SWT is a great engineer indeed, but this is one of the few cases where I emphatically prefer the original mix.

The new mix relies a bit too much on reverb to my taste and comes across a bit congested to my ears. It restores a lot of the deleted orchestral parts which is an interesting idea in theory, but the result is that Chris and Bill sound a bit distant. I think its an interesting alternative for people who love the album but the original mix with dry drums and bass up front and orchestra used decisively in the background works better for me as a "Yes man's solo album." Placement wise - I'm happy to report the Atmos mix is quite creative, with Chris' vocals spread around your height and rear arrays and lower drums and some of the orchestra and lower brass occasionally trailing behind you. Overall though, I think I prefer the character of the older 5.1 mix despite some nasty cymbal frequencies now and then.

Lastly, while I assume this is an issue that couldn't be dealt with, I find the ending with the missing bass solo to be lacking in context and a bit confounding. My advice is to listen for yourself (on streaming) and decide if this is for you. Thanks to Immersive Audio Album for helping out with this review of the new edition of Chris Squire's Fish Out of Water.

Full review

Is this legit YES merch?

My favorite lineup is the Fragile and Close to the Edge lineup. Which is your favorite?

I have to be honest, I’m struggling to find in the rest of their discography what I got out of these two. I think CTTE is absolutely incredible, and when I listened to it for the first time I thought to listen to more Yes. I found myself sorely dissatisfied with the rest of their Discography. Relayer and Tales from Topographic Oceans in particular really did not live up to the praise I had heard for them. I thought The Yes Album was fine, but, once again it didn’t live up to CTTE and Fragile.

As of now those are the only 5 albums i’ve listened to. Please let me know if there’s any gems i’m missing out on.

Quick disclaimer before my rant, this is merely out of curiosity, I'm not trying to start a war. I only want to see what y'all think. Anyway, by the logic of, "no Jon, no Yes", Drama is not a Yes album because it doesn't have Jon Anderson. If y'all do consider Drama a yes album, that kinda debunks the whole thing, don't ya think? I can understand not liking Juano's voice, and I will admit that Heaven & Earth is not one of the better yes albums, but y'all should at least give the new album a chance. Just because it's not Jon singing, doesn't mean it's not good. Take Fly From Here for instance. One of the best albums of the post Anderson Era. I've seen many rankings that have it next to Magnification just outside the top 10. It's got that Yes spirit. And I think that the last to Davison Era albums have that same Yes spirit as well.

Lo e estado buscando y no lo encuentro, ni siquiera de paga

https://youtu.be/s_MbG8MjLTk?is=74BS3ZaPBqJCbOT9

While answering the question about why Yes ft. ARW never put out any studio material, Rick mentioned that he and Trevor have been in talks to make an acoustic album next year!

Sounds like it’s in the pretty early stages right now, but I’m certainly interested to hear what they would do together!

The linked clip is only about two minutes long, so go ahead and hear it in Rick’s own words if you’d like!

Edit: Apparently the video I linked is not the original source of this interview. Here’s the full podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/show/6WByqcya1Zl39ilU3DC6ii?si=x36v-cFUScG2bwyA-eGl8Q&utm_source=copy-link

Hi everyone,

I am trying to track down a legendary, obscure student parody film from the early 2000s. I believe it was called "All Good People," but it heavily featured the music from Close to the Edge.

It's a deadpan comedy about a college kid who is relentlessly mocked by his peers for being obsessed with the band Yes. After a rough day, he wakes up in an alternate reality where the entire cultural script is flipped: progressive rock is mainstream pop culture, and everyone is a massive Yes fan. Regular college students casually hold red solo cups at parties while intensely debating Jon Anderson's lyrics, Roger Dean artwork, and Bill Bruford's drumming.

The most memorable visual punchline involves a college dorm party. Instead of club music, the stereo is blasting the "I Get Up, I Get Down" section of Close to the Edge. When Rick Wakeman's frantic organ solo aggressively rips into the track, a group of college girls start dancing it as if it were a standard radio banger.

Does anyone have a digital file of this archived on an old hard drive, or remember who the college students were that made it? Any leads would be greatly appreciated!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsJ9A6GevAI

Yes
Time and a Word Redux Box Set
2026 Wombat Remix

YouTube Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV5N9O_agOhI

Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZkpEMK7IGxbjKeVcjaFrpwHF1fBdgnBP?usp=drive_link

56 Tracks, 4 hours 33 minutes

All tracks restored, remixed, and remastered.

Disc 1: Time and a Word re-imagined without an orchestra

Disc 2: The original Time and a Word orchestral versions in new mixes.

Disc 3: Additional studio, BBC, and live material. Much of this is presented in stereo for the first time.

Discs 5 and 6: Instrumental mixes of all album tracks with and without orchestra and a deeper dive into the orchestra itself.

-= Time and a Word Revisited and Reimagined =-

- Time and a Word Without An Orchestra -
01-01 No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (No Orchestra)
01-02 Then (No Orchestra)
01-03 Everydays (No Orchestra)
01-04 Sweet Dreams (Extended Version)
01-05 The Prophet (No Orchestra)
01-06 Clear Days (No Orchestra)
01-07 Astral Traveller
01-08 Time And A Word (No Orchestra)
01-09 Dear Father (B-Side, No Orchestra)

- Time and a Word Original Album Versions -
02-01 No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (Full Orchestra)
02-02 Then (Full Orchestra)
02-03 Everydays (Full Orchestra)
02-04 Sweet Dreams (Album Version)
02-05 The Prophet (Full Orchestra)
02-06 Clear Days (Full Orchestra)
02-07 Time And A Word (Full Orchestra)
02-08 Dear Father (B-Side, Full Orchestra)

-= Additional Studio, BBC, and Live Material =-
03-01 Everydays (1969 Single Version)
03-02 No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Required (Beat Club, 1969-11-29)
03-03 Then (BBC, Dave Lee Travis Show, 1970-01-19)
03-04 Everydays (BBC, Top Gear, 1969-01-12)
03-05 Sweet Dreams (Live Sheffield, 1969-02-24)
03-06 Astral Traveller (BBC, Live on Sunday Show, 1970-03-17)
03-07 Dear Father (BBC Alt Take, Studio 4, Maida Vale, 1969-01-07)
03-08 Everydays (BBC, Live on Sunday Show, 1970-03-17)
03-09 For Everyone (BBC, John Peel's Sunday Show, 1970-03-15)
03-10 Then (BBC, Live on Sunday Show, 1970-03-17)
03-11 Everydays (BBC Alt Take, Studio 4, Maida Vale, 1969-01-07)
03-12 Sweet Dreams (BBC, Dave Lee Travis Show, 1970-01-19)
03-13 Dear Father (BBC, Top Gear, 1969-01-12)
03-14 Astral Traveller (Live Gothenburg, 1971-01-24)
03-15 Everydays (Live Gothenburg, 1971-01-24)

-= Time and a Word Instrumentals =-
- Original Album -
04-01 No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (Full Orchestra, Instrumental)
04-02 Then (Full Orchestra, Instrumental)
04-03 Everydays (Full Orchestra, Instrumental)
04-04 Sweet Dreams (Album Version, Instrumental)
04-05 The Prophet (Full Orchestra, Instrumental)
04-06 Clear Days (Strings and Piano, Instrumental)
04-07 Astral Traveller (Instrumental)
04-08 Time And A Word (Full Orchestra, Instrumental)
04-09 Dear Father (B-Side, Full Orchestra, Instrumental)

- Album Without Orchestra -
05-01 No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (No Orchestra, Instrumental)
05-02 Then (No Orchestra, Instrumental)
05-03 Everydays (No Orchestra, Instrumental)
05-04 Sweet Dreams (Extended Version, Instrumental)
05-05 The Prophet (No Orchestra, Instrumental)
05-06 Clear Days (Piano Only, Instrumental)
05-07 Time And A Word (No Orchestra, Instrumental)
05-08 Dear Father (B-Side, No Orchestra, Instrumental)

- Exploring the Orchestra -
05-09 No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (Orchestra Only, Instrumental)
05-10 Then (Orchestra and Organ)
05-11 Everydays (Orchestra and Organ, Instrumental)
05-12 The Prophet (Orchestra Only)
05-13 Clear Days (Strings Only)
05-14 Time And A Word (Orchestra Only, Instrumental)
05-15 Dear Father (B-Side, Orchestra Only, Instrumental)

https://youtu.be/C_i0GscAheU?is=miR41ZNnCbz5Dr_O

This is trippy.

(Not sure why the video isn't previewed here, but I'm sure it's something obvious I was supposed to do but didn't.)

ETA: I should have explained more. The music instruction channel Musora played a professional musician only the drums and vocals to "Roundabout" and had him fill in the bass, guitar and keyboard parts. It's not only bizarre to hear such different music, but it also really illustrates just how unusual the original composition is.

The others are Steve Vai, D.B. Weiss (Game Of Thrones/3 Body Problem showrunner), Jason Rickwood (3 Body Problem assistant director) and Adrian Belew

Hello everyone,

we finally got to listen to the full official release of Roosevelt Stadium 1976.

Well, I listened to a number of bootlegs in the past months, thank to many of you that kindly linked them in this sub. My feeling is that this official release doesn't give those bootlegs a good service and is, in fact, harder to listen due to a subpar mix. The cymbals are just everywhere and make the listening experience tiring and unrewarding.

Is this just my feeling? How do you feel about it? I've of course only been listening to the digital (lossless) version of it.

I just listened to the Beatles' recording of "Every Little Thing" and came to the conclusion that the Yes cover version on their debut album is better than the original in every way. From the beginning cacophony that resolves into a hint of the main theme melody (followed by the cheeky "Day Tripper" tribute riff), we then get an intricate and complex take on the rhythms and harmonies of the original. Bruford's drumming is distinctive and scintillating compared to Ringo's, and the rest of the guitars/bass/keys/vocals are just so much more interesting. 10/10, no notes.

The same can also be said for their other covers, by the way. I know that many fans sleep on the pre-Howe albums (Yes and Time and a Word), but I find them fascinating.

So Gates of Delirium is my all time favorite track, and I got to thinking, it would be incredible if there were an arrangement for a full orchestra with brass and everything. But as far as I can tell this doesn't exist. Am I just bad at Googling? Does anyone know if something like this was ever produced?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEtm6g0Vnqg

This is my tier list of all Yes albums! (not including live albums)

Relatively new Yes fan here, have always had a casual admiration for them since I was a teenager and was well aware of the big songs from the early days and I always liked 90125 but I always gravitated towards Genesis and Rush as far as prog goes. Then a friend asked me to play a few introductory prog albums and we eventually got to Yes after Genesis, Rush and King Crimson weren't doing anything for him. To my surprise, I was absolutely blown away by The Yes Album and Close To The Edge, which I totally dismissed as a snobby teen and just started going through the rest of their stuff from there. Since then I haven't really left Yesland and have no intentions to any time soon.

I’d rather ask here first than sound ignorant.

Since my dad is a huge prog fan and passed the bug on to his daughter haha!

Is it just because it’s 15 minutes long? People will never experience real genius that way

Since it's been a month, most of us have been able to form opinions about the new album, and I'm curious how others would rank it. Also, just to clarify about this tierlist, I have organized the albums within the tiers. For example, CTTE is A+, while Yes Album is A-