After Yes returned to the 90125 lineup of Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire, Tony Kaye and Alan White, they recorded Talk, the first new Yes album since the debacle of Union.
There's a new label (yet again) and a new logo (a colorfully blobby thing by Peter Max.) The nice thing is that there's a new attitude powering the band, and a few surprises hidden away in the songs.
This is definitely Yes, and a Yes with a history, but there's no sense of either trying to overcome the past or recreate it.
Everything's nicely blended in, in fact, giving the album a great deal of muscle.
There are moments on this album strongly reminiscent of Yes music all the way back to the first album -- "I Am Waiting," particularly.
That Tony Kaye sticks entirely to Hammond organ helps immensely with that impression; that Jon Anderson is singing better than he has in years also fits into that.
This album is fun and extremely well done, it does a good job of balancing the urge for a bit of bum-shaking with instrumental pyrotechnics, and it sounds as though everyone had a good time making it.
It also has some really nifty songs that stick in the mind, from the opening "The Calling" to the closing 16-minute "Endless Dream.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The CallingJon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire | Yes | Play | 06:56 | 15 MB | 49 MB |
| 2 | I Am WaitingJon Anderson, Trevor Rabin | Yes | Play | 07:25 | 17 MB | 46 MB |
| 3 | Real LoveJon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire | Yes | Play | 08:49 | 20 MB | 55 MB |
| 4 | State of PlayJon Anderson, Trevor Rabin | Yes | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 5 | WallsJon Anderson, Roger Hodgson, Trevor Rabin | Yes | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | Where Will You BeJon Anderson, Trevor Rabin | Yes | Play | 06:09 | 14 MB | 32 MB |
| 7 | Endless Dream a. Silent Spring (Instrumental) | Yes | Play | 01:53 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 8 | Endless Dream b. Talk | Yes | Play | 11:56 | 27 MB | 70 MB |
| 9 | Endless Dream c. Endless Dream | Yes | Play | 01:51 | 4 MB | 9 MB |
| 55 mins | 125 MB | |||||
| 54 mins | 346 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Anderson | Composer, Vocals |
| 2 | Jim Baldree | Mastering, Mastering Editor |
| 3 | Roger Hodgson | Composer |
| 4 | Michael Jay | Engineer |
| 5 | Tony Kaye | Organ (Hammond) |
| 6 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| 7 | Peter Max | Logo |
| 8 | Trevor Rabin | Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programming, Vocals |
| 9 | Paul Rivas | Art Direction |
| 10 | Chris Squire | Composer, Guitar (Bass), Vocals |
| 11 | Chris Welch | Liner Notes |
| 12 | Alan White | Drums |
| 13 | Yes | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |