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I saw them in Philly, back in 74. They really blew my mind. Of course, at the time my mind was probably already altered, slightly - LOL. But, what an amazing assembly of extremely brilliant musicians. As a young teen, exploring music beyond ubiquitous "rock" - Yes was almost orchestral and spacey. Their initial impact on me was positive.
Yet, over time, just like with Rush... the monotony of the abysmal vocals, combined with endless droning on of musical self-indulgent interludes, drove me away. It became just flat out, mind numbingly boring to me.
And that screeching voice??? Fuck me!
Again, they were musically brilliant. Relevant? OK, sure. Why not? But, unlike the Floyd, another band cut from similar cloth, Yes' songs were just awful, even the "hits".
Sirius/XM should start a new channel: The endless, boring, screeching bands of the 70's.
Yet, over time, just like with Rush... the monotony of the abysmal vocals, combined with endless droning on of musical self-indulgent interludes, drove me away. It became just flat out, mind numbingly boring to me.
And that screeching voice??? Fuck me!
Again, they were musically brilliant. Relevant? OK, sure. Why not? But, unlike the Floyd, another band cut from similar cloth, Yes' songs were just awful, even the "hits".
Sirius/XM should start a new channel: The endless, boring, screeching bands of the 70's.
