Yes

GREAT

There’s a lot more psychedelic rock and folk rock going on in Yes’s 1969 debut than there is in any other Yes album, and that’s a good thing. It gives it its own sound and identity, and it’s a fun listen through and through. It’s full of energy and is the sound of an exciting young band with nothing to lose.

they don’t make music this groovy anymore! very psychedelic release from Yes, they haven’t quite made their sound yet BUT it’s still a solid release! it’s fun and giving

YES

Beyond and Before: the intro didn’t really speak to me. I didn’t like the guitar riff. I thought it was wacky. The vocals are okay. The melodies are also okay. This song is just okay, nothing special. It gets better towards the end when it switches to D Major. The harmonies sound really nice in that section. (67/100)

I See You: way better. That progression and Peter Banks’s tone sound really awesome. And the vocals sound great. This track is a banger and I’m loving ... read more

Album Review #65

Another Yes album... the first Yes album (although the eighth that I've decided to review). Not "The Yes Album", but just "Yes". Let's get that much out of the way. It sounds like this should be called "The Yes Album" instead of their third album, but I digress.

So this is the embryo of a progressive rock band, then. It features all five of the original members of the group (as would Time and a Word (1970)). Although not all the pieces ... read more