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Originally Posted by DontRunMeOver
Like I said, very little! I've heard YES music out and about at different musical events at uni - I'd say 'what is that music' and people would tell me it was YES. My dad also took me to see Rick Wakeman play about 5 years ago and he played a load of YES stuff. It all seemed a bit forgettable and soulless, considering how much detail and technique was needed in the playing.
I don't remember names of songs very easily - but if you can recommend any that you think would satisfy my problem-finding soul then I'd gladly note them down and go music hunting. Somebody told me to listen to YES a couple of weeks ago, but the guy happened to be a complete idiot when it came to music, so that may have unfairly biased me against them for a bit.
If you have any recommendations which can redress my bias then let me have them!
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Well if you have only heard Rick Wakeman's versions of Yes songs than i could understand why you would find it boring or souless, his solo stuff has always disapointed me(and he is probably my favorite keyboardist of all time), his versions of Yes songs are different than the originals and are addapted to his own style, they usualy just dont work without the other members of the band, for something thats really easy to get into, i would recomend The Yes Album, its their most acessible album, the songs as usual are very complex(though not as much as their later work)but they still put a lot of emphasis on melody, I've seen all good people and Starship Trooper are 2 very catchy songs, and they are among the few Yes songs that gets played on the radio, even those who dont like prog have been known to like this album...Fragile is another goodie, and it features Roundabout, which is one of their best known songs...If you still feel the same way about them i will understand, they are one of my top 10 favorite bands of all time, but they just aren't for everybody.
However, how emotional a song is is a very subjective thing, you can't measure emotion, and i personaly find a lot of prog to be emotional, they just have a different way of channeling those emotions...And they put more emphasis on channeling that emotion through the music, the melodys and the composition(like in classical music), rather than the lyrics like most rock bands do.