The Ultimate Yes

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In its day, the British prog-rock band Yes's three-letter name was a four-letter word to many diehard rock & roll fans. In time, though, its musical hallmarks have become intrinsic to college radio, that arbiter of cool. Its epic instrumental suites foretold jam bands, and its rapturously twee vocals were echoed in later groups like the Flaming Lips and the Polyphonic Spree. Packed into this three-CD set are tracks dating from Yes's origin as a uniquely virtuosic folk-rock act, covering Simon & Garfunkel's "America" of all things, to its resurrection in the mid-1980s in the hands of producer Trevor Horn, who would later gain renown with Art of Noise and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. In between are its cornerstone hits, the suite-like "I've Seen All Good People," "Long Distance Runaround," and "Yours Is No Disgrace." Inevitably, the later work, from the early 1990s on, fails to match the joy and rawness of the earlier recordings (sounds amplified thanks to remastering), but there are some new treats, including a spirited acoustic rendition of the band's signature "Roundabout." --Marc Weidenbaum

Product Description
Full title. The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection. Limited US version includes a bonus disc that features, Roundabout - (previously unreleased, acoustic), Show Me - (previously unreleased), South Side Of The Sky - (previously unreleased, acoustic), Australia - (previously unreleased, solo acoustic) and New World Symphony - (previously unreleased). Three CD's, 31 tracks in total, packaged in gatefold digipak. Warner. 2004.

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The Ultimate Yes

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Not even good enough for the casual Yes fan
Prog Rock Masterpiece!!
The Best of Yes
Yes to Yes after 35 years
Only acoustic music pay the CD

The Ultimate Yes
Yes
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00016XNZM
Release Date: 2004-01-27

Tracks:

Time and a Word
Starship Trooper
Yours Is No Disgrace
I've Seen All Good People
Roundabout
Long Distance Runaround
Heart of the Sunrise
South Side of the Sky
And You and I
America
Wonderous Stories

Tracks:

Siberian Katru
Soon
Going for the One
Don't Kill the Whale
Tempus Fugit
Owner of a Lonely Heart
Leave It
It Can Happen
Rhythm of Love
Big Generator
Lift Me Up
The Calling
Open Your Eyes
Homeworld (The Ladder)
Magnification

Tracks:

Roundabout (Acoustic)
Show Me
South Side of the Sky (Acoustic)
Australia (Solo Acoustic)
New World Symphony

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In its day, the British prog-rock band Yes's three-letter name was a four-letter word to many diehard rock & roll fans. In time, though, its musical hallmarks have become intrinsic to college radio, that arbiter of cool. Its epic instrumental suites foretold jam bands, and its rapturously twee vocals were echoed in later groups like the Flaming Lips and the Polyphonic Spree. Packed into this three-CD set are tracks dating from Yes's origin as a uniquely virtuosic folk-rock act, covering Simon & Garfunkel's "America" of all things, to its resurrection in the mid-1980s in the hands of producer Trevor Horn, who would later gain renown with Art of Noise and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. In between are its cornerstone hits, the suite-like "I've Seen All Good People," "Long Distance Runaround," and "Yours Is No Disgrace." Inevitably, the later work, from the early 1990s on, fails to match the joy and rawness of the earlier recordings (sounds amplified thanks to remastering), but there are some new treats, including a spirited acoustic rendition of the band's signature "Roundabout." --Marc Weidenbaum

Album Description

Full title. The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection. Limited US version includes a bonus disc that features, Roundabout - (previously unreleased, acoustic), Show Me - (previously unreleased), South Side Of The Sky - (previously unreleased, acoustic), Australia - (previously unreleased, solo acoustic) and New World Symphony - (previously unreleased). Three CD's, 31 tracks in total, packaged in gatefold digipak. Warner. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

Not even good enough for the casual Yes fan.......2007-07-26

If there is one thing that Yes might have overdone, is release so many greatest hits albums, compiliation albums, Live albums, and I believe a box set. And now this? I understand its an 35th aniversery edition CD, but it just not worth the price tag. What you get is some popular Yes tracks, along with some of the obscure tracks that they take off their later albums (1994 and on) Disc three contains some previously unreleased tracks, but once again, its just not worth the purchase. If you are a casual Yes fan, get one of the many complilation CD's, which has many more well known, and better Yes songs on it. If you are a Yes fanatic, theh best thing to do is purchase the studio and live albums. There is so much great material the casual fan might not care for on lets say "Close to the Edge," "Going for the One", "Time and a Word","Drama" and "Relayer" . Those albums are a much better investment fot the Yes fanatic then this. I even reccomend "Open you Eyes" "Big Genarator" or "Magnicfication" for more modern Yes albums. Just avoid this as its nothing you havent heard before a million times.

Prog Rock Masterpiece!!.......2007-07-07

To see Yes perform live is nothing short of incredible. But to see Wakeman, Howe, Anderson, Squire, and White perform together again is a living miracle from Heaven!! Wakeman and Howe are nothing short of awesome at the end of South Side Of The Sky. It's a shame not getting to hear this kind of music on the radio anymore. RIP FM radio.

The Best of Yes.......2007-06-09

The Ultimate Yes is a great album who has the best songs of the group. I'm very happy with third CD who presents the acustics songs like roundbout and the lovely show me...

Yes to Yes after 35 years.......2007-01-12

Yes was the first rock and roll group that I ever liked, aside from the Beatles of course. Many years ago in college I felt energized by the great Yes songs from The Yes Album: Starship Trooper, Yours is No Disgrace, and I've Seen All Good People. This 3 CD collection has those, of course, as well as Roundabout, their big hit that followed The Yes Album. I had forgotten that they had also produced the hit songs Owner of a Lonely Heart and Leave It, delightful surprises after so many years. There are 31 tracks total on the 3 CDs and I'm not convinced that all 31 tracks are as interesting as the ones I've mentioned but, nevermind, listening to many of these songs will transport the original Yes fans back to the '70s and many could be hits with today's young people.

Only acoustic music pay the CD.......2006-11-03

All Yes coletanias is the same. The same song and everything. If you have all as me do not by this. This CD has the value only for the acoustic songs. This is realy very good ones.

Ultimate Collection: The 35th Anniversary

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An amazing band, an amazing career

Ultimate Collection: The 35th Anniversary
Yes
Manufacturer: Wea/Warner
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000AKCAR
Release Date: 2003-07-28

Album Details

The Song Goes on for Yes, who have Survived Against all Odds as a Band for Over 35 Years. The Primary Label Source of their Recordings (Atlantic Records) Has Assembled an Ultimate Collection for the Occasion of their Best Recorded Works. The First Disc Includes Many of their Extended Opuses, While the Second Collects their Shorter Hit Singles.

Customer Reviews:

An amazing band, an amazing career.......2003-10-14

This is actually the first official 'best of' collection from this band which is very surprising considering this band have been going 35 glorious years.
Yes, have been something of a forgotten band since the 1990's which is sad considering they were always perched very much at the top from the late 60's straight through to the late 80's Hopefully this release along with current tours will raise their profile once again as one of the truly great, talented and innovative bands of all time.
This compilation, complete with the always brilliant Roger Dean Artwork is action packed with the great music of the band's long, never boring,changeable career from late 60's hippy folk, 1970's epical Progressive rock to their radical but milestone changeover to new wave stadium rock of the 1980's which yielded them single successes.
Yes are one of those few bands who could bring out more quality 'best of' compilations than you count on your one hand.From their splendid Progressive rock era included here is the brilliant 'Starship Trooper' (10 mins long of course) from the 'Yes album','And you and I' from the surperb 'Close to the edge' is one of those epical, emotional tearjerking to elating epics that represent the wonderous yes at their very best. 'Awaken' from fabulous 'going for the one' is 17 mins of sheer, sublime beauty draining almost every emotion inside of you, not one second wasted,stunning musicianship and arrangements leaving you thinking-''Does music get much better than this?''
The second cd contains mostly the shorter songs from the band's 1980's singles career, they may have commercialised their sound somewhat in the 80's but the classic rock single/world no.1 hit 'Owner of a lonely heart' and other great songs like 'Leave it' and 'Big Generator' are thrilling and unignorable. Are a band writing good music sellouts? Anyway I could go through each song and its story from a wonderful band of musicians forver but I should probably leave some room for other people's reviews. The one thing that dissapointed me about this was that nothing from the album 'Drama' was included which I consider to be one Yes' better albums. But I suppose there is only so much good music you can fit on 2 cds.

Tracks:

Time and a Word
Starship Trooper: Life Seeker/Disillusion/W
Yours Is No Disgrace
I've Seen All Good People: Your Move/All Good People
Roundabout
Long Distance Runaround
Heart of the Sunrise
South Side of the Sky
And You and I
America [Single Edit]
Wonderous Stories

Tracks:

Siberian Khatru
Soon [New Edit]
Going for the One
Don't Kill the Whale
Tempus Fugit
Owner of a Lonely Heart
Leave It
It Can Happen [Single Edit]
Rhythm of Love
Big Generator [Remix]
Lift Me Up
Calling [Single Edit]
Open Your Eyes
Homeworld (The Ladder) [Radio Edit]
Magnification

Tracks:

Roundabout [Acoustic][#]
Show Me [#]
South Side of the Sky: South Side of the Sky/South Side Variations
Australia [Solo Acoustic][#]
New World Symphony [#]

Album Description

Subtitled - The 35th Anniversary. 2003 compilation released to commemorate their 35th anniversary. A double disc collection of their very best work, drawn from their entire career. Highlights include, 'Starship Trooper', 'Yours Is No Disgrace', 'I've Seen All Good People', 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart', 'Don't Kill The Whale', & 'Wondrous Stories'. 21 tracks. Slipcase. WSM.