Heaven and Earth appears to have divided Yes’ fanbase like no album since 1973’s Tales from Topographic Oceans
Mike Tiano on whether this polarizing Yes album is a detour or a new path.
Mike Tiano on whether this polarizing Yes album is a detour or a new path.

The softer-edged current project from Yes made a respectable debut at No. 26.
This arrives at the perfect moment. Once more, there are no sides.

Anderson says he and contemporaries in ELP and Yes were often just showing off.

In a twist, Yes’ drummer co-wrote perhaps the new album’s biggest ballad.
For every ‘Fragile,’ Yes has several other projects that are routinely ignored.
More often than not, Yes’ ‘Heaven and Earth’ amounts to prog for the easy-listening set.
Mike Tiano argues that the ex-frontman was far more than just the voice of Yes.
You have to wonder what the reaction to this music would be, without the expectations.

He got the job without auditioning, and was on the road with Yes a month later.