Prog Album of the Week - Week 67 (01/04/2015): Yes - The Yes Album

As always, we encourage participation from everyone - if you've never heard the album, there's a YouTube link provided! Go check it out and report back!

Welcome to the sixty-seventh week of r/progrockmusic's Album of the Week! Last week we discussed Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Emerson, Lake & Palmer and that was lovely.

If you'd like to peruse previous weeks' discussions, please visit the archive.

Our third Yes album, this one is the Yes Album (or so the title says)...

http://i.imgur.com/4fKNbIk.png

###Yes - The Yes Album (1971)

Track Listing:

Track listing: 1) Yours is No Disgrace; 2) The Clap; 3) Starship Trooper: Life Seeker / Disillusion / Wurm; 4) I've Seen All Good People; 5) A Venture; 6) Perpetual Change.

• The album on Youtube
• The album on Wikipedia
• Progarchives review (4.29)

####Potential Discussion Questions:

• Most people consider this to be Yes' first real powerhouse record which would shape their sound and influence. How would you compare the album to their previous albums? What changes can you hear?

• How would you personally rate the album?

• Are there any moments on the album you consider particularly strong or particularly weak (i.e., favourite/least favourite moments)?

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