Yes is another one of those bands where every member is a brilliant
musician. This album is an excellent compilation where every song
clearly demonstrates that brilliance. The songs that help to convey
that brilliance are as follows: "Roundabout", "I've Seen All Good
People", "Starship Trooper", "Long Distance Runaround" and "Yours is
No Disgrace".
After this compilation CD I'd recommend Fragile (1972),
which contains some of the songs on the Classic Yes CD.
This is the album where keyboardist Tony Kaye was replaced by Rick Wakeman. Prior
to that, Tony Kaye was considered by some to be the weakest link in
Yes. This album contains "Roundabout", "Heart of the Sunrise", "Long
Distance Runaround" and "Mood For a Day", a great example of Steve
Howe's Classical guitar Virtuosity. Any musician who aspires to have
the ultimate band should own a Yes CD to listen to an example of what
that sounds like. |
