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From: jeff@dciem.UUCP (Jeff Richardson)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: YES ("Yesterdays" & early albums)
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Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 09:20:57 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 27 09:20:57 1985
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Reply-To: jeff@dciem.UUCP (Jeff Richardson)
Organization: D.C.I.E.M., Toronto, Canada
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Summary: 

> "America" was recorded for the "Age of Atlantic" compilation album (which
> also had Led Zeppelin on it).  If you're looking for it, it was also included
> on Yes' own compilation album "Yesterdays", which contained "America" plus
> the "best" of their first two albums ("Yes" and "Time and a Word").  I
> quibble with the use of the word "best" because "Yesterdays" did NOT
> include one of the best tracks Yes ever recorded ("No Opportunity Necessary,
> No Experience Needed", a Richie Havens tune) from "Time and a Word".
> -- 
> Like a vermin (HEY!), shot for the very first time...
> 			Rich Rosen   ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr

Rich is right.  "Yesterdays" is definitely NOT the best of "Yes" and "Time
And A Word".  I have all three albums and it seems to me that the songs that
were selected for "Yesterdays" were the most commercial and pop-oriented
songs from their first two albums.  They don't really give you a good picture
of the type of music Yes was doing in those days.  Most of the songs that were
left off of "Yesterdays" are better and much more interesting.  A couple of
them show the familiar Yes style in its early, formative stages, but many of
them are very different from anything else Yes ever did.  They show a wide
variety of influences from the time, most of which will surprise Yes fans
that haven't heard "Yes" and "Time And A Word".  It's interesting to see
how each of the great "progressive rock" groups of the 70's had very different
influences, but most people lump them all together under the same banner.
-- 
Jeff Richardson, DCIEM, Toronto  (416) 635-2073
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