Who loves Yes?

[AKid2]

Me, and I think they're highly underrated. Love the vocals, love the guitars, the bass is amazing, and they've got a unique sound.

[Leper]

I've only just gotten into them. I bought Close to the Edge about a month ago and I think it's a fabulous album.

[aznrocker]

Yes is the band with three chicks. Right?

[POLISH SAUSAGE]

Yes is the band with three chicks. Right?

No. Yes, as previously stated, is a highly under rated band that should be more noticed. Steve Howe is one of the gretest musicians/guitarists that nobodyknows about, and Rick Wakeman is probably the best prog rock keyboard player around. yes is one of my favorite bands, and i think more people should check them out.

[Cocaine]

Rick Wakeman pwning himself with his ice ballet will never stop being funny. I love YES. Fragile is one of my favourite albums of all time.

[aznrocker]

They sound pretty awesome. I'll check them out right now.

[Cocaine]

Does anyone else think Mars Volta totally ripped them off? Seriously, even my mom noticed it.

[aznrocker]

WOW I'm in love! They rock!

[Aaron_Of_Oz]

i think they are pretty good, i have only heard the album 90210. it's really cool how all their music is so happy i listen to it when i'm in a really good mood

[JohnXDoe]

Don't like them much, but I don't think they are underrated. Perhaps a little over if you talk to some people. Good bunch of musicians, I suppose. Steve Howe is quite the guitar player, to say the least.

[AKid2]

WOW I'm in love! They rock!

tell yer friends!:thumb:

[Cocaine]

I found them hard to get into at first, but once I just went and put on my mom's old LP of Fragile, it hit me.

[zabbit82]

I only have The Yes Album, and I've been listening to that alot lately. Starship Trooper is such a sweet song :)

[TheDMV]

They aren't underrated, it's the genre pregressive rock in all of its excess that turns people away from them. Yes were by no means a singles band, though both Roundabout and I've Seen All Good People get some airplay. Therefore, they aren't very accessible to many people. In terms of talent however, they are one of the top bands of all time. Howe was a versatile guitarist, and Squire is one of my all time favorite bass players. HE had a a totally unique tone, and he delivered the bottom to Yes with his bite. (He used a pick generally) The bassline to Siberian Khatru is all over the place, and shows his skill. I honestly beleive that The Fish is still the most interesting and unique piece of music to be crafted with a bass guitar ever.

[Blue Collar Man]

Definately almost the best band ever invented. My favorite song is The Gates of Delirium.

[Cocaine]

Definately almost the best band ever invented. My favorite song is The Gates of Delirium.

They weren't "invented". Best band ever formed, maybe, but not invented.

[PepsiMetal]

I don't love Yes, but I do like their music. :)

[Shattered_Future]

^tr00f. My friend is a big Yes head, he's shown me some stuff that's made my jaw hit the floor.

I got a few tracks of theirs.

[aznrocker]

tell yer friends!:thumb:

Definitely! :)

[darkkeeper9]

i've heard good things about them, but havent heard much. any good download recomendations???

[shamed-angel]

I love Tales from Topographic Oceans. That album is incredible. Nous Sommes Du Solais is a ****ing incredible song. I really like the Rick Wakeman album "The Myths and Legends of King Arthur" I think that album is a quality progressive album.

[EightMilesHigh]

I listened to Fragile all the way through the other day, and I really liked it. So yeah, you could say I love Yes.

[Blue Collar Man]

i've heard good things about them, but havent heard much. any good download recomendations???

I would reccomend listening to Close to the Edge (song) for your first Yes experience. It pretty much defines Yes' sound and what prog is all about. If you like them after that (which you will) get the rest of the album Close to the Edge.

[Werny]

I've got the 35th anniversary (sp?)... thing, and yeah they're pretty amazing.

[classicrockman]

Yes is awesome! 'Fragile' is such a great record. "Heart of the Sunrise" is a pretty metal riff...check it out.

[Lunch]

I like them somewhat. The vocals get alittle annoying to me, but in general the musicianship is great. Fragile is good, it has its ups and downs. I haven't actually heard Close to the Edge yet but I really need to.

Tales From Topographic Oceans is stunning, I really like that album (except for some of the vocals).

[robo2448]

Probably one of the most talented bands ever. Steve Howe is an amazing guitarist- listen to The Clap or pretty much anything off of Yessongs for proof. Squire is definitely one of my top 5 or so bassists and along with Bill Bruford (extremely talented drummer) provided a very complicated rhythm for their songs. And then Wakerman's keyboard work is excellent too. And Jon Anderson has a beautiful soaring voice.

Yessongs is a sweet live album. I really like a few of their other albums too but sometimes they seem to bore me for some reason. I go through phases with them but usually I really like them.

[Bass_ment]

I really like this band quite a bit. But I here that in their long career they really suffered from line up changes. Basically I have been told that The Yes Album, Fragile and Close to the Edge are their only true masterpieces and the rest is hit or miss.

What do you Yes fans think?

[Dragon_Prince]

Need to hear more from them, what I've heared is good :)

[darkkeeper9]

I would reccomend listening to Close to the Edge (song) for your first Yes experience. It pretty much defines Yes' sound and what prog is all about. If you like them after that (which you will) get the rest of the album Close to the Edge.

will do, cheers :thumb:

[rik]

I've only heard a few songs. I love Chris Squire's tone.

[Clunge]

Close To The Edge, The Yes Album and Fragile are all classic albums. Yes for me, were the pinnacle of progressive rock. Everything about their music is fantastic. The Yes Album has to be one of the best albums ever produced, every moment of it is brilliant.

And yes, I can see the huge Yes influence in The Mars Volta's music, I thought that as soon as I heard some of their stuff.

[Spectrum]

Yes is one of the pillars of Prog. The Yes Album, Fragile, and Close to the Edge are all phenomenal albums, and I personally love Tales From Topographic Oceans, though I would not recommend it unless you really, really loved Yes as well as consistent 20-minute songs.

Me personally, if I were a layman being introduced to Yes, I'd probably go the route of the order they released their albums (from The Yes Album on). A lot of people like Relayer and the remainder of their 70's work, but it's typically agreed that the 80's did not do well for them. "Owner of a Lonely Heart". Seriously.

Music really doesn't get much better than Yes' "classic lineup", I think.

[Schummy]

I love Yes. Best band I've ever heard! :$

[Blue Collar Man]

I actually prefer Relayer to Close to the Edge but it is really close. The Gates of Delirium is just so amazing.

[LF96]

Yes is a very nice band, and probably the first I ever heard in my life seeing as my father is a pretty big Yes-fan. Actually, together with classical music and some other progressive rock (Pink Floyd, King Crimson,... but to a much lesser degree) they marked the soundtrack for my youth before I reached the age of 10 or so.
Has anyone ever heard Magnification? It's Yes' most recent studio-outing (2001) and I really like it. They left Rick Wakeman out and replaced him with a whole orchestra. It comes of somewhat bombastic from time to time, but it's actually their best outing in 20 years or so (in my opinion). "Dreamtime" and "In The Presence Of" are both very nice songs, with sort of the same feel as their 70s tracks.