content: What has happened to Yes? One of the greatest, most original and creative bands I have ever heard have become producers of cheesy, bubble gum pop rock songs. The formulaic songs on The Ladder are dull, short-lived, and banal at best. The progressive song structures which have made Yes a famous band are mostly half-done or missing, the only decent song at all is the title song Homeworld/The Ladder. Even cheesy pop songs can have a certain charm at times - Owner of a Lonely Heart is still a favorite of mine - but the popish songs on this album are simply boring and empty. Yes is still great live, one should buy those albums instead of this one.