Yes - Alvin Slaughter

Advantages: Much more polished, mature and awe inspiring sound
Disadvantages: Maybe too different for some listeners to appreciate

...The Dresden Dolls self titled debut album was a real burst of adrenaline in the stagnant alternative music scene; it's combination of raunchy yet raw lyrics with powerful drums and crazy piano melodies made it a very unforgettable listen, an album that I shall take to my grave as one of my all time favourites. So when I got the follow up album 'Yes Virginia' for my last birthday, I was curious, excited and even a little sceptical; I'd never heard any of the songs before hand so was completely unsure of what I was going to be gracing my ears with. Then, their was my ever present bout of cynicism that doubted that the band could make a second album with at least the same amount of promise and aptitude as their first. How wrong could I possibly have been? The album starts with 'Sex Changes', a positively wacky bundle of energy... Read review

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Advantages: good materials
Disadvantages: rushed production

...Like among Christians - along with other things there are those who are only in it for such reasons like money and are not true to the reason and motives of why they are in the faith; thus, so it is similarly the same with Yes fans- there are those who are only attracted by the hype emulated within the band's presentations rather than the music itself (which is applicable to many other bands and other genres than only music as well); and still, there are those who are Yes fans solely because of the group's grand type of music. If you belong to the latter category, it is much too likely that you can't escape appreciating this non-commercially successful albulm of YES. Not really on the veins of an experimental project - YES' ninth studio release is a collection of nine brilliantly captivating songs. Really this is not a put-on I... Read review

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Advantages: another yes classic
Disadvantages: yes never made anymore like this

...Relayer was my introduction into yes and prog rock, I was 13 at the time and this album had just been released. I purchased it on recommendation and reviews of this band. To my amazement, when I first took it home and took out the disc, I thought I had been ripped off.....only 3 tracks!! how can that be? However, not to be disheartened, I put it on my turntable and blasted the thing out to kingdom come. I must admit, that it took a number of plays, before I could get were Yes were all about, but in the end I was not disappointed.....I soon added The Yes Album, Yessongs, Close To The Edge and Fragile to my collection. Personally, I believe that this album is much under-rated, and I feel that it easily stands up there with the best of the Yes collection. Obviously after 'Tales...' Yes needed to come up with something and they couldn... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful