YES - Drama (1980-2009) RM / SHM-CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

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). by Paul Collins

Tracklist:

1. Machine Messiah (Downes / Horn / Howe / Squire / White) (10:28)

Part I

Part II

Part III

2. White Car (Downes / Horn / Howe / Squire / White) (1:21)

3. Does It Really Happen? (Downes / Horn / Howe / Squire / White) (6:36)

4. Into The Lens (Downes / Horn / Howe / Squire / White) (8:32)

5. Run Through The Light (Downes / Horn / Howe / Squire / White) (4:43)

6. Tempus Fugit (Downes / Horn / Howe / Squire / White) (5:22)12
Bonus Tracks

7. Into The Lens (I Am a Camera) (Single Version) (Downes / Horn / Howe / Squire / White) (3:48)

8. Run Through The Light (Single Version) (Downes / Horn / Howe / Squire / White) (4:31)

9. Have We Really Got To Go Through This (Howe / Squire / White) (3:43)

10. Song No. 4 (Satellite) (Howe / Squire / White) (7:32)

11. Tempus Fugit (Tracking Session) (Downes / Horn / Howe / Squire / White) (5:40)

12. White Car (Tracking Session) (Downes / Horn / Howe / Squire / White) (1:11)

13. Dancing Through The Light (Anderson / Howe / Squire / Wakeman / White) (3:17)

14. Golden Age (Anderson / Howe / Squire / Wakeman / White) (5:58)

15. In The Tower (Anderson / Howe / Squire / Wakeman / White) (2:55)

16. Friend Of A Friend (Anderson / Howe / Squire / Wakeman / White) (3:38)

Musicians:

Geoff Downes: Keyboards, Vocoder

Trevor Horn: Vocals, Fretless Bass

Steve Howe: Guitars, Vocals

Chris Squire: Bass, Vocals, Piano

Alan White: Percussion, Vocals