So it's a good thing that thisĬompilation clocks in at just under 80 minutes and contains some of the truly greatest music Yes has Progressive rock band with stacks of studio albums behind them. In the CD age, there is simply no excuse for a 45-minute compilation, especially of a Two elements that make up a wonderful compilation include a semi-career-spanning track listįeaturing radio staples as well as cuts for the hardcore fans, and as little blank space as Posted Monday, Febru| Review this album | Report (Review #160771) The rest of the songs I think that are among the best from the albums they were chosen, butĪgain, how many more compilations are we going to see from YES released from their "Atlantic years"? Instead of "Sound Chaser" from the "Relayer" album, I could have chosen "To Be Needed") and "America", which, despite being very good covers, are not among the best of their It also has two songs not composedīy YES`members: "No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Required" (sic, it is "Not Experience Like "it`s time for another YES`compilation, as the contract says"! (I could be wrong).Īnyway, it has some good songs, like "On the Silent Wings of Freedom" and "Into the Lens", both very good songs takenįrom underrated albums like "Tormato" and "Drama", respectively (I could have chosen "Machine Messiah" in place of "Into the Lens"). Included in this CD are not really the best or the more representative of the band`s music. So, many songs like "Roundabout", "And You and I", etc., have been re-released on severalĬompilations! This "The Best of YES" compilation is a strange compilation, because some of the songs In 1993 there was another compilation called "Highlights- The Veryīest of YES". Then, "Yestory" (1992), which itself is more like a compilation of tracks taken from "Yesyears" but Included as an official album in their official website`s Discography section). Want! I say this because there are several packages, at least four counting this release (which is also To let them go, with the condition of let the labels release as many compilations of their material as they Record labels to sign with Arista Records for the "Union" album, they signed a contract with Atlantic / Atco Posted Monday, Janu| Review this album | Report (Review #106660)Īnother Atlantic / Atco Records compilation from YES` material. One album, one track and cover their entire studio catalogue. At least they could have implemented the idea of Sounds a bit crazy, since this is already one out of thirty eight compilation or live works or The last four tracks are probably the best choice they could do.Įach of them is either the best song of the respective (average to weak) album or close to.įor this specific effort, I believe that a double CD would have been better (I know that this "Going For The One" is also ignored which I am very disappointed about. I think that the edited version of "Soon" would have worked better. The choice from "Relayer" is hard to believe : "Sound Chaser" is the weakest number of thisĪlbum (IMO). I understand they skipped "Tales" : it is rather difficult to get a twenty minutes track on aĬompilation (at least if it consists of only one CD). We even get two tracks from "Close" which is also defendable since it is a real masterpiece. "Heart Of The Sunrise" from Fragile is a very good choice (one of my all time fave). The "Yes Album" is ignored (were "Yours" or "Starship" not good enough to be here) ? "America" is a very good choice of a rare track (but this extended version was alreadyĪvailable on "Yesterdays" - another compilation from 1975). Track "Time" would have been much better). "No Opportunity Necessary" is definitely not a good track from their second one (the title The idea is not badĪs such, but there are some mistakes here.įirst of all, there is no track from their first album ("Beyond And Before" could have The selected song being the best one (or supposed so) of each work. You take one song from eachĪlbum from the second one till "Big Generator". I think that I have understood the concept of this "Best Of".
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