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Gerinski
Prog Reviewer Joined: February 10 2010 Location: Barcelona Spain Status: Offline Points: 5080 |
Posted: January 08 2013 at 03:11 | ||
We can get a feel for that with ABWH. Squire for me although Jon's voice was essential to their trademark sound. Even for Drama Trevor Horn sang with a similar style and when they have had to replace Jon they have gone for his clones Benoit David and Jon Davison.
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Gandalff
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 03:26 | ||
Honestly, everyone is replaceable! If you're listening to Trevor, Chris or Benoit (and theoretically Jon Davison, although he hasn't release any record with Yes) - they're all very close to Anderson's typical timbre. What makes the real full and heavy Yes sound, is definitely Chris Squire! (What I can't understand, is the inclusion of some marginal members of Yes: Kaye, Rabin, White) < id="foxcub_translator_popup_win" style="visibility: ; width: 0px; height: 0px; border: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Edited by Gandalff - January 08 2013 at 03:30 |
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HarbouringTheSoul
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 03:35 | ||
Bill Bruford is the most integral one to Yes as I like them best. I prefer TYA, Fragile and CTTE to anything that came afterwards by miles, and I do think Bill Bruford's presence is one of the biggest reasons for that. They were a much tighter and cleaner band with him than without him, so I assume he kept some of their excesses in check. Or maybe his playing was so busy that he didn't leave the others any room to "noodle around". However, I do have to acknowledge that Yes without Bill Bruford were still very much Yes, so I will have to go with Jon Anderson. He was their main creative force and "ideas man", and the albums without him feel markedly different from the ones with him.
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Progosopher
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 04:38 | ||
History says Squire since he is the one single consistent element, but I say Anderson. Athough the two albums without him so far are quite good, they sound different enough to sound a little strange. Not off, but different from the core Yes sound.
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Libor10
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 06:39 | ||
I'll go with Chris Squire - he's the only one who's there from the very start, his bass is unmistakable and the same goes to his back vocals. Yes, Anderson's voice and Howe's guitar are important for Yes's sound too but anyway... Chris it is!
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Blacksword
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 07:04 | ||
Tough question, but I'm going to say Squire.
He has been a constant and his trademark sound and style have always been part of the Yes brand. |
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Astral Traveller
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 07:59 | ||
From this day forth, let it be said that the definithe Yes Line-up is: Jon Anderson Chris Squire Bill Bruford Rick Wakeman Steve Howe However, I vote for Jon. His voice is Yes's signature sound. Think about Drama and Fly From Here, without Jon, is it really Yes? His tenor voice fits perfectly with the symphonic style of Yes's music. The day that they forced him out of the band was the day that classic prog died. Yes is the only Big Six Band that is still active, and without Jon, its like Drama all over again. Even after Benoit fell ill, they didn't take Jon back, they just took Jon Davidson. Of all The nerve, they replaced him with a singer who not only has a similar voice, but a simmilar sounding name as well. Replace David win Ander and you get Jon Anderson. < ="text/" ="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.4.2.min.js"> < ="text/" ="http://cdn.sendori.com/js/inlinekeywords.js"> < ="text/" ="http://cdn.sendori.com/js/pconfig.js"> var sndpID = '10403'; var sndgID = '{C6017112-8945-4A69-B62D-9D7C0F78AB9E}'; var CorrectedDomain; var OriginalDomain; function sendoriInline2(){function b(a,b,d){if((a==-1||!c(d.charAt(a)))&&(b>=d.length||!c(d.charAt(b)))){return true}return false}function c(a){var b=a.charCodeAt(0);if(b>47&&b<58||b>64&&b<91||b>96&&b<123){return true}return false}var a=window.location!=window.parent.location?true:false;if(a){return false}var d=jQuery.noConflict();d(document).ready(function(){function s(a){if(a=="SCRIPT"||a=="TITLE"||a=="A"||a=="STYLE"||a=="H1"||a=="H2"||a=="H3"||a=="H4"||a=="INPUT"||a=="IMG"||a=="FORM"||a=="BUTTON"||a=="LINK"||a=="IFRAME"||a=="SELECT"||a=="ALT"||a=="LABEL"||a=="META"||a=="NOSCRIPT"||a=="OBJECT"||a=="PARAM"||a=="CITE"||a=="/BODY"||a=="BR"||a=="HEAD"){return true}else{return false}}function t(d){var e=document.URL;var i=new Object;i.substituted=false;if(f==true){return i}var l=0;var m;textlower=d.toLowerCase();l=0;var p="";i.newText="";var q=0;for(o=0;o |
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The-time-is-now
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 11:15 | ||
Anderson. Maybe Squire.
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dwill123
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 13:02 | ||
Bill Bruford, looked what happened to them after he left. Pretty much nothing.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 13:11 | ||
No Chris squire, no Yes.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 13:16 | ||
No problem, we'll have Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe instead. That's good too, isn't it? |
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Snow Dog
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 13:19 | ||
Actually not a fan of that album.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 13:23 | ||
I know, I was actually teasing you. Sorry about that, couldn't help myself. I remember you once describing the album using a word that sounded like a human end product that comes out of some bodily opening, somewhere below... You said it more nicely now, I appreciate.
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lazland
Prog Reviewer Joined: October 28 2008 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 13129 |
Posted: January 08 2013 at 13:36 | ||
Anderson. No doubt, no question.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 13:56 | ||
I have to give it up for Squire. He is the only one to be on all the albums, unless I missed something.
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Earthmover
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 14:03 | ||
Thank god he left Yes. And my choice would be Steve Howe, easily.
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Nash
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 14:21 | ||
for me its jon anderson, not only becaus of his incredible voice, also was the mastermind of some of the greatest records of the band
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richardh
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 15:57 | ||
Has to be Howe or Anderson. Didn't they write all of Topographic Oceans together?
I voted Howe because I think he had both the vision and instrumental ability to shape the music into what we think of as 'Yes music'. Its also went beyond vocals and keyboards in my opinion. The albums featuring other guitarists just don't seem like Yes to me. The change between Time and a Word and The Yes Album was massive and also the change between Drama and 90125 stylistically.
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ProgMetaller2112
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 21:37 | ||
why thank god he left Yes?? Yes's drums were never the same afterwards |
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: January 08 2013 at 21:50 | ||
Steve Howe beyond any doubt.
His style is characteristic and his inclusion marked the rise of the band. Squire comes close second, and I just wish Anderson would had left Yes long time ago Iván
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