Where is yes from

By the end of the '80s, the band had fallen out of fashion and into a legal battle over the rights to group's name. These matters were settled in the early '90s, opening up decades where various past members would reunite for tours and records, maintaining a faithful fan base until well into the 21st century. The members of Yes had deep roots in the British beat scene of the '60s.

Jon Anderson played in the Warriors, who cut a 45 for Decca in , before playing with Gun in , and he had a pair of solo singles to his name on Parlophone. Anderson met bassist Chris Squire , formerly of the prog outfit Syn , and they hit it off, forming a band shortly afterward. The duo harbored an affection for pop harmony along with a predilection for progressive rock, and that was the operating principle behind the nascent Yes. Yes landed their first gig in October of , when they played London's Speakeasy Club.

The next month, they scored the opening spot for Cream 's farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall, a plum spot that led to a residency at the Marquee Club and an appearance on John Peel's Top Gear radio show. The band released their first single, "Sweetness," in , followed by an eponymous full-length debut in November of that year.

These early recordings found Yes operating in a psychedelic-tinged pop vein, but pop success wasn't forthcoming, at least at this stage. During the recording of their second album, Banks left the group and was replaced by Steve Howe , formerly of Tomorrow , who recorded the quintessential British psych single "My White Bicycle. Howe didn't make his recording debut with the band until The Yes Album, a LP that found the group hitting their stride.

Expanding their horizons by playing with folk, space rock, and pop, Yes unveiled several of their signature anthems on The Yes Album, including "Starship Trooper," the album rock staple "All Good People," and "Your Move," which cracked the Billboard Top With The Yes Album performing well on both sides of the Atlantic, Yes toured heavily, and began work on a fourth album.

Wakeman 's majestic, nearly Baroque stylings -- created with a bank of nearly a dozen instruments -- combined with Howe 's intricate guitar, the supple rhythm section of Squire and Bruford , and the keening vocals of Anderson gave Yes a unique sound, while album designer Roger Dean gave the band a distinctive, fantastical look. This combination was unveiled on Fragile, an album that featured showcases for each of the musicians along with two of their signatures: the epic "Long Distance Runaround" and "Roundabout," which went all the way to number 13 on Billboard.

The album was a smash in both the U. White made his recording debut on 's Yessongs, a double-live album that also featured recordings with Bruford ; it peaked at seven in the U. A double-LP containing a mere four songs, Tales from Topographic Oceans sold well at the time but it proved divisive, often held up as the peak of prog-rock excesses. Also, they note that while Anderson "has a co-ownership right to use the name," he also "presumably" has "a duty to ensure that the use does not cause unnecessary confusion for fans.

The question remains whether Howe and White will follow in the footsteps of Squire when it comes litigating the band name.

In , Squire took Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe to court because he thought their advertising material caused "confusion in the minds of the public over which group is the real Yes.

Now, Howe is part of the established lineup, and Wakeman has joined Rabin in a newly formed group. Ultimately, Yes merged with Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, releasing Union and then gathering for a group-uniting tour. Asked about Yes in March , Wakeman said, "They're nothing to do with us.

We have no interest in what they do — and they probably got no interest in what we do. We just play Yes music as we want to play it. Home News. Yes vs. Anderson keeps a much lighter tour schedule than Yes, who often do five or six shows a week.

They want to be on the road all the time. In the meantime, Anderson remains focused on his solo career. In a unique twist, it features contributions from online fans. The process begins with fans simply sending Anderson MP3s. Music is beautiful. Yes music is great. Life is good. Newswire Powered by. Close the menu.