chemistry1973 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Holy crap. I actually LIKE it. Seems like Steve Howe decided he needed to carry some of the weight. And he plays quite exquisetly on this album. Jon Davidson spouts silly nonsense, per usual, but he's more tuneful than previous releases. The production is pretty damn good. And Alan White does a commendable job too. I also dug the Benoit David mini album that came out last year. Maybe my ears are going out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 All 3 mini-epics - The Ice Bridge, Leave Well Alone, and The Living Island are all great tracks. Dare To Know is a favorite too. The Western Edge is good too, although I'm not a fan of Sherwood's auto-tuned vocals. Solid album, of course, I don't think Yes has made a bad album (well, maybe their debut), and this is a welcome addition. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 (edited) All 3 mini-epics - The Ice Bridge, Leave Well Alone, and The Living Island are all great tracks. Dare To Know is a favorite too. The Western Edge is good too, although I'm not a fan of Sherwood's auto-tuned vocals. Solid album, of course, I don't think Yes has made a bad album (well, maybe their debut), and this is a welcome addition.I certainly agree with regard to the 'epic' tracks - all very good.My biggest difficulty is the 15 minutes of tracks which make up cd 2 .... lets just call them 'bonus' tracks.When I first listened to the album, I played it in its entirety (including the 3 bonus tracks) and came away feeling that the album had just tailed off badly.I now only listen to cd 1 (which ends with A Living Island) and find it a good listen. Not a great album, but still a good one.The 3 extra tracks are just throwaways. Edited October 6, 2021 by zepphead 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 All 3 mini-epics - The Ice Bridge, Leave Well Alone, and The Living Island are all great tracks. Dare To Know is a favorite too. The Western Edge is good too, although I'm not a fan of Sherwood's auto-tuned vocals. Solid album, of course, I don't think Yes has made a bad album (well, maybe their debut), and this is a welcome addition. I love Yes's debut album. I don't care for Time and a Word. The only song on the debut I don't care for is Sweetness. Bruford and Squire are men on a mission. Banks's tone isn't the best, but after listening to it for 30 years, I'm used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I really truly enjoyed this new album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I've only spun through it once. Really like what I heard, and I'll go back for more. One impression that stayed with me is that it sounds like it was recorded direct into a computer. Especially the synths/keys. It sounds ....clean. Not saying it's a bad thing.... but an observation. Haven't seen liner notes so I don't know if I'm right or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 (edited) This new album was like an almost 80's synthpop album done by Yes but with 70's era prog sensibilities. it's also super gay in the best way, lol this is the first yes album i've enjoyed since i'd say going For the One decades back. Mick Edited October 6, 2021 by bluefox4000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 This new album was like an almost 80's synthpop album done by Yes but with 70's era prog sensibilities. it's also super gay in the best way, lol this is the first yes album i've enjoyed since i'd say going For the One decades back. Mick Not a fan of 90125? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Holy crap. I actually LIKE it. Seems like Steve Howe decided he needed to carry some of the weight. And he plays quite exquisetly on this album. Jon Davidson spouts silly nonsense, per usual, but he's more tuneful than previous releases. The production is pretty damn good. And Alan White does a commendable job too. I also dug the Benoit David mini album that came out last year. Maybe my ears are going out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbGEa7ju8bg What the FUKK?? The intro synth sounds like EMERSON LAKE & POWELL! "TOUCH AND GO!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Love the track! Japan cd pressing BLUSPEC 2. Red vinyl UK press with cds. Endless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) This new album was like an almost 80's synthpop album done by Yes but with 70's era prog sensibilities. it's also super gay in the best way, lol this is the first yes album i've enjoyed since i'd say going For the One decades back. Mick Not a fan of 90125? it's ok........at best. like Side 1. side 2 stinks. not a fan of Drama either and most fans seem to love that one. Mick Edited October 7, 2021 by bluefox4000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Holy crap. Jon Davidson spouts silly nonsense http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbGEa7ju8bg so..........just like Jon Anderson, lol love the song BTW Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted October 7, 2021 Author Share Posted October 7, 2021 Holy crap. I actually LIKE it. Seems like Steve Howe decided he needed to carry some of the weight. And he plays quite exquisetly on this album. Jon Davidson spouts silly nonsense, per usual, but he's more tuneful than previous releases. The production is pretty damn good. And Alan White does a commendable job too. I also dug the Benoit David mini album that came out last year. Maybe my ears are going out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbGEa7ju8bg What the FUKK?? The intro synth sounds like EMERSON LAKE & POWELL! "TOUCH AND GO!" A tribute maybe? It’s too close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relayer2112 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 It's a great album in the fact that Yes has single-handedly come up with a cure for insomnia, hysteria, anxiety attacks and the dreaded 4 hour erection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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custom55 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 This is where I started to fade out with new Yes music. I bought every Yes album ( excluding Tormato ) up to this point and Talk was the last. Good album but it started to loose the Yes feel for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 8 hours ago, custom55 said: This is where I started to fade out with new Yes music. I bought every Yes album ( excluding Tormato ) up to this point and Talk was the last. Good album but it started to loose the Yes feel for me. Tormato is a great album! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BastillePark Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, Segue Myles said: Tormato is a great album! Right up there with "Tales From Topographic Oceans" in the unlistenable category, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 19 minutes ago, BastillePark said: Right up there with "Tales From Topographic Oceans" in the unlistenable category, imo. Oh...Tales is their masterpiece as far as I am concerned 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thizzellewashington Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Classic Yes is some of the best music ever made but I don't like a single thing they released after 90125 with the exception of the song "Mind Drive." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, thizzellewashington said: Classic Yes is some of the best music ever made but I don't like a single thing they released after 90125 with the exception of the song "Mind Drive." 90125 is honestly the first skip for me. You'd think I'd love that big pop sound, but I honestly find it grating with godawful lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 2 hours ago, Segue Myles said: 90125 is honestly the first skip for me. You'd think I'd love that big pop sound, but I honestly find it grating with godawful lyrics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thizzellewashington Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 90125 at least has some good songs. Everything following it falls into one of two categories: desperately trying to chase 90125's pop success without the good songs, or desperately trying to recapture the 70s prog sound without the good songs. I also think their 70s sound could only have been achieved in the 70s and the way those albums were recorded are part of what makes it great. Trying to recreate it in the 90s and 00s with digital recording technology just makes it sound artificial and not organic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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