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Yes - Yes [2003 Expanded+Remastered] (1969)

Genre: Progressive Rock

Review 1 by Dave Connolly @ Buy Book at Lowest Price on Amazon

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On their eponymous debut, the band's brand of muscular psychedelia is already distinctive. ANDERSON's precious voice, the sinewy rhythms of Squire and BRUFORD, BANKS' dexterous guitar and KAYE's austere keyboards offer clear indicators of a style that would evolve into their subsequent masterworks. However, there are some growing pains in evidence: the harmonies are occasionally strained and some of the softer tracks ("Sweetness", "Yesterday and Today") sound dated. Despite arriving at a unique style that mixes airiness with explosive playing, Yes didn't create this music in a vacuum. Bits of PINK FLOYD (particularly in their cover of THE BEATLES' "Every Little Thing") and other sci-fi rockers pop up in their music, tempered by the psychedelic harmonies of CS&N and THE BYRDS (whose "I See You" gets a terrific treatment here). While their first album didn't chart or generate a hit, some of the songs are well worth hearing: "Beyond and Before" and "Looking Around" are dynamic and inventive, "Harold Land" is a fine piece of musical storytelling (an early example of ANDERSON's lyrics before he abandoned form), and "Survival" offers a taste of the impressive arrangements to come.

Viewed from the vantage point of their later music, "Yes" is still rough around the edges, but the band's enthusiasm and artistic aspirations already set them apart as something special.

Review 2 by Keith "Muzikman" Hannaleck @ :

The Yes debut is mightily impressive. Today it seems even more creative when one looks back at their recorded history and how they continually developed with each album. This is where their foundation was set and everything that happened subsequently comes back to this fine recording.

Jon Anderson and Chris Squire melded their vocals in sparkling fashion in all of these songs. The melody and rhythm of tracks like “Every Little Thing” and “Dear Father” are an indication of what fruit the future would bear for this legendary band. Their ability to mix progressive sounds with pop would prove to be their strongest asset and it still is today.

The freshness and clarity of the sound on this version is outstanding, just as every other remaster I have heard thus far from the Yes catalog is. With a generous helping of bonus tracks (six), the listener gets a glimpse of different versions of tracks while listening to the developmental stages of each like never before. That can be the most rewarding aspect of bonus tracks when they are chosen with discriminating care as they are on this CD. This is the best place to start if you are purchasing all the remasters, although I did it in a different order, the impact was just as powerful.

Tracklisting:

1. Beyond and Before (4:56)

2. I See You (6:53)

3. Yesterday and Today (2:52)

4. Looking Around (4:20)

5. Harold Land (5:47)

6. Every Little Thing (5:47)

7. Sweetness (4:35)

8. Survival (6:23)

Bonus tracks on Elektra remaster (2003):

9. Everydays (single version) (6:24)

10. Dear Father (early version 2) (5:52)

11. Something's Coming (7:10)

12. Everydays (early version) (5:19)

13. Dear Father (early version 1) (5:32)

14. Something's Coming (early version) (8:02)

Total Time: 69:48

Line-Up:

- Jon Anderson / vocals

- Chris Squire / bass and vocals

- Tony Kaye / keyboards

- Bill Bruford / drums

- Peter Banks / guitars

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