Yo, del mismo modo que, en el caso de yes, soy incapaz de adjudicar medallas, ya que no sé bien qué papel juega cada cual en los grandes discos, tampoco soy capaz de adjudicar condenas, en el caso de los discos malos.
Decir que todo es culpa de que Anderson ya no está, cuando, durante años, no ha aportado apenas ni un tema bueno al grupo no me parece acertado. Howe anda más perdido que una pulga en un garaje, siendo ambos, en mi opinión, los que más aportaban en el aspecto compositivo.
White nunca aportó nada. Desconozco cual era el papel exacto de Squire como compositor, pero, fuera cual fuera, está claro que en los últimos 35 años tampoco es que haya aportado demasiado y la carencia de discos en solitario abunda en la idea de que no era alguien a quien, precisamente, las ideas creativas (en cuanto a composición) se le salieran por las orejas.
El problema de Yes es que faltan compositores. Casi siempre han buscado fuera lo que no había en el grupo. En la época Rabin, éste era el principal aportador de ideas, En Drama y Fly from Here, echaron mano rápidamente de Downes o de Horn.
En Open your eyes y en The Ladder firmaban todos los miembros del grupo. Mucho me temo que Sherwood tuviera aquí más papel compositivo del que se le suponía.
Por eso no creo que el problema de Heaven and Earth sea la falta de ideas. Nunca han andado sobrados de ideas. ES por eso que resulta más misterioso que, durante algunos discos continuados sacaran aquellas maravillas, que lo eran no sólo por su proficiencia instrumental sino por la perfección compositiva.
¿De dónde demonios sacaron esas ideas?. Quizás algún día se demuestre que YES eran como Milly Vanilly y que alguien les componía los temas.
Te pongo los datos de autoría. Verás que andas equivocado con tu apreciación de
Jon Anderson. Creo que le tienes cierta manía como dijimos una vez, tal vez fue por lo que te dio en su momento y que no te dio después..
# Title/Composer Album Performer Time
1 Beyond and Before Yes 1969 Clive Bailey / Chris Squire 04:50
2 I See You Yes 1969 David Crosby / Roger McGuinn 06:33
3 Yesterday and Today Yes 1969 Jon Anderson 02:37
4 Looking Around Yes 1969 Jon Anderson / Chris Squire 03:49
5 Harold Land Yes 1969 Jon Anderson / Bill Bruford / Chris Squire 05:26
6 Every Little Thing Yes 1969 John Lennon / Paul McCartney 05:24
7 Sweetness Yes 1969 Jon Anderson / Clive Bailey / Chris Squire 04:19
8 Survival Yes 1969 Jon Anderson 06:01
1 No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed Time And A Word 1970 Richie Havens 04:47
2 Then Time And A Word 1970 Jon Anderson 05:42
3 Everydays Time And A Word 1970 Stephen Stills 06:06
4 Sweet Dreams Time And A Word 1970 Jon Anderson / David Foster 03:48
5 The Prophet Time And A Word 1970 Jon Anderson / Chris Squire 06:32
6 Clear Days Time And A Word 1970 Jon Anderson 02:04
7 Astral Traveller Time And A Word 1970 Jon Anderson 05:50
8 Time and a Word Time And A Word 1970 Jon Anderson / David Foster 04:31
1 Yours Is No Disgrace The Yes Album 1971 Jon Anderson / Bill Bruford / Steve Howe / Tony Kaye / Chris Squire 09:36
2 The Clap The Yes Album 1971 Steve Howe 03:07
3 Starship Trooper: Life Seeker/Disillusion/Würm The Yes Album 1971 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire 09:23
4 I've Seen All Good People: Your Move/All Good People The Yes Album 1971 Jon Anderson / Chris Squire 06:47
5 A Venture The Yes Album 1971 Jon Anderson 03:13
6 Perpetual Change The Yes Album 1971 Jon Anderson / Chris Squire 08:50
1 Roundabout Fragile 1971 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe 08:29
2 Cans and Brahms Fragile 1971 Johannes Brahms 01:35
3 We Have Heaven Fragile 1971 Jon Anderson 01:30
4 South Side of the Sky Fragile 1971 Jon Anderson / Chris Squire 08:04
5 Five Per Cent for Nothing Fragile 1971 Bill Bruford 00:35
6 Long Distance Runaround Fragile 1971 Jon Anderson 03:33
7 Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) Fragile 1971 Chris Squire 02:35
8 Mood for a Day Fragile 1971 Steve Howe 02:57
9 Heart of the Sunrise Fragile 1971 Jon Anderson / Bill Bruford / Chris Squire 10:34
1 Close to the Edge: The Solid Time of Change/Total Mass Retain/I Get Up Close To The Edge 1972 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe 18:42
2 And You and I: Cord of Life/Eclipse/The Preacher the Teacher/Apocalypse Close To The Edge 1972 Jon Anderson / Bill Bruford / Steve Howe / Chris Squire 10:08
3 Siberian Khatru Close To The Edge 1972 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Rick Wakeman 08:54
1 The Revealing Science of God: Dance of the Dawn Tales from Topographic Oceans 1973 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Rick Wakeman / Alan White 20:23
2 The Remembering: High the Memory Tales from Topographic Oceans 1973 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Rick Wakeman / Alan White 20:35
3 The Ancient: Giants Under the Sun Tales from Topographic Oceans 1973 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Rick Wakeman / Alan White 18:37
4 Ritual: Nous Sommes du Soleil Tales from Topographic Oceans 1973 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Rick Wakeman / Alan White 21:33
1 Gates of Delirium Relayer 1974 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Patrick Moraz / Chris Squire / Alan White 21:55
2 Sound Chaser Relayer 1974 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Patrick Moraz / Chris Squire / Alan White 09:25
3 To Be Over Relayer 1974 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Patrick Moraz / Chris Squire / Alan White 09:08
1 Going for the One Going For The One 1977 Jon Anderson 05:32
2 Turn of the Century Going For The One 1977 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Alan White 07:56
3 Parallels Going For The One 1977 Chris Squire 05:53
4 Wonderous Stories Going For The One 1977 Jon Anderson 03:49
5 Awaken Going For The One 1977 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe 15:31
1 Future Times/Rejoice Tormato 1978 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Rick Wakeman / Alan White 06:44
2 Don't Kill The Whale Tormato 1978 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Rick Wakeman / Alan White 03:56
3 Madrigal Tormato 1978 Jon Anderson / Rick Wakeman 02:23
4 Release, Release Tormato 1978 Jon Anderson / Chris Squire / Alan White 05:46
5 Arriving UFO Tormato 1978 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Rick Wakeman 06:03
6 Circus of Heaven Tormato 1978 Jon Anderson 04:29
7 Onward Tormato 1978 Chris Squire 04:02
8 On The Silent Wings of Freedom Tormato 1978 Jon Anderson / Chris Squire 07:46
1 Machine Messiah Drama 1980 Geoffrey Downes / Trevor Horn / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 10:27
2 White Car Drama 1980 Geoffrey Downes / Trevor Horn / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 01:21
3 Does It Really Happen? Drama 1980 Geoffrey Downes / Trevor Horn / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 06:35
4 Into the Lens Drama 1980 Geoffrey Downes / Trevor Horn / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 08:33
5 Run Through the Light Drama 1980 Geoffrey Downes / Trevor Horn / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 04:43
6 Tempus Fugit Drama 1980 Geoffrey Downes / Trevor Horn / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 05:15
1 Owner of a Lonely Heart 90125 1983 Jon Anderson / Trevor Horn / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire 04:29
2 Hold On 90125 1983 Jon Anderson / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire 05:16
3 It Can Happen 90125 1983 Jon Anderson / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire 05:29
4 Changes 90125 1983 Jon Anderson / Trevor Rabin / Alan White 06:20
5 Cinema 90125 1983 Tony Kaye / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire / Alan White 02:08
6 Leave It 90125 1983 Trevor Horn / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire 04:14
7 Our Song 90125 1983 Jon Anderson / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire / Alan White 04:18
8 City of Love 90125 1983 Jon Anderson / Trevor Rabin 04:51
9 Hearts 90125 1983 Jon Anderson / Tony Kaye / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire / Alan White 07:39
1 Rhythm of Love Big Generator 1987 Jon Anderson / Tony Kaye / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire 04:47
2 Big Generator Big Generator 1987 Jon Anderson / Tony Kaye / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire / Alan White 04:33
3 Shoot High, Aim Low Big Generator 1987 Jon Anderson / Tony Kaye / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire / Alan White 07:01
4 Almost Like Love Big Generator 1987 Jon Anderson / Tony Kaye / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire 04:58
5 Love Will Find a Way Big Generator 1987 Trevor Rabin 04:50
6 Final Eyes Big Generator 1987 Jon Anderson / Tony Kaye / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire 06:25
7 I'm Running Big Generator 1987 Jon Anderson / Tony Kaye / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire / Alan White 07:37
8 Holy Lamb (Song for Harmonic Convergence) Big Generator 1987 Jon Anderson 03:19
1 Themes Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe 1989 Jon Anderson / Bill Bruford / Steve Howe / Rick Wakeman 05:58
2 Fist of Fire Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe 1989 Jon Anderson / Bill Bruford / Steve Howe / Rick Wakeman 03:27
3 Brother of Mine Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe 1989 Jon Anderson / Bill Bruford / Steve Howe / Rick Wakeman / Geoffrey Downes 10:18
4 Birthright Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe 1989 Jon Anderson / Bill Bruford / Steve Howe / Rick Wakeman / Max Bacon 06:02
5 The Meeting Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe 1989 Jon Anderson / Bill Bruford / Steve Howe / Rick Wakeman 04:21
6 Quartet (I'm Alive) Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe 1989 Jon Anderson / Bill Bruford / Steve Howe / Rick Wakeman 09:22
7 Teakbois Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe 1989 Jon Anderson / Bill Bruford / Steve Howe / Rick Wakeman 07:39
8 Order of the Universe Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe 1989 Jon Anderson / Bill Bruford / Steve Howe / Rick Wakeman 09:02
9 Let’s Pretend Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe 1989 Jon Anderson / Bill Bruford / Steve Howe / Rick Wakeman / Vangelis 02:56
1 I Would Have Waited Forever Union 1991 Jon Anderson / Jonathan Elias / Steve Howe 06:32
2 Shock to the System Union 1991 Jon Anderson / Jonathan Elias / Steve Howe 05:09
3 Masquerade Union 1991 Steve Howe 02:17
4 Lift Me Up Union 1991 Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire 06:30
5 Without Hope You Cannot Start the Day Union 1991 Jon Anderson / Jonathan Elias 05:18
6 Saving My Heart Union 1991 Trevor Rabin 04:41
7 Miracle of Life Union 1991 Mark Mancina / Trevor Rabin 07:30
8 Silent Talking Union 1991 Jon Anderson / Bill Bruford / Jonathan Elias / Steve Howe / Rick Wakeman 04:00
9 The More We Live/Let Go Union 1991 Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire 04:51
10 Angkor Wat Union 1991 Jon Anderson / Jonathan Elias / Rick Wakeman 05:23
11 Dangerous (Look in the Light of What You're Searching For) Union 1991 Jon Anderson / Jonathan Elias 03:36
12 Holding On Union 1991 Jon Anderson / Jonathan Elias / Steve Howe 05:24
13 Evensong Union 1991 Bill Bruford / Tony Levin 00:52
14 Take the Water to the Mountain Union 1991 Jon Anderson 03:10
15 Give & Take Union 1991 Jon Anderson / Jonathan Elias / Steve Howe 03:10
1 The Calling Talk 1994 Jon Anderson / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire 06:56
2 I Am Waiting Talk 1994 Jon Anderson / Trevor Rabin 07:25
3 Real Love Talk 1994 Jon Anderson / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire 08:49
4 State of Play Talk 1994 Jon Anderson / Trevor Rabin 05:00
5 Walls Talk 1994 Jon Anderson / Roger Hodgson / Trevor Rabin 04:57
6 Where Will You Be Talk 1994 Jon Anderson / Trevor Rabin 06:09
7 Endless Dream: I. Silent Spring Talk 1994 Jon Anderson / Trevor Rabin 01:55
8 Endless Dream: II. Talk Talk 1994 Jon Anderson / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire 11:55
9 Endless Dream: III. Endless Dream Talk 1994 Jon Anderson / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire 01:53
1 Be The One Keys To Ascension 1996 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire 09:52
2 That, That Is Keys To Ascension 1996 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 19:15
1 Mind Drive Keys To Ascension 2 1997 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Rick Wakeman / Alan White 18:37
2 Foot Prints Keys To Ascension 2 1997 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 09:07
3 Bring Me to the Power Keys To Ascension 2 1997 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe 07:23
4 Children of Light Keys To Ascension 2 1997 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Vangelis / Rick Wakeman 06:03
5 Sign Language Keys To Ascension 2 1997 Steve Howe / Rick Wakeman 03:28
1 New State of Mind Open Your Eyes 1997 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 06:00
2 Open Your Eyes Open Your Eyes 1997 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 05:14
3 Universal Garden Open Your Eyes 1997 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 06:17
4 No Way We Can Lose Open Your Eyes 1997 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 04:56
5 Fortune Seller Open Your Eyes 1997 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 05:00
6 Man in the Moon Open Your Eyes 1997 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 04:41
7 Wonderlove Open Your Eyes 1997 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 06:06
8 From the Balcony Open Your Eyes 1997 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 02:43
9 Love Shine Open Your Eyes 1997 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 04:38
10 Somehow, Someday Open Your Eyes 1997 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 04:47
11 The Solution Open Your Eyes 1997 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 23:47
1 Homeworld (The Ladder) The Ladder 1999 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Igor Khoroshev / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 09:32
2 It Will Be a Good Day (The River) The Ladder 1999 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Igor Khoroshev / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 04:54
3 Lightning Strikes The Ladder 1999 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Igor Khoroshev / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 04:35
4 Can I? The Ladder 1999 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Igor Khoroshev / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 01:32
5 Face to Face The Ladder 1999 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Igor Khoroshev / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 05:02
6 If Only You Knew The Ladder 1999 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Igor Khoroshev / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 05:43
7 To Be Alive (Hep Yadda) The Ladder 1999 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Igor Khoroshev / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 05:07
8 Finally The Ladder 1999 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Igor Khoroshev / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 06:02
9 The Messenger The Ladder 1999 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Igor Khoroshev / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 05:13
10 New Language The Ladder 1999 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Igor Khoroshev / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 09:19
11 Nine Voices (Longwalker) The Ladder 1999 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Igor Khoroshev / Billy Sherwood / Chris Squire / Alan White 03:21
1 Magnification Magnification 2001 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 07:16
2 Spirit of Survival Magnification 2001 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 06:02
3 Don't Go Magnification 2001 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 04:27
4 Give Love Each Day Magnification 2001 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 07:44
5 Can You Imagine Magnification 2001 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 02:59
6 We Agree Magnification 2001 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 06:30
7 Soft as a Dove Magnification 2001 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 02:17
8 Dreamtime Magnification 2001 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 10:46
9 In the Presence of: Deeper/Death of Ego/True Beginner/Turn Around and Remember Magnification 2001 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 10:24
10 Time Is Time Magnification 2001 Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White 02:09
1 Fly from Here - Overture Fly From Here 2011 Trevor Horn / Geoffrey Downes 01:53
2 Fly from Here - Part I - We Can Fly Fly From Here 2011 Trevor Horn / Geoffrey Downes / Chris Squire 06:00
3 Fly from Here - Part II - Sad Night at the Airfield Fly From Here 2011 Trevor Horn / Geoffrey Downes 06:41
4 Fly from Here - Part III - Madman at the Screens Fly From Here 2011 Trevor Horn / Geoffrey Downes 05:16
5 Fly from Here - Part IV - Bumpy Ride Fly From Here 2011 Steve Howe 02:15
6 Fly from Here - Part V - We Can Fly (Reprise)" Fly From Here 2011 Trevor Horn / Geoffrey Downes / Chris Squire 01:44
7 The Man You Always Wanted Me to Be Fly From Here 2011 Chris Squire / Gerard Johnson / Simon Sessler 05:07
8 Life on a Film Set Fly From Here 2011 Trevor Horn / Geoffrey Downes 05:01
9 Hour of Need Fly From Here 2011 Steve Howe 03:07
10 Solitaire (instrumental) Fly From Here 2011 Steve Howe 03:30
11 Into the Storm Fly From Here 2011 Chris Squire / Oliver Wakeman / Steve Howe / Trevor Horn / Benoît David / Alan White 06:54
1 Believe Again Heaven And Earth 2014 Jon Davison / Steve Howe 08:02
2 The Game Heaven And Earth 2014 Chris Squire / Jon Davison / Gerard Johnson 06:51
3 Step Beyond Heaven And Earth 2014 Steve Howe / Jon Davison 05:34
4 To Ascend Heaven And Earth 2014 Jon Davison / Alan White 04:43
5 In a World of Our Own Heaven And Earth 2014 Jon Davison / Chris Squire 05:20
6 Light of the Ages (Reprise)" Heaven And Earth 2014 Jon Davison 07:41
7 It Was All We Knew Heaven And Earth 2014 Steve Howe 04:13
8 Subway Walls Heaven And Earth 2014 Jon Davison / Geoffrey Downes 09:03
Composers: TOTAL:
Número de canciones Porcentaje compositivo
Jon Anderson 121 25,79%
Chris Squire 94 17,17%
Steve Howe 87 16,94%
Alan White 61 9,49%
Trevor Rabin 28 5,58%
Rick Wakeman 23 4,43%
Billy Sherwood 23 2,54%
Jon Davison 7 2,45%
Geoffrey Downes 14 2,42%
Bill Bruford 16 2,37%
Trevor Horn 15 2,15%
Jonathan Elias 8 1,28%
Tony Kaye 9 1,10%
Igor Khoroshev 11 0,94%
Patrick Moraz 3 0,75%
Stephen Stills 1 0,57%
Richie Havens 1 0,45%
David Foster 2 0,39%
Gerard Johnson 2 0,37%
Clive Bailey 2 0,36%
Mark Mancina 1 0,35%
David Crosby 1 0,31%
Roger McGuinn 1 0,31%
John Lennon 1 0,25%
Paul McCartney 1 0,25%
Vangelis 2 0,17%
Simon Sessler 1 0,16%
Roger Hodgson 1 0,15%
Johannes Brahms 1 0,15%
Max Bacon 1 0,11%
Benoît David 1 0,11%
Oliver Wakeman 1 0,11%
Tony Levin 1 0,04%
33 100%
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Yes Album al
Going For The One:
Composers:
Jon Anderson 39,27%
Chris Squire 31,41%
Steve Howe 19,95%
Bill Bruford 4,69%
Tony Kaye 4,69%
En cuanto a las composiciones en solitario, dúos y tríos, andan así por número de temas:
MONO:
Bill Bruford 1
Chris Squire 3
Jon Anderson 13
Jon Davison 1
Steve Howe 7
Trevor Rabin 2
DUOS >1 TEMA:
Jon Anderson / Chris Squire 5
Jon Anderson / Steve Howe 4
Jon Anderson / Trevor Rabin 5
Jon Anderson / David Foster 2
Trevor Horn / Geoffrey Downes 4
Jon Davison / Steve Howe 2
TRIOS:
Jon Anderson / Bill Bruford / Chris Squire 1
Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire 2
Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Rick Wakeman 2
Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Alan White 1
Jon Anderson / Chris Squire / Alan White 1
Jon Anderson / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire 6
Trevor Horn / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire 1
Jon Anderson / Jonathan Elias / Steve Howe 4
Jon Anderson / Jonathan Elias / Rick Wakeman 1
Jon Anderson / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire 6
Jon Anderson / Roger Hodgson / Trevor Rabin 1
Trevor Horn / Geoffrey Downes / Chris Squire 2