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Yes

YES

YEAR

2017

INDUCTED BY

Alex Lifeson & Geddy Lee (Rush)

CATEGORY

Performers

Yes pushed the boundaries of rock, expanding the musical experience-on record and in concert.

They created complex, progressive, and virtuosic rock suites built on influences ranging from psychedelic rock to classical music.

Trevor Rabin

Trevor Rabin

Tony Kaye

Tony Kaye

Steve Howe

Steve Howe

Rick Wakeman

Rick Wakeman

Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson

Chris Squire

Chris Squire

Bill Bruford

Bill Bruford

Alan White

Alan White

HALL OF FAME
ESSAY

By Ashley Kahn

Not so long ago, a home stereo was a portal into a realm of hyper-sensory interstellar travel.

One could drop the needle on the edge of the LP, turn up the volume, stare at the album cover’s colorful, hallucinatory landscapes, and let the music take you along galactic pathways to undiscovered planets.

Piloting such sonic voyages was a talented group of creative musicians who combined centuries-old musical traditions with the latest tools and an immense spectrum of sounds: symphonic strings, cathedral organs, driving rock drums, meticulous jazz improvisation, offbeat time signatures, dramatic rhythmic shifts. Over all soared vocal harmonies and mystical lyrics.

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Class of 2017
Yes is still echoing, showing me that music truly is a continuum.
Geddy Lee
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