Yes, “Love Conquers All” from ‘Yesyears’ (1991): YESterdays
“Love Conquers All,” a Chris Squire/Billy Sherwood outtake from the patched-together ‘Union’ album, deserves a more prominent place in the Yes canon.
“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.
“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.
One of the joys of the YESterdays series has been discovering – or rediscovering – Yes gems. This ‘Tormato’-era leftover provides another one of those moments.
This ‘Going For the One’-era bonus item would have made an interesting interlude. At just over four minutes, however, it seems too long as a Yes song.
Fans should seek out “America” in its many official versions, just to hear how Yes’ cover of this Simon and Garfunkel classic has progressed over time.
A staple of the early Yes shows, “Something’s Coming” may not have been an original work but its title would prove prophetic.
“Everydays” is a look forward to things to come, arrangement wise, through the main sequence of Yes albums.