THE YES ALBUM

This is Yes' last album with Tony Kaye. It's pretty evident if you listen to this album and Fragile one after the other. Fragile is filled with complex keyboards, and extended solos. This is however, Yes' first album with Steve Howe, this is even more album if you listen to Time and a Word. Case and point is made in The Yes Albums' first track "Yours is no Disgrace." Wow... just wow. One of Yes' more political songs about war. It sounds like How had a lot of fun on this album playing with the stereo sound system. After starting out with an electric guitar rocker, they segue into "Clap" where Howe showcases the acoustic guitar. Kind of folkey, but if you think this is good, wait for "Mood for a Day" from Fragile. Starship Trooper is, simply put, beautiful. Probably Yes' greatest mini epic. Howe's final guitar solo on this track is memorable from the first listen. Your Move/I've seen all good People continues to get fair radio play on classic rock stations. Is this song seriously about chess? Not only about chess, but from the perspective of the white bishop? I guess that is typical Yes. Perpetual Change I often see as the hidden Gem on TYA. It's crazy, everytime I listen to this song, I think my headphones have gone bad at the end when the only play in one ear for an extended period.

This is the first of Yes' 5 straight albums without one bad song. Not many bands can lay claim to a statistic like that. Five Stars. A must own.

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