YES’s Yes: The Beginnings

Everybody starts somewhere. Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman were both a couple of years away from joiningYes, and progressive rock had barely started. Yes‘ self- titled debut, along with its follow-up Time and a...

YES: Going For the One

Going for the One marked the end of an era for Yes, what I...

“This is your Captain speaking… Your Captain is dead”

I have just torn myself away from a thread on the Facebook...

PYRAMIDAL: Through the Frozen Galaxies

In a documentary titled Through the Frozen Galaxies Spanish space/psychedelic rock quartet Pyramidal...

Classic YES

What is the problem with best-of compilations in progressive rock? It’s certainly...

YES: Topographic Oceans and Its Tales
By Conor Fynes on February 26, 2014
Before the notion was rightly dismissed by the others, Jon Anderson was said to have expressed a wish to record Tales from Topographic Oceans in the middle...
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YES: Flashing Back to Relayer
By Conor Fynes on February 25, 2014
Imagine you are somewhere, whereupon you meet two beautiful women. From the onset, it’s clear they are sisters; both of them are alike in their...
YES’ Fragile: Everything But Not Fragile
By Conor Fynes on February 24, 2014
A crescendo draws steadily out of my set of speakers. As I prepare for a rocking riff to open up the album, the crescendo deceptively...
THE YES ALBUM Is 43 Today
By Nikola Savić on February 19, 2014
Yes‘ third album was released on this day 43 years ago, and is the first record to feature guitarist Steve Howe, and the last with keyboardist...
YES: Close to the Edge, Down by a River
By Conor Fynes on February 15, 2014
For the longest time, I couldn’t understand why people raved over Yes‘ fifth album. There was no doubt Close to the Edge enjoyed sophistication and...