Essentially Yes

Performer: Yes
Distributor: Fontana Distribution

Notes: This mammoth five-CD set collects a variety of the progressive music legends' late-period releases, from 1994's TALK to 2001's MAGNIFICATION. Taken as a whole, it's a demonstration of the band's continued vitality and willingness to experiment, particularly in the orchestral arrangements of the latter album, their first to feature an orchestra since 1970's TIME AND A WORD. For good measure, there's also a CD featuring live selections from a 2003 concert in Montreux.

The longest-running prog-rock group in the business, Yes flew on the strength of Jon Anderson's high, angelic voice and the group's instrumental virtuosity. The band began in England, rising from the ashes of pop-psych outfits like Tomorrow, Bodast, and Mabel Greer's Toyshop. Extending the technical facility of psychedelia and downplaying the trippiness, it helped forge the template for progressive rock and reigned as its most popular practitioners in the '70s. Over the years, Yes has weathered personnel changes, lawsuits, and changing public tastes while holding on to its original vision.

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