Are you going to buy the new Yes album(MttS)? - Progressive Rock Music Forum

No. Next.

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So, I got to listen to it, and my vote is "no".

It could be a lot worse (e.g. The Quest), and I think this album will find its admirers, but in my opinion it is lacking a lot of originality. Only the title track is interesting, both composition wise and the playing; the orchestrations sometimes a bit cliché, but at other moments quite interesting. The closing track is a nice guitar-voice Yes-kind of ballad, which is OK. It actually also shows that Davison has a good voice, as long as he's avoiding the higher pitched outings.

The rest of the album is really lacking in the song writing department and in the originality of playing: many melodies, riffs, vocal harmonies are just formulaic Yes ripp-offs and make you think of earlier works (which may be a recommendation to some...), lyrics are so-so to cringy and especially Luminosity is a good example of mediocrity.

So, imho, the best is at the end of the album, but you'll have to plow through a safe-playing, formulaic and uninspired Yes-tribute band during the first four tracks.

The second CD is superfluous: the first track is too full of different ideas, which makes it inconsistent, the two other tracks are rather uninteresting Steve Howe pop-rock ditties.

So, I won't buy it, but I must say that the title track of the album is not unpleasant to listen to, and the only one that shows that this band that calls themselves "Yes" might produce some above average music in the future...

Edited by suitkees - May 20 2023 at 05:39

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Probably not. But since that is not an option, I'll wait for the weekend to listen to it and then vote no... (probably).

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Tapfret wrote:

Not a chance. Too many other great artists out there that need my support.

Totally the opposite. In all honesty, Mirror to the Sky is the only 2023 prog album I'm ever likely to buy, mainly because it's destined to end up in a charity shop bargain bin at some point in the not too distant future, just like all of Genesis' albums between the years 1980 & 1997. Tongue

Not a chance. Too many other great artists out there that need my support.

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The music is very boring and the voice drives me mad. They have developed a sound and I don’t like it. None of these guys have ever made great interesting music with the exception of Howe. You will never get greatness from this lineup- it’s a machine trying to still make money

It's a definite maybe from me.

I bought H&E but never really play it. I listened to The Quest and decided there were better things to spend my money on. I will listen to this latest one and decide then. Not holding out much hope to be honest.

Maybe/probably?

Though I think they have made decent records since the 70s ("Magnification" anyone?), the last few records I've heard have been sedentary.

Because I am such a completist, I would most likely buy if I found in the used bin at Rhino or Amoeba for less than $10.

What I've heard from Oliver's Yes sounded better than "Heaven and Earth." But that was over 10 years ago!

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I know this may sound kinda bad, but ... even if the lyrics were written by Pete Sinfield, I doubt I would see this. I saw the band at their best (TFTO in LA) and then in what I think was Chris' last tour here near Portland at the Casino ... a nice show, but the singer was so bad that I would not cast him in a Pasolini version of the music or film! He sang fine, but his motions and "show" was all about the oldest theatrical tricks and the most amateuristic acting on stage I have ever seen. I saw high school productions better than that!

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rushfan4 wrote:

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

That goes for me too. Thumbs Up

If I set the bar low enough, they don't disappoint me either.

Poll Question: Are you going to buy Mirror To The Sky?
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Yes	7	[10.77%]
No	44	[67.69%]
Maybe	6	[9.23%]
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