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YES! YES! YES!

I found myself wandering around a branch of HMV (not the proggiest of shops, unlike the fabulous ST Records in Dudley) when I saw the new Yes album The Quest. Now, I’ve been a Yes fan since Time And A Word but have been a little disappointed since Fly From Here, however emboldened by the review in Prog [123], I bought it. So glad I did. It’s a Yes album for the past and the future.

From the opening fanfare of Geoff Downes’ synths it sets the scene and the bar. Swirling melodies, interesting lyrics and Yes’ signature choral and vocal harmonies. Steve

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