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). 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
– 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