With songs that often rival classical music for length and sheer ambition, Yes is not a group whose work can easily be distilled to a single-length compact disc. However, for those looking to skim off the cream off a long and distinguished career, THE VERY BEST OF YES will do the trick, although it may well serve to whet the appetite for more.
This collection is arranged chronologically, beginning with "Survival" off the group's self-titled debut record and finishing with its last certifiable hit, "Rhythm of Love." Although it does not present a complete picture of the group's progress, the collection does chronicle Yes's major phases. Like many bands of the late '60s, Yes began writing songs that echoed the love ethos of the era ("Time and a Word") before graduating to full-fledged space rock on songs like "Starship Trooper." During its golden age, Yes had FM radio hits ("Roundabout," "I've Seen All Good People"), and during the mid- to late '70s, the group continued to refine its approach with fine compositions like the melodious "Wondrous Stories" and the raucous "Going for the One." The surprising #1 hit, "Owner of a Lonely Heart" captures the group in its more stripped-down '80s incarnation.
Recorded between 1969 to 1987.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Engineers include: Gerald Chevin, Eddie Offord, John Timperley.
Personnel: Steve Howe (guitar); Rick Wakeman (synthesizer); Chris Squire (electric bass); Bill Bruford (drums, percussion).
Liner Note Author: Kaz Akaiwa.
Recording information: Advision (1969-1983); Advision & Trident Studios, London, England (1969-1983); AIR Recording Studios, London, England (1969-1983); Air Studios, London, England (1969-1983); Eddie Offord's Mobile Equipment (1969-1983); Lark Recording Studios, Caramati, Italy (1969-1983); Lark Studios, Carmati, Italy (1969-1983); Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland (1969-1983); Sarm East And West Recording Studios, London, England (1969-1983); Sarm Studios, London, England (1969-1983); Southcombe Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA (1969-1983); Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA (1969-1983); Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA (1969-1983); Trident Studios, London, England (1969-1983); West Recording, London, England (1969-1983).
Unknown Contributor Roles: Jon Anderson; Alan White ; Patrick Moraz; Peter Banks; Tony Kaye; Trevor Rabin.
Yves Beauvais; Eddie Offord; Paul Clay; Paul De Villiers; Tony Colton; Trevor Horn; Trevor Rabin; Yes; Yves Beauvais (Compilation); Yves Beauvais (Reissue)
Good for casual fans or beginners This would be a very good CD for those who know a few Yes songs and want a greatest hits or 'best of.' A more seriuos probably own a at least a few of their albums and would be better off skipping this for a box set or one of the live CDs. Just a question for drummessiah88: Is there medication for your condition? Submitted by liquidtenor (Kansas City) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 2 of 2 found this helpful.
Another packaged bunch of songs... BUT, this one has some of the better (later) stuff.... Missing out on the real early stuff. Not enough of a mixture. Submitted by El Robbo (Bayonne, NJ) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
Go Flying High Above! Lighten up you crazed Yes heads. If you want all the best of Yes, buy a box. This is a single CD so get real. The very best is here - Roundabout, Wondrous Stories, Owner of A Lonely Heart, Time and A Word, Long Distance Runaround, and, of course, the magnum opus, Starship Trooper! As for Leave It, I would leave it out, but that's why you get a remote with your stereo. Just say Yes to this record. Submitted by Riff (St. Louis, MO, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Gay Crap!!!!!!!! This Cd sucks cock 'n' balls. The selction in tracks are not enough. If I could fix it, I would add on the following tracks:
Looking Around
beyond And Before
Sweetness
Astral Traveler
Then
Everydays
Heart Of the Sunrise
The Fish
All Of "Close To The Edge"
Ritual
Sound Chaser
Awaken
Dont Kill The Whale
On The Silent Wings Of Freedom
Into The Lens
Changes
Love Will Find A Way
Shoot High aim Low
If the tracklist had that in it, I'd give this album a million stars. Submitted by drummessiah88 (Cottonwood, AZ, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
a disappointing selection My "Very Best Of Yes" would have to include
_Sweet Dreams_ or _I See You_ or _Looking Around_ or _Astral Traveller_ or _Then_;
_Yours Is No Disgrace_ or _Perpetual Change_;
_South Side Of The Sky_ or _Heart Of The Sunrise_;
_Close To The Edge_ or _Siberian Khatru_;
_Gates Of Delirium_.
not one of these songs appeared on this collection, so i give it 1 star for the choices, 5 stars for the band :) Submitted by a reviewer (somerville, ma, usa) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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Good for casual fans or beginners
Another packaged bunch of songs...
a disappointing selection
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