Drama [LP]

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). ~ Paul Collins

Product Details

Release Date:	04/22/2016
Label:	Atlantic / Rhino
UPC:	0081227946890

Tracks

1. Machine Messiah
2. Man in a White Car [Single Version]
3. Does It Really Happen [Single Version]
4. Into the Lens
5. Run Through the Light
6. Tempus Fugit

Album Credits

Performance Credits

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

Technical Credits

Trevor Horn   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Steve Howe   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Chris Squire   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Joe Gastwirt   Mastering
Geoff Downes   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