yes (union)

This not a review,but an opinion of a truly devoted yes fan from 1977 onward i listened to every yes album included big generator but ,i am really perplexed ,when comes to this album seems like a yes record but some ways not.There are the traditional hooks ,and obscure lyrics by jon he seems to use the words like SILENT ,LIGHT and QUESTION many times ,not that i mind but on this record it,s almost like over 40 musicians played on this record ,i guess that,s why it,s called union . Now what i felt were the best songs were the opening track I would have waited forever ,dangerous,give and take lift me up,the more we live-let go a charming song.The other songs i can take or leave them . This was the first yes album ,i found unbearably long especially considering most albums by yes are usually under 50 mins, any other opinions ,i look forward to reading them,once again thank you for taking time to read. grant

Edited by grantman - May 04 2019 at 15:41

I do like it. I mean, at least as much as any album after Going for the One. It's got some wonderful songs, and many other that just don't do much for me. I particularly love Shock to the System and The More we Live. I would have waited forever is great too. And perhaps it feels like there were over 40 musicians because actually they (or the record company) were supposed to have used many session musicians to complete the songs... why I just don't understand, there must have been some frictions within the members, som lack of interest, or whatever. As far as I understand, particularly with the ABWH songs. The album from the Union tour is also a very good option to get and listen to, though it has just about nothing from this studio album, it does feature the members of both line-ups together.

thanks richard one of the few like myself, that enjoys heaven and earth, not a bad album, not as great as drama but good.

Edited by grantman - May 06 2019 at 17:12

I got rid of it, of course.

Blacksword wrote: A few reasonable songs, but overall a forgettable effort IMO. The live performances on the supporting tour were apparently excellent though.

Why of course, you can’t fit dozens of musos on the stage to pull it off convincingly.

I like some of the songs on Union, I thought it had some good moments but it suffered from being the product of a fragmented band & being butchered in production. 

I always view Union as a collection of songs rather than as an album.

There are some good songs, but the album is far too long and, for an album called "union", it lacks cohesion between the different tracks.

The album title almost seems ironic.

Miracle Of Life is great. Man, the rest of Union sucks!!!

Blacksword wrote: A few reasonable songs, but overall a forgettable effort IMO. The live performances on the supporting tour were apparently excellent though.

^ Yes, The tour was cool. It was nice to see all of them on stage together.