Drama

by Yes

Overview

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. A newly emboldened Chris Squire lays down aggressive rhythms with Alan White, and Steve Howe eschews his usual acoustic rags and flamenco licks for a more metallic approach, opting for sheets of electric sound. Prime cuts include the doom-laden "Machine Messiah" and the manic ska inflections of "Tempus Fugit." Despite the promise of this new material, the band soon fell apart; Horn went into production, Howe and Downes joined Asia, and Squire and White toyed and then gave up on a pair-up with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, which was to be titled XYZ (i.e., Ex-Yes and Zeppelin). [Drama was reissued by Rhino in 2004 with a whopping ten bonus tracks, including single versions of "Into the Lens" and "Run Through the Light," tracking sessions for "Tempus Fugit" and "White Car," and six previously unreleased songs.] ~ Paul Collins

Product Details

Release Date:	02/24/2004
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227379520

Tracks

1. Machine Messiah
2. White Car
3. Does It Really Happen?
4. Into the Lens
5. Run Through the Light
6. Tempus Fugit
7. Into the Lens (I Am a Camera)
8. Run Through the Light
9. Have We Really Got to Go Through This
10. Song No. 4 (Satellite)
11. Tempus Fugit
12. White Car
13. Dancing Through the Light
14. Golden Age
15. In the Tower
16. Friend of a Friend

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Yes   Primary Artist,Vocals
Trevor Horn   Guitar (Bass),Bass,Vocals
Chris Squire   Bass,Piano,Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Joe Gastwirt   Guitar
Geoff Downes   Vocoder,Keyboards
Steve Howe   Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin,Vocals (Background)
Alan White   Drums,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Geoffrey Downes   Vocoder,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Chris Squire   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Joe Gastwirt   Mastering
Geoff Downes   Composer,Producer
Steve Howe   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Jon Anderson   Composer
Sean Davis   Disc Cutting
Pete Schwier   Engineer
Hugh Padgham   Engineer
Rick Wakeman   Composer
Julian Mendelsohn   Engineer
Roy Thomas Baker   Producer
Alan White   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Brian Kehew   Mixing Engineer
George Chambers   Tape Operator
Gary Langan   Engineer
Yes   Arranger,Producer
Eddy Offord   Producer
Ashley Howe   Engineer
Roger Dean   Artwork,Illustrations
Magnetic Storm Ltd   Design
Design Magnetic Storm   Design
David Clarke   Photography
Sean David   Engineer,Mastering Engineer
Geoffrey Downes   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Brian Kewew   Mixing
Trevor Horn   Arranger,Composer,Producer