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YES Logo based upon design created by Roger Dean. "Yessongs," "Close To The Edge" and "Fragile" logos created by A K Davis, based upon the album title artwork created by Roger Dean. Background image created by A K Davis, based upon the painting "Another View Of Palm Canyon" by Wilton McCoy.
This album features: "Survival,"(which can also be found on: Yesterdays and Yesstory). However, it is not as accomplished as the later albums.
This album contains: "Time And A Word," (which can be found on Yesterdays, Keys 2and Yesstory). It also
contains: "Then."
The Yes Album is Yes' first foray into the unchartered realm of progressive rock; The shorter songs are tremendously fascinating, especially:
"Clap," "I've Seen All Good People" and "A Venture." The standouts, however are the three longer works, of which "Yours Is No Disgrace"- dealing with the
Vietnam war and "Perpetual Change" are not subdivided! The true masterpiece on this album is: "Starship Trooper!" "Starship Trooper" still stands the test of
time as one of Yes' best works! The three sections: "Life Seeker," "Disillusion" and "Wurm" are extraordinary! They take the listener to another time and
place!
Fragile is considered by many critics to be Yes' best album! Certainly, this album is a masterpiece, but is it really Yes' best? With the addition
of the new magnificent keyboard player-Rick Wakeman, Yes' music becomes even better! There are 4 individual tracks on Fragile and 4 group tracks! Of the individual
tracks: Chris Squire's "The Fish" (Schindleria Praematurus) is among the best, although a better extended version can be found on Yessongs! Steve Howe's "Mood For A Day" stands out also, as a beautiful guitar piece! The 4
groups tracks include: "Long Distance Runaround"-a short little piece that repeats itself. Also 3 longer tracks dominate the album: "South Side Of The Sky," (which is
one of Yes' best tracks!), "Heart Of The Sunrise,"- another of Yes' outstanding pieces, and "Roundabout"-probably Yes' most famous song of this period!
Close To The Edge is considered by many to be one of the definitive "art-rock" albums! With only 3 songs on the album, it is the predecessor of such great
albums as "Hemispheres!" Close To The Edge is Yes' last studio album with Bill Bruford until "Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe!" The first track,
"Close To The Edge" is divided into 4 sections: "The Solid Time Of Change," "Total Mass Retain," "I Get Up I Get Down" and "Seasons Of Man." After close to nineteen minutes,
the listener is transported to a different time and place- the music is outstanding! Of the other two tracks: "Siberian Khatru" is the only non-subdivided track. It is also
magnificent! The other track, "And You And I," divided into: "Cord Of Life," "Eclipse," "The Preacher The Teacher" and "Apocalypse" is also magnificent!
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