THE QUEST

After the long wait and heightened anticipation for the release of Yes' newest studio release, The Quest, I find myself wanting to wait a bit longer for something much better. My hopes were pretty high after hearing the first two singles and opening tracks (The Ice Bridge and Dare to Know) prior to the album release. Unfortunately, those are the only two really decent songs on the album. Frankly speaking, the rest of the songs on the album are simply boring. Sadly, this is not the first time Yes has put out a mostly boring album. They achieved this same level of boredom with Open Your Eyes and Heaven and Earth, the only two albums I would place lower on the list than The Quest. With the caliber of musicianship of the current members of Yes, one would expect much better output. I gave The Quest 3 stars only because of the first 2 songs on the album. Otherwise, I would have given it a 1 or 2 star rating. What a disappointment, after all the wait.