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[[Image:yes_concert.jpg|thumb|320px|Yes in concert in Indianapolis in 1977 (left to right, Steve Howe (guitarist), Alan White (Yes drummer), Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman)]] The popular music group Yes is a progressive rock band (music) that formed in London in 1968 in music. Despite many lineup changes, occasional splits and many changes in popular music, the band has endured for over 30 years and still retains a strong international following. ==Membership overview== Founding members Jon Anderson and Chris Squire are often considered the core of the band since Squire has performed on all official Yes albums and Anderson has performed on all but one. Rick Wakeman, on the other hand, has been in Yes five different times. The following explains the different lineups of Yes. Keep in mind that Yes was split up in 1981 and 1982. ===Current lineup=== *Jon Anderson - lead vocals (1968-1979, 1983-present) *Chris Squire - bass/vocals (1968-present) *Steve Howe (guitarist) - guitar/vocals (1970-1980, 1991-1992, 1996-present) *Rick Wakeman - keyboards (1971-1974, 1977-1979, 1991-1992, 1996, 2002-present) *Alan White (Yes drummer) - drums (1972-present) ===Original members=== *Jon Anderson - lead vocals (1968-1979, 1983-present) *Chris Squire - bass/vocals (1968-present) *Tony Kaye - keyboards (1968-1971, 1983-1995) *Peter Banks - guitar (1968-1970) *Bill Bruford - drums (1968-1972, 1991-1992) ===Other members=== *Patrick Moraz - keyboards (1975-1976) *Geoff Downes - keyboards (1980) *Trevor Horn - vocals (1980) *Trevor Rabin - guitar/vocals (1983-1995) *Billy Sherwood - guitar/vocals/keyboard (1994-1995, 1997-1999) *Igor Khoroshev - keyboards (1998-2000) ==Early Days== Yes was formed in 1968 by vocalist Jon Anderson and bassist Chris Squire. The original lineup also included guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye, and drummer Bill Bruford. They played their first show at a summer camp in England on August 2, 1968. Early on, the group earned a reputation for taking other people's songs and drastically changing them into expanded, progressive compositions (much like Deep Purple were doing at the time). Their self-titled debut album was released in 1969. From the beginning, Yes was a band of excellent musicians with ambitious goals. Peter Banks was immediately a break-out star among fans and critics, and the harmony vocals of Anderson and Squire were an immediate trademark of the Yes sound. In 1970, the group took their ambitions to the extreme by recording their second album with a 30-piece symphony orchestra. ''Time and a Word'' featured original compositions with the exception of two songs, Richie Havens's "No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed", and "Everydays" by Stephen Stills. The epic reworking of Haven's song also included excerpts from the theme song of the television series ''The Big Country''. Unfortunately, the orchestra (and keyboardist Tony Kaye) overpowered Banks and much of the vocal work, leaving ''Time and a Word'' as somewhat of an uneven effort. Before the album's release, guitarist Peter Banks was fired. The American release shows Steve Howe on the front cover along with the other members as if he had played in the album, though the back cover does portray Banks. == The "classic" lineup == The early 1970s in music Yes recordings are still considered the classic Yes sound by many fans. These albums feature complex classically-influenced arrangements, unusual time signatures, virtuoso musicianship, dramatic dynamic and metrical changes and oblique, Stream of consciousness lyrics. Their repertoire often exceeded the standard three-minute pop-song structure with lengthy multi-part suites lasting 20 minutes or more. Vocal verses alternated with atmospheric instrumental interludes, frenetic ensemble passages and extended guitar, keyboard and bass improvisations. The most recognisable sonic features of this 'classic' period are Anderson's distinctive high-register lead vocals, their strong vocal harmonies, Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe's respective keyboard and guitar solos, Bruford's polyrhythmic drumming and the distinctive sound of Squire's Rickenbacker model 4001 stereo bass. Squire was one of the first rock bass players to successfully adapt electronic guitar effects such as tremolo, phasing and the wah-wah pedal to the instrument. The rhythm section of Squire and Bruford was considered by many to be one of the best in rock music at this time. Their first two Yes LPs mixed original material with covers of songs by their major influences, including The Beatles, The Byrds and Simon & Garfunkel. The departure of Peter Banks in 1970 and his replacement by ex-Tomorrow (band) guitarist Steve Howe (guitarist) gave Yes a new edge. The group's emerging style coalesced on their next LP, the critically acclaimed ''The Yes Album'', which for the first time consisted entirely of original compositions by the band; it was also the record that united them with long-serving producer and engineer Eddie Offord; his studio expertise was a key factor in creating the Yes sound. In 1971 original keyboard player Tony Kaye left to form his own group, Badger (band). He was replaced by classical music trained Rick Wakeman, who had just left The Strawbs and was already a noted studio musician with credits including David Bowie and Lou Reed. As a soloist, Wakeman proved to be a perfect foil for Steve Howe. He also brought two vital new additions to the group's instrumentation -- the Mellotron and the Minimoog synthesiser. Surrounded by banks of keyboards, his flowing blonde hair and sequined cape provided a strong visual focus on stage, although they later became the object of ridicule in some quarters. The first recording by this 'classic' lineup of the group (Anderson, Bruford, Howe, Squire and Wakeman) was a dynamic ten-minute interpretation of Paul Simon's ''America (song)'', which originally appeared on the album "The Age of Atlantic", a compilation with several acts from the roster of Atlantic Records. It was both the end of one era -- their last non-original track -- and the beginning of another, showcasing all the elements of the new Yes sound in place. With Wakeman on board, Yes entered what some consider their most fertile and successful period, cutting two highly acclaimed LPs. ''Fragile'' (1971) went Top Ten in America, and ''Close to the Edge'' (1972) was also a huge seller. Yes enjoyed enormous commercial and critical success around the world and became one of the most popular concert attractions of the day. They also notably benefited from the tremendous advances in live music technology that were taking place at that time, and they were renowned for the high quality of both their sound and lighting. ''Fragile'' also marked the beginning of a long collaboration with artist Roger Dean, who designed the group's logo and their album covers, as well as their light shows. Some consider the album ''Close to the Edge'' to be the high point of the whole progressive rock genre. Fans of this era commonly describe themselves as "Troopers", after the 3-part track ''"Starship Trooper"'' from ''The Yes Album''. Shortly after the release of ''Close To The Edge'', at the height of the band's success, Bill Bruford stunned fans with the news that he was quitting to join King Crimson; he was replaced by former Plastic Ono Band drummer Alan White (Yes drummer) who debuted on their next release, the three-record live collection ''Yessongs'', recorded on their world tour in late 1972 and early 1973. ''Yessongs'' was a hugely ambitious project and undoubtedly a major gamble for their label, Atlantic Records. It was one of the first rock triple-album sets, featuring live versions of all-original material from the previous three studio albums. Presented in one of the most lavish album packages to date, Roger Dean's artwork spread across a triple gatefold cover, and continued the cosmic-organic design concepts of the two previous albums. The album was another best seller. Their next studio album, ''Tales from Topographic Oceans'' marked a sea change in the band's fortunes, polarizing fans and critics alike. Although extended compositions were by now a Yes hallmark -- the title track of ''Close To The Edge'' took up the entire first side of that album -- the four tracks, each roughly 20 minutes long, that comprised the two-disc ''Topographic Oceans'' earned mixed reviews and left many feeling that the band was beginning to overreach itself. Rick Wakeman, in particular, was not pleased with the album and increasing interpersonal tensions between him and the rest of the band led Wakeman to quit at the end of the ''Tales'' tour. == Perpetual change == Wakeman was replaced by Swiss musician Patrick Moraz for ''Relayer'' in 1974. Again, the album featured a side-long track, "The Gates of Delirium," from which the "Soon" section was put out as a limited single release. This reached no.1 in the Spanish charts. Following an extended tour through 1975-76, each member of the group released their own solo album. At the same time Yesterdays was released, containing tracks from the the first two albums, as well as "America" as the opening track. When Moraz left in 1976, the group commenced sessions for a new album without a keyboard player. After a considerable amount of negotiation, Rick Wakeman rejoined the band on a "session musician" basis. However after hearing and being impressed by the new material he once again became a permanent band member. Apart from the 15 minute track, "Awaken," the album ''Going for the One'' was mostly made up of shorter songs. The album, along with 1978's ''Tormato'', was successful in spite of being released at the height of the punk rock era in Britain, during which Yes were often criticized by the music press as representing the most bloated excesses of early 1970s progressive rock. Ironically, Yes outlasted almost all the groups of that era as well. In 1980, the band's career took a serious left turn, even by its own standards. Wakeman had again grown disenchanted with the band, but this time so had Jon Anderson, who was enjoying success out of the band in partnership with Vangelis. This left Squire, Howe and White to start sessions for a new album without a singer or a keyboard player. Meanwhile, Howe had heard an album called ''Age of Plastic'' by a band called ''The Buggles'' which contained the world-wide Number One hit, "Video Killed The Radio Star". Howe invited Buggles duo Geoffrey Downes (keyboards) and Trevor Horn (vocals) to help out on a new Yes album. Initially, the plan was that Downes and Horn would help shape the material, ready for the return of Wakeman and Anderson. Eventually though, Howe, Squire and White confessed that their singer and keyboardist had actually left the band. To their surprise, Downes and Horn were invited to join Yes as full-time members; they accepted the invitation and performed on the ''Drama'' album in 1980.While ''Drama (Yes album)'' was well received by many fans (named "Panthers" after a feature of the album's artwork), many other Yes followers missed Anderson's unique lyrics and vocal style. After the ''Drama (Yes album)'' tour, Yes broke up. Downes and Howe went on to form Asia (band), Horn went into producing, and Squire and White began sessions with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, fresh from Led Zeppelin's recent demise. The band was to be called XYZ, said to be short for "ex-Yes-Zeppelin," but nothing came of the sessions. ==Reunion/Commercial Success== In 1983, nearly three years after the breakup of Yes, Chris Squire and Alan White met guitarist Trevor Rabin (late of the band Rabbitt) and formed a new group, initially dubbed Cinema, which also included original Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye. They played Jon Anderson some of their new music, and, very impressed, he decided to join the project, resulting in the reformation Yes in 1983. The album, ''90125 (album)'' (produced by former vocalist Trevor Horn), was a radical departure from their earlier sound. It was simpler and harder, with modern (for the time) electronic effects. The song ''Owner of a Lonely Heart'' from this album was even a hit in discos, resulting in the band's only number one single. Fans of this line-up are called "Generators", from this line-up's second album, ''Big Generator''. Yes had major success throughout the rest of the 1980s, playing arenas and scoring major hits with "Leave It," "Love Will Find a Way," and "It Can Happen." By the end of the 1980s, Anderson grew tired of the new Yes sound and wanted the band to return to its classic sound. While Yes was on break after the 1988 tour, Anderson began working with former Yes members Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, and Bill Bruford. Some in the group wanted to distance themselves from the "Yes" name that, anyway, they were contractually unable to use, as Squire, White, Kaye, Rabin (and, ironically, Anderson) held rights to it at the time, so the group called themselves "Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe", or simply ABWH. Legal battles later followed over the title of ABWH's tour and live album, ''An Evening of Yes Music Plus''. ABWH were working on their second album, while Yes were working on their followup to ''Big Generator'', even though Anderson wasn't there to provide vocals. Somewhere along the line, phone calls were made and agreements struck, and Yes joined ABWH, which resulted in the album ''Union (album)'' and a world tour which united all eight members on one stage in a short-lived "Mega-Yes". Although looking at each tracks' credits, one can see the album is clearly a combination of two camps (none of the songs on the album actually featured all eight members at once; half were actually ABWH songs, the other half were recorded with the Anderson/Rabin/Kaye/Squire/White Yes lineup), the tour itself featured tracks spanning the band's entire career, and it was one of the highest grossing concert tours of 1991 and 1992. ==The 90s and Beyond== After the tour, Bruford quit the band, followed shortly by Howe and then Wakeman. Yes was suddenly back down to its popular 1980s lineup of Anderson, Squire, Rabin, Kaye, and White. In 1994, Yes released ''Talk (album)'' on Victory, one of the group's poorest selling releases. Neither the label, nor U.S. radio stations provided much promotion for "The Calling," perhaps their strongest single since "Owner of a Lonely Heart." On the 1994 tour, guitarist/vocalist Billy Sherwood, who co-authored ''Union (album)'''s ''The More We Live'' with Squire, joined as a sixth member. Both Tony Kaye and Trevor Rabin left in 1995, with Rabin becoming a highly regarded film composer. Proving the truth of the old adage never say "never again," the band surprised and delighted fans by reforming with the classic '70s line-up of Anderson, Squire, White, Howe and Wakeman for a live performance in the California town of San Luis Obispo in 1996. The resultant live recordings were released, together with new music, on the ''Keys To Ascension'' albums, considered by many fans to be their finest music since their 1970s zenith. The new studio cuts from those two albums were later reissued on a single CD called ''Keystudio''. As fans waited for a tour of the classic lineup, Wakeman left the group again before the release of ''Keys To Ascension 2.'' Trevor Rabin was replaced by Billy Sherwood, who not only played guitar, but also now handled keyboard duties. ''Open Your Eyes'' was released in 1997. While Sherwood's influence seemed to take the band back in the direction of the ''90125'' lineup, the tour also featured keyboards from Russian keyboard player Igor Khoroshev, who was later made a full time member for the following album ''The Ladder''. The 1999 tour resulted in a live DVD from The House of Blues in Los Angeles. Both Sherwood and Khoroshev were fired from the band after the 2000 Masterworks Tour. Khoroshev left in a cloud of controversy over his backstage conduct, while Sherwood received the chop just before the recording of the 2001 orchestral release ''Magnification (album)''. The album, the only Yes album without keyboards, is considered by some stalwarts as the best Yes studio album since the 1970s. The band was not only backed by a 60-piece orchestra, but specific parts and arrangements were written and executed by the orchestra, sounding as if the orchestra was a permanent band member. On tour, however, the band hired a session keyboardist, Tom Brislin, as the orchestra alone could not faithfully reproduce some of the classic hit material. Fans short-changed in 1996 were delighted as Wakeman announced his return to the group in 2002 and a world tour for Yes followed, including a return to Australia after more than 30 years absence. The classic line up is currently enjoying a somewhat revitalized presence in the public consciousness, especially after the celebration of their 35th anniversary in 2004. In 2005, DJ Max Graham sampled and remixed Yes' "Owner Of A Lonely Heart", credited to Max Graham Vs. Yes. The song reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. ==Discography== *1969 in music ''Yes (album)'' (Anderson/Squire/Bruford/Kaye/Banks) *1970 in music ''Time and a Word'' (Anderson/Squire/Bruford/Kaye/Banks) *1971 in music **''The Yes Album'' (Anderson/Squire/Bruford/Kaye/Howe) **''Fragile'' (Anderson/Squire/Bruford/Wakeman/Howe) *1972 in music ''Close to the Edge'' (Anderson/Squire/Bruford/Wakeman/Howe) *1973 in music **''Yessongs'' (live triple - (Anderson/Squire/White/Wakeman/Howe - two tracks feature Bruford) **''Tales from Topographic Oceans'' (double - Anderson/Squire/White/Wakeman/Howe) *1974 in music ''Relayer'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Moraz/Howe) *1975 in music ''Yesterdays'' (compilation from first two albums, plus Paul Simon's ''America'') *1977 in music ''Going for the One'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Wakeman/Howe) *1978 in music ''Tormato'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Wakeman/Howe) *1980 in music **''Drama (Yes album)'' (Horn/Squire/White/Downes/Howe **''Yesshows'' (live double - Anderson/Squire/White/Wakeman/Howe - two tracks feature Moraz) *1981 in music ''Classic Yes'' (compilation) *1983 in music ''90125 (album)'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Kaye/Rabin) *1985 in music ''9012Live: The Solos'' (live - Anderson/Squire/White/Kaye/Rabin) *1987 in music ''Big Generator'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Kaye/Rabin) *1991 in music **''Union (album)'' (Anderson/Squire/Bruford/White/Kaye/Wakeman/Howe/Rabin) **''Yesyears'' (4-CD compilation) *1992 in music ''Yesstory'' (2-CD abridgement of ''Yesyears'') *1993 in music **''The Very Best of Yes'' (compilation) *1994 in music ''Talk (album)'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Kaye/Rabin) *1996 in music ''Keys to Ascension'' (live/studio - Anderson/Squire/White/Wakeman/Howe) *1997 in music **''Keys to Ascension 2'' (live/studio - Anderson/Squire/White/Wakeman/Howe) **''Open Your Eyes'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Sherwood/Howe) **''Something's Coming / Beyond and Before'' (old live material from 1968-1970) *1999 in music ''The Ladder'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Sherwood/Khoroshev/Howe) *2000 in music **''House Of Yes - Live from the House of Blues'' (live - Anderson/Squire/White/Sherwood/Khoroshev/Howe) **''The Best of Yes'' (compilation) *2001 in music **''Keystudio'' (compilation of studio material from both ''Keys to Ascension'' albums) **''Magnification'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Howe) *2002 in music **''Yestoday'' (compilation) **''In a Word — Yes'' (5-CD compilation) *2003 in music ''Yes Remixes'' (assembled by Virgil Howe, son of Steve) *2004 in music **''The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection'' (3-CD compilation) *2005 in music **Projected live retrospective CD box set Sleeve artwork for many of these albums was done by Roger Dean, who also designed the band's logo. The Yes Atlantic Records catalog has undergone at least two remasterings and re-releases on CD. The initial CD releases appeared in the late 1980s, and the first remasters were released in the mid 1990s, with dramatically improved sound and much original album art restored. In 2003 a further remastering effort was begun by Rhino Records, this time including more original art, extensive booklet liner notes, and rare bonus tracks. ==Game covers== A cover version of "Homeworld (The Ladder)", a track from the 1999 in music album ''The Ladder'', was used in Relic Entertainment Homeworld real-time strategy as the credits and outro theme. ==Tribute bands== There are a number of Yes tribute bands. These include the UK based ''Fragile'', who specialise in performing live cover versions of what they describe as 'classic period' Yes numbers, eg, predominantly material from ''The Yes Album'' up until ''Close to the Edge'', interspersed with earlier and later songs such as "Time and a Word", "Asteral Traveller", "Owner of a Lonely Heart", etc. The band have received positive endorsement from members of Yes, including featuring 'guest spots' from Peter Banks and Steve Howe [http://www.yestribute.com/]. Other Yes 'tribute bands' include ''Roundabout'' and the Brazillian group ''Yes Songs''. ==External links== *[http://www.yesworld.com Yesworld: The Official Yes site] *[http://www.meg.co.nz/yes.htm Full Circle Tour Melbourne 2003] British musical groups Progressive rock groups Progressive rock su:Yes
There's lots of POW here. Very much salvagable, and good work in general, but such comments as "probably their best album since" and "uniformly excellent" belong in reviews, not encyclopedias.--User:Teeks 18:19, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC) *I agree- I actually tried to NPOV this article once but gave up fairly quickly! User:Quercusrobur 18:26, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC) (closet progster and punk rocker and no problems with the apparent contradictions- but then again I like free improvisation as well...) ** I've taken the POV tag off this article as reading through it it looks much better and NPOV to me now. Cheers User:Quercusrobur 22:30, 4 Jan 2005 (UTC) == Grammar and music == Does the first part, about the English word, belong in the same article as the band? It doesn't seem right, somehow. User:Alfvaen 04:51, Dec 30, 2004 (UTC) :Probably not; if you want to edit it down to more manageable size, I wouldn't be arguing. -- User:Antaeus Feldspar 01:46, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC) ::All right. I've moved the section about the band to Yes (band). As far as I can tell, there's precedent(like with Rush and Rush (band)). I haven't gotten around to fixing all the links yet, though. -- User:Alfvaen 07:04, Dec 31, 2004 (UTC) I'm reverting. If it needs to be moved, it should be done with the Move tab. See discussion at Wikipedia:Requested moves. User:Niteowlneils 03:03, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC) :Fair enough. I'm still a newbie at this, but I was trying to be bold. I thought of it more as separating the band from other uses of the word, the same way Cake and Rush are dealt with. If "Move" fixes up all the linkages, though, that would've been a hell of a lot easier than what I was doing. I thought of that about halfway through. I'll take a look at that discussion. User:Alfvaen 06:29, Jan 3, 2005 (UTC) ====Yes → Yes (band)==== This move has already taken place by doing a copy/paste. Someone needs to delete the Yes (band), which was a redirect to Yes, and then move the Yes to [[Yes (band). The reason for this request is that the vast majority of edits to Yes were related to the band and not the word. -- User:DCEdwards1966 01:17, Jan 1, 2005 (UTC) *Yes is currently a simple dictdef. Yes (band) should be at Yes with a link to Wiktionary for the word. User:Violetriga User_talk:violetriga 01:30, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC) **I have no problem with that. I didn't move the article, I just wanted to get the page history straightened out. User:DCEdwards1966 01:44, Jan 1, 2005 (UTC) *I've reverted it, and left a note on the Talk page to bring the argument here, and to use the Move tab ''if'' it should be moved. IMHO, someone looking for the word will go to Wiktionary, while someone looking for Yes at Wikipedia is more likely looking for the band, so I think it should stay that way. (i.e. 'what violet/riga said') User:Niteowlneils 03:05, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC) **That works for me. User:DCEdwards1966 04:07, Jan 1, 2005 (UTC) *Support move to Yes (band). Yes should be a disambig. See Yes (disambiguation) for some ideas. -- User:Netoholic User talk:Netoholic 17:04, 2005 Jan 1 (UTC) *Unless someone presents some other well-known things known only by the name ''Yes'', then the band should be at Yes. I see nothing at Special:Allpages/Yes that would be referred to primarily (or even occasionally) by only the word ''Yes''. User:Bkonrad≠User talk:Bkonrad 17:17, Jan 1, 2005 (UTC) *I was the original editor, and I'm willing to admit that I may have goofed. I saw some similarity between Yes and Rush, both of which are common words with other uses, but I admit that the band may be the commonest use of ''Yes''. A quick search at IMDB, for instance, showed one art-house film, some foreign films, and a couple of shorts. And I probably didn't wait long enough for a consensus, didn't use "Move", etc. I haven't been around here long enough to know which way the precedents point. User:Alfvaen 06:37, Jan 3, 2005 (UTC) *Yes. Support the move. User:Jonathunder 06:42, 2005 Jan 3 (UTC) *Support the move. As the name of a band, 'Yes' will only be known to a minority of readers. --User:Auximines 12:29, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC) *Support. My rule would be that a secondary meaning ''always'' calls for disambiguation. — User:Ford 19:28, 2005 Jan 15 (UTC) *Support. Agreed, secondary meaning always calls for disambig, bands should probably always fall under the (band) naming scheme ... though that will probably be some work to make uniform across the board. User:JubalHarshaw 21:12, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC) ---- By my tally, the vote above was not conclusive, with half saying the band article should be at Yes (band) and half saying the band article should be at Yes. Since the band article was originally at Yes, it should remain there until there is a clear consensus to move it. User:Bkonrad≠User talk:Bkonrad 20:22, Jan 18, 2005 (UTC) == Note for future album articles == I have recently compiled a list of album covers designed by Roger Dean for the Roger Dean article and have began illustrating it. The list of Dean Yes covers is now full and contains images of albums for which there are no articles written yet. These covers are ''Drama'', ''Yesshows'', ''Classic Yes'', ''Yesyears'', ''Open Your Eyes'', ''The Ladder'', ''House of Yes'', ''Keystudio'', ''In a Word - Yes'' and ''The Ultimate Yes''. - User:Justin Foote 22:25, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC) == Membership Overview == User:Spikebrennan 22:26, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC) asks: should Tony Levin (who, with Bill Bruford, is credited with co-writing, and performing, a song on the Union album, be treated as a member of Yes(band)?
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[[Image:yes_concert.jpg|thumb|320px|Yes in concert in Indianapolis in 1977 (left to right, Steve Howe (guitarist), Alan White (Yes drummer), Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman)]] The popular music group Yes is a progressive rock band (music) that formed in London in 1968 in music. Despite many lineup changes, occasional splits and many changes in popular music, the band has endured for over 30 years and still retains a strong international following. ==Membership overview== Founding members Jon Anderson and Chris Squire are often considered the core of the band since Squire has performed on all official Yes albums and Anderson has performed on all but one. Rick Wakeman, on the other hand, has been in Yes five different times. The following explains the different lineups of Yes. Keep in mind that Yes was split up in 1981 and 1982. ===Current lineup=== *Jon Anderson - lead vocals (1968-1979, 1983-present) *Chris Squire - bass/vocals (1968-present) *Steve Howe (guitarist) - guitar/vocals (1970-1980, 1991-1992, 1996-present) *Rick Wakeman - keyboards (1971-1974, 1977-1979, 1991-1992, 1996, 2002-present) *Alan White (Yes drummer) - drums (1972-present) ===Original members=== *Jon Anderson - lead vocals (1968-1979, 1983-present) *Chris Squire - bass/vocals (1968-present) *Tony Kaye - keyboards (1968-1971, 1983-1995) *Peter Banks - guitar (1968-1970) *Bill Bruford - drums (1968-1972, 1991-1992) ===Other members=== *Patrick Moraz - keyboards (1975-1976) *Geoff Downes - keyboards (1980) *Trevor Horn - vocals (1980) *Trevor Rabin - guitar/vocals (1983-1995) *Billy Sherwood - guitar/vocals/keyboard (1994-1995, 1997-1999) *Igor Khoroshev - keyboards (1998-2000) ==Early Days== Yes was formed in 1968 by vocalist Jon Anderson and bassist Chris Squire. The original lineup also included guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye, and drummer Bill Bruford. They played their first show at a summer camp in England on August 2, 1968. Early on, the group earned a reputation for taking other people's songs and drastically changing them into expanded, progressive compositions (much like Deep Purple were doing at the time). Their self-titled debut album was released in 1969. From the beginning, Yes was a band of excellent musicians with ambitious goals. Peter Banks was immediately a break-out star among fans and critics, and the harmony vocals of Anderson and Squire were an immediate trademark of the Yes sound. In 1970, the group took their ambitions to the extreme by recording their second album with a 30-piece symphony orchestra. ''Time and a Word'' featured original compositions with the exception of two songs, Richie Havens's "No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed", and "Everydays" by Stephen Stills. The epic reworking of Haven's song also included excerpts from the theme song of the television series ''The Big Country''. Unfortunately, the orchestra (and keyboardist Tony Kaye) overpowered Banks and much of the vocal work, leaving ''Time and a Word'' as somewhat of an uneven effort. Before the album's release, guitarist Peter Banks was fired. The American release shows Steve Howe on the front cover along with the other members as if he had played in the album, though the back cover does portray Banks. == The "classic" lineup == The early 1970s in music Yes recordings are still considered the classic Yes sound by many fans. These albums feature complex classically-influenced arrangements, unusual time signatures, virtuoso musicianship, dramatic dynamic and metrical changes and oblique, Stream of consciousness lyrics. Their repertoire often exceeded the standard three-minute pop-song structure with lengthy multi-part suites lasting 20 minutes or more. Vocal verses alternated with atmospheric instrumental interludes, frenetic ensemble passages and extended guitar, keyboard and bass improvisations. The most recognisable sonic features of this 'classic' period are Anderson's distinctive high-register lead vocals, their strong vocal harmonies, Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe's respective keyboard and guitar solos, Bruford's polyrhythmic drumming and the distinctive sound of Squire's Rickenbacker model 4001 stereo bass. Squire was one of the first rock bass players to successfully adapt electronic guitar effects such as tremolo, phasing and the wah-wah pedal to the instrument. The rhythm section of Squire and Bruford was considered by many to be one of the best in rock music at this time. Their first two Yes LPs mixed original material with covers of songs by their major influences, including The Beatles, The Byrds and Simon & Garfunkel. The departure of Peter Banks in 1970 and his replacement by ex-Tomorrow (band) guitarist Steve Howe (guitarist) gave Yes a new edge. The group's emerging style coalesced on their next LP, the critically acclaimed ''The Yes Album'', which for the first time consisted entirely of original compositions by the band; it was also the record that united them with long-serving producer and engineer Eddie Offord; his studio expertise was a key factor in creating the Yes sound. In 1971 original keyboard player Tony Kaye left to form his own group, Badger (band). He was replaced by classical music trained Rick Wakeman, who had just left The Strawbs and was already a noted studio musician with credits including David Bowie and Lou Reed. As a soloist, Wakeman proved to be a perfect foil for Steve Howe. He also brought two vital new additions to the group's instrumentation -- the Mellotron and the Minimoog synthesiser. Surrounded by banks of keyboards, his flowing blonde hair and sequined cape provided a strong visual focus on stage, although they later became the object of ridicule in some quarters. The first recording by this 'classic' lineup of the group (Anderson, Bruford, Howe, Squire and Wakeman) was a dynamic ten-minute interpretation of Paul Simon's ''America (song)'', which originally appeared on the album "The Age of Atlantic", a compilation with several acts from the roster of Atlantic Records. It was both the end of one era -- their last non-original track -- and the beginning of another, showcasing all the elements of the new Yes sound in place. With Wakeman on board, Yes entered what some consider their most fertile and successful period, cutting two highly acclaimed LPs. ''Fragile'' (1971) went Top Ten in America, and ''Close to the Edge'' (1972) was also a huge seller. Yes enjoyed enormous commercial and critical success around the world and became one of the most popular concert attractions of the day. They also notably benefited from the tremendous advances in live music technology that were taking place at that time, and they were renowned for the high quality of both their sound and lighting. ''Fragile'' also marked the beginning of a long collaboration with artist Roger Dean, who designed the group's logo and their album covers, as well as their light shows. Some consider the album ''Close to the Edge'' to be the high point of the whole progressive rock genre. Fans of this era commonly describe themselves as "Troopers", after the 3-part track ''"Starship Trooper"'' from ''The Yes Album''. Shortly after the release of ''Close To The Edge'', at the height of the band's success, Bill Bruford stunned fans with the news that he was quitting to join King Crimson; he was replaced by former Plastic Ono Band drummer Alan White (Yes drummer) who debuted on their next release, the three-record live collection ''Yessongs'', recorded on their world tour in late 1972 and early 1973. ''Yessongs'' was a hugely ambitious project and undoubtedly a major gamble for their label, Atlantic Records. It was one of the first rock triple-album sets, featuring live versions of all-original material from the previous three studio albums. Presented in one of the most lavish album packages to date, Roger Dean's artwork spread across a triple gatefold cover, and continued the cosmic-organic design concepts of the two previous albums. The album was another best seller. Their next studio album, ''Tales from Topographic Oceans'' marked a sea change in the band's fortunes, polarizing fans and critics alike. Although extended compositions were by now a Yes hallmark -- the title track of ''Close To The Edge'' took up the entire first side of that album -- the four tracks, each roughly 20 minutes long, that comprised the two-disc ''Topographic Oceans'' earned mixed reviews and left many feeling that the band was beginning to overreach itself. Rick Wakeman, in particular, was not pleased with the album and increasing interpersonal tensions between him and the rest of the band led Wakeman to quit at the end of the ''Tales'' tour. == Perpetual change == Wakeman was replaced by Swiss musician Patrick Moraz for ''Relayer'' in 1974. Again, the album featured a side-long track, "The Gates of Delirium," from which the "Soon" section was put out as a limited single release. This reached no.1 in the Spanish charts. Following an extended tour through 1975-76, each member of the group released their own solo album. At the same time Yesterdays was released, containing tracks from the the first two albums, as well as "America" as the opening track. When Moraz left in 1976, the group commenced sessions for a new album without a keyboard player. After a considerable amount of negotiation, Rick Wakeman rejoined the band on a "session musician" basis. However after hearing and being impressed by the new material he once again became a permanent band member. Apart from the 15 minute track, "Awaken," the album ''Going for the One'' was mostly made up of shorter songs. The album, along with 1978's ''Tormato'', was successful in spite of being released at the height of the punk rock era in Britain, during which Yes were often criticized by the music press as representing the most bloated excesses of early 1970s progressive rock. Ironically, Yes outlasted almost all the groups of that era as well. In 1980, the band's career took a serious left turn, even by its own standards. Wakeman had again grown disenchanted with the band, but this time so had Jon Anderson, who was enjoying success out of the band in partnership with Vangelis. This left Squire, Howe and White to start sessions for a new album without a singer or a keyboard player. Meanwhile, Howe had heard an album called ''Age of Plastic'' by a band called ''The Buggles'' which contained the world-wide Number One hit, "Video Killed The Radio Star". Howe invited Buggles duo Geoffrey Downes (keyboards) and Trevor Horn (vocals) to help out on a new Yes album. Initially, the plan was that Downes and Horn would help shape the material, ready for the return of Wakeman and Anderson. Eventually though, Howe, Squire and White confessed that their singer and keyboardist had actually left the band. To their surprise, Downes and Horn were invited to join Yes as full-time members; they accepted the invitation and performed on the ''Drama'' album in 1980.While ''Drama (Yes album)'' was well received by many fans (named "Panthers" after a feature of the album's artwork), many other Yes followers missed Anderson's unique lyrics and vocal style. After the ''Drama (Yes album)'' tour, Yes broke up. Downes and Howe went on to form Asia (band), Horn went into producing, and Squire and White began sessions with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, fresh from Led Zeppelin's recent demise. The band was to be called XYZ, said to be short for "ex-Yes-Zeppelin," but nothing came of the sessions. ==Reunion/Commercial Success== In 1983, nearly three years after the breakup of Yes, Chris Squire and Alan White met guitarist Trevor Rabin (late of the band Rabbitt) and formed a new group, initially dubbed Cinema, which also included original Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye. They played Jon Anderson some of their new music, and, very impressed, he decided to join the project, resulting in the reformation Yes in 1983. The album, ''90125 (album)'' (produced by former vocalist Trevor Horn), was a radical departure from their earlier sound. It was simpler and harder, with modern (for the time) electronic effects. The song ''Owner of a Lonely Heart'' from this album was even a hit in discos, resulting in the band's only number one single. Fans of this line-up are called "Generators", from this line-up's second album, ''Big Generator''. Yes had major success throughout the rest of the 1980s, playing arenas and scoring major hits with "Leave It," "Love Will Find a Way," and "It Can Happen." By the end of the 1980s, Anderson grew tired of the new Yes sound and wanted the band to return to its classic sound. While Yes was on break after the 1988 tour, Anderson began working with former Yes members Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, and Bill Bruford. Some in the group wanted to distance themselves from the "Yes" name that, anyway, they were contractually unable to use, as Squire, White, Kaye, Rabin (and, ironically, Anderson) held rights to it at the time, so the group called themselves "Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe", or simply ABWH. Legal battles later followed over the title of ABWH's tour and live album, ''An Evening of Yes Music Plus''. ABWH were working on their second album, while Yes were working on their followup to ''Big Generator'', even though Anderson wasn't there to provide vocals. Somewhere along the line, phone calls were made and agreements struck, and Yes joined ABWH, which resulted in the album ''Union (album)'' and a world tour which united all eight members on one stage in a short-lived "Mega-Yes". Although looking at each tracks' credits, one can see the album is clearly a combination of two camps (none of the songs on the album actually featured all eight members at once; half were actually ABWH songs, the other half were recorded with the Anderson/Rabin/Kaye/Squire/White Yes lineup), the tour itself featured tracks spanning the band's entire career, and it was one of the highest grossing concert tours of 1991 and 1992. ==The 90s and Beyond== After the tour, Bruford quit the band, followed shortly by Howe and then Wakeman. Yes was suddenly back down to its popular 1980s lineup of Anderson, Squire, Rabin, Kaye, and White. In 1994, Yes released ''Talk (album)'' on Victory, one of the group's poorest selling releases. Neither the label, nor U.S. radio stations provided much promotion for "The Calling," perhaps their strongest single since "Owner of a Lonely Heart." On the 1994 tour, guitarist/vocalist Billy Sherwood, who co-authored ''Union (album)'''s ''The More We Live'' with Squire, joined as a sixth member. Both Tony Kaye and Trevor Rabin left in 1995, with Rabin becoming a highly regarded film composer. Proving the truth of the old adage never say "never again," the band surprised and delighted fans by reforming with the classic '70s line-up of Anderson, Squire, White, Howe and Wakeman for a live performance in the California town of San Luis Obispo in 1996. The resultant live recordings were released, together with new music, on the ''Keys To Ascension'' albums, considered by many fans to be their finest music since their 1970s zenith. The new studio cuts from those two albums were later reissued on a single CD called ''Keystudio''. As fans waited for a tour of the classic lineup, Wakeman left the group again before the release of ''Keys To Ascension 2.'' Trevor Rabin was replaced by Billy Sherwood, who not only played guitar, but also now handled keyboard duties. ''Open Your Eyes'' was released in 1997. While Sherwood's influence seemed to take the band back in the direction of the ''90125'' lineup, the tour also featured keyboards from Russian keyboard player Igor Khoroshev, who was later made a full time member for the following album ''The Ladder''. The 1999 tour resulted in a live DVD from The House of Blues in Los Angeles. Both Sherwood and Khoroshev were fired from the band after the 2000 Masterworks Tour. Khoroshev left in a cloud of controversy over his backstage conduct, while Sherwood received the chop just before the recording of the 2001 orchestral release ''Magnification (album)''. The album, the only Yes album without keyboards, is considered by some stalwarts as the best Yes studio album since the 1970s. The band was not only backed by a 60-piece orchestra, but specific parts and arrangements were written and executed by the orchestra, sounding as if the orchestra was a permanent band member. On tour, however, the band hired a session keyboardist, Tom Brislin, as the orchestra alone could not faithfully reproduce some of the classic hit material. Fans short-changed in 1996 were delighted as Wakeman announced his return to the group in 2002 and a world tour for Yes followed, including a return to Australia after more than 30 years absence. The classic line up is currently enjoying a somewhat revitalized presence in the public consciousness, especially after the celebration of their 35th anniversary in 2004. In 2005, DJ Max Graham sampled and remixed Yes' "Owner Of A Lonely Heart", credited to Max Graham Vs. Yes. The song reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. ==Discography== *1969 in music ''Yes (album)'' (Anderson/Squire/Bruford/Kaye/Banks) *1970 in music ''Time and a Word'' (Anderson/Squire/Bruford/Kaye/Banks) *1971 in music **''The Yes Album'' (Anderson/Squire/Bruford/Kaye/Howe) **''Fragile'' (Anderson/Squire/Bruford/Wakeman/Howe) *1972 in music ''Close to the Edge'' (Anderson/Squire/Bruford/Wakeman/Howe) *1973 in music **''Yessongs'' (live triple - (Anderson/Squire/White/Wakeman/Howe - two tracks feature Bruford) **''Tales from Topographic Oceans'' (double - Anderson/Squire/White/Wakeman/Howe) *1974 in music ''Relayer'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Moraz/Howe) *1975 in music ''Yesterdays'' (compilation from first two albums, plus Paul Simon's ''America'') *1977 in music ''Going for the One'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Wakeman/Howe) *1978 in music ''Tormato'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Wakeman/Howe) *1980 in music **''Drama (Yes album)'' (Horn/Squire/White/Downes/Howe **''Yesshows'' (live double - Anderson/Squire/White/Wakeman/Howe - two tracks feature Moraz) *1981 in music ''Classic Yes'' (compilation) *1983 in music ''90125 (album)'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Kaye/Rabin) *1985 in music ''9012Live: The Solos'' (live - Anderson/Squire/White/Kaye/Rabin) *1987 in music ''Big Generator'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Kaye/Rabin) *1991 in music **''Union (album)'' (Anderson/Squire/Bruford/White/Kaye/Wakeman/Howe/Rabin) **''Yesyears'' (4-CD compilation) *1992 in music ''Yesstory'' (2-CD abridgement of ''Yesyears'') *1993 in music **''The Very Best of Yes'' (compilation) *1994 in music ''Talk (album)'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Kaye/Rabin) *1996 in music ''Keys to Ascension'' (live/studio - Anderson/Squire/White/Wakeman/Howe) *1997 in music **''Keys to Ascension 2'' (live/studio - Anderson/Squire/White/Wakeman/Howe) **''Open Your Eyes'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Sherwood/Howe) **''Something's Coming / Beyond and Before'' (old live material from 1968-1970) *1999 in music ''The Ladder'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Sherwood/Khoroshev/Howe) *2000 in music **''House Of Yes - Live from the House of Blues'' (live - Anderson/Squire/White/Sherwood/Khoroshev/Howe) **''The Best of Yes'' (compilation) *2001 in music **''Keystudio'' (compilation of studio material from both ''Keys to Ascension'' albums) **''Magnification'' (Anderson/Squire/White/Howe) *2002 in music **''Yestoday'' (compilation) **''In a Word — Yes'' (5-CD compilation) *2003 in music ''Yes Remixes'' (assembled by Virgil Howe, son of Steve) *2004 in music **''The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection'' (3-CD compilation) *2005 in music **Projected live retrospective CD box set Sleeve artwork for many of these albums was done by Roger Dean, who also designed the band's logo. The Yes Atlantic Records catalog has undergone at least two remasterings and re-releases on CD. The initial CD releases appeared in the late 1980s, and the first remasters were released in the mid 1990s, with dramatically improved sound and much original album art restored. In 2003 a further remastering effort was begun by Rhino Records, this time including more original art, extensive booklet liner notes, and rare bonus tracks. ==Game covers== A cover version of "Homeworld (The Ladder)", a track from the 1999 in music album ''The Ladder'', was used in Relic Entertainment Homeworld real-time strategy as the credits and outro theme. ==Tribute bands== There are a number of Yes tribute bands. These include the UK based ''Fragile'', who specialise in performing live cover versions of what they describe as 'classic period' Yes numbers, eg, predominantly material from ''The Yes Album'' up until ''Close to the Edge'', interspersed with earlier and later songs such as "Time and a Word", "Asteral Traveller", "Owner of a Lonely Heart", etc. The band have received positive endorsement from members of Yes, including featuring 'guest spots' from Peter Banks and Steve Howe [http://www.yestribute.com/]. Other Yes 'tribute bands' include ''Roundabout'' and the Brazillian group ''Yes Songs''. ==External links== *[http://www.yesworld.com Yesworld: The Official Yes site] *[http://www.meg.co.nz/yes.htm Full Circle Tour Melbourne 2003] British musical groups Progressive rock groups Progressive rock su:Yes
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There's lots of POW here. Very much salvagable, and good work in general, but such comments as "probably their best album since" and "uniformly excellent" belong in reviews, not encyclopedias.--User:Teeks 18:19, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC) *I agree- I actually tried to NPOV this article once but gave up fairly quickly! User:Quercusrobur 18:26, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC) (closet progster and punk rocker and no problems with the apparent contradictions- but then again I like free improvisation as well...) ** I've taken the POV tag off this article as reading through it it looks much better and NPOV to me now. Cheers User:Quercusrobur 22:30, 4 Jan 2005 (UTC) == Grammar and music == Does the first part, about the English word, belong in the same article as the band? It doesn't seem right, somehow. User:Alfvaen 04:51, Dec 30, 2004 (UTC) :Probably not; if you want to edit it down to more manageable size, I wouldn't be arguing. -- User:Antaeus Feldspar 01:46, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC) ::All right. I've moved the section about the band to Yes (band). As far as I can tell, there's precedent(like with Rush and Rush (band)). I haven't gotten around to fixing all the links yet, though. -- User:Alfvaen 07:04, Dec 31, 2004 (UTC) I'm reverting. If it needs to be moved, it should be done with the Move tab. See discussion at Wikipedia:Requested moves. User:Niteowlneils 03:03, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC) :Fair enough. I'm still a newbie at this, but I was trying to be bold. I thought of it more as separating the band from other uses of the word, the same way Cake and Rush are dealt with. If "Move" fixes up all the linkages, though, that would've been a hell of a lot easier than what I was doing. I thought of that about halfway through. I'll take a look at that discussion. User:Alfvaen 06:29, Jan 3, 2005 (UTC) ====Yes → Yes (band)==== This move has already taken place by doing a copy/paste. Someone needs to delete the Yes (band), which was a redirect to Yes, and then move the Yes to [[Yes (band). The reason for this request is that the vast majority of edits to Yes were related to the band and not the word. -- User:DCEdwards1966 01:17, Jan 1, 2005 (UTC) *Yes is currently a simple dictdef. Yes (band) should be at Yes with a link to Wiktionary for the word. User:Violetriga User_talk:violetriga 01:30, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC) **I have no problem with that. I didn't move the article, I just wanted to get the page history straightened out. User:DCEdwards1966 01:44, Jan 1, 2005 (UTC) *I've reverted it, and left a note on the Talk page to bring the argument here, and to use the Move tab ''if'' it should be moved. IMHO, someone looking for the word will go to Wiktionary, while someone looking for Yes at Wikipedia is more likely looking for the band, so I think it should stay that way. (i.e. 'what violet/riga said') User:Niteowlneils 03:05, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC) **That works for me. User:DCEdwards1966 04:07, Jan 1, 2005 (UTC) *Support move to Yes (band). Yes should be a disambig. See Yes (disambiguation) for some ideas. -- User:Netoholic User talk:Netoholic 17:04, 2005 Jan 1 (UTC) *Unless someone presents some other well-known things known only by the name ''Yes'', then the band should be at Yes. I see nothing at Special:Allpages/Yes that would be referred to primarily (or even occasionally) by only the word ''Yes''. User:Bkonrad≠User talk:Bkonrad 17:17, Jan 1, 2005 (UTC) *I was the original editor, and I'm willing to admit that I may have goofed. I saw some similarity between Yes and Rush, both of which are common words with other uses, but I admit that the band may be the commonest use of ''Yes''. A quick search at IMDB, for instance, showed one art-house film, some foreign films, and a couple of shorts. And I probably didn't wait long enough for a consensus, didn't use "Move", etc. I haven't been around here long enough to know which way the precedents point. User:Alfvaen 06:37, Jan 3, 2005 (UTC) *Yes. Support the move. User:Jonathunder 06:42, 2005 Jan 3 (UTC) *Support the move. As the name of a band, 'Yes' will only be known to a minority of readers. --User:Auximines 12:29, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC) *Support. My rule would be that a secondary meaning ''always'' calls for disambiguation. — User:Ford 19:28, 2005 Jan 15 (UTC) *Support. Agreed, secondary meaning always calls for disambig, bands should probably always fall under the (band) naming scheme ... though that will probably be some work to make uniform across the board. User:JubalHarshaw 21:12, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC) ---- By my tally, the vote above was not conclusive, with half saying the band article should be at Yes (band) and half saying the band article should be at Yes. Since the band article was originally at Yes, it should remain there until there is a clear consensus to move it. User:Bkonrad≠User talk:Bkonrad 20:22, Jan 18, 2005 (UTC) == Note for future album articles == I have recently compiled a list of album covers designed by Roger Dean for the Roger Dean article and have began illustrating it. The list of Dean Yes covers is now full and contains images of albums for which there are no articles written yet. These covers are ''Drama'', ''Yesshows'', ''Classic Yes'', ''Yesyears'', ''Open Your Eyes'', ''The Ladder'', ''House of Yes'', ''Keystudio'', ''In a Word - Yes'' and ''The Ultimate Yes''. - User:Justin Foote 22:25, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC) == Membership Overview == User:Spikebrennan 22:26, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC) asks: should Tony Levin (who, with Bill Bruford, is credited with co-writing, and performing, a song on the Union album, be treated as a member of Yes(band)?
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