90125 (studio album) by Yes

From VictorVale 07/31/2023 11:57

Quem não gosta desse álbum não gosta de música.

A surprisingly solid album! Definitely more pop leaning than prog but there's still classic Yes in here. Doesn't quite compare to the 70s triumphs but I do like a lot of this album quite a bit.

Unfairly rated by the prog diehards. On this album, Yes successfully made the transition to more radio-friendly pop while maintaining the excellent musicianship and uniqueness that made them awesome in the first place. No, it's not on the same level as Fragile or Close to the Edge, but it's quite enjoyable for what it is. Just take an evening to jam out to Owner of a Lonely Heart or Leave It, just fun songs.

This is not for the fans of their 70s work. Many said they sold out. I tend to agree.

Quizás a los aficionados más estrictos a la tradición de Yes no les agrade este disco. Es un álbum de rock más directo, con temas grandiosos, más pegadizos en algún caso y, sobre todo, extraordinario.

For me one of the Best Album ever make! Every Song is Top. Favorites Hold On, Hearts, Changes, OOALH.
The last Song Hearts ends so DREAMFULL with the Angelvoice of Jon Anderson. Ship in a new World.

they kinda transitioned to 80s okay, I guess, but rush genesis did it better

yes win out for the 70s tho

As a huge fan of Yes's prog rock albums, I am surprised at how much I loved this album. It displayed a lot of range from these guys with more conventionnal song structure. Still a lot of great sounds. It shows me I still got a lot to learn from Yes's discography.

From AJSki2fly 06/16/2020 10:15

I gave this a listen on Qobuz as I am a big Yes fan, certainly their earlier material. I obviously already new "Owner of a Lonely Heart" which is good. I know it was one of their most commercially successful, bit that's just it, it is just that, somehow it reminds me of Journey in parts, the guitar work also lacks finesse as far as a Yes album is concerned. Not their finest moment IMO,

I don't know why it has taken me so long to buy this and am really glad I have, particularly as the vinyl re-issue is on tri-colour vinyl! The album has a vey eighties almost synth rock feel to it which I really like. From the opening track with its heavily processed electric drum and guitar sounds you know that this isn't going to be 'progressive' but in 1983 should it have been anyway? All things have to change in time and Genesis had already done a similar thing three years earlier with 'Duke', i.e. taking a more commercial and radio friendly approach. In summary, a great album!