I spun Sweet Dreams on my radio show recently. I agree, the first two
albums are considerably more enjoyable then what came after. Nick Lowe
told me he loved Yes, when they first came around. They seemed to be
big Byrds and Buffalo Springfield fans too. I will admit to liking a
couple of things on Fragile too, but I don't find myself listening to
much of their other stuff anymore.

--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, synthhtnys@... wrote:
>
> Yes are one of the few Prog bands that live in my collection (Yes,
ELP, Tull and Gentle Giant and that's about it.) The first two albums
are unique in their catalog... I didn't like them for the longest
time, but actually now that I've been dipping into Baroque pop,
Chamber pop, Sunshine Pop they make perfect sense.... Actually
according to the band themselves the Beach Boys and the 5th Dimension
were a big influence vocally on those first two albums..... Peter
Banks was a more "crunchy" Pete Townsend sounding guitarist than Howe
ever was... and Tony Kaye was a more "pop" organist early on...
> 
> The first two albums are quite good, just take a bit of getting used
to if you're more familiar with the Roger Dean - Yes.
> 
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: <gabrielfuentes@...> 
> 
> > Been enjoying this album on my ipod lately. Issued in 1969 this
album has some 
> > really nice pop moments on it but still has that Yes sound and
arrangements. 
> > Sort of fits in with me listening to the first few ELO albums. Not
that they are 
> > the same just kinda has a similar feel to them. 
> >
>