Seminal prog
heroes YES have announced the UK release of their 21st studio album,
‘Heaven and Earth’, available on CD and download from 21st July through
Frontiers Records.
With a
career spanning over four decades and over 40 million albums sold worldwide,
YES’ trademark symphonic prog rock is still as current and fresher than ever.
‘Heaven and Earth’ features 8 new tracks, each boasting their unique
sound and excellent musicianship. YES’ distinctive layered music, swirling
arrangements, brilliant vocals and harmonies abound on this record, which is
sure to please fans old and new.
YES enrolled
legendary Grammy Award winner Roy Thomas Baker (Queen, The Cars, Guns N’ Roses,
Foreigner, Smashing Pumpkins, Alice Cooper) for
production duties on Heaven and Earth. The album was mixed by
Billy Sherwood (Toto, Paul Rodgers, Air Supply). The artwork is once again
the creation of world-renowned artist Roger Dean.
Heaven and
Earth
tracklisting: Believe Again; The Game; Step Beyond; To Ascend; In A World Of
Our Own; Light Of The Ages; It Was All We Knew; Subway
Walls.
YES
are:
STEVE HOWE -
Electric, Acoustic, & Steel Guitars. Backing Vocals
CHRIS SQUIRE -
Bass Guitar. Backing Vocals
ALAN WHITE -
Drums. Percussion
GEOFF DOWNES -
Keyboards. Computer Programming
JON DAVISON -
Lead & Backing Vocals. Acoustic Guitar
Multiple
award winners YES formed in 1968 in England. Since its inception the band went
on to create some of the finest, most legendary work in the history of prog and
symphonic rock, including ‘The Yes Album’, ‘Fragile’, ‘Close To The Edge’,
‘Tales From Topographic Oceans’, ‘Relayer’ and ‘Going For The One’.
Amongst their essential hits are ‘Roundabout’, ‘Owner of a Lonely Art’,
‘Starship Trooper’, ‘I’ve Seen All Good People’. YES continue to be a major
source of inspiration for the genre and beyond, with a wide range of artists -
from Dream Theatre to Earth Wind and Fire - citing them as
influences.
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