averagewolfie

Album Review #68

The final Yes album of the 1970s and the tenth Yes album that I'm reviewing. Let's just say I didn't think Tormato was as bad as most people make it out to be. As a matter of fact, I didn't think there was anything wrong with it; even the kid in "Circus of Heaven" didn't turn me off. Although the absence of Eddy Offord is felt on this album, I didn't think the production of this album suffered all that much. I agree that it's less ... read more

Album Review #67 (yeah, funny, ha ha)

This album was recommended to me by someone on Discord. Thank you!

Yes's second album finally, which is the ninth I'm reviewing. With this review, I'll have reviewed Yes's first eight studio albums. By the way, I recently changed my favorite band. It's not Pink Floyd anymore; now it's Yes, and this album is further proof of my appreciation of this outstanding brand name. This sounds like a transitional album between ... read more

Album Review #66

This album was recommended to me by someone on Discord. Thank you!

I had never heard of this band up until this review. But I had some confidence in it since it's a psychedelic rock band and not just modern pop. There are elements of modern production, but nothing I find to be totally egregious. The first four songs in particular were a solid run of peak performance. The second half tapered off a little bit but still remained enjoyable enough. For who they are, they ... 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