Comments for Yes, Talk

I love this album! Does anyone read this ?

It's not too bad, from the line-up that had the courage to release "Big generator" ... It goes on the same story : Yes with Tevor Rabin (who remains a great musician...) aren't anymore YES, they are Rabin & Anderson kindly supported by the rest of the band. Curiously, the album is dedicated to all Yes fans...Endless Dream is the only good song, divided in three sub-tracks, alternating hard-rock and melodic moments, where (it seems to me) Rabin tries to play the role of himself, Howe and Wakeman together...(!). GL

Mixed feelings. "Walls," "The Calling," "Where Will You Be", and "Endless Dream" kick my arse. Especially "Silent Spring." The rest of the album does little for me. I really like the guitar solo in "Where Will You Be." It's so small. Not in length, just in the size of the guitar sound. It's small, yet satisfying. Not a highly recommended album, but a good one.

I have enjoyed this album as much as any of the Yes albums and I hope that Yes continues to put out such fantastic music, and the Talk concert was wonderful!!! I don't think I've ever been so blown away by a show! -KREA-

I have enjoyed this album as much as any of the Yes albums and I hope that Yes continues to put out such fantastic music, and the Talk concert was wonderful!!! I don't think I've ever been so blown away by a show! I also want to add that it takes the work, creativity, and talent of all the musicians in the band, not just one or two. Without the work of all the members of Yes, this group could not exist!

Yes has shown with Talk that they still add there own unique style to the world of music that can't be matched, and continue to stay fresh, and with (or even ahead of) the times. Endless Dream is priceless Ray

Es desafortunadamente un album que refleja que el unico interesado en continuar creando es Trevor Rabin, el sonido es estupendo, pero el album nos deja un mal sabor, los ultimos 15 minutos del track endless dream son lo unico que vale la pena y que realmente refle- jan la esencia y la mistica a la que yes nos tiene acostumbrados. Nota: Es extrano que el trabajo este dedicado a los fans, cuando nos entregan una musica que definitivamente NO es a lo que yes nos tiene acostumbrados.

Just another GREAT Yes release. These guys are on the cutting edge of inspiring rock music, almost 30 years ago they sang of the age of enlightenment that we are now in.

I'm not a very longstanding Yes fan, so the most important thing to me is not who the members are, it's that the music is great. "The Calling" and "Wall" are great rock songs. "I Am Waiting" has more emotional impact on me than almost any other Yes song, and "Endless Dream" holds my attention more than I would ever have thought a 15 minute song could.

"Endless Dream" and "I Am Waiting" are Yes classics, no matter what the troopers say. I find "Real Love" and "Where Will You Be" quiet boring. The other songs are okay, but standard YesWest-fare. Anderson's vocals are absolutely wonderful on all tracks. "Talk" is not one of the best Yes albums but certainly not one of the worst either.

"Talk", the last Yes album featuring Trevor Rabin, is a blend of hard-hitting music and a masterful example of what can be done with digital sound. Rabin seems to take the forefront on this album (which may be the reason he was shown the door when the "Talk" tour was over), upstaging Anderson. Alan White performs in his usual dynamic style (any further questions, check out track 7 for the first minute or so with the volume cranked). "I Am Waiting" is evocative whereas "Real Love" seems a bit long (could've been a 4 minute song). "Talk" is not the best in the Rabin Chapter of Yes, but it is enjoyable. Tony Kaye seems to be a non-existant player on this album. It is a shame that Rabin has been shown the exit.

I can't say I agree that it is a shame that Trevor was shown the door. Actually I still don't know what the details were of their parting-of-the-ways. I believe it was a mutual thing. For me, most of "Talk" is forgettable, compared to what Yes has produced in the first three decades. Although I do think "Endless Dream" is great. It very easily fits into the classic Yes sound. The thing I appreciated about Trevor Rabin is that he may have been the catalyst for Yes evolving and keeping up with the '90's. Some people think that Yes doesn't fit in the world of rock anymore simply because they were here so long ago. That's wrong. They are still producing exciting new music. It's just that I think that most of this album was unimportant. I did like the "Talk" tour though. I remember high-fiving another guy about two-thirds of the way through their rendition of "Endless Dream." - Thanks.

P.S. Relevant comments pick up under "Keys to Ascension Vol. 1." - Thanks.

The 80s Yes returns for the 90s, and it's a bit different this time. It seems that Trevor is consciously trying to fit in better with the 70s Yes. Try as he may, he is still a pop artist at heart, but the 15+ minute "Endless Dream" is a good try and Trevor's best song with Yes. Other good tunes ("I Am Waiting", "Real Love") retain the pop sensibilities but with a mild proggy edge. Only the syrupy "Walls", and "Where Will You Be" with its horrible useless lyrics, should have been left off. But the main problem with Talk is that Trevor has seemingly taken over the sound of Yes's music tyrannically: Chris's bass is MIA, Alan is way WAY too far up in the mix, and Tony's organ shows up only a couple of times. But overall this is a good ending to the most confusing period of YesHistory.

Truly, in my opinion, a very underappreciated rock/progressive rock masterpiece of an album. TALK sounds quite modern yet somewhat futuristic in mood and feeling....no one else in 1994 has made an album like this. Well, maybe TALK is not the same as what Yes produced in the 1970s like FRAGILE and CLOSE TO THE EDGE, which were absolute masterpieces in their own right, but TALK stands on its own as a high quality release. Starting out with the rejoicing and energetic "The Calling" and going into a soothing rock ballad called "I Am Waiting" with excellent and distinctive guitar work. A power ballad that, despite its length of over 7 minutes, could have been a big chart hit in the vein of Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, or Def Leppard. Next is another distinctive work which resembles the thoughful and artistic heavy metal that some bands like Metallica currently make, "Real Love". The use of keyboards on this song are just right. A less serious and more playful tune follows called "State Of Play". If there is any moment on TALK that is monotonous and plain its "Walls", which uses the cliché of ''the walls come tumbling down'', but if this is as weak as it gets, then this album must be pretty good. "Where Will You Be" is very interesting with its keyboard and drum arrangement and playful guitar solos. A return to the very long songs that Yes used to make comes with "Endless Dream", over 14 minutes in length and split between three parts. The first, "Silent Spring" is not quite silent, but its stirring and jolting and "Talk" gives Jon Anderson his best vocals on the album, and its change of arrangement throughout make this song seem like a dream. The flowing and soothing last section of "Endless Dream" ends the album in a nice, easy way. TALK is certainly an album to hear even if it is not within the same style Yes once made, it is breathtaking, vivid, and powerful work with remarkable musicianship and creativity, mastermined by guitarist/producer Trevor Rabin.

Relative to 90125 (for the commercial side), good digital record, listen carefully to ENDLESS DREAM

Talk is a great album, regardless of who is in the band at any certain point. I also wanted to correct some comments I saw here: Trevor Rabin was NOT booted from Yes, he decided he wanted to try new things and the situation with Yes was burdening him.