FINISHING THE PROG ROCK MARATHON
PT. 64 - YES - FLY FROM HERE
So, apparently this album had some parts re-recorded at a later date and was released as two versions, once in 2011 and then again in 2018 edition. The difference between these is a different lead vocalist and a slightly different total runtime. This review will be on the original version, which starts off with a pretty decent opening track that does a good job setting the tone. It is sort of reminiscent of classic Yes with some nice ... read more
"hey, what if we remade every 70s Yes album but worse, hey, what if we made our singer emulate the previous one that we fired, hey, what if we made all oir instrumentals sound boring af, hey, what if we recorded this without any ide or direction, hey, what if we shit our pants and cried"
This album…it doesn’t sound awful. The instruments actually interact with each other, so that’s nice, and the songs go through different phases and moods.
There are still our usual problems: hollow, emotionless vocals doing very basic vocal melodies, guitar work that is not crazy or virtuosic enough, and an overall lack of creativity.
This album keeps trying to be dramatic and theatrical, but that’s difficult when the singer seems afraid to go outside of an octave, ... read more
Fly From Here es un buen album, aunque nada original y muy parecido a sus álbumes anteriores, solo que peor. La mejor canción es un 7/10 y mantiene el nivel, pero en general, es un album algo aburrido.
| 1 | Fly From Here - Overture 1:53 | 78 |
| 2 | Fly From Here - Pt I - We Can Fly 6:00 | 83 |
| 3 | Fly From Here - Pt II - Sad Night at the Airfield 6:41 | 83 |
| 4 | Fly From Here - Pt III - Madman at the Screens 5:16 | 78 |
| 5 | Fly From Here - Pt IV - Bumpy Ride 2:15 | 75 |
| 6 | Fly From Here - Pt V - We Can Fly Reprise 1:44 | 75 |
| 7 | The Man You Always Wanted Me to Be 5:07 | 74 |
| 8 | Life on a Film Set 5:01 | 72 |
| 9 | Hour of Need 3:07 | 70 |
| 10 | Solitaire 3:30 | 72 |
| 11 | Into the Storm 6:54 | 76 |