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English progressive rock band

Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968. Having featured 20 full-time musicians across their history, their most notable members include lead singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarists Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin, drummers Bill Bruford and Alan White, and keyboardists Tony Kaye and Rick Wakeman, who represented Yes when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.

Widely regarded as progressive rock pioneers, the group have explored several musical styles and remain one of the most successful, influential, and longest-lasting acts in the genre. Their discography spans 25 studio albums, with 13.5 million Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)-certified albums sold in the United States and more than 30 million worldwide.

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what: a band
from: London
since: 1968
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members: Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, Bill Bruford, Chris Squire, Peter Banks

formed in: London

labels: Atlantic Records, Atco Records, Elektra

genres: progressive rock, symphonic rock, art rock

awards: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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1968–1970: Formation, first album and Time and a Word

In late 1967, bassist Chris Squire and guitarist Peter Banks, both formerly of the Syn, joined the psychedelic rock band Mabel Greer's Toyshop, which had been formed in 1966 by Clive Bayley and Robert Hagger. They played at the Marquee Club in Soho, London where Jack Barrie, owner of the nearby La Chasse club, saw them perform. He later recalled: "the musicianship was very good but it was obvious they weren't going anywhere". Barrie introduced Squire to singer Jon Anderson, a worker at the bar in La Chasse, who found they shared interests in Simon & Garfunkel and harmony singing. That evening they wrote "Sweetness", which was included on the first Yes album, and Anderson joined as lead vocalist. During this time, the band rehearsed in the...

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1982–1988: First reformation, 90125 and Big Generator

At the beginning of 1982, Phil Carson of Atlantic Records introduced Squire and White to guitarist and singer Trevor Rabin, who had initially made his name with the South African supergroup Rabbitt, subsequently releasing three solo albums, working as a record producer and even briefly considered being a member of Asia. The three teamed up in a new band called Cinema, for which Squire also recruited the original Yes keyboard player Tony Kaye. Later in 1982, Cinema entered the studio to record their debut album. Although Rabin and Squire initially shared lead vocals for the project, Trevor Horn was briefly brought into Cinema as a potential singer, but soon opted to become the band's producer instead.

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2009–2015: Second reformation, Fly from Here, Heaven & Earth, and Squire's death

In October 2009, Squire declared that the new line-up from the In the Present Tour "is now Yes", and the tour, with the band now billed as Yes, continued through 2010. Their 2010 studio sessions would yield material eventually to be released as From a Page.

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Musical style and influences

Music critics Jim DeRogatis and Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic cite Yes as the "definitive English progressive rock band," and as "epitomizing" the genre. Erlewine credited the band with bringing the genre to mainstream audiences. He described the band's early sound as an amalgamation of "pastoral folk", "Baroque classical" and "muscular rock & roll". He also noted that the band's compositions utilised odd time signatures, and were "structured like mini-suites." He described some of the band's later output as "steely, shiny [...] album-oriented rock." Chris Roberts of Classic Rock said Yes "pioneered 70s progressive and symphonic rock, and dominated 80s stadium pop-rock." Yes have also been described as an art rock group. According to...

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Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets. No fewer than 18 musicians have been a part of the band's line-up, with its current form comprising singer Jon Davison, bassist Billy Sherwood, guitarist Steve Howe, keyboardist Geoff Downes, and drummer Jay Schellen. Also known as: No, The Yes, Yes (Symphonic Music Of), Yes!, イエス From Discogs (free to use). Their entry