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HEAVEN & EARTHYesSymphonic Prog2.29 | 788 ratings |
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I've been a fan of Yes music on and off for almost 40 years. I first saw them on the Relayer tour
and was absolutely blown away. So I really wanted to like this album, despite the bad
comments on here and elsewhere.Listening to the opening notes of the first track I thought 'OK, not too bad - quite recognisable as Yes, I'm OK with this, its still good. Quite nice chorus, nothing to write home about but OK, its still good. Then the guitar solo kicked in and I had to concede that no, they're not still good, they're a pale shadow of themselves, both playing and writing. Steve Howe sounds like he's afraid to touch the strings, and Alan White's playing is truly bland - did the producer just cut and paste those bars? I'd like to say that the rest of the album got better. Oh how I wish I could say that. But no. If they were sounding like a Yes tribute band it wouldn't be too bad, but its even worse than that. Remember those 'Top of the Pops' albums from the seventies where you got bland, cheesy covers of chart hits? This is it folks... I was truly saddened to hear this album - how could they put this out? A great, great band reduced to this. No, I don't want them to call it a day because that would be really sad, but please guys, take your time next time and write something halfway decent.
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