------------------------------------------------------- OCTOBER 13, 1991 ------------------------------------------------------- Source: Progrography http://www.connollyco.com/discography/yes/yesstory.html Review: YesStory By Dave Connolly Yesstory Compilation produced by Yves Beauvais Initially released on October 13, 1991. Yesstory is a two-disc distillation of the four-disc Yesyears, omitting the rarities to function as a generous collection of hits over the years. By keeping everything in chronological order, a story does actually emerge: ambitious young men reworking classics in their own idiom become master storytellers themselves, suffer from overinflation, and condense their art into tight, crisp parcels. Of course, Classic Yes covered the best parts already, so in the retelling the tale gets longer but not necessarily better. One could argue that the disc lingers a bit long on their early years (although adding the nonalbum “Something’s Coming” is a nice touch) and eats up valuable real estate with an entire album side of Tales From Topographic Oceans, but otherwise this balances their oeuvre as best as can be expected. Yesyears and Yesstory also marked the digitally mastered debut of these songs (their entire catalog wasn’t remastered and re-released until 1994), which was enough of an incentive for fans to check these out. However, the picture sleeve that comes with Yesstory isn’t that informative, and Yes themselves had no input into the final product. In the wake of the 1994 remasters, Yesstory’s primary attraction is one of convenience, allowing fans to walk through memory lane without changing discs often. TRACK LISTING 1. SOMETHING'S COMING (stereo mix) (Steven Sondheim/Leonard Bernstein) 7:06 2. SURVIVAL (Jon Anderson 6:18 3. EVERY LITTLE THING (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) 5:41 4. NO OPPORTUNITY NECESSARY, NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED (Richie Havens) 4:48 5. TIME AND A WORD (Jon Anderson/David Foster) 4:31 6. STARSHIP TROOPER 9:26     a. Life Seeker (Jon Anderson)     b. Disillusion (Chris Squire)     c. Wurm (Steve Howe) 7. YOURS IS NO DISGRACE (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Steve Howe/Bill Bruford/Tony Kaye) 9:40 8. I'VE SEEN ALL GOOD PEOPLE 6:53     a. Your Move (Jon Anderson)     b. All Good People (Chris Squire) 9. ROUNDABOUT (Jon Anderson/Steve Howe) 8:31 10. HEART OF THE SUNRISE (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Bill Bruford) 10:31 11. LONG DISTANCE RUNAROUND (Jon Anderson) 3:33 12. AMERICA (single edit) (Paul Simon) 4:03 13. CLOSE TO THE EDGE (Jon Anderson/Steve Howe) 18:34       i. The Solid Time of Change       ii. Total Mass Retain       iii. I Get Up I Get Down       iv. Seasons of Man 14. RITUAL-NOUS SOMMES DU SOLEIL (Jon Anderson/ Steve Howe/Chris Squire/Alan White/Rick Wakeman)       21:33 15. SOON (single edit) (Jon Anderson) 4:06 16. WONDEROUS STORIES (Jon Anderson) 3:45 17. GOING FOR THE ONE (Jon Anderson) 5:32 18. DON'T KILL THE WHALE (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire) 3:55 19. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART (Trevor Rabin/Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Trevor Horn) 4:27 20. RHYTHM OF LOVE (Tony Kaye/Trevor Rabin/Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Alan White) 4:46 Close Window YesInThePress.com For site comments, inquiries, corrections, or additions, contact yitp@yesservices.com