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Odd metres dressed as pop—complexity smuggled through fairy-tale melody optimism.

  • Progressive rock
  • Symphonic rock

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Fragile and Close to the Edge expanded album-side suites for patient FM programming.

90125 reintroduced concise hooks while musicianship flex remained absurd.

Rotating maestro keyboardists kept tonal palette orchestral and bold.

Lossless streams unravel bass harmonics, Mellotron choirs, and nuanced drumming.

Jon Anderson and Chris Squire formed Yes in London in 1968, and Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, and Bill Bruford soon completed the classic lineup. The Yes Album (1971), Fragile (1971), and Close to the Edge (1972) are progressive-rock landmarks, with long suites and virtuoso playing.

Yes reinvented itself in 1983 with 90125 and Owner of a Lonely Heart. Squire, the only member to appear on every album, died in 2015. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.

Yes: recent news, 2020–2026

  1. 2021 The Quest, an album of new songs, was released in October.
  2. 2022 Drummer Alan White died in May at the age of 72.
  3. 2023 Mirror to the Sky was released in May, with Steve Howe still at the center of the band.

Interesting facts about Yes

  • 01 English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968.
  • 02 Fragile (1971) included Roundabout as a hallmark of progressive FM radio.
  • 03 Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
  • 04 Chris Squire appeared on every Yes album until his death in 2015.
  • 05 90125 (1983) included Owner of a Lonely Heart.

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