I admire bands like Queen & Yes that did not change styles to remain popular.They seem to be true to themselves.Newer groups are created by record companys.Doen't matter if they can write music or actually play an instrument.All you need is an image.Call me a dinasour but i prefered the bands that made music because they loved doing it.
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They have to adjust to the times in their own style, and in my opinion bands like Genesis and Queen did it very well. I think Yes had a bit of a harder time changing styles.
I prefer to see it as Yes staying true to their sound as long as they possibly could.
Call me a dinasour but i prefered the bands that made music because they loved doing it.
I'm right with you, my friend. To me, it doesn't matter how old music is. Either it's decent or its not. Music can be given even further credit if it can stand against the times, not within times.
Yes weren't a hits band - they were an album band. If anyone is ever going to enjoy or even appreciate a band like Yes, they must remove themselves from the mentality that there must be 4-minute pop songs on albums as tracks 1 and 2 to get you into liking the album.
Pop is less than 10% of the industry, but it is 95% of the radio. That's something for us to think about.
Agreed GH there are volumes of good music old and new that don't get airplay.Satellite radio is changing that.XM radio has over 3 million subscribers.I hope these fabrigated boy or girl band are on their way out as well.Style over substance does not make for good music.humble opinion
ohhhhhhhhhh now I get who you're on about lol.
I rather like "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
I rather like "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
ohhhhhhhhhh now I get who you're on about lol.
I rather like "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
That's great. Comparing to these days music state, it's very good song.
I like Owner of a lonely heart.My favorite Yes song would have to be Heart of The Sunrise.
" A band can't spend their whole freakin careers making the
same kind of music. "
AC/DC did it, but they did it good :)
same kind of music. "
AC/DC did it, but they did it good :)
ohhhhhhhhhh now I get who you're on about lol.
I rather like "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Great tune, but it's nothing like the "real" Yes. My general rule: if both Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe aren't on an album, then it's not real Yes... but it's still great music. If any fans haven't heard the first two albums, you should!
My favourite Yes albums are Fragile and Going For The One. That may change tomorrow, as I haven't yet listened to Tales, Tormato, and Drama.
trying not to let a good topic die...
YES filled the gap for me somewhat in the 80's with the classical/hard rock/backing vocals that Queen left behind. As to 90125, forget about 'Lonely Heart'.......the rest of the album is timeless. 'It Can Happen', 'Hold On', 'Change' are superb.
The instrumental 'Cinema' (which was the name the new lineup was going to use) leading into 'Leave It' (silly but good video) and the rest of side 2 made up for the long quality wait from 'Going For The One'.
Saw them live the summer after 'Innuendo' was released. Drunken, silly me dropped a few notes in front of Steve Howe, and damned if he didn't play 20 seconds or so of the 'Innuendo' instrumental. That, along with the odd 'Awaken' final encore, made my night.
Grab Steve's 'Turbulence' CD. A couple tunes were used on the 'Union' CD. The instrumentals are better.
oh, btw, avoid 'Topographic Oceans'. Maybe it was because I did not hear it 'til '95, but, good gawd........it's boring as all hell.
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YES filled the gap for me somewhat in the 80's with the classical/hard rock/backing vocals that Queen left behind. As to 90125, forget about 'Lonely Heart'.......the rest of the album is timeless. 'It Can Happen', 'Hold On', 'Change' are superb.
The instrumental 'Cinema' (which was the name the new lineup was going to use) leading into 'Leave It' (silly but good video) and the rest of side 2 made up for the long quality wait from 'Going For The One'.
Saw them live the summer after 'Innuendo' was released. Drunken, silly me dropped a few notes in front of Steve Howe, and damned if he didn't play 20 seconds or so of the 'Innuendo' instrumental. That, along with the odd 'Awaken' final encore, made my night.
Grab Steve's 'Turbulence' CD. A couple tunes were used on the 'Union' CD. The instrumentals are better.
oh, btw, avoid 'Topographic Oceans'. Maybe it was because I did not hear it 'til '95, but, good gawd........it's boring as all hell.
j+III
I heard And You and I on the radio a few days ago ... I forgot how great it was. Maybe I should replace my unused vinyl with a CD of the Close to the Edge album ...