With only Schon and Cain remaining from the glory years, they are a mere shell of themselves now.

Trevor Rabin was brilliant with Rabbitt, For me his guitar style and tone is completely wrong for Yes.

 

[BeatleMatt]

Yesterday was 9/01/25 and it did not occur to me.

 

[dr wu]

^One of the lps they made that didnt really appeal to me being a fan of the classic lineup.
I saw them twice in Chicago in 72 and 74 but sadly Bruford had left by then and Wakeman wasnt with them in 74 either.

 

[E-Z]

I only ever heard a few YES album/cds in my lifetime cos I am more of a blues/rocker anyway I can see why YES fans liked the album 'Going For The One' from 1977 although I kinda like the Drama album from 1980 with the two ex-Buggles guys in Geoff Downes on keys and Trevor Horn on bass & vocals and as for the next album/cd 90125 the track 'Owner of a Lonely Heart' is ay a typical sounding 1980s song and production which I quite like to hear occasionally and which apparently drew in a lot of new non-YES fan's cos it was heavily featured on the early MTV and consequently received a lot of exposure.

 

[dr wu]

Well......they hold the number one spot on Prog Archives list of greatest prog albums with
Close To The Edge. And many music critics (as well as search engines) place that lp very high on similar prog lists. (Portnoy- drummer for Dream Theter thinks its the best)
I'm also a fan of the Yes Album and Fragile which came before Edge in their catalog.
It's not my favorite prog band or lp, but I put it right up there also with a few other prog bands.
Remarkable musicians and Bruford ,the drummer, was also in (perhaps my favorite prog band of all time)- King Crimson.

 

[E-Z]

Yeah you are right dr wu with regards to Close To The Edge cos even though I've never listened to it (at least knowingly) many music writers and fans claim it to be possibly the best YES album.

I only found out about 2-years ago that Steve Howe at one time back in the middle 1960s went to Holloway boys school in north London just over the back of our flats!!.

Back around 1984/85 I bought Tales From Topographic Oceans on a double-pre-recorded cassette tape which was very long and sprawling to listen to??

To be honest I don't really know to much about YES cos mainly I prefer blues/rock and straight ahead 1970s & 80s heavy rock.