In the pantheon of 70's prog rock Yes has stood the test of time. Their albums still have the great hooks of a well crafted pop song still remaining true to the essence of prog.
The band's breakthrough album, dominated by science-fiction and fantasy elements and new member Rick Wakeman, whose organ, synthesizers, Mellotrons, and other keyboard exotica added a larger-than-life element to the procedings. Ironically, the album was a patchwork job, hastily assembled in order to cover the cost of Wakeman's array of instruments. But the group built effectively on the groundwork left by The Yes Album, and the group had an AM-radio sucker-punch, aimed at all of those other progressive bands who eschewed the notion of hit singles, in the form of "Roundabout," the edited version (sort of "highlights" of the album version) of which pulled in millions of young kids who'd never heard them before. The single clicked, most album-buyers liked the long version and all of the rest of what they found, and the band was made.
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Heart Of The Sunrise is classic.
Have you ever heard of the band Tomorrow? They were a psychedelic band from the late 60's London Psychedelic Era? Steve Howe of Yes was the lead guitarist. I will post their album in the next few days. Tomorrow recorded the first ever John Peel show session in 1967.
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