YUH 256 - Yes "Drama" with Lou Diamond!

Guest Review - Michael Storm appeared on Political Cadence with Maxx Payne"I had a great time visiting with Phil and Lisa. The casual but organized conversation was open and honest and fair and important. So many conversations are lopsided or just not worth participating in and it's refreshing to just talk and share thoughts and be in the moment while meeting some new and interesting people."August 1980Steve Howe -Lead GuitarTrevor Horn - Lead VocalsGeoff Downs - KeyboardsChris Squire - “Base guitar”10th Studio albumReached no. 2 on UK chartsNo Jon Anderson, no Rick WakemanTrevor Horn - from The Buggles (Video Killed the Radio Star) on vocals. Trevor Horn replaced Wakeman.Jon Anderson is not on this album - Jon tended to bring his family and nanny on tour to great expense, and this grated on the band.The album was more of a new wave transition from albums like songs from topographic oceans, but it is also heavier than other Yes albums.Yes might have been the greatest example of a classic rock band trying to survives the new wave.Roger Dean designed the album cover, who was responsible for most of Yes’ covers.Machine Messiah - opening reminds me of Sabotage, then goes into “Big Bottom” riff - Ascends to a very light keyboard track as Jon Anderson’s voice surfaces. - 3:19 Lyrical Passage is great "Friends make their way into systems of chance (echo "friends make their way of escape into systems of chance") - Escape to freedom I need to be there - Waiting and watching the tables are turning" - The whole passage is lyrically perfect, with the echoes and call backs - - Pink Floyd sound at 5:24 mark (Tear Down the Wall”) Orchestral composition - very serene chant towards end “Machine Messiah take me into the fire” - Ends as it begins. I assumed it was John Anderson when I listened for the first time.Man in a White Car - Very brief interlude- Chimes at beginning - “Man in a White Car” are the only lyrics. It is supposed to be a call to Gary Neuman’s “Cars”.Does it Really Happen - Funky rhythm at the beginning, good drumming (Jungle Boogey) - Reminds me in parts of a song called "It Can Happen" from 90125 - “Live for Pleasure, Live for fun”. - Around 5:15 it becomes a completely different instrumental, almost with a disco beat. - long fade out, which I am not a huge fan of. - Chris Squire's vocals were strong on this. Why didn’t he sing more on Yes albums?Into The Lens - “I am a camera” - “Camera Camera” - Like the guitar at about the 4:00 mark. - Too much keyboard for me. - "Memories How they Fade so fast" was such a wilting, strange lyrical beginning - But “I am a camera” was a pretty lame lyric. “Camera, camera”. Musically, it had strong moments, but I found it's transitions kind of disorienting. But “Monitor” by Siouxsie and the Banshees did this better.Run Through The Light - Could not help but think of The Police and Sting during the “Run Into The Light” part - Some guitar shredding during the last minute of the song, garnished by keyboard.Tempus Fugit - Literally means ‘Time Flies’ - Might have inspired Tommy Shaw/Styxx - The harmonies and rapidity of the lyrics are off the hook. “The Way That You answer with ‘Yes’! - It might just be the “Yes” song, almost reminds me of a super hero for some reason, with love as the protagonist. - I love the fast crawling of the baseline. It us a great song.Yeah Uh Huh Social Stuff:Yeah Uh Huh on Linktr.eehttps://linktr.ee/yeahuhhuhpodYeah Uh Huh on TikTok  / yeahuhhuhpod  Yeah Uh Huh on Facebook  / yeahuhhuhpod  Yeah Uh Huh on Twitter  / yeahuhhuhpod  Yeah Uh Huh on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/7pS9l71...Yeah Uh Huh on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Yeah Uh Huh Website:https://yeah-uh-huh.wixsite.com/yeahu...Yeah Uh Huh WebsiteHome | YeahUhHuhPod (yeah-uh-huh.wixsite.com)Yeah-Uh-Huh on YoutubeYeah Uh-Huh -YouTubeYeah Uh Huh on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...