Am I the only one that finds YES boring? I\'ve only heard radio played tunes, but if I have to hear I\'ve Seen All Good People and Long Distance Runaround, I\'m going to scream.
Can anyone point me in the direction of some of their music that I can appreciate.
First off it\'s your own fault for listening to the radio. Of course you\'re going to get sick of songs that you hear 732873 times a day.
The first two albums "Yes" and "Time and Word" are more prog/pop, but still contain some gems like "Every Little Thing" (Beatles cover) and "Sweet Dreams". Interesting to a hear a band of that intensity in a pop format.
Then "The Yes Album" is bloody brilliant. "Your\'s Is No Disgrace", "The Clap". "STARSHIP TROOPER" (Best Yes song), "Aventure", "Perpetual Change" ( gorgeous masterpiece... and of course your favorite song "I\'ve Seen All Good People"..
Fragile can get tiresome after awhile, but it does have "Southside of the Sky on it", which is in my Top 5 for best Yes songs.
Close to the Edge is my personal favorite and would probably be the best place for you to start off. Three songs, "Close to the Edge" (18 mins), "And You and I" and "Siberian Kharutu", all of which are composed and played with precision and ferocity that was unheard of at the time.
This was unfortunately their last studio album with Bill Bruford, as he left for greener pastures with Crimson. Bruford was then replaced by Alan White. The band released one live album with Bruford called "Yessongs", which is a great introduction to Yes IMO.
The White era starts off with Tales From the Topographic Ocean, which contains 4 songs that average 20 minutes each. A bit too much for me in terms of grandiosity and Anderson\'s voice, but still considered a montser by most Yes fans.
"Relayer" followed, which contained "Gates of Delerium" another epic 20 minute Yes song. A short, yet powerful album. The "Close to the Edge" of post-Bruford Yes.
Then "Going for the One" tends to be my favorite of White era, with more accessible rock songs and another epic called "Awaken".
This era is highlighted on a live album called Yesshows.
With some more lineup changes the band released "Tormato" and "Drama". They still rock, but pale in comparison to older Yes. After that we fall into "Owner of a Lonely Heart" era and that\'s when I get off the train... Hope you actually seek out some of these albums instead of bitching about the three Yes songs you hear 43 times a day.
