Yes (British progressive rock band)

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In 2017, former members Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman changed the name of their group ARW to Yes featuring ARW. There is an ongoing dispute over the rights to the Yes band name. Please do not merge the two artists.

Annotation last modified on 2017-07-07 10:51 UTC.

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Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by lead singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye, and drummer Bill Bruford. The band has undergone numerous lineup changes throughout their history, during which 20 musicians have been full-time members. Since February 2023, the band has consisted of guitarist Steve Howe, keyboardist Geoff Downes, bassist Billy Sherwood, singer Jon Davison, and drummer Jay Schellen. Yes have explored several musical styles over the years and are most notably regarded as progressive rock pioneers.

Yes began performing original songs and rearranged covers of rock, pop, blues and jazz songs, as evidenced on their self-titled first album from 1969, and its follow-up Time and a Word from 1970. A change of direction later in 1970 led to a series of successful progressive rock albums, with four consecutive U.S. platinum or multi-platinum sellers in The Yes Album (1971), Fragile (1971), Close to the Edge (1972) and the live album Yessongs (1973). Further albums, Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973), Relayer (1974), Going for the One (1977) and Tormato (1978), were also commercially successful. Yes toured as a major rock act that earned the band a reputation for their elaborate stage sets, light displays, and album covers designed by Roger Dean. The success of "Roundabout", the single from Fragile, cemented their popularity across the decade and beyond. Jon Anderson and Chris Squire remained with the group throughout the 1970s, with Peter Banks, Tony Kaye, and Bill Bruford all departing across 1970 to 1972, and being replaced by Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, and Alan White, respectively. Wakeman left the group in 1974, but returned two years later, with Patrick Moraz taking his place in the interim. After a final album, Drama, and tour in 1980, both of which saw Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn replace Wakeman and Anderson, respectively, Yes disbanded in 1981.

In 1983, Squire and White reformed Yes, with Anderson and Kaye returning, and guitarist Trevor Rabin joining. Rabin's songwriting helped move the band towards mainstream rock, the result of which was 90125 (1983), their highest-selling album that featured the U.S. number-one single "Owner of a Lonely Heart". Its follow-up, Big Generator (1987), was also successful. In 1989, Anderson and former members Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe released the self-titled Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe album, after which they and the other then-current Yes members–Squire, Kaye, White, and Rabin–unified into an eight-piece line-up of Yes for the 1991 Union album and its subsequent tour. From 1994 to 2001, Yes regularly released studio albums with varied levels of success. After a four-year hiatus, they resumed touring in 2008 and have continued to release new albums; their latest, Mirror to the Sky, was released in 2023. Former members Anderson, Wakeman, and Rabin collaborated as Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman from 2016 to 2018. Among the longest serving members of the band, Squire (the last original member) died in 2015, and White died in 2022.

Yes are one of the most successful, influential, and longest-lasting progressive rock bands. They have sold 13.5 million RIAA-certified albums in the U.S., as well as more than 30 million albums worldwide. In 1985, they won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance with "Cinema", and received five Grammy nominations between 1985 and 1992. They were ranked No. 94 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. Their discography spans 23 studio albums. In April 2017, Yes were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which chose to induct current and former members Anderson, Squire, Bruford, Kaye, Howe, Wakeman, White, and Rabin.

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Discography

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YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2010Club Anthems 2010Various Artists1
201080s MegaboxVarious Artists1
2010100 Hits: Club Hits 1991–2010Various Artists1
2010Ich mag keine Hits der 80er, aber die finde ich gut!Various Artists1
2010100 Essential Power BalladsVarious Artists1
2010100 Hits: Electric EightiesVarious Artists1
2010My Perfect List: 60 titres annees 80Various Artists1
2010Absolute Soft Rock AnthemsVarious Artists1
2010Bayern 3: Los Rockos! Vol. 3Various Artists2
2010De Pre Historie 80Various Artists1
2010Progressive Rock TrilogyVarious Artists1
2010Radio 1 Classics, Volume 2Various Artists1
2010Rock AnthemsVarious Artists1
2010Rock HitsVarious Artists1
2010Simply the Best Rock Ballads, 2Various Artists1
2010The Complete Classic Rock CollectionVarious Artists2
2010Wondrous Stories: 34 Artists That Shaped the Prog Rock EraVarious Artists1
2011100 Hits: Rock AnthemsVarious Artists1
2011Million Dollar RiffVarious Artists1
2011Joe FM: Top 40 Hitarchief: 1984Various Artists1
2011Pearls of the 80s: Maxis Vol. 4Various Artists1
2011The Old Grey Whistle Test: 40th Anniversary AlbumVarious Artists1
2011More 80 From the 80sVarious Artists1
2011Hitarchief Top 2000, Volume 3Various Artists1
2011Die Hit-Giganten: Best of RockVarious Artists1
20113/60: The EightiesVarious Artists1
2011Best of the 80'sVarious Artists1
2011The Old Grey Whistle Test: Prog RockVarious Artists1
2012Bluesfest 2012Various Artists1
2012Greatest Ever! Prog Rock: The Definitive CollectionVarious Artists1
2012Yes Family TreeVarious Artists1
2012A to Z of Classic Rock, Vol. 2Various Artists1
2012Greatest Ever! Soft Rock: The Definitive CollectionVarious Artists1
2012Megabox Rock ClassicsVarious Artists1
2012Veronica 00's Top 500Various Artists1
2012Classic Rock: Les Classiques de Marc Ysaye: 70’sVarious Artists1
2012The Greatest Guitar Riffs of All TimeVarious Artists1
2012Born to Rock: 60 Tracks of Classic RockVarious Artists1
2012Take On Me: 80s: The CollectionVarious Artists2
2012Classic Rock: The CollectionVarious Artists1
2012Die ultimative Chart Show: Die erfolgreichsten Rock-HymnenVarious Artists1
201280s: The CollectionVarious Artists1
2012All The… 80sVarious Artists1
2012BamS Oldie‐Party RockVarious Artists1
2012Classic Rock: Les Classiques de Marc Ysaye: The CollectionVarious Artists5
2012Music Masters of the 70’s, 80’s & 90’sVarious Artists1
2012Mercedes-Benz Signature SoundVarious Artists1
2012Now That’s What I Call Classic Rock Hits (USA)Various Artists2
2013CopeVarious Artists1
2013The Best Rock Ballads… Ever!, Volume 2Various Artists1
2013Trackday Monster Party 2013Various Artists1
2013Ministry of Sound Presents The Running BugVarious Artists1
2013Muzyka ciszyVarious Artists1
2013Veronica TOP 1000 Allertijden: Editie 2013Various Artists1
2013100 Hits: Club AnthemsVarious Artists1
2013100 Hits: Running SongsVarious Artists1
2013De topcollectie: Rock klassiekersVarious Artists1
2014Rock Ballads: The CollectionVarious Artists2
2014The Art of the 12″, Volume Three: A Soundtrack for LivingVarious Artists1
2014Formel Eins: Disco RockVarious Artists1
2014While My Guitar Gently WeepsVarious Artists1
2014The Many Faces of YesVarious Artists1
2014Top 100 80sVarious Artists2
2014Prog : Le Coffret idéalVarious Artists1
2015I Like the 80’sVarious Artists2
2015The Best Ever: RockVarious Artists2
2015Awesome RockVarious Artists1
2015MoFi Collection 1Various Artists1
2015Classic Power BalladsVarious Artists2
201580 Hits of the 80sVarious Artists2
2015Schule Für E-GitarreVarious Artists1
201612 Inch Dance: 80s PopVarious Artists2
201670 Hits of the 70sVarious Artists3
2016Now That’s What I Call Rock Ballads (UK)Various Artists2
2016Simply EightiesVarious Artists1
2016Simply RockVarious Artists1
2016Classic RockVarious Artists1
201670s: The CollectionVarious Artists2
201680s: The CollectionVarious Artists2
2016Veronica Car Hits (Autovisie)Various Artists1
201680 Hits of the ’80sVarious Artists1
2016EGB: Las tardes de discoteca: Sueltas y agarradasVarious Artists2
2016Simply Power BalladsVarious Artists1
2017Power Ballads: The CollectionVarious Artists4
201780s Classic HitsVarious Artists1
201780s Rock Ballad ClassicsVarious Artists1
201780’s Hard RockVarious Artists1
201780’s Hard Rock ClassicsVarious Artists1
2017Sound of the 80’sVarious Artists1
201780’s Rock EssentialsVarious Artists2
2017Best of the 80’sVarious Artists1
2017Rock StarsVarious Artists1
201780s Arena Rock ClassicsVarious Artists1
2017Classic 80s PopVarious Artists1
201780s RockVarious Artists1
201780s GoldVarious Artists1
2017Rock Classics: The Ultimate Rock AnthemsVarious Artists1
2017Arena Rock HitsVarious Artists1
201770th Anniversary ATLANTIC RECORDS HiRes CollectionVarious Artists1
201780’s Arena RockVarious Artists1

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