Indeed. The guy basically kicked off MTV with “Video Killed The Radio Star”. And he produced Grace Jones and Frankie Goes to Hollywood, only to name a few.
Double meh. Terrible song imo.
Definitely.
Even if I generally don’t dig the high male voices too much, I really like Rush. Yes has never been my thing and even if I surely acknowledge Chris Squire’s abilities as a bass player, his playing style has somehow never appealed to me.
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I’d like Chris Squire and Yes a lot more if I hadn’t been so stymied trying to learn Roundabout. haha… I put the time in, but sometimes effort isn’t enough:)
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I had never heard of Yes when I got to Germany in 1971. They had released 2 albums by then, neither one of which made a dent in the US market. I was a classically trained pianist, but my late ‘60s high school band played nothing but covers of current danceable tunes. The music of Yes was a revelation to me. I also got into the French band Magma and the German band Amon Düül II, who I got to hang with in München a couple of times.
I lived through the artistic ups and downs of Yes, until the absolutely dreadful “Heaven & Earth” release in 2014 with Jon Davison singing lead vocals. That was Chris Squire’s last album before he passed, but his presence wasn’t close to enough to save that turd.
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Redik…
Well, you could be right - it might not work even for Yes.
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That’s pretty funny…
I love Geddy the best prog bass player and singer ever, but Jon’s voice was beautiful and a different caliber.
Yes, often a young mans introduction to classical music.
mine was Bugs bunny.
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You’ve hit the mark closer than me, you be right.
Bugs was actually my intro to classical also…
Yes was a really big deal for me and my number 1 band for years and now I play some every time I practice with this weeks first choice and played the most being this newest transcription from the new songsterr ai.
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Fun fact-Trevor Horn produced 90125.
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