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Yes’ ‘Heaven and Earth’ disappoints

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Rob Archer
Jul 23, 2014
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I'm a Yes fan. I have all the albums and saw them live in 1988, 1991, 1994, 1998 and 2004. I think the three-album run of “The Yes Album,” “Fragile” and “Close to the Edge” in the early 70s is the single greatest run of any band ever.

The band has a new album out called "Heaven and Earth," and... well... it's just not very good. And that's even with the …

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