THE YES ALBUM

Being an "old timer"..that is, listening to rock since the sixties, I had to chime in on this album. "The Yes Album" in my opinion, is the best effort by this band. Many of you will cringe when I say this, but it is the best because Rick Wakeman has not arrived. He is, without a doubt, a keyboard "wizard", but I don't think he was a good fit with Yes. Just when they found their groove, so to speak, on this album, they jettisoned the keyboard player!...strange...By the way, after all these years, "The Yes Album" still ranks in my personal top ten of all time.