Yes

Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Oct 21 10:11:27 по местному времени:

Нello All!

Залит Yes/(2021)_Quest

КАК все ждали выхода этого альбома и вот, наконец, 1 октября он вышел!
Все надеялись на чудо, но чуда не случилось...
Йес ли это? Да. Можно ли поставить данный диск в одном ряду с Close The The Edge или Fragile? Однозначно - НЕТ!
Значит ли это, что мы должны пройти мимо? Опять же - нет! Риска получить душевнвую травму после прослушивания данной пластинки нет ровно никакого. Почему? Да потому, что и диск ровно никакой.
Набор 5-минутных попсовых песенок, которые могли бы быть сыграны любой современной прог-рок-командой не лучше и не хуже.
Нет, Хоув узнаваем, Шервуд играет почти, как Сквайр, а Дейвисон поёт почти, как Андерсон, стиль узнаваем, и первый трек даёт надежду на лучшее, но надежда так же быстро и умирает.
Такие дела...

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The Quest
Yes
Symphonic Progб 2021
(c) Review by tjlefors, PA

Yes has always been one of my favorite groups. Tracks like Close to The Edge and And you and I are among my absolute favorites. You can just forget about those songs here on this album. This is pop music with some guitar, strings and synth. Nice and melodic. It flows away. Very disappointing is the only thing I can say.

The Ice Bridge is the opening track and can remind a bit of yes. Opens quite well with synth and vocals. Sacred song and synth. A good guitar solo. Perhaps the best track.

Sister sleeping soul, pretty pop but where is the YES magic. Reminds me of beach boys at times. Don't get me wrong I like Beach boys but this is supposed to be YES.

Dare To Know opens with a sweet guitar solo and then there are more guitars and wind instruments. Everything slides away at a nice pace. Then it almost becomes film music. Strings and winds. Then some guitar again. Unbelievable that this is YES. Could have been played on P4 here in Norway. There is not much challenging music there. Then some guitar again. Wind instruments, guitar. A little beat change. Jon Davison sings well. Then it calms down with a little guitar and then it fades out.

Mystery Tour. More of the same. Nice pop music. Could almost have been the Beatles at times. And then some Alan Parsons. Verse and chorus. A little 10cc too. A little Beach boys and a little Creedence too.

Minus The Man. Opens slowly with singing then some guitar then some vocal harmonies. And so and so on in the same line with a few strings in the background. A little change of pace so I do not fall asleep. Then some guitar again. If I had heard this song without knowing it was yes, I would not have believed it.

Damaged world. Opens with ompa ompa beat. Jon does NOT sing in falsetto. Lindsey Buckingham could have had this on his latest album. Nice and melodic.

Leave well alone. Opens at a slightly different pace. Sounds almost like Moody blues at first. This is actually an ok pop song. A small change of pace. String, guitar. Nothing wrong with this, just expected something different / better. Another change of pace and something reminiscent of Yes. Steve Нowe one of the world's best guitarists. Нere he is idling or on autopilot.

The western edge. Opens with synth and song slowly. Now it loosens up soon. But it does not. Although they increase the pace a bit. And there are some nice harmonies and beats. So incredibly predictable. Future memories. A little sacred song with guitar, calm and slow. Нarmonies. This is pure pop music. Calm and nice and slow. Not much more to say.

Music To My Ears. Opens calmly with piano. So a little floating synth. This is also pure pop music. All this music reminds me of something, it's just not YES.

A living island. Opens with calm guitar and vocals and piano. A little guitar and singing. Then it's more of the same.

What shall I say. Two or three stars? I am sorry guys, but I cannot give you more than two. I know you can do so much better. Now I have to put on Close to The Edge.
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Enjoy!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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