Are you going to buy the new Yes album(MttS)?

rushfan4 wrote: Yes.  Unlike most of the rest of you, Yes has never disappointed me.

Nope.

rushfan4 wrote: Yes.  Unlike most of the rest of you, Yes has never disappointed me.

Yes.  Unlike most of the rest of you, Yes has never disappointed me.  

Progfan1958 wrote: Absolutely yes !  I agree, their last few have been disappointing, but I've been following them for 50 years, and it's important to support artists even when they may be past their prime. Hope springs eternal that they've got some interesting music left in them.

You have been following Yes for the past 50 years, but Howe is the only member now who was in the band 50 years ago. Downs was there for a year in 1980. Then Sherwood was in and out for the past 30. But if you consider the current core group as Howe, Downes, Davison, and Sherwood, that's less than 10 years and just 2 albums together. Even for Heaven and Earth. Sherwood was an engineer and backing vocals, not a band member. Downs admits to searching old tapes for ideas, which lead to a bit of controversy on The Quest. Really don't think that this current group has had, or ever will have, a prime to be past.

Personally, it's more important to support new artists trying to reach their prime. Just my opinion.

Edited by mathman0806 - May 16 2023 at 22:09

Progfan1958 wrote: Absolutely yes !  I agree, their last few have been disappointing, but I've been following them for 50 years, and it's important to support artists even when they may be past their prime. Hope springs eternal that they've got some interesting music left in them.

Absolutely yes !  I agree, their last few have been disappointing, but I've been following them for 50 years, and it's important to support artists even when they may be past their prime. Hope springs eternal that they've got some interesting music left in them.

Edited by Progfan1958 - May 16 2023 at 15:50

^EDIT: I see you go in 10 seconds sooner. Kindly disregard this post.

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: I wouldn't even want it for free. Wow, you must really hate Yes.

Or maybe just modern Yes or what he knows of this album. I like some Yes and some periods of Yes and dislike others (as with many bands).

I'd accept vinyl copy, CD, official cassette tape, 8-track (whatever) for free happily. Then I might give it away to someone who I thought would like it. Or one could see it, but I rarely sell stuff (only thing other my services of mine that I ever sold was an Audi. It was my Howdy Audi).

I like lots of classic Yes (Fragile was one of my first Prog loves), but I can't think of anything that I really have liked much by Yes since then. What I heard of this new album I found incredibly dull, and Yes formulaic.

Edited by Logan - May 16 2023 at 14:53

BrufordFreak wrote: No: I haven't bought a Yes studio album since 90125.

Catcher10 wrote: Not a chance.....