Post Tagged with: "Yes"

Yes, "New State of Mind" from 'Open Your Eyes' (1997): YESterdays

Yes, “New State of Mind” from ‘Open Your Eyes’ (1997): YESterdays

‘Open Your Eyes’ is on my Top 5 list of favorite Yes albums, even if it had the misfortune of being one of their lowest-charting studio LPs.

Yes, "Sign Language" from 'Keys to Ascension 2' (1997): YESterdays

Yes, “Sign Language” from ‘Keys to Ascension 2’ (1997): YESterdays

A rare instrumental, “Sign Language” closes out arguably the best Yes album to that point since 1983’s ‘90125.’

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Tom Brislin, keyboardist with Kansas and Yes: Something Else! Interview

Preston Frazier caught up with former Yes keyboardist Tom Brislin just as he began a new tenure with Kansas.

Yes, "Children of Light" from 'Keys to Ascension 2' (1997): YESterdays

Yes, “Children of Light” from ‘Keys to Ascension 2’ (1997): YESterdays

Producer Billy Sherwood again shows his talent at blending the Yes tradition with a contemporary feel.

Yes, "Bring Me to the Power" from 'Keys to Ascension 2' (1997): YESterdays

Yes, “Bring Me to the Power” from ‘Keys to Ascension 2’ (1997): YESterdays

If ‘Keys to Ascension 2’ remains Rick Wakeman’s final Yes studio album, then this was a fine way to leave the band.

Yes, "Foot Prints" from 'Keys to Ascension 2' (1997): YESterdays

Yes, “Foot Prints” from ‘Keys to Ascension 2’ (1997): YESterdays

The fact that Yes’ ‘Keys to Ascension 2’ wasn’t a hit is more due to the changing music environment that the material.

Yes, Chicago, Bill Bruford, Glenn Frey, Chris Squire + Others: Preston Frazier's Best of 2018 (Box Sets / Reissues)

Yes, Chicago, Bill Bruford, Glenn Frey, Chris Squire + Others: Preston Frazier’s Best of 2018 (Box Sets / Reissues)

It was quite a year for fans of Yes, as Preston Frazier’s Best of 2018 list for box sets and reissues shows.

Yes, "Mind Drive" from 'Keys to Ascension 2' (1997): YESterdays

Yes, “Mind Drive” from ‘Keys to Ascension 2’ (1997): YESterdays

“Mind Drive” was a deliberate attempt to recapture the epic feel of Yes’ main-sequence albums – and it worked brilliantly.

'Yesterday and Today: A 50th Anniversary Tribute to Yes' (2018)

‘Yesterday and Today: A 50th Anniversary Tribute to Yes’ (2018)

At its best, ‘Yesterday and Today: The Yes 50th Anniversary Album’ isn’t just a recreation of the originals; it’s an imaginative retelling.

Yes, "That, That Is" from 'Keys to Ascension' (1996): YESterdays

Yes, “That, That Is” from ‘Keys to Ascension’ (1996): YESterdays

If this had been included on an album of all-new material, rather than on a hybrid studio/live Yes project, perhaps it would have garnered more recognition.