Compilations by Era/Lineup

[Soundwaveseeker]

Usually a Yes compilation (Yesstory, Classic Yes, Yes 35 Ultimate Collection etc) pretty much focuses on their entire studio albums, usually with an emphasis on 1970-87 material - but never on one lineup or era. Yesterdays was almost the exception if it wasn't for 'America', the odd track in a collection of early Peter Banks era material. Swap that track for Something's Coming and then we're closer to the idea.

Box sets don't count, as they often do break discs up into eras. But a standalone compilation album for one lineup hasn't been done before to my knowledge. So, what compilation based on era/lineup would you put together. Use any lineup or any era(as you define it) to create a compilation. They don't have to be chronological. For Example, I'll do:

The Rabin Years 1983-94"

1) Cinema
2) Big Generator
3) It Can Happen
4) Lift Me Up
5) Changes
6) Final Eyes
7) The Calling
8) Our Song
9) Shoot High Aim Low
10) Miracle Of Life
11) Endless Dream
12) Owner Of A Lonely heart

or maybe I'll do:

ANDERSON/SQUIRE/HOWE/WAKEMAN/WHITE Years 1973- 2004:
disc 1
1) Parallels
2) Golden Age
3) Future Times/Rejoice
4) Richard
5) That That Is
6) Wondrous Stories
7) On The Silent Wings Of Freedom
disc 2
8) Montreux Theme
9) The Revealing Science Of God
10) Onward
11) Don't Kill The Whale
12) Show Me
13) Footprints
14) Awaken

What's your compilation based on lineup or era?

[Kevin W]

Interesting idea. A compilation of 90s era Yes would be interesting. A confusing era I know given all the line up changes, but a compilation of the best tracks from all the albums that came out during that period would be very varied. No idea how many discs this would need, (I’m guessing 2) but I’d go for:

Lift Me Up
Universal Garden
Mind Drive
It Will Be A Good Day
The Calling (Extended Version)
Take The Water To The Mountain
Open Your Eyes
Sign Language
Mood For A Day (from Symphonic Music of Yes)
I Would Have Waited Forever
Homeworld (The Ladder)
Be The One
Endless Dream

I think that's a compilation from one decade that includes the contributions of 10 members of the band. Not bad!

[soundchaser09]

hmmm, YES- The latter years, 2008-2022:

Disc One:

The Ice Bridge
The Man You Always Wanted me to Be
Life on a Filmset
The Western Edge
Solitaire
Leave Well Alone
Light of the Ages
To the Moment

Disc Two:

Into the Storm
Future Memories
Subway Walls
Words on a Page
Dare to Know
A Living Island
Fly From Here Suite

[Ash Armstrong]

Yesterdays when it came out in early 1975 was revelatory for me. Prior to that I'd not heard any of their first two albums, nor America. I still listen to it quite a bit. It takes me back to when I first bought it and heard it.
With hindsight, is it not a little surprising that there was no other compilation until Classic Yes came out in early 1981? And then not another till the 2CD YesStory over a decade later...