Yes, “Leave Well Alone” from ‘The Quest’ (2020): YESterdays
Yes has finally come to grips with the idea of making an album without Chris Squire. But can they avoid repeating the mistakes of 2014’s ‘Heaven and Earth’?
Yes has finally come to grips with the idea of making an album without Chris Squire. But can they avoid repeating the mistakes of 2014’s ‘Heaven and Earth’?
My hopes and expectations have been satisfied by the release of ‘The Quest,’ an album worthy of the name “Yes.”
The modern-era version of Yes has once again shown that they can do something pretty. Next time, guys, let’s dare to rock.
The first recorded original work from the longest tenured version of Yes represents a touch of the past and a new beginning.
“Love Conquers All,” a Chris Squire/Billy Sherwood outtake from the patched-together ‘Union’ album, deserves a more prominent place in the Yes canon.
Yes, with this deep cut, gives the fans just what they need.
Chicago’s “Here In My Heart” is special to me, and every time I hear it I reminisce about my last two months of middle school and the broken heart I had.
“Give and Take” only made it onto the version of ‘Union’ released in the U.K. Too bad; it’s easily one of this Yes album’s better moments.
Despite being played some 357 times in concert, there’s not much of interest in a song that’s really just a footnote in the Yes canon.
It’s unclear why “You Can Be Saved” wasn’t finished for ‘Tormato’ or some future project, but such speculation is the joy of being a Yes fan.