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Free Music Review: More of a Yes album than "90125" and "Big Generator"
Hit: 5 Stars
This album sounds way more like Yes than the 2 they would realease after. Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes brought a fresh sound to the band while remaining true to the Yes formula. This is probably the most accessible Yes album ever. Not too drawn out on the lengthy numbers and the musicianship is just outstanding. Great guitar work by Steve Howe, the bass playing by Chris Squire is phenomenal, and the keyboard, while bringing a more modernized sound, is still very Yes-sounding. The drums are top-notch as well. And of course, Trevor Horn is probably as close to sounding like Jon Anderson than anyone else. And the fretless bass he plays on one track is superb. So, I recommend this album to anyone looking for a great Yes album but may have passed it by because of the fact that Jon Anderson was gone. Believe me, it is so much better than what they put out when he came back.Free Music Review: criminally underappreciated
Hit: 5 Stars
this album imo is easily the most underappreciated album in the history of rock!
trevor horn and geoff downes might not be jon anderson and rick wakeman, (and it is not as if every album with anderson and wakeman is good!), but they're great musicians in their own right.
and it shows on the album. almost every track is great on this - especially 'machine messiah', 'into the lens' and 'run through the light'.
the album is harder edged than the normal "yes", but the band somehow successfully reconciles the heaviness with the melody and so the music literally soars on each track. and i love trevor horn's voice which imo is very unique - it is easily the most refreshing, pleasant yet rich vocals i've ever heard.
great great great album this! get this if you're above personality cults and like good music!
Free Music Review: A truly great Yes album
Hit: 5 Stars
Yeah, yeah, I know Jon Anderson is not on this album. But it does not matter because the music is superb, much improved over the previous album, "Tormato". It's a shame Geoff Downes was only around for this album because he sounds great with Yes. And "Drama" is one of the truly great Chris Squire records: his bass playing is inspired and he contributes a lot of the vocals, along with Trevor Horn, to make it sound like Yes even if Anderson is not there. The production is excellent (reminds us that Horn is a better at producing than singing). Some people dismiss this cd because of the unusual lineup but I do not agree: yes, the live shows suffered from Jon Anderson's absence, but in the studio, this was a terrific band.Free Music Review: Anyone notice...?
Hit: 5 Stars
A change: the coda to "Does It Really Happen" no longer comes with the quiet swell, but just starts right in at full volume. And what's with putting in those Paris session tracks yet leaving out the best one -- i.e., where's "Tango"?!?!? God help us, what more understanding is required of me today... And they put in a couple of sucky track-throughs but also leave out "Flower Girl" from those same sessions. The main album: Not a big improvement on the 1994 remmie but such a fantastic record all the same. Five stars in my eyes for it.Free Music Review: BEST YES ALBUM EVER
Hit: 5 Stars
Okay maybe not better than such classics as Fragile, Closer, and Relayer but much better than previous crap like Tormato and Topographic Oceans. The old hippies or any fan from that era who dismiss this great album are simply clueless and guess what...Trevor Horn is a far superior vocalist and lyricist. Jon Anderson is highly overrated. I mean what's with walking on stage every night with robes and other assorted evening wear! Machine Messiah is a masterpiece and as good as anything Yes has ever done.