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Title: A stupid album, an insult to the Yes name.
Review: I've heard all of the Yes albums, including 'Union' and 'Big Generator' - which weren't exactly the band's proudest moments. 'Open Your Eyes' manages to crash to a level beneath either of those two subpar albums, both of which did have one or two worthy songs on them.This album is a collection of songs that members were individually working on prior to Yes' reunion in 1996. Their latest record company pushed for a new album to be released quickly on the heels of the vastly more interesting Keys to Ascension II album. The haste and non-cohesiveness shows in this work. Jon Anderson's lyrics are drivel, Steve Howe parts are 'cut and pasted' into songs, rather than serving as inspired compositions. As for the keyboardist - well they didn't really have one at the time, so they flipped between session musicians.Your money is better spent elsewhere. Anyone who is used to the 'classic' Yes sound surely won't find it here.
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