"Yes" Album
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A "Yes" Album is a progressive rock album that features complex musical arrangements and extended compositions by "Yes" Band.
- AKA: Yes Album, Yes Band Album.
- Context:
- It can typically feature extended compositions with complex time signatures and multi-part suites.
- It can typically incorporate classical music influences with orchestral arrangements and keyboard symphonys.
- It can often showcase virtuosic instrumental performances through guitar solos, keyboard solos, and bass solos.
- It can typically have concept album elements with thematic unity and narrative structures.
- It can typically feature Roger Dean artwork for album cover designs and gatefold packaging.
- It can range from being a Single LP Album to being a Triple LP Album, depending on its compositional scope.
- It can often include multi-track recordings with elaborate production techniques by producers like Eddie Offord.
- It can typically achieve gold certification or platinum certification from recording industry associations.
- It can often feature collaborative compositions credited to multiple band members.
- It can typically include "Yes" Songs ranging from 3-minute singles to 20-minute epics.
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- Example(s):
- Yes (album) (1969) as the debut album featuring original arrangements and cover versions.
- The Yes Album (1971) featuring Yours Is No Disgrace and achieving platinum status.
- Fragile (1971) featuring Roundabout (song) and individual member showcases.
- Close to the Edge (1972) with its 18-minute title track and progressive rock pinnacle.
- Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973) as a double album with four side-long compositions.
- Relayer (1974) featuring The Gates of Delirium at 22 minutes.
- Going for the One (1977) marking Rick Wakeman's return to "Yes" Band.
- 90125 (1983) achieving triple platinum status with Trevor Rabin compositions.
- Big Generator (1987) continuing the commercial rock direction.
- Union (1991) featuring the eight-member "Yes" Band configuration.
- The Ladder (1999) as the final album with producer Bruce Fairbairn.
- Fly from Here (2011) featuring Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn material.
- Heaven & Earth (2014) with new vocalist Jon Davison.
- The Quest (2021) as the first album without founding member Chris Squire.
- Mirror to the Sky (2023) as the latest studio album.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Genesis Album, which transitioned to shorter pop songs in the 1980s.
- King Crimson Album, which featured more experimental dissonance and improvisation.
- ELP Album, which emphasized classical music adaptations over original compositions.
- See: "Yes" Band, "Yes" Song, Progressive Rock Album, Concept Album, Roger Dean (artist), Atlantic Records.