Yes: Song By Song Thread.
- soundchaser
- Rokster & Rollster
- Posts: 9243
- Joined: 20 Jun 2006, 10:55
Yes: Song By Song Thread.
The eponymous debut album, Yes, was released on 25th July, 1969.
Jon Anderson: Vocals.
Peter Banks: Guitar.
Tony Kaye: Keyboards.
Chris Squire: Bass.
Bill Bruford: Drums.
Track 1, side 1 of Yes, Beyond & Before, was written by Chris Squire and Clive Bailey, and the influence of psychedelia is most evident. A lovely song, with the instantly recognisable Yes sound. A fantastic band right from the off:
Jon Anderson: Vocals.
Peter Banks: Guitar.
Tony Kaye: Keyboards.
Chris Squire: Bass.
Bill Bruford: Drums.
Track 1, side 1 of Yes, Beyond & Before, was written by Chris Squire and Clive Bailey, and the influence of psychedelia is most evident. A lovely song, with the instantly recognisable Yes sound. A fantastic band right from the off:
- naughty boy
- hounds people off the board
- Posts: 20266
- Joined: 24 Apr 2007, 23:21
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
- WG Kaspar
- Posts: 9110
- Joined: 28 Jan 2007, 09:07
- soundchaser
- Rokster & Rollster
- Posts: 9243
- Joined: 20 Jun 2006, 10:55
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
WG Kaspar wrote:This is a very ambitious thread
Yes were a very ambitious band: they deserve celebrating.
It will be an absolute pleasure.
- robertff
- Posts: 12232
- Joined: 20 Jul 2003, 06:59
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
Saw them at Croydon Tech. around the time when this had just come out and they were absolutely superb. In a way I wished they had stayed that little bit more commercial as with this album but I loved/love the whole album, particularly the two covers. Saw them a few times after this but this was the best I ever saw them. Always disappointed that they ditched Peter Banks and Tony Kaye early on but I expect they knew what they were doing.
Beyond and Before is a great introductory track, not the best on the album but excellent no less.
.
Beyond and Before is a great introductory track, not the best on the album but excellent no less.
.
- Matt Wilson
- Psychedelic Cowpunk
- Posts: 32527
- Joined: 16 Jul 2003, 20:18
- Location: Edge of a continent
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
I love that version of "I See You" on the first LP.
- soundchaser
- Rokster & Rollster
- Posts: 9243
- Joined: 20 Jun 2006, 10:55
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
robertff wrote:Saw them at Croydon Tech. around the time when this had just come out and they were absolutely superb. In a way I wished they had stayed that little bit more commercial as with this album but I loved/love the whole album, particularly the two covers. Saw them a few times after this but this was the best I ever saw them. Always disappointed that they ditched Peter Banks and Tony Kaye early on but I expect they knew what they were doing.
Beyond and Before is a great introductory track, not the best on the album but excellent no less.
.
Wow, that’s amazing you saw then so early on.
I would loved to have seen them with Banks & Kaye.
They were great players even then.
- harvey k-tel
- Long Player
- Posts: 40893
- Joined: 16 Jul 2003, 23:20
- Location: 1220 on your AM dial
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
Matt Wilson wrote:I love that version of "I See You" on the first LP.
Except for the crappy "jazz" guitar solo it's pretty good. 'Harold Land' is my fave on the album.
Tempora mutatur et nos mutamur in illis
- robertff
- Posts: 12232
- Joined: 20 Jul 2003, 06:59
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
soundchaser wrote:robertff wrote:Saw them at Croydon Tech. around the time when this had just come out and they were absolutely superb. In a way I wished they had stayed that little bit more commercial as with this album but I loved/love the whole album, particularly the two covers. Saw them a few times after this but this was the best I ever saw them. Always disappointed that they ditched Peter Banks and Tony Kaye early on but I expect they knew what they were doing.
Beyond and Before is a great introductory track, not the best on the album but excellent no less.
.
Wow, that’s amazing you saw then so early on.
I would loved to have seen them with Banks & Kaye.
They were great players even then.
My only regret was that I had to leave early to catch a train home - I was spellbound by their performance. When 'heavy' was becoming a burgeoning aspiration for many groups, (Led Zep's influence), they offered something very, very different at the time. I had also seen Led Zep that year, (1969), as well but remember being very unimpressed by them.
.
Last edited by robertff on 16 Mar 2018, 20:04, edited 2 times in total.
- soundchaser
- Rokster & Rollster
- Posts: 9243
- Joined: 20 Jun 2006, 10:55
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
robertff wrote:
My only regret was that I had to leave early to catch a train home
.
I feel your pain. I saw Budgie when I was about 15, and they were so late coming on that we could only watch a few songs before having to leave to catch that last bus home. I didn’t even get to see Beadfan...that was a real drag.
- C
- Robust
- Posts: 79438
- Joined: 22 Jul 2003, 19:06
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
a great track
a great rhythm section
Heavy bass and tubs
oooooof!
.
a great rhythm section
Heavy bass and tubs
oooooof!
.
mudshark wrote:Where is he anyway, that very soft lad?
- soundchaser
- Rokster & Rollster
- Posts: 9243
- Joined: 20 Jun 2006, 10:55
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
I See You. The first in a number of covers Yes recorded. I like this one well enough, but I'm not convinced it quite works. Peter Banks limitations get in the way a bit, but there's still much to enjoy. Great interplay between Bruford & Squire, though.
- robertff
- Posts: 12232
- Joined: 20 Jul 2003, 06:59
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
I See You - one of my favourites on the album, love the jazzy type guitar and the vocal on this. I knew this version before I heard the original Byrds' version - probably prefer the Yes version because of that.
.
.
- soundchaser
- Rokster & Rollster
- Posts: 9243
- Joined: 20 Jun 2006, 10:55
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
Side 1, Track 3. Yesterday & Today.
A really beautiful ballad, that wouldn't have been out of place on Odessey & Oracle.
Lovely piano from Kaye.
A really beautiful ballad, that wouldn't have been out of place on Odessey & Oracle.
Lovely piano from Kaye.
- robertff
- Posts: 12232
- Joined: 20 Jul 2003, 06:59
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
Agreed - a really beautiful ballad.
.
.
- soundchaser
- Rokster & Rollster
- Posts: 9243
- Joined: 20 Jun 2006, 10:55
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
Jon Anderson's first contribution to this album, and it really shows.
Everything that was great about the Yes to come is present here.
Everything that was great about the Yes to come is present here.
- Osgood
- Posts: 1946
- Joined: 28 Nov 2014, 09:48
- Location: Madrid
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
A curiosity, there is a version of that song by Los Bravos, yep, the same band that had a hit with Black Is Black (although a different lineup). And the singer was Jon's brother Tony Anderson.
Nobody's ferpect.
- soundchaser
- Rokster & Rollster
- Posts: 9243
- Joined: 20 Jun 2006, 10:55
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
Osgood wrote:A curiosity, there is a version of that song by Los Bravos, yep, the same band that had a hit with Black Is Black (although a different lineup). And the singer was Jon's brother Tony Anderson.
Wow, that’s amazing! Thanks so much for posting. You can sure hear Jon Anderson in those vocals.
Great version, too.
- Charlie O.
- Posts: 44883
- Joined: 21 Jul 2003, 19:53
- Location: In-A-Badda-La-Wadda, bay-beh
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
soundchaser wrote:Osgood wrote:A curiosity, there is a version of that song by Los Bravos, yep, the same band that had a hit with Black Is Black (although a different lineup). And the singer was Jon's brother Tony Anderson.
Wow, that’s amazing!
That is a wonderful surprise. Interestingly, they don't seem to have ever put it on record (I just spent some time at Discogs and 45cat.com looking... around). Whatever became of Tony?
- Quaco
- F R double E
- Posts: 47384
- Joined: 16 Jul 2003, 19:41
Re: Yes: Song By Song Thread.
Wow! Might be better than Yes's version! Tony is a great singer as well.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -