I HATED Yes for years and years. A lot to do with an ex-girlfriend fascinated with a few numbers during the "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" era. She fancied herself a dancer and choreographed dances to several cuts off 90125. Being the every-doting BF I sat through every agonizing minute of that 'creative' process all the while having it become more clear to me A) I despise modern dance and 2) I need a new girlfriend.
So maybe it was upon first viewing of Buffalo '66, circa 1998, I was reborn. Gallo, he of impeccable taste, opts for "Sweetness" to top off the soundtrack. "Sweetness" is probably one of the most uncool ballads in modern rock history but deep within its sincere uncoolness a total purity and some blatant truth resides. Inspired, I track down the full self-titled release and was shockingly pleased or pleasingly shocked.
Lester Bangs wrote that this Yes release is, "the kind of album that sometimes insinuates itself into your routine with a totally unexpected thrust of musical power."
Word!
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NZ?
Yes Bay, who else?
well 90125 is not really yes at all ...its trevor rabin and the rythm section..they werent even called yes when they finished the album but cinema then jon anderson climbed on board at the last minute overdubbed his lead vocal and they changed their name to yes...but it aint yes...even yes except that this period is not really yes...now early yes is the real thing from this album to close to the edge its all classic...in fact the sequence in buffallo 666 where he walks into the bar to shoot that bloke in his imagination is the opening section of heart of the sunrise from fragile.....so dont let 90125 colour your thoughts as to the true worth of yes..
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