Yes almost have two different identities, there's people who know them as a prog band, and then there's some people who aren't even aware of the prog stuff, because a lot of people who've been born since the 80s were introduced to them through 90125.
A lot of Yes fans (every band has some douchebags for fans) dismiss the album because "that's when they sold out". Regardless of that, it's a damn good album by 80s pop standards. Of course the worst of prog fans are quick to dismiss anything with the "pop" label, anything.
I used to never hear their prog stuff on the radio, just stuff off of 90125 like Owner of a Lonely Heart, Leave It and It Can Happen, which annoyed me, but now I hear Roundabout, Starship Trooper, Long Distance Runaround, I've Seen All Good People and Sweet Dreams getting played a good deal. I still like Owner of a Lonely Heart, it's just annoying that it's the song so many people associate Yes with. Kinda like how some people always associate Radiohead with Creep, but even more annoying.
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