A great and powerful albumby Anonymous
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October 23, 2001:
This album is where I think the progresive movement really began. It's remarkable how all the musicians in the band united and seemed to flow easily. The inclusion of Steve Howe was a brilliant move for the group, he just fit perfectly into Yes. The album is very fun to listen to, maybe because it combines talent, a defined direction into the unknown and great sensibility from Anderson and Squire. It's one of my all time top 40 records.
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First chapter of established Yesby Anonymous
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December 06, 2000:
A remarkably good record that has improved the more I listen to it. The Yes Album's three long set pieces - 'Yours Is No Disgrace', 'Starship Trooper', 'Perpetual Change' - establish the conventions of the Yes sound. Long, complex instrumentals, odd chords and timings, and bizarre lyrics tacked onto lovely pop melodies are the main features. I find a few moments of weakness here, namely the lamentable ''boogie'' section of 'All Good People', but the good material here makes it worth having anyway.
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