Why I am a YES fan

lyle_from_minneapolis · Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:58 am

"I've seen all good people turn their heads each day so satisfied I'm on my way!"

I heard those harmonies and was immediately stricken...and when the rest of the song built itself into the intricate tapestry that eventually ignites into Squire's "Seen All Good People" I was a goner, just in love with the band. Bought up everything I could find, and me just a kid. I remember buying Fragile when it was released. In college I had a theatre class assignment to choreograph a dance piece...I used "We Have Heaven" for the music. The dance really sucked.

lionheart · Post by **lionheart** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:19 pm

Nine Inch Nails recorded an album called "Il Frag-il-lay" and it's even more Italian than the Yes album!

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:29 am

Emotion. That's what they have for me that so few other bands match. I find their best music incredibly uplifting. To this day Awaken reduces me to tears; I find it incredibly moving. I have to say that Chris is a big factor though. Without that huge, driving, melodic bass they just wouldn't be the same. Ironically I didn't really listen to Yes until I found out Chris was famous for playing a Ric. I bought the Classic Yes compilation (which I love BTW)and never looked back.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:01 am

Why am I a Yes fan ... Chris Squire's bass playing ...

I will listen to pretty much anything that he plays bass on ... good tone and good choice of notes ...

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:08 pm

Shaun, Awaken does get to me too, as does Talk, Soon, And You And I, the closing of Nu Sommes Du Soleil, America, and a few others.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:20 am

My high school buddy and drummer and I were bored with the music scene. There were no more Beatles. Not a lot to challenge us. We did like the jazz of the day but still longed for rockers and harmonies and clever songwriting.

BOOM!

One day we heard "All Good People", then later Fragile, and we had heaven!

High caliber writing, extraordinary playing, cool vocal harmonies, funky time changes!

We looked down our noses at those not cool enough to "get" Yes.

I bought a 4001, and the rest is...well rather boring and predictable.

revolver323 · Post by **revolver323** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:30 pm

How can a bass player (me) NOT love Yes?

seyesbass · Post by **seyesbass** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 5:00 am

I was a Who and Jethro Tull fan when my brother John took me to see YES on the YES Album Tour. After that night I was a YES fan who was into the Who and Jethro Tull.I thought Entwistle and Glen Cornick had it nailed on bass until I heard Chris playing live.

just_bassics · Post by **just_bassics** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:50 am

Yes music for me has always been transcendental - it just takes me away. Very few things are actually capable of doing that, and C.S. Lewis believed that was the reason that man has a soul, because it can be transported. And there is a piece of Yes music that corresponds to almost every period of my life!

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:54 pm

Amen, Jim.