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Yes
12+ albums
Progressive rockclassic rockrockbritishProgressive
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Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968. Over the course of their career, the band has included more than twenty full-time members, with key figures such as vocalist Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarists Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin, drummers Bill Bruford and Alan White, and keyboardists Tony Kaye and Rick Wakeman. The band are widely regarded as pioneers of progressive rock and have incorporated elements of rock, pop, jazz, and classical music into their work. As of 2023, the line-up consists of Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Billy Sherwood, Jon Davison, and Jay Schellen. Yes was founded by Anderson, Squire, Bruford, Kaye, and guitarist Peter Banks. Early performances consisted of a mixture of original material and cover versions of songs by artists such as The Beatles, The 5th Dimension, and Traffic. Their debut album "Yes" (1969) and its follow-up "Time and a Word" (1970) reflected this transitional period. Following the replacement of Banks with Howe in 1970, the band developed a more distinct progressive rock style, resulting in a series of commercially successful albums including "The Yes Album" (1971), "Fragile" (1971), "Close to the Edge" (1972), and the live album "Yessongs" (1973). During this period, they also released "Tales from Topographic Oceans" (1973), "Relayer" (1974), "Going for the One" (1977), and "Tormato" (1978), and became known for elaborate stage productions and artwork, particularly by Roger Dean. Internal disagreement
