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SOMETHING'S COMING

Yes

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4.28 | 29 ratings | 2 reviews | 48% 5 stars

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Singles/EPs/Fan Club/Promo, released in 1971

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Something's Coming
2. Dear Father

Line-up / Musicians

- Jon Anderson / vocals
- Peter Banks / guitars and vocals
- Tony Kaye / keyboards
- Chris Squire / bass and vocals
- Bill Bruford / drums, percussions

Releases information

7''-single Atlantic - 2091 199 (1971, Netherlands)

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YES Something's Coming ratings distribution


4.28
(29 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(48%)
48%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(28%)
28%
Good, but non-essential (21%)
21%
Collectors/fans only (3%)
3%
Poor. Only for completionists (0%)
0%

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Review by penguindf12
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5 stars This is some of the absolute best work Yes ever did.

I was VERY surprised when I started investigating Yes' early releases - I've been told for years how it's not as good as their Howe/Wakeman era. This is COMPLETELY FALSE. Early Yes has a raw POWER their later slick productions could never match.

"Something's Coming" erupts with a fire never heard from Yes before - the bass, guitar, & organ BURN. There is an incredible Bruford drum solo. The whole piece moves like ROCK - certainly something the current incarnation of Yes could never achieve. It's a bit gritty, but intelligent, brilliantly orchestrated, and probably my favorite Yes ever. This blows Leonard Bernstein's boring original out of the water (and I LOVE Bernstein!). Yes go though a beautiful range of moods in a short amount of time. I miss this Yes, so much.

"Dear Father" is another of my all-time favorite tracks. Had it been on any album, it would have been THE standout track. The orchestra on it really adds - I don't care what anyone else says, that orchestra sounds COOL. The lyrics are some of the best, sends shivers down my spine. A song to God.

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3 stars A single release from Yes, 1969 era that contains "Somethings Coming" as well as "Dear Father'. The latter song is pretty good but the former does little for me. I have never been a huge fan of the first 2 Yes albums, YES and TIME AND A WORD, so nothing strikes me as that special here. Collectors mi ... (read more)

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