Yes
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Year:
2017
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Inducted by:
Alex Lifeson & Geddy Lee (Rush)
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Category:
Performers
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Trevor Rabin
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Tony Kaye
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Steve Howe
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Rick Wakeman
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Jon Anderson
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Chris Squire
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Bill Bruford
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Alan White
Introduction
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.
Alex Life and Geddy Lee of Rush Induct Yes
Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush Induct Yes at the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony-
Alex Life and Geddy Lee of Rush Induct Yes00:06:37
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Yes Acceptance Speeches00:10:47
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"Roundabout"00:08:19
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"Owner of a Lonely Heart"00:06:01
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"Rockin' in the Free World"00:07:31
Hall of Fame Essay
2017
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.


Yes is still echoing, showing me that music truly is a continuum.
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