Classic Yes

by Yes

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  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 30 November 1981
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:04:43
  • Community rating: 4.13/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: N-Trance, Divine Inspiration, Svenson & Gielen, Sarah-Jane Scott, Paul Crawley, David Lewin, Lee Robinson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Curated primarily by bassist Chris Squire following the band's temporary split, this compilation emphasizes their towering 1970s epics. It successfully distills their complex instrumental interplay and Jon Anderson's cosmic lyricism into a single, cohesive overview of the British progressive rock pioneers.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, technical, melodic, uncommon-time-signatures, complex

Tracklist

  1. Heart of the Sunrise (10:35)
  2. Wonderous Stories (3:49)
  3. Yours Is No Disgrace (9:41)
  4. Starship Trooper: a. Life Seeker, b. Disillusion, c. W眉rm (9:29)
  5. Long Distance Runaround (3:30)
  6. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) (2:42)
  7. And You and I (10:08)
  8. Roundabout - Live in Oakland (7:55)
  9. I've Seen All Good People: a. Your Move, b. All Good People - Live at Empire Pool, Wembley, London, UK 10/28/1978 (6:52)

Credits

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