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Geoff Duncan@samvarma
I'll follow up with another oddball pick. I was that one kid in school who didn't much care for Yes's "breakthrough" 90125—Yesssongs or go home, right?—although a few bits have grown on me. But for some reason I really liked this Yes lineup that was half Yes, all of the Buggles (really!), and sparked off Asia (think Yes sounding like Journey), Rabin-era Yes (think Yes sounding like Journey and Art of Noise), GTR (think Marillion sounding like Journey) and cemented Steve Howe in my mind. I mean, he was already cemented there but this added more superglue.
I'll follow up with another oddball pick. I was that one kid in school who didn't much care for Yes's "breakthrough" 90125—Yesssongs or go home, right?—although a few bits have grown on me. But for some reason I really liked this Yes lineup that was half Yes, all of the Buggles (really!), and sparked off Asia (think Yes sounding like Journey), Rabin-era Yes (think Yes sounding like Journey and Art of Noise), GTR (think Marillion sounding like Journey) and cemented Steve Howe in my mind. I mean, he was already cemented there but this added more superglue.
@geoffduncan Man I'm gonna have to dive into the yes stuff. Mostly I think about that clicky Bass sound, and owner of a lonely heart 🤣
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Side six of Yesssongs (triple album!) was what sold me as a teenager. In grand prog tradition it's only two songs. The original sound quality isn't amazing (maybe it's been reissued? dunno). But I liked how each piece was kind of a dozen layered pieces ranging very widely in style, the band was winging it a lot (it's live!). As a guitar player you'll appreciate that the main guitar is a 175—I think Howe was rocking a Dual Showman at the time. He's always played without a net, warts and all.
Lyrically, Jon Anderson is an acquired taste. I never acquired that taste. I find myself paying more attention to Squire's harmonies. Choirboy, you can tell.