Yes

Year:
2017
Inducted by:
Alex Lifeson & Geddy Lee (Rush)
Category:
Performers

Trevor Rabin
Tony Kaye
Steve Howe
Rick Wakeman
Jon Anderson
Chris Squire
Bill Bruford
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 Yes

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Yes Acceptance Speeches

00:10:47
"Roundabout"

00:08:19
"Owner of a Lonely Heart"

00:06:01
"Rockin' in the Free World"

00:07:31
Bill Bruford of YES

01:02:08

Hall of Fame Essay

2017

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.