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I really wish I would have listened to this when it came out. Took me 33 years to discover this wonderful music. All I had heard was Owner of a Lonely Heart but nothing else. This has such well written songs. The musicianship is impeccable. The harmonies add so much depth to the music. All around a 5 star album. Better late than never I guess.
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For many hardcore Yes fans this album might rank a little lower on the scale than most. It didn't contain the sometimes too long works of earlier albums and was by far less art-rock like. There was not as much of the mixture of jazz, classical and rock music mixed all together. There is also none of Steve Howe's guitar mastery there. On the other hand, it allowed Yes to turn in a different direction, and made their music more assessable to persons who would not have listened to Yes previously. They had no other choice really, for by this time "progressive" or "art" rock was very quickly dying, indeed, if it weren't already dead.
I understand that this is not like the previous version of the band. However, this incarnation of Yes represents the sound of the eighties and still sounds great in 2007. This band probably could have been named something other than Yes, but the music still stands on its own. Although the record has a pop flare it still shows more musicianship than most pop/rock bands. In 2007, when much rock music all sounds the same, revisting older music of the 70's and 80's is well beyond welcome.
I am in a Yes phase right now. You will be too. I love the "It Can Happen" track most of all. "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" and "Changes" just make this CD even more worthwhile. Get in to a Yes state of mind too and try it. This CD will put you in a better mood. It can happen to you too. It can happen to everyone eventually.
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Yes moves from prog to pop, losing Steve Howe but bringing back Jon Anderson. The songs are all tight and while Owner of a Lonely Heart is the most known, Changes, Hold On and Leave It are just as good if not better. A must for fans and worth a listen for those who are less familiar.
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