I see when I’m with you More in the mind Everything is alright Drama high quality complete mp3 album. If you were there you would want to be near me As a producer he worked with a number of acts, including Paul McCartney, Rod Stewart, ABC, Tina Turner – and even YES (but that’s a story for another day). (Yes, Yes) It’s so good to be near you That had to be what Yesmen Chris Squire, Steve Howe, and Alan White were thinking in 1980 when not only keyboardist Rick Wakeman quit (again) but also singer Jon Anderson. Taken, taken, so easily Offered the chance He was the band’s voice. And why did he leave? Look back, that is no escape Slips away like running water Crucial. He never falls into that rock’n’rollers trap of lampooning other musics, or producing a poor man’s alternative to them. 4. By the end of the day YES had called it quits. Resenting the pace of the dawn. To the cities we build Drama Remastered in 2003 from the master tape of the original mix. You and me Unsurprisingly, he was brought up in a home crawling with keyboard players. Looking back on Yes' long career, Drama seems like the cap on the classic Yes era before 90125 took them in a new direction three years later. There sometimes is humour, but it is always tempered by his all-too-obvious respect for other musics and his relationship with them as a composer and musician. Sadly, it (and the entire record) is – perhaps unfairly - ignored, largely due to Anderson’s reluctance to perform Drama songs live. Of all the moments spent together In Alan you witness the perfect marriage of technique and emotion. And though nothing would really be living By the sea How? He himself has said, with a mischievous under-statement, “I suppose that a lot of my music is on what you might call an epic scale.”. In the way he plays and the role he gives the instrument in his compositions, Chris is responsible more than anyone else for the emancipation of the rock bass. I hear fresh creative dynamic and original music . How would they take him quitting a second time? I have a love hate relationship with Drama. Alan White – drums. After 12 years and ten albums, he and Squire were YES‘ only remaining founding members. Drama would prove not to be the end of the road for Yes – just one of their temporary stops. Here, by the waterside SD 16019; Vinyl LP). (reply- friends make their way of escape into systems of chance) Still, his voice and lyrics were so integral that both fans and the still-standing Yesmen had to wonder if this would be one lineup change too many. (Yes, Yes) Do we leave it unspoken, For over a decade now, Chris Squire has been tailed wherever he goes, at home, in the streets, shops, restaurants, on tour with YES from Tokyo to Toronto. People who pretend, doesn't count because of that line-up are weirdos. Then, at 1 minute, 37 seconds, comes the most crucial moment: the entrance of new frontman Trevor Horn. It’s their only album, until then, without their front man Jon Anderson. Eddie Offord, whose name last appeared on Relayer, almost six years before, was called in to produce the new record, Drama, and Roger Dean designed the cover, his first for YES since 1975’s Yesterdays compilation. The scale, you use I think his range is fantastic for what the band were doing, and he had that "eccentric mojo" the band were known for. I agree about it being their strongest post-1974 work. That wheels go ’round in reason Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets. Released 18 August 1980 on Atlantic (catalog no. I am glad that I gave this album a chance since it really is great! All of us waiting for time Horn went on to launch ZTT Records, releasing albums by such new wave hitmakers as Frankie Goes To Hollywood and The Art Of Noise. Drama is also available as part of the High Vibration SACD Box Set at Amazon. Make Offer - YES - Topographic Drama - Live Across America New Sealed 3 LP on 180 Gram Vinyl. As with the arrival of Geoff and Trevor, the band found themselves minus a member and with a world tour looming, and Alan just appeared in their studio one day. To hide herself. Horn’s vocals did recall Anderson’s, but (especially live) he couldn’t hit Anderson’s trademark high notes. In early 1980, after rehearsing music for the follow-up to the tepidly-received Tormato, both Anderson and keyboardist Rick Wakeman departed the band over creative and financial differences. The line up on the album is Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Chris Squire and Alan White. That we feel it every (A word of warning: he sometimes mentions that he’d like to take a year off and sail off into the sunset. And while admitting a closeness to many rock guitar heavies, he feels a greater affinity with the likes of segova, John (Sky) Williams and Williams’ mento, Julian Bream. © 2019 YES '97 LLC. For once, that hoary old superlative about spanning all musical styles has a chance to live up to its much-abused claims. 1. And this year Alan adds another feather to his cap; you’ll be hearing him supply backing vocals to the songs from the new album, “Drama“. $42.50 +$3.99 shipping. Eddie Offord, Roger Dean, long songs – all that was well and good. Not that the tour wasn’t successful: They sold out all of their U.S. dates, including a three-night stand at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Machine Messiah Lyrics. And show me Website by, iTunes (Standard Edition, Mastered for iTunes). Not my favourite, but it certainly counts as a full-fledged Yes album, not less than Going for the One or 90125, in spite of the absence of Jon Anderson. (Yes, Yes) From the moment you tell me – yes, If you could see all the roads I have travelled Could this be true The next logical step was on to the studio producer’s seat, moulding raw young bands. - The School Fire (Part 2) (Ep. I personally think this is also Trevor Horn's best overall performance as a vocalist. (Yes, Yes) Should we wait for an answer Tied down, now you see too late. Take all your dreams He moved to London, pursuing his interest in the more complex aspects of music through session and production gigs, and it was during this time that he met Geoff Downes. 00:00 - Close To The Edge18:42 - And You and I28:51 - Siberian Khatru Great record favorite song machine messiah ,i am a camera and white car interesting thought ,i would hate this record but ended up loving it. January 2018, 12:42 Yes / Topographic Drama - Live Across America You run to the light of day. He also brought with him an impressive set of muscles – courtesy of his beloved hobby of sailing. So the pressure was on when Anderson, Squire, Howe, White, and Wakeman convened in 1979 with producer Roy Thomas Baker, well-known for his work with Queen. To pass into glass reality They will return. If the starting point of Tales… had come about when the paths of Yes and King Crimson had accidentally crossed at a party, the next stage in the story found Yes indebted to another part of the prog spectrum: Emerson Lake And Palmer and their Manticore Studios, based in an old converted cinema in Fulham. How dare these two hack purveyors of ear-candy defile a band of YES‘ legendary status, the fans and critics raged. Vinyl LP as per original release at Amazon Am I prejudiced, or a weirdo? That's what I'm talking about, dudes and dudettes! Trevor’s first instrument was the double bass. Is born. The Buggles were history by 1982. I guess without this album and the meeting of Buggles and Yes we would not of had 90125 , which is a production masterpeice , well done Trevor. There was also the question of chemistry. Their most recent effort, Tormato (1978), hadn’t fared as well commercially or critically as its predecessor, Going For The One (1977). Yes ~Drama~ Lp IN SHRINK!! This was a new line up and a new vision. (Yes, Yes) Makes me want to be with you was an Australian radio comedy first broadcast in 1936 until finishing in 1941, and is one of the best known examples of Australian radio drama. Indeed, they’ve played together pretty consistently since White first joined YES in 1972. Is all, on black This interest almost developed into a profession, with Trevor co-founding a recording studio in Leicester, England, but wanderlust struck before the studio was finished. Drama is the tenth studio album by British rock band Yes. BTW the, To fly with the canyon on a cliff, see the river crash and roar, see how it flows.... And all she offered me were dreams Hold me, machine Messiah Couldn't find it here, so there it is .For everyone to enjoy ! His father was a church organist and his mother a piano teacher. Released August 18, 1980. Not an easy thing for them to pull off at this stage. Chris Squire's tracks are a veritable bass clinic. August 2011 EAC extraction logfile from 2. He can stride like the most soulful jazzer, rock with flair and energy, and pick out the most intricate classical forms. The fact that 2/5 of the band is new makes me think they were maybe just fulfilling a contract. Of a mind close beside herself There is, no way Genres: Progressive Rock, Symphonic Prog. It's essential Yes. You draw, a graph If you feel the feeling start. The Buggles, of course, followed – and it was here that YES first noticed, admiringly, his eclectic keyboard style. While that problem might not have been apparent in the studio – as Drama has many great moments – when the band hit the road, it was clear that although they were good, they just weren’t YES. High Vibration is a 16 x Hybrid SACD Box Set made for the Japanese fans, containing their first 13 albums on 15 discs plus a bonus disc of extra tracks. White and Squire would often throw in a bit of “Fugit” during their “Whitefish” dual solo performance, and the ecstatic crowd responses are revealing. And in a few years the flame would reignite, with more ups and downs and a consistently fluctuating lineup. Lovers, they will never wait. The bonus material is good. Genres: Progressive Rock, Symphonic Prog. Released 18 August 1980 on Atlantic (catalog no. Maybe we’ll change To pass into glass reality Taken in tranquility. Then, as if to prove to themselves and others that their talents extended far beyond the Buggles, they wrote a song for one of their favourite bands – YES. $19.99 +$4.39 shipping. I agree about it being their strongest post-1974 work. Does it ever happen to you If RAINBOW FACE excels at anything (and they do) it's the liberal use of intertwined lyrics and music to convey drama, desperation, and madness. By the nature of the music, ninety percent of rock bands simply require a steady rhythmic base, veering from 4/4 at its own risk, and allowing little room for for individual ability to shine. What would YES mean without Jon Anderson singing? All of them waiting for time. Punk rock and new wave were coming into fashion, and YES – who never had much to do with trends anyway – were regarded as dinosaurs by both the press and younger artists. At first the classically inspired songs may seem bombastic and over cooked. Search for a higher Friends make their way into systems of chance Run thro’ the light of night To the remaining members this recent development with Anderson was just another change; they would soldier on. Rated #322 in the best albums of 1980. It sounds unlike any other Yes album, thanks to those two guys. Simultaneously, he was developing an interest in studios and sound-recording techniques. It is their first album to feature Trevor Horn … Run down a street this wonderful masterpiece (Remastered and Expanded! Trevor’s vocal and lyric-writing abilities, both self-developed since the formation of the Buggles, gravitated naturally to the front-mike of the YES set. Drama Tracklist. But it doesn't stop there. It was she who took the young Downes through his five-finger exercises, nurturing his talents to the level where he was taken under the wing of the Manchester Cathedral organist for further studies. Looking back on Yes' long career, Drama seems like the cap on the classic Yes era before 90125 took them in a new direction three years later. just thoughts. To be, assured An answer to-yes, (Yes, Yes) And the moment I see you OK, so Geoff Downes’ keyboards fit in. Patience may reveal Drama's timeless brilliance for some. I'm always up and down on that record. Now everything is okay Your petitions should be sent…). Download Yes Drama mp3 album. (Yes, Yes) Makes me want to be with you It wasn’t until 1970 that his gaze fell upon a band that could both accept the challenge of his style and, in return, offer him a challenge with its music. The strength of your singular eye. To get full access to the site e.g. Time is the measure before it’s begun And, possibly to assuage fans’ collective fears that The Buggles would steer YES toward shorter songs (although a Buggles-free YES would do just that a few years later). In the late seventies, Geoff’s adept keyboards we much in demand for advertising music jingles. I need to be there. Gatefold CD at Amazon I'm one of the few weirdos that has mixed feelings about GFTO. I asked my love to give me shelter Taken, taken so easily Towards some unusable last equilibrium A newly emboldened Chris Squire lays down aggressive rhythms with Alan White, and Steve Howe eschews his usual … If you listen to the album without prejudice, you'll have to admit Drama is a very good progressive rock album even without the distinctive voice of Jon Anderson. Threads that link diamonds of life Take me into the fire. Meanwhile, Squire and White stuck it out. Finding that their ideas coincided to an amazing degree, they went on to form the infamous Buggles, and found themselves with number one hits in Australasia and across Europe. Than the body this feeling IMHO Yes Drama is the bands greatest achievement and ironically a recording that certainly splits opinion. After a 3-year stint at Leeds College of Music Geoff moved to London at the age of 20, playing with friends and various small bands. To take-it back. (Yes, Yes) It’s so good to be near you And that’s what they, he and we mean by “Epic“. He rescued it from the shadows of “The Rhythm Section”, expanded its sound, broke the chains of the fretboard and brought the bass stage-front, to a point where it is now a major voice in the sound-mix, both live and in the studio. Like most classic rock albums Yes Drama takes time and repeated listening before one will "get it". SD 16019; Vinyl LP). But wait! This to just remind you 3. (Yes, Yes) And the feeling you give me YES Drama reviews / from Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock website Progarchives.com has always (since 2002) relied on banners ads to cover web hosting fees and all. YES - Topographic Drama - Live Across America New Sealed 3 LP on 180 Gram Vinyl. You were keeping your best situation progarchives.com at Press About Us. To this day, many fans consider Drama‘s closing track, “Tempus Fugit,” to be one of the group’s best moments. Drama, an Album by Yes. MP3 Downloads at iTunes (Standard Edition, Mastered for iTunes), iTunes (Deluxe Edition), 7 Digital In the past when there was a major membership change (Howe replacing founding guitarist Peter Banks, Wakeman replacing original keyboardist Tony Kaye, White taking over for drummer Bill Bruford), the new blood always brought a fresh instrumental voice; no one had ever attempted to mimic a predecessor. Live for the pleasure, live by the gun As any student of literature will tell you, epic doesn’t simply mean length or size – the reference books talk of “Epic” in terms of being “on a grand scale, heroic, incorporating myth, legend, history.” and “embodying lofty or grandiose aspirations.” Take a few minutes out to apply these ideas to Chris, his playing and his writing, and you’ll be halfway towards understanding this enigmatic giant of the rock bass. Show me the strength of your You’d be hard pressed to name a band that demands so much of its drummer as YES does. It has enough of what I love plus plenty of "new" sounds and styles that took them to their next incarnation. Maybe we’ll change Albums: Yes, Time and a Word, The Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge, Yessongs, Tales from Topographic Oceans, Relayer, Going for the One , Tormato, Drama, 90125, Big Generator and a Bonus Disc. Yes Drama (styled as yes Drama and formerly called yes stars Drama) is an Israeli television channel carried by the Israeli satellite television provider - yes, which broadcasts American, British, Canadian and Israeli TV shows of the dramas, lifestyle and reality genres. And, to be there when they say To take a look Well-known and influential mainstream progressive from the 1970's, and still around in some form ever since, they … Innocence, you could hold all the materials It is also YES last album before the band disbanded in 1981, before reforming in 1982. Make Offer - Yes ~Drama~ Lp IN SHRINK! They approached the band with a tape and were awestruck by the enthusiasm that met their material. Of all Yes albums. Lyrics. Yet that problem paled in comparison to replacing Jon Anderson. And alter our stance. Wow, you can imagine fans thinking on or around August 18, 1980 (the album’s original release date), he does sound a bit like Jon. That is drawn at an angle This is […] I think what makes it great is that it's not a pastiche of prog or Yes in any way. Streaming at Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal. Well, I am a prejudiced weirdo, I don't like the album at all, too smooth, too Yes-unlike, despite Squire his impressive bass work. Down to the slaughter up for the fun In time to move together. I think Chris Squire does some if his best work here. But how did the album sound? You run to the light of night. YES needed someone who could provide a basic layer of rhythm, keep his end up alongside Chris Squire’s challenging bass, grapple with some of the wickedest themes known to man, change course at a second’s notice, rock at YES‘ customary high altitude and provide a percussion backdrop for the elegiac side of Yesmusic. Please consider supporting us by giving monthly PayPal donations and help keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever. For the album by the progressive rock band Yes, see Drama (Yes album). Is there really any question it is an absolutely brilliant album? just was happy with the original ,i dont usually listen to b-sides and demos on the cd reissue had the same problem with the re release of tormato liked just the original album ,my favorite re releases are the genesis collection no b-sides or demos that,s just fine by me. Ill probably always prefer Bill Bruford, but Alan White is also great on this one. I see a man in a white car Review by Dream_Nebula — Review - #3I found this album under the New Releases tab on Progarchives a couple months ago and I decided to listen to it after finding the band name and album art work intriguing. 2. Chris Squire – bass An ideal background, it would seem, for someone to fit in with and help develop the rock undertow and elaborate classical-symphonic style of YES. Trevor’s Vocals, along with Geoff’s keyboards, had until then been known as the distinctive sound of The Buggles, a studio band that had produced two hit singles of perfect plastic pop. Since his debut with YES, on “The Yes Album“, Steve has twisted the dusty metaphor around and proved himself a master of all trades and a jack of none. It’s a paradox that for so highly-developed and perfectionist a unit as YES, chance or fate plays such a large part in its existence. This is still a solid YES line up and record for me. And hold me Howe is positively on fire. Biography Formed in 1968 with a lineup of Jon Anderson, Peter Banks, Tony Kaye, Chris Squire and Bill Bruford, Yes is one of the few 1970s Progressive Rock bands to survive through to the new millennium. History dictating symptoms of ruling romance Prog Rock is about evolution and change, Drama certainly embodies this at a time when many other prog bands like Rush were also changing and … Age, in the doorways For this one album, ex-Buggles Geoffrey Downes and Trevor Horn were drafted in to replace Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman.It rocks harder than other Yes albums, and for classically inclined fans, it was a jarring departure; but it was a harbinger of Yes and Asia albums to come. Drama biography Founded in Rouen, France in mid 1990's Each time I had a chance to listen a French Symphonic band was satisfied with the music and musicianship, in this case the musicianship is as good as ever, but the music is less than inspired in their first album, improves in … And alter our stance. And every movement made together YES presents the pinnacle of the other ten percent. So after reading these two pretty authorative conclusions, is it still possible to consider Drama as not a good Yes album? Say they know that Run like an athlete and die like a dead beaten speed-freak All of them standing in line “Drama” is the tenth studio album of Yes and was released in 1980. deposit funds, download files you have to create an account. Thankfully the album is now properly recognised as a classic. Drama, an Album by Yes. It was the only album without Anderson and with keyboardist Geoff Downes before Fly From Here in 2011, and is the only YES album with Trevor Horn as lead vocalist; however he was later involved as producer in 90125 and Fly From Here. Drama is a music studio album recording by YES (Symphonic Prog/Progressive Rock) released in 1980 on cd, lp / vinyl and/or cassette. A job many aspire to but which few can fulfil…. Deluxe remastered edition of this curious version of Yes that featured the two members of The Buggles - Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn. ProgArchives.com bei Myspace.41 - 50 of the Top 100 Prog Albums of all Time.50 Best Beatles Songs - Music Review | Dusty Wright's Culture Catch Cables that carry the life She would run like a leopard Roundabout, Cans and Brahms, We Have Heaven, South Side of the Sky, Five Per Cent for Nothing, Long Distance Runaround, The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus), Mood for a Day, Heart of the Sunrise In time, I'd argue it's Trevor Horn's best appearance as a vocalist, and his work on the record is stellar. Topographic Drama: Live Across America is a music live recording by YES (Symphonic Prog/Progressive Rock) released in 2017 on cd, lp / vinyl and/or cassette. Steve has blown down the walls confining rock guitar and a composition roaming out to find the time complexities of jazz, blues melancholy, the swagger of r’n’b, the delicacies of classical guitar, the bitter-sweet melodies of soul and the splendour of high Classical Romanticism. The duo of singer-bassist Trevor Horn and keyboardist Geoff Downes had enjoyed a hit single with “Video Killed The Radio Star,” from their debut album, Still, despite familiarity, something wasn’t working. For the first minute-and-a-half, it’s a slightly heavier YES, as if they were taking the aggressive edge of Tormato‘s “Don’t Kill The Whale” one step further. But wait! Born in the night Available as: To navigate waters and finally answer to-yes. Six months ago and a few thousand miles across the Atlantic Trevor Horn, with the aid of Geoff Downes, unintentionally scandalized the British music scene. After the tour Howe held a meeting at his house to determine the band’s future. Simply by joining YES. To feel it, all the way But this is no cloak-and-dagger story, his tail has been a simple, four-letter word: “Epic”. Download the latest song of Drama (Remastered 2008): Does It Really Happen? Since co-founding YES 12 years ago, Chris’s playing itself has expressed a profound disenchantment with the lot of the rock bass; a Cinderella among instruments, relegated to hitting it right on top of the beat, four to a bar, providing an unimaginative vehicle for lazy rock’n’roll. Controller And you, always let the feeling show Drama is a stupendous record. (Yes, Yes) And the feeling you give me The cold of the dawn it meant nothing to us Rated #733 in the best albums of 1970. One such stint was in a dance band with journalist-drummer Chris Welch (ironically, a champion of. Offered the chance any thoughts ? In the game. This page includes Drama's : cover picture, songs / tracks list, members/musicians and line-up, different releases details, free MP3 download (stream), buy online links: amazon, ratings and detailled reviews by our experts, collaborators and members. I like Drama a lot. After some aborted sessions with Led Zeppelin guitar god Jimmy Page, Chris and Alan recorded a single on their own, “Run With The Fox.” Eventually the duo would form the nucleus of what would be the YES reunion. also i put tempest fugit up there with roundabout. Site Map | Help | Add to favorites. (Yes, Yes) If we wait for an answer After the drama of (ahem) Drama, Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes released one more Buggles LP, Adventures In Modern Recording, which featured “I Am A Camera,” a stripped-down version of “Into The Lens.” But by then the duo was drifting apart; Downes appears on only three Adventure tracks. Transform, to transfer, to energy. Many fans had pre-conceived notions because of The Buggles connection and that unfortunately killed the possibility of it growing even further. And the nearer I came I was quite literally thinking about how good this record is just yesterday. Alan probably knew what he was letting himself in for, but when he joined YES in 1972, shortly before the mammoth “Yessongs“ tour, YES presented him with a list of requirements extending way beyond the normal call of duty. His father, a professional double bassist himself, trained the fledgling rhythm-man in the complexities of that instrument, his tutelage enabling Trevor to join the Youth Orchestra of his home town, Durham, Yorkshire. Howe is positively on fire. YES membership was always fluid: nine guys had passed through over the years, and the band never recorded more than two studio albums in a row without some kind of roster disruption. 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