Best song on Drama

[Tonydess]

I really like Run Through The Light because of the great jam at the end of the song.Great bass playing and I think it's Trevor playing bass instead of Chris.

[Silent_wings]

Anything that’s not I am a camera, camera, camera.
Yuck

Machine Messiah kicks tailend.

[Ron Drummond]

"Machine Messiah" is a stone masterpiece, one of the greatest songs Yes ever made.

I also really really love "White Car". I like making a suite out of those two songs. Because of the symmetrical structure of MM, I found you could program WC to play both before and after MM, so that WC serves as an extension of the symmetrical structure. It sounds great that way! And WC is so short, I always want to hear it more than once anyway. Try it -- just program tracks 2, 1, 2, in that order, turn down the lights, crank up the volume, and hit play.

The rest of the album is good, but none of the other songs are flawless the way those first two are.

[Joedude]

Does It Really Happen was the first tune to really hit me when I first heard this album. Not often you hear a bass lead like on this one.

On the other hand, I will admit to really liking Into The Lens as well, cameras be damned.

And Trevor does play bass on Run Through The Light. And Chris plays piano on it as well.

[Earl Grey]

What an amazing song.

Yet, can you imagine Jon singing it? It would be so strange, as the lyric is SO different from what Jon usually does. I would love to hear a re-take of the song with the Anderson touch.

Maybe 'live' next year?

:ele:

[Dr Yes]

Tempus Fugit - tricky sucker to play, but by FAR the best on the album IMHO.

Mind you Does It Really Happen was a great way to kick off the Drama Tour.

[RobAdams]

I've always loved DOES IT REALLY HAPPEN the most. This album was horrid in my opinion...at least I felt that way at the time. I was extremely let down that Jon & Rick left Yes. But now I like the uniqueness of DRAMA. I think I'm kinder to DRAMA now because at the time I dreaded the thought that this line up would be permanant. It was as hard to accept this as YES as it would have been hard to accept a version of JETHRO TULL without Ian Anderson. DRAMA seems to be a Rutles-like approach to Yes.

[todd de sunhillow]

Into the lens:stick:

Iam a camera, camera camera, heh heh heh lol

todds de sunhillow:D

ps. I can't be serious?, but I am;)

[yessongs72]

the silence between the tracks!

[Mr. Holland]

I saw this thread a few weeks ago, but I waited with voting till I had given the album a few more listenings. Does it Really Happen? stood out for me, followed closely by Machine Messiah, but Does it Really Happen: Wow, What a Baseline!!!

[Suzy]

Into The Lens for me to - would love Jon to sing this - it would make a good encore!!

[yarstruly]

Machine, Machine Messiah......

[Yesfan70]

"Does It Really Happen" is my favorite released track from that album.

Has anyone heard the two tracks "Go Through This" and "We Can Fly From Here"? I still can not figure out why they were not included on the album. Better yet, why they were not included on the recent Yes boxset by Rhino. I think they were two of the best songs I heard from that line up.

I would love to hear the TFTO lineup do those tracks. Nothing against Trevor, but I bet Jon Anderson could really make those songs shine.

[Mr. Holland]

[QUOTE=Yesfan70Has anyone heard the two tracks "Go Through This" and "We Can Fly From Here"? [/QUOTE]

Not yet, but at the Yesfocus meeting last week I purchased a live boot from the drama tour that I still have to listen to, so I'll be getting back to you on this one.........

[brismike]

For me its gotta be "Does it Really Happen" .. I agree about the bassline . . just simply stunning & amazing.

Especially the ending bit where Chris just basically provides a lesson to all Lead Guitarists .. Listen to this suckers ... BASS GUITAR KICKS BUTT WHEN I PLAY IT!

Mike

[tardistraveler]

I enjoy the whole album, but I think my favorite is Tempus Fugit.

And Earl, I would LOVE to hear Jon do Machine Messiah - would be totally different - interesting to see how it would come out!

[Mr. Holland]

[QUOTE=Yesfan70Has anyone heard the two tracks "Go Through This" and "We Can Fly From Here"?

Not yet, but at the Yesfocus meeting last week I purchased a live boot from the drama tour that I still have to listen to, so I'll be getting back to you on this one.........



Well, I have listened to those songs a couple of times now and I think they would have fiited on the Drama album perfectly, they are both very good songs indeed and at least "We can Fly From Here" could have been on the album, because as far as I understand it from Chris Welch's "Close to the Edge-story of Yes" book, that was the first song Downes/Horn wrote coming into Yes and if they didn't think it was good enough to be on the album, then why play it on the tour that followwed the release of the album?

[swib]

The whole album really is quite good except for I am a camera

[bender]

My favorite is Machine Messiah because I'm more into the "epics" but I like everything on this album.

I find it interesting that many long time fans disliked it when it was released but now, 20+ years later, many have revisited it and now enjoy it more.

I am lucky in that when I discovered Yes (94) ALL of these albums were equally new (to me) so I didn't have any hang-ups about which member was missing.

[sadcaver]

I have always thought that White Car is the best song Yes ever played. When I saw the Drama tour, Geoff made a 20 minute opus of this that put him on par with Tony Banks and Keith Emerson with his ability, but established himself with his own unique creativity as well. 20 minutes of my life that I will never forget.

Plus, during Tempus Fugit when the 1 second silent interval comes when the band asks: "And finally answer to..." I hollered out into the silence at the top of my lungs "YES!!", Chris looked quite surprised and pleased as well as he nodded in my direction. He musta seen me, the only empty seats at Hampton Coliseum were the ones directly in front and to the side of me. And I was jazzed.

[Original_Shifty]

I remember the first time I put Drama in the cd player. I had to look at the cover to make sure I put a Yes cd player in. Machine Messiah was so raunchy for Yes I couldn't believe it was them. Second thing I had to do was see who was in the band because I couldn't believe this was the same Yes I knew.

Cool album.

[fragile34]

machine messiah, it's a great great song

[feeblelung]

Does it really happen!!!!
With out a doubt THE BEST Chris Squire Bassline . Period.
The bass solo alone is one of the greatest recorded moments and ranks in the top 5 of all bass playing genres......

[Scooty]

hmmmm, Tempus Fugit or Machine Messiah. I love the fact that this album brought Chris to the forefront. Wait or is it Does it Really Happen?? Damn. tough choice..ok ok ok..final descion is ahhhhh.....Does it Really Happen!!

[prem895]

does it really happen because of the way chrisrocks out on that song

[prem895]

I Agree 1000% Feeblelung

[About The Round]

I have always thought that White Car is the best song Yes ever played. When I saw the Drama tour, Geoff made a 20 minute opus of this that put him on par with Tony Banks and Keith Emerson with his ability, but established himself with his own unique creativity as well. 20 minutes of my life that I will never forget.


White Car is one of the best. People tend to forget it because of the limited length of the song. Geoffrey Downes is underrated, I agree.

[Scooty]

Ok..so I have flip flopped on this issue...several times BUT..The weather in Cali was so nice today...beautiful...and I took a walk this evening..and had Drama on the headphones...remastered version...and Machine Messiah...I mean HOLY FR**in crud...Squire is on fire...that Rick is just thumpin...its on..that song kicks serious Donkey and I surely hope it gets re-evaluated on this tour...sssssmmmmmoookin'

[Dantalion Rides Again]

Machine Messiah without a doubt, for me. That song's unbelieveable. I think the chords and melodies are so beautiful and intense in that song. In that regard, I think this song is stronger than some of their other earlier epics, you know? Just in actual melodic themes, not necessarily lyrically or anything.

I guess I'm thinking mainly of the big instrumental major key build they do in that song. Kind of a moving bit of music there.

[altaeria]

I'm surprised to see that TEMPUS FUGIT doesn't get more votes here.
That song IMO seems to sum-up the overall feel of the album perfectly...
It's aggressive and crunchy, streamlined yet surprising, and somehow both Yes-like and UN-Yes-like all at the same time.

If nothing else, TEMPUS FUGIT was the best collective representation of the "Newwave Prog" BUGGLES/YES union.

:toolcool:

[Timmo]

Who cares?

Buggles Yes ain't real YES.

TIM
Venice, CA

[Scooty]

Who cares?

Buggles Yes ain't real YES.

TIM
Venice, CA



Tim..I love ya

but sometimes your a closed minded f**k...LMAO

Squire owns this....its awesome...forget about the Buggles..it works...open your mind.....
PS it was great seein' ya in San Diego!!
Scott

[Timmo]

Tim..I love ya

but sometimes your a closed minded f**k...LMAO

Squire owns this....its awesome...forget about the Buggles..it works...open your mind.....
PS it was great seein' ya in San Diego!!
ScottYou had to know...I couldn't RESIST!

TIM
Venice, CA

[kruekutt]

Does It Really Happen. Lead bass aplenty, time signature tricks galore, Downes' widescreen keyboards, plus the closest to the classic vocal sound this version of the band produced (though I've often thought that Horn sounded like Anderson mostly because of Squire's backing vocals). A nifty package.

I've always had a soft spot for this album. Maybe because I got into Yes with GFTO, then discovered the early 70s classics later. At any rate, Drama proved that necessity could be the mother of invention for Yes. And (IMHO), it's better than Tormato.

[Tonydess]

Who cares?

Buggles Yes ain't real YES.

TIM
Venice, CA

Who cares?LOL!Well I guess I do!

I mean if I took the time to make a thread and a poll for this I guess you could say that I care.

I think it is an interesting album in the Yes catalog and at the very least there is some kickass jamming from Steve,Alan and Chris who are 60% of Yes.

WHOOOWEE! I didn't realise there were so many dislikers of this album!

Diversity of Yes fans.Gotta love it!

[umgekehrt]

I'm torn between Into The Lens and Machine Messiah but I finally decided for the former. Haven't heard the Buggles version though, some people say it's actually better.

[FrankMeyer]

I loved Machine Messiah from the first moment I heared it .... and before I only knew that Jon wouldn't be the singer on that album and I was absolutely surprised to hear the voice/voices on that track.
Greatings to all YES Fans all over the world from Germany!

[Mr. Holland]

Welcome to the site Frank! I hope you post often. You'll find that this is a great place to hang out!

[BredYes]

I voted for Does it really happen. Great vocals and one of the best base lines Chris ever played. Machine Messiah is a great song as well but sounds a bit too much fragmented. Tempus Fugit is a bit overplayed by myself. The other songs are rather weak in my opinion.

[John Khatru]

Does It Really Happen tops my Drama list too...

Chris' monster bass, Geoff's swirling keyboards, Alan's thunderous drums, Steve's tasty guitar licks, and Trevor's vocals are dead on. The Rhino reissue has gotten a lot play lately!!

Despite not featuring Jon Anderson, Drama is one of my Yes favorites

[Timmo]

I have to go with Tempus Fugit.

[Homeworld]

Into the lens for me Im Afraid. People are always laughing about its lyrics but If you listen to it carefully it does have meaning. This is one of my favourite songs aswell as the Tracking session of Into The Lens.

[cinderella]

Into the lens for me Im Afraid. People are always laughing about its lyrics but If you listen to it carefully it does have meaning. This is one of my favourite songs aswell as the Tracking session of Into The Lens.

I love Into The Lens. It was called I Am A Camera on the Buggle's album Adventures In Modern Recording. Terrific song and the best one on the Drama album!!

[Skyward]

I dunno, Cindy girl! I'd have to go with Tempus Fugit! YES unleashed!!

[Amy]

I can't believe you pulled up this thread, Timmo....I'm so proud of you! ;)
And voted too!

Machine Messiah is probably my choice, but I have to listen to Drama again...it's been a while. Tempus Fugit is good stuff too.

[Paul D]

My "Yes-life" began with Drama and I love the whole thing, start to finish. As for a favorite from it, that would be Machine Messiah, followed by Tempus Fugit. I have suffered public humiliation for having liked Into The Lens.

[Homeworld]

I also Love "In The Tower" that song has a great rhythm and great meaning.

[JL]

Machine Messiah without hesitation.

There is not a bad millisecond on this album, I just really love MM.

Everybody raves about Chris on Tempus Fugit, and rightly so. But, check out Steve on that one. He seriously rocks on this whole album.

Lots of people can operate a guitar on a technical level, but when I hear Steve let loose on Tempus Fugit, I FEEL something, very strongly.

My vote is still for MM. Great composition, makes me feel something, goes through a variety of moods. I think that puts it in a class with CTTE, Gates and Awaken, even though it's quite a bit shorter. Heart of the Sunrise would be a good comparison in this regard.

GREAT album.

[Scooty]

Machine Messiah...for today anyway.

It was everything Yes with Jon couldn't be in 1980, and everyting Yes could be with Chris in charge.

Heavy, ominous and completely appropriate for the times.

Not a twee sentiment to be found here. This was rock, and exactly where yes should have gone after The end of the 70's.

[Scooty]

I can't believe you pulled up this thread, Timmo....I'm so proud of you! ;)
And voted too!

Machine Messiah is probably my choice, but I have to listen to Drama again...it's been a while. Tempus Fugit is good stuff too.


Timmo is slowly learning to appreciate Drama....

Im proud of him too :)

[dtrose]

Got to be Into The Lens for my money.

Difficult album to love at first. Sounds v good to my ears now. Perhaps I was just being stuck in my ways!

Doubt I was the only one!

[Bluebird71]

Got to be Into The Lens for my money.

Difficult album to love at first. Sounds v good to my ears now. Perhaps I was just being stuck in my ways!

Doubt I was the only one!

That's funny, as for me Drama was definitely the easiest Yes album to get into out of the eight albums I have aqcuired so far. Loved it from the very beginning, listened to it repeatedly for the first couple of days...could not get enough!

It might have helped that I had such low expectations for Drama initially (thanks to fan forums like these! LOL) and yet didn't have any hang-ups about Jon not being behind the microphone as I'm fairly new to band anyway.

I'm kinda happy that I'm able to enjoy Drama from start to finish. :headset:

[FieldsOfGreen]

I'm kinda happy that I'm able to enjoy Drama from start to finish. :headset:

That's a good point, and I'm with you on this one.

There are indeed very few records that I enjoy from the first to the last second. For Yes there would be Close To The Edge, 90125... and Drama.

[cinderella]

Everything on it was good.

[shortexchanges]

The bass solo on does it really happen resonates.

Into the lens rocks from start to finish not a weak moment.

Machine messiah has some of Howes finest work ever. The second stanza of lyrics "I want to be there" is my favorite on the album.

Good question!!

[SoundscapeMN]

ItL is so HUGE right now for me. I love the whole album tremendously, and I love MM and TF ALOT..but right now..it's all about "I AM A CAMERA" :D

Kyle

[RABARKS]

I really like Run Through The Light because of the great jam at the end of the song.Great bass playing and I think it's Trevor playing bass instead of Chris.

It isTrevor and it's not great at all... :headset:

[RABARKS]

I also Love "In The Tower" that song has a great rhythm and great meaning.

It is a wonderful song, but -apart from appearing on the Rhino extended Drama- it has nothing to do with that album and that line-up! :headset:

[RABARKS]

Does It Really Happen. Lead bass aplenty, time signature tricks galore, Downes' widescreen keyboards, plus the closest to the classic vocal sound this version of the band produced (though I've often thought that Horn sounded like Anderson mostly because of Squire's backing vocals). A nifty package.

I've always had a soft spot for this album. Maybe because I got into Yes with GFTO, then discovered the early 70s classics later. At any rate, Drama proved that necessity could be the mother of invention for Yes. And (IMHO), it's better than Tormato.

Yep, Does It Really Happen is the overall winner. Horn did a pretty good job, filling mr Anderson's shoes. I always thought the line "in the game" from Run Through The Light is where he sounds most like Jon....
:headset:

[pianozach]

For me its gotta be "Does it Really Happen" .. I agree about the bassline . . just simply stunning & amazing.

Especially the ending bit where Chris just basically provides a lesson to all Lead Guitarists .. Listen to this suckers ... BASS GUITAR KICKS BUTT WHEN I PLAY IT!

Mike

Although I voted for Tempus fugit, It was a close call for me. . . . . "Does It Really Happen" really cranks.

Drama is one of my favorite Yes albums. :1loudspkr

[Bugeyes]

I still can't get past being afraid of Machine Messiah! Don't ask. After I shake that off, I'm mesmerized by Tempus Fugit! The rest, I kind of dismiss. (Come and get me Scooty! Teach me a lesson what a driving bassline there is all over it!)

Maybe next year I'll feel differently about them. I'll save it for then.

[Timmo]

"Does it Really Happen" is to me the low point of the album.

Despite KILLER bass.

Drama has some of the best rhythm section work in the entire Yes catalog. Bar none. I rate this up with "Relayer" as far as the bass and drums.

It's the upper reaches that I have issues with.

[marklovesyes]

Whoa - well, I had to go with "Tempus Fugit". I think it is the best overall crafted song. Starts great, continues great, and ends great, and at the right time!!

I cannot say the same thing about "Machine Messiah", which is my favorite song on Drama. MM is awesome, but does not end well, in my opinion. The reintroduction to the original theme and verse could have been developed a little better.

[Bugeyes]

Please vote for Tempus Fugit. Thank you. Come again.






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