Symphonic Music of Yes

by Yes, Bill Bruford, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Overview

With Alan Parsons in the booth and the London Philharmonic Orchestra backing your band, what could go wrong? A lot, as it turns out. This album was roundly panned upon its release, and time has not proven the critics wrong. The band and the orchestral arrangements take no chances, and that's precisely the problem: if you lived in a Roger Dean landscape, this would be the music playing in the elevators. There are a few bright spots in the passable renditions of "Mood for a Day" and "Heart of the Sunrise," and an interesting reworking of "Soon." But the rest of the album really is just appalling. It's too bad that these twee renditions of the hits has probably put Yes off such projects; if they'd only had the guts to take on a dissonant interpretation of something like "Tales From Topographic Oceans," they may have had something to show for it. ~ Paul Collins

Product Details

Release Date:	12/03/2021
Label:	Voiceprint Records
UPC:	0805772061910

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Yes   Primary Artist
London Philharmonic Orchestra   Primary Artist
Bill Bruford   Primary Artist,Drums
English Chamber Orchestra   Primary Artist
London Community Gospel Choir   Primary Artist,Vocals
Michael John   Choir/Chorus
Philip Tarlton   Bassoon
Frank Rycroft   Horn
Gareth Mollison   Horn
Stephen Broom   Viola
Jaime Martin   Flute
Brian Porter   Violin
Kevin Morgan   Tuba
Colin Harrison   Violin
Santiago Carvalho   Cello
Ernest Greaves   Cello
John Lowdell   Cello
Dave McLaren   Violin
David Godsell   Viola
Jose-Luis Garcia (Asensio)   Violin
Peter Maunder   Clarinet
Basil Meade   Choir/Chorus
Stanley Woods   Trumpet
Jeremy Cornes   Percussion
Robert St. John Wright   Violin
Robert Hill   Clarinet
Derek James   Trombone
Leonard Graves Phillips   Violin
Peter Harvey   Trombone
Dee Palmer   Piano,Vocoder,Conductor,Synthesizer
Jon Anderson   Vocals
Julian Colbeck   Organ (Hammond)
Tim Harries   Bass
Gary Kettel   Percussion
John Kitchen   Violin
Dominic Weir   Bassoon
David Theodore   Oboe
Bryan Scott   Bass
Norbert Blum   Viola
Susan Briscoe   Violin
Julian Trafford   Violin
Dietrich Bethge   Cello
Keith Millar   Percussion
Steve Howe   Dobro,Mandolin,Slide Guitar,Spanish Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String),Vocals (Background),Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Stuart Brooks   Trumpet
Big Joe Maher   Violin
Keith West   Vocals (Background)
Jonathan Snowden   Flute
Russell Jordan   Timpani
Robert Truman   Cello
Francis Bucknall   Cello
Margaret Cowen   Violin
Colin Busby   Trombone
Dermot Crehan   Violin
Lionel Handy   Cello
Dominic Wir   Bassoon
Clare Thompson   Violin
Kevin Rundell   Bass
Xavier Barnet   Choir/Chorus
Ian Hardwick   Oboe
Laurence Lovelle   Bass
Syble Ramsey-Nicol   Choir/Chorus
Anthony Byrne   Viola
Ronald Calder   Cello
Frank Ryecroft   Horn
David Greenlees   Viola
Josephine Saint Leon   Viola
Richard Bissill   Horn
Denis Curlett   Trumpet
Geoffrey Ilman   Violin
Katherine Loynes   Violin
Simon Streatfeild   Violin
Andrew Clark   Horn
Jennifer Nickson   Violin
Nicola Hurton   Violin

Technical Credits

Stan Lubieres   Mixing,Engineer
Jose-Luis Garcia (Asensio)   Leader
Robert St. John Wright   Leader
Chris Squire   Composer
Dee Palmer   Mixing,Arranger,Producer
Jon Anderson   Composer,Performer
London Community Gospel Choir   Performer
Peter Smith   Executive Producer
London Philharmonic Orchestra   Performer
English Chamber Orchestra   Performer
Trevor Rabin   Composer
Trevor Horn   Composer
Andrew Taylor   Assistant Orchestra Engineer
Alan Parsons   Engineer,Producer
Steve Howe   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Performer
Steve Vining   Executive Producer
Bill Bruford   Composer,Performer
Ian Anderson   Compilation Producer
Stephanie Gonley   Leader
Mark Flannery   Mixing,Engineer
Mike Smallcombe   Photography
Roger Dean   Paintings
Judy Teener   Art Direction