History Music / Yes

* DeadpanSnarker: Rick Wakeman, Bill Bruford, occasionally Chris Squire, too.

* ContemptibleCover: ''Going for the One''.

* EpicRocking: It isn't uncommon for their songs to top twenty minutes in length. I say "isn't" because apparently they have a new unrecorded suite of four album side-length suites completely written, although it's unclear when it'll be recorded or performed.
** This suite was discovered to be the song Fly From Here, on the album of the same name, released in 2011.

* ''Tormato'' (1978) - "Onward", "Don't Kill The Whale"

* ''Union'' (1991)
* ''Talk'' (1994)
* ''Open Your Eyes'' (1997)
* ''The Ladder'' (1999) - "Homeworld"
* ''Magnification'' (2001)

** The middle section of "The Gates of Delirium" off of ''Relayer'' probably goes up to a 6, especially the bit where someone pushes over a rack of car parts in the studio. It's certainly the noisiest Yes ever got on any of their studio albums.

** The live version of "The Fish" on ''Yessongs'' [[{{YMMV}} might]] reach a 6 or 7. It was shockingly loud for its day.

* Geoff Downes - keyboards (1980-1981, 2011)

* Benoît David - vocals (2008-present)

* LyricalDissonance: ''South Side Of The Sky''.

* InNameOnly: Turned on its head - Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe was Yes in everything ''but'' name, essentially a reunion of their 1972-73 era lineup, minus Chris Squire. They recorded one SelfTitledAlbum in 1989 and toured behind it, before they were assimilated back into Yes in 1991.

* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}: Did the cover art for ''Going for the One'' and ''Tormato''.

* {{Title Only Chorus}}: "Leave It".

* {{Word Salad Lyrics}}: Intentional, as singer Jon Anderson used his lyrics as simply another instrument, choosing them more for their sound than their meaning. Therefore, many Yes lyrics are absolutely incomprehensible, with a generous amount of WhenIsPurple.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Benoit David has a similar vocal range to Jon Anderson, wears similar stage costumes,and even looks a little like him. Considering he was [[AscendedFanboy previously a member of Yes tribute band Close to the Edge]], this probably isn't surprising.

** The middle section of "The Gates of Delirium" off of ''Relayer'' probably goes up to a 6, especially the bit on "Gates" where someone pushes over a rack of car parts in the studio. It's certainly the noisiest Yes ever got on any of their studio albums.

** Bits of "The Gates of Delirium" and "Sound Chaser" off of ''Relayer'' probably go up to a 6 (especially the bit on "Gates" where someone pushes over a rack of car parts in the studio). It's certainly the noisiest Yes ever got on any of their studio albums.

* EpicInstrumentalOpener: "Close to the Edge" starts with one.

The band's since returned to their old prog sound, toured as a "Mega-Yes" lineup for a while with all the eight members that were in the band at various points (Anderson, Squire, Howe, Rabin, Kaye, Wakeman, Bruford, and White), reunited their classic lineup and have been going strong since...until in 2008, when Jon Anderson fell ill. The band soldiered on with Rick Wakeman's son Oliver on keyboards (since booted out so Downes could rejoin) and, most surprisingly, [[PromotedFanboy Benoît David]] of tribute band Close to the Edge on vocals.

* AscendedFanboy: Benoït David was lead vocalist for Yes tribute band Close to the Edge before becoming the lead vocalist of Yes.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Benoit David has a similar vocal range to Jon Anderson and even looks a little like him, and even wears similar stage costumes. Considering he was [[AscendedFanboy previously a member of Yes tribute band Close to the Edge]], this probably isn't surprising.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Benoit David has a similar vocal range to Jon Anderson and even looks a little like him, and even wears similar stage costumes.

* {{Sampling}}: "Owner of a Lonely Heart" was one of the first rock songs to use the technique.

* ''Tales from Topographic Oceans'' (1973)

* ''Tormato'' (1978) - "Onward"

* ExecutiveMeddling: WordOfGod says that this is how the ''Union'' album of 1991 was sabotaged. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe were recording their second album in Montserrat, while the official Yes were recording the followup to ''Big Generator'' in Los Angeles, while looking for a replacement for Jon Anderson (Billy Sherwood and [[{{Supertramp}} Roger Hodgson]] were considered candidates). ABWH's label, Arista, wanted more commercial material, and felt it would sell more copies if ABWH were called Yes. Arista approached Yes to contribute material for ABWH. Trevor Rabin reluctantly sent Arista demos of "Lift Me Up" and "Saving My Heart" for Jon to sing on. Squire and Billy Sherwood sent "The More We Live--Let Go". Meanwhile, Anderson sang backing vocals on Yes' project. Arista assembled all of the Yes and ABWH recordings, plus a Bill Bruford/Tony Levin instumental, a Steve Howe acoustic solo piece, and "The More We Live" into ''Union''. Adding to the meddling was producer Jonathan Elias, who, as Aeista wanted the project completed on schedule, changed guitar and keyboard parts Howe and Wakeman recorded for the band, and added myriad session musicians from L.A. to finish off Howe and Wakeman's playing without even any input from Wakeman or Howe.

* ExecutiveMeddling: WordOfGod says that this is how the ''Union'' album of 1991 was sabotaged. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe were recording their second album in Montserrat, while the official Yes were recording the followup for ''Big Generator'' in Los Angeles, while looking for a replacement for Jon Anderson (Billy Sherwood and [[{{Supertramp}} Roger Hodgson]] were cosidered candidates). ABWH's label, Arista, wanted more commercial material, and felt it would sell more copies if ABWH were called Yes. Arista approached Yes to contribute material for ABWH. Trevor Rabin reluctantly sent Arista demos of "Lift Me Up" and "Saving My Heart" for Jon to sing on. Squire and Billy Sherwood sent "The More We Live--Let Go". Meanwhile, Anderson sang backing vocals on Yes' project. Arista assembled all of the Yes and ABWH recordings, plus a Bill Bruford/Tony Levin instumental, a Steve Howe acoustic solo piece, and "The More We Live" into ''Union''. Adding to the meddling was producer Jonathan Elias, who, as Aeista wanted the project completed on schedule, changed guitar and keyboard parts Howe and Wakeman recorded for the band, and added myriad session musicians from L.A. to finish off Howe and Wakeman's playing without even any input from Wakeman or Howe.

Yes is a British group that has been instrumental in the formation of ProgressiveRock, embodying the best (incredible instrumental proficiency) and worst of the genre (EndingFatigue-inducing endless jamming). Formed in 1968, their music is marked by long song lengths, instrumental prowess, unusual time signatures, sudden dynamic shifts, incomprehensible lyrics, lush vocal harmonies and lead singer Jon Anderson's distinctive high-pitched voice.

After an internal conflict and falling out, Anderson and Wakeman left the band in 1980, being replaced by vocalist/experienced RecordProducer Trevor Horn and keyboardist Geoff Downes of TheBuggles. The resulting lineup recorded one album, ''Drama'', which showcased a heavier, harder rock sound than before and earned mixed reception, before disintegrating the same year.

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* ''Tormato'' (1978)
* ''Drama'' (1980) - "Machine Messiah"

* ''Fly From Here'' (2011)