Hello, everyone,
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This is my 50th year listening to Yes. (Or, perhaps it is my 49th year. Everything is getting a bit fuzzy.)?
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I am thrilled to say that, for me, Yes’ music stands the test of time. In fact, I enjoy their music even more now than I did a few years (or decades) ago.?
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And, brace yourselves, but I have recently come to the fairly bold conclusion that the very best Prog pieces ever written were almost all written by Yes.?
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I am talking about the top dozen or so Yes songs. And many other Prog songs in my top 40 list belong to Yes as well.
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There is a quality to their music in terms of passion, creativity, musical structure, sensitivity, and technical skill that is rarely found anywhere else in the Prog world, IMHO.
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With that in mind, I’d like to send my ever-changing list of the top 40ish Prog rock pieces, by any band, for your consideration. And I would love to hear where you agree and/or disagree.
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If any of you have your own similar lists, I would enjoy seeing those as well.
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As point of reference: I only have one life-long Yes friend with whom I can talk about Yes. (We went to elementary school, junior high, and high school together - and we discovered Yes together in high school).?
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And since he is an otherwise normal human, I probably should give him a break from my Yes ramblings.?
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That’s where you all come in.?
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I realize this may be the last thing you want or need. So just say the word and I will slink away.
Don't worry about me; I have Netflix AND Hulu.??
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J
