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Post by Dawn on Jun 1, 2003 9:05:18 GMT -5
Thanks to Sat for suggesting today's featured album!  The Yes Album - Yes, 1971[/b][/size] The tracks: 1. Yours Is No Disgrace 2. The Clap 3. Starship Trooper: Life Seeker/Disillusion/Wurm 4. I've Seen All Good People: Your Move/All Good People 5. A Venture 6. Perpetual Change What are your thoughts on this album? |
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on Jun 1, 2003 9:26:19 GMT -5
Hey another one of mine! Didn't we do this one yet?? LOL!!
To me, this is the pinnacle of Yes. And I do think it is better than Fragile, by far. This is when they brought it all together, and got Steve Howe on guitar.
Of course I knew I've Seen All Good People first, and loved that song for a LONG time. I am burnt on it now. Eventually I guess I borrowed one of my buddie's tapes of it, and got into Starship Trooper. (Actually, I may have heard that on the Classic Yes compilation first). Anywho, Starship Trooper went on to become my fave Yes song, to this day. It reminds me of Springtime, when I first heard it. Such wonderful music on it, and Jon Anderson's best singing.
At the time, I also became familiar with Yours is No Disgrace. I liked it ok, but came to like it more in subsequent years. At the time, I didn't like Perpetual Change at ALL, but I have since changed my mind, and it has become my second fave on the album.
The two small tracks are great as well. Steve Howe's wonderful work is shown on Clap. And A Venture is just burried unfortunately between huge songs, so it goes unnoticed.
This album is one of the 70s top albums, and one of the best of all time!
And in a strange twist of fate, I DON'T own it on disc! LOL! (Never upgraded from tape since most tracks are on the box, except Perpetual Change!)
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Post by Pete70s on Jun 1, 2003 15:56:59 GMT -5
A good one, although I prefer Fragile and Close To The Edge. But this was the "debut" of the classic line-up (With the exception of Rick Wakeman).
I'm a little sick of "All Good People" but I love "A Venture" "Perpetual Change" and "Starship Trooper"
After "Close To The Edge", they became a little TOO over-indulgent with the 20+ minute songs. But The Yes Album captures them at a time when Progressive rock was still in its early stages.
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Post by Ken on Jun 1, 2003 19:19:47 GMT -5
I own it on both cassette and CD. I've Seen All Good People recieved alot of airplay locally back in the late 80's . I've always loved Starship Trooper. Chris Squire's bass playing is just outstanding , and Jon's vocals are always amazing .Love Bill Bruford's drum fills. Faves: Yours is No Disgrace(great keyboards) , I've Seen all Good People , A Venture , The Clap and Starship Trooper. And did you notice the cover ? Tony Kaye's foot is in a cast .
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Post by kathyb on Jun 1, 2003 20:01:38 GMT -5
I was never a huge fan of Yes when I was younger, although I have come to appreciate them a little more now that I've gotten older. Having said that, I don't know much about this album. Didn't have it when I was a kid--don't own it now. Actually, I don't even know why I replied to this. LOL! ;D
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Post by djdave on Jun 1, 2003 20:04:54 GMT -5
LOL! I just played the "I've seen all good people" medley like an hour ago! Great organ near the end of "Your move", and fine guitar on "All good people".
Their only one I have yet (on CD). Hope to get "Fragile" and "90125" soon as well. Also (unsurprisingly) the epics "Starship trooper" and "Yours is no disgrace" are winners as well! Don't bother to hear the other 3 tracks too much.
"Yes"!
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Post by Dawn on Jun 1, 2003 21:35:58 GMT -5
Hey another one of mine! Didn't we do this one yet?? LOL!! To me, this is the pinnacle of Yes. And I do think it is better than Fragile, by far. This is when they brought it all together, and got Steve Howe on guitar. Of course I knew I've Seen All Good People first, and loved that song for a LONG time. I am burnt on it now. Eventually I guess I borrowed one of my buddie's tapes of it, and got into Starship Trooper. (Actually, I may have heard that on the Classic Yes compilation first). Anywho, Starship Trooper went on to become my fave Yes song, to this day. It reminds me of Springtime, when I first heard it. Such wonderful music on it, and Jon Anderson's best singing. At the time, I also became familiar with Yours is No Disgrace. I liked it ok, but came to like it more in subsequent years. At the time, I didn't like Perpetual Change at ALL, but I have since changed my mind, and it has become my second fave on the album. The two small tracks are great as well. Steve Howe's wonderful work is shown on Clap. And A Venture is just burried unfortunately between huge songs, so it goes unnoticed. This album is one of the 70s top albums, and one of the best of all time! And in a strange twist of fate, I DON'T own it on disc! LOL! (Never upgraded from tape since most tracks are on the box, except Perpetual Change!) I agree, there are definitely some winners on this album. Strangely enough, the classic rock stations where I live almost totally ignore the progressive groups such as Yes and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, so I didn't become familiar with many of these songs until fairly recently. Steve Howe is a tremendously talented guitarist, and his work on 'Clap' is superb. 'Starship Trooper' is another outstanding track. Like you, it's taken me a little longer to get into 'Perpetual Change' than the other tracks. |
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Post by Dawn on Jun 1, 2003 21:41:23 GMT -5
A good one, although I prefer Fragile and Close To The Edge. But this was the "debut" of the classic line-up (With the exception of Rick Wakeman). I'm a little sick of "All Good People" but I love "A Venture" "Perpetual Change" and "Starship Trooper" After "Close To The Edge", they became a little TOO over-indulgent with the 20+ minute songs. But The Yes Album captures them at a time when Progressive rock was still in its early stages. I really need to investigate more of their early work. I'm not as familiar with some of the tracks on the other albums you mentioned, but the ones I know are great! |
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Post by Dawn on Jun 1, 2003 21:49:30 GMT -5
I own it on both cassette and CD. I've Seen All Good People recieved alot of airplay locally back in the late 80's . I've always loved Starship Trooper. Chris Squire's bass playing is just outstanding , and Jon's vocals are always amazing .Love Bill Bruford's drum fills. Faves: Yours is No Disgrace(great keyboards) , I've Seen all Good People , A Venture , The Clap and Starship Trooper. And did you notice the cover ? Tony Kaye's foot is in a cast . You're right, Ken, there is some wonderful musicianship on this album! I was curious about the reason for the cast on Tony Kaye's foot in the cover photo, so I did an internet search. According to one of the websites I checked, he was injured in a car accident on Nov. 23, 1970. |
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Post by Dawn on Jun 1, 2003 21:55:45 GMT -5
I was never a huge fan of Yes when I was younger, although I have come to appreciate them a little more now that I've gotten older. Having said that, I don't know much about this album. Didn't have it when I was a kid--don't own it now. Actually, I don't even know why I replied to this. LOL! ;D LOL! Growing up, the only Yes song I was familiar with was 'Roundabout'. Then in 1983, I first heard some of the songs on 90125, and loved them. But as I mentioned to Sat, it's been only recently that I've heard some of their earlier material. |
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Post by Dawn on Jun 1, 2003 22:02:18 GMT -5
LOL! I just played the "I've seen all good people" medley like an hour ago! Great organ near the end of "Your move", and fine guitar on "All good people". Their only one I have yet (on CD). Hope to get "Fragile" and "90125" soon as well. Also (unsurprisingly) the epics "Starship trooper" and "Yours is no disgrace" are winners as well! Don't bother to hear the other 3 tracks too much. "Yes"! LOL! That was great timing!  'I've Seen All Good People' is a really good track. I want to check out more of the songs on Fragile, and I'd definitely like to get 90125 on CD (I have the cassette). That's another great album! |
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Post by Ken on Jun 1, 2003 23:37:59 GMT -5
You're right, Ken, there is some wonderful musicianship on this album! I was curious about the reason for the cast on Tony Kaye's foot in the cover photo, so I did an internet search. According to one of the websites I checked, he was injured in a car accident on Nov. 23, 1970. Hi Dawn:) Thanks for the info about Tony's cast . I always wondered what happened to him. |
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Post by 55dodger on Jun 2, 2003 1:09:35 GMT -5
I don't own this album, so the only songs I'm familiar with are Starship Trooper and All Good People, both good songs. The others, although at some point in my youth, I may have heard them, just don't remember them. Sorry I can't give you anymore of a critique then this.
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Post by Dawn on Jun 2, 2003 7:39:29 GMT -5
I don't own this album, so the only songs I'm familiar with are Starship Trooper and All Good People, both good songs. The others, although at some point in my youth, I may have heard them, just don't remember them. Sorry I can't give you anymore of a critique then this. That's okay, dodger. 'Starship Trooper' and 'I've Seen All Good People' are both excellent. |
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Post by beatles4ever on Jun 2, 2003 11:24:18 GMT -5
This is a pretty good album.
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'I've Seen All Good People' is a really good track.
