Back in October 1971, Yes was at a very important time in their career. They had released two albums in the previous ten months, each dispensing with a band member hitherto deemed irreplaceable, and then replacing them. But whereas Tony ...See moreBack in October 1971, Yes was at a very important time in their career. They had released two albums in the previous ten months, each dispensing with a band member hitherto deemed irreplaceable, and then replacing them. But whereas Tony Kaye and Peter Banks had been vital parts of establishing the early sound of the band, their replacements Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman were an integral part of phase two of the band's career (the phase that would send them off into superstardom).
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