Yessongs
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Product description 2CD - YES SONGS - REMASTERED - ATLANTIC 1973 - EAN 075678268229 desertcart.co.uk Opening with a few bars of Stravinsky to set the adoring crowd on its feet, this once-three-LP set is Yes at their finest. This was, after all, probably the most mainstream act that had even provisional "prog rock" status, and their tunes show it. While "Heart of the Sunrise" may be one of the more modestly titled Yes songs (compare it with "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" or "The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" or even "Total Mass Retain"), it also bears marks of the band playing at its most frenetic pace around Jon Anderson's soaring near-falsetto. Rick Wakeman's grand synthesizer flashes are more than textural, finding visual meshes aplenty with Roger Dean's cryptic cover art--most of which is shrunken or absent on this two-CD reissue. When Yessongs was cut, Marshall stacks were in their heyday, and Yes happily engaged in harmonic and melodic excessiveness as well as carefully planned layers of complexity. "Roundabout" was the band's biggest hit to this point. It appears here faithfully reproduced. As for the rest, it's entertaining in a 1970s way--full of light shows, staged visuals, and more. It took a few years for prog rock to dwindle and for punk-coloured art rock to swerve toward songs about buildings and food. On Yessongs, the band was peaking, singing songs with far grander purpose (Siberia, the Apocalypse, etc.). By any account, this is one of the classic live albums of its generation, and as the soundtrack to the hip 1998 film Buffalo 66 hinted, at least one manic Yes song ("Heart of the Sunrise") passed muster for drama in the 1990s. --Andrew Bartlett Review: Theirs is no disgrace - I saw Yes play this set of some of their best music just after they had released Close To The Edge, when Bill Bruford left to join King Crimson and Alan White joined. This live album was originally released as a triple LP adorned with a new set of Roger Dean paintings to accompany the music. The remastered double CD can only reproduce the art as an insert but the music is as good as ever and captures the group at their peak with the definitive line-up of Anderson, Squire, Howe, Wakeman and White (who ably replaced Bruford). Highlights include a great rendition of 'Perpetual Change' and probably the best version of 'Yours Is No Disgrace' I've heard with Wakeman in full flow on his banks of keyboards. It captures the sheer magnificence of their music in its heyday. Review: Hitting the spot all over again with a triumphant Yes! - Loved this album ever since I bought it in the mid seventies. All the way back then I had never seen a triple gatefold album before so really surprised this time round to unwrap the new re-mastered CD with its slim little jewel case) Very happy to report the sound quality is a bit better, clearer and with a touch more body/punch. I was relieved because even though the album is a classic the sound was originally terrible (Especially after many plays on your record player) so it's great to hear it cleaned up. I had no trouble with disc 2 as some reviewers have stated... All Yes fans will have there favorite parts from this recording. For me it is tracks like "Perpetual Change" "Long Distance Runaround" "Yours is No Disgrace" and "Starship Trooper" because the raw energy and sometimes savage power of the bands performance is simply breathtaking; plus the extended solos in theses tracks are wonderful and I feel in a way have never been bettered. Sometimes the power is a little too much for example "And You and I" is a little spoilt by the lack of subtlety, but it's only a small detail and indeed a matter of individual taste. Incidentally I found it interesting that both Wakemans solo offering and Howe's "Mood For A day" although listened to with pleasure on the first run through, I find now that I tend to skip theses tracks as older and wiser ears find them a wee bit more trivial and flowery. Contrary to this is Chris Squires bass solo on "Fish" Which I now find more impressive than ever: this powerful and stunning exhibition of virtuoso playing surely goes down in history as one of the most exciting bass solos ever. Chris for me was always the heart of "Yes". Jon Anderson's sometimes slight lack of confidence shows in his voice, and Bill Bruford's drum solo starts great but kinda loses steam in the middle, but overall this is an incredible live performance that is now a good 25 years old. So Yes all cleaned up and fresh faced ready to please your ears all over again. Well done those people) GET IT!
| ASIN | B000002J1Y |
| Best Sellers Rank | 4,351 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) 516 in Classic British Rock 820 in Pop Rock |
| Country of origin | France |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,247) |
| Is discontinued by manufacturer | No |
| Item model number | Yessongs |
| Label | Rhino |
| Manufacturer | Rhino |
| Number of discs | 2 |
| Original Release Date | 1994 |
| Product Dimensions | 13 x 14.5 x 0.99 cm; 110 g |
I**N
Theirs is no disgrace
I saw Yes play this set of some of their best music just after they had released Close To The Edge, when Bill Bruford left to join King Crimson and Alan White joined. This live album was originally released as a triple LP adorned with a new set of Roger Dean paintings to accompany the music. The remastered double CD can only reproduce the art as an insert but the music is as good as ever and captures the group at their peak with the definitive line-up of Anderson, Squire, Howe, Wakeman and White (who ably replaced Bruford). Highlights include a great rendition of 'Perpetual Change' and probably the best version of 'Yours Is No Disgrace' I've heard with Wakeman in full flow on his banks of keyboards. It captures the sheer magnificence of their music in its heyday.
D**1
Hitting the spot all over again with a triumphant Yes!
Loved this album ever since I bought it in the mid seventies. All the way back then I had never seen a triple gatefold album before so really surprised this time round to unwrap the new re-mastered CD with its slim little jewel case) Very happy to report the sound quality is a bit better, clearer and with a touch more body/punch. I was relieved because even though the album is a classic the sound was originally terrible (Especially after many plays on your record player) so it's great to hear it cleaned up. I had no trouble with disc 2 as some reviewers have stated... All Yes fans will have there favorite parts from this recording. For me it is tracks like "Perpetual Change" "Long Distance Runaround" "Yours is No Disgrace" and "Starship Trooper" because the raw energy and sometimes savage power of the bands performance is simply breathtaking; plus the extended solos in theses tracks are wonderful and I feel in a way have never been bettered. Sometimes the power is a little too much for example "And You and I" is a little spoilt by the lack of subtlety, but it's only a small detail and indeed a matter of individual taste. Incidentally I found it interesting that both Wakemans solo offering and Howe's "Mood For A day" although listened to with pleasure on the first run through, I find now that I tend to skip theses tracks as older and wiser ears find them a wee bit more trivial and flowery. Contrary to this is Chris Squires bass solo on "Fish" Which I now find more impressive than ever: this powerful and stunning exhibition of virtuoso playing surely goes down in history as one of the most exciting bass solos ever. Chris for me was always the heart of "Yes". Jon Anderson's sometimes slight lack of confidence shows in his voice, and Bill Bruford's drum solo starts great but kinda loses steam in the middle, but overall this is an incredible live performance that is now a good 25 years old. So Yes all cleaned up and fresh faced ready to please your ears all over again. Well done those people) GET IT!
D**S
Yes (live) in superb form (and now I only have to get up once to change CD and not 6 times to flip over the LPs)
My triple LP had become worn and dull as I played it continuously on my record deck (what we used to use before CDs and MP3 downloads) and I had not played it for years. Now on 2 CDs the music is returned to it's full glory. Yes at their peak creatively prove what great musicians they are and Jon Anderson's vocals may vary from song to song but generally remain in tune and clear. As one of the most unique voices in rock his gentle rising and falling voice, somehow, suits the jangling guitar of Steve Howe, the rhythmic and resounding bass of Chris Squire and the superb drumming of the under-rated Alan White. Wakeman's keyboards both compliment and mimic Anderson's vocals. Tracks are taken from early Yes albums, primarily Close To The Edge, The Yes Album and Fragile. The sound recording is not brilliant compared to new digital recordings, but for the 1970's, compared to contemporary recordings by other bands, but it gives you a feel of being in a live concert. I still love this album and the versions recorded here are recognisable yet different enough (almost double the length/time for some tracks with solos added) to make this very good value for money and not just for completists. As an introduction to Yes, get the studio albums first, you'll appreciate the live album more, and if you like the studio albums as listed above, try the earlier ones first and chronologically listen to others. Although, 'Relayer' (with Patrick Moraz & not Wakeman) Tales From Topographic Oceans (a DLP originally and a 2 CD with pointless studio run-through tracks added to fill out the 2nd CD) may divide Yes fans, 'Going for the One' is worth getting to. Other later highlights by Yes are 90125 and Magnification but they somehow lack the energy of early Yes as highlighted in this live album.
S**L
Good soundcore would recommend
Well recorded happy
F**O
Articolo tempi di consegna e servizio ottimi
サ**る
とても素晴らしいYESのライブCD。聴き応え有りです。名曲満載の名盤です。
O**Z
la música del disco por supuesto que está genial
E**L
Un live de yes indispensable et au moment de sa grande époque. Des supers musiciens. Envois impeccable.
J**.
Album TRIPLE live de Yes sur 2 cds. Tous leurs succes a date. Excellent.
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