Rating: Summary: Perpetual Change Review: This is not a bad book. Yes fans will find lots of information on every version of Yes. But like the Chris Welch book, it sometimes feels like it was pasted together from old magazine articles.I still prefer Dan Hedges' old biography of the band. The writing is better. It has a sense of humor (humour?) and a point of view. It isn't always a flattering portrait. Rick Wakeman apparently hates the book. But it makes Yes comes across as an interesting collection of humans, rather than airbrushed "gods." That's why it was interesting to read. If you can't find an old copy of the Hedges book, this one is a good second best.
Rating: Summary: Perpetual Change Review: This is not a bad book. Yes fans will find lots of information on every version of Yes. But like the Chris Welch book, it sometimes feels like it was pasted together from old magazine articles. I still prefer Dan Hedges' old biography of the band. The writing is better. It has a sense of humor (humour?) and a point of view. It isn't always a flattering portrait. Rick Wakeman apparently hates the book. But it makes Yes comes across as an interesting collection of humans, rather than airbrushed "gods." That's why it was interesting to read. If you can't find an old copy of the Hedges book, this one is a good second best.
Rating: Summary: It's well worth reading carefully despite of an half book... Review: Well I have to read more carefully and I think anyway of a good start to begin analysing the best and most prolific period in the Yes history..But I have to remark that about an half section of the Book (The appendix) is full with references,Tour dates, bootlegs and so on, which I evaluate a little bit interesting and usefull!! Some photos are ok, but others are a bit glossy... Well the music of Yes it's better than many further words, but if you don't know this living legend of progressive rock, it could be a good place to start and begin to know something about their golden era.
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