6/4/2023 0 Comments Yed album covers![]() ![]() Banks also disagreed with the decision to have Colton produce the album and claimed that Colton lacked the experience and personally disliked Banks and his playing. He argued it merely played parts originally written for the guitar or organ, leaving his active participation to the album a minimum or his guitar buried into the album's mix. ![]() He did not support the idea of an orchestra and thought it merely followed what rock bands Deep Purple and the Nice had already done. Banks became the most outspoken member over his issues surrounding the album which began the strain on his relationship with the rest of the group. Time and a Word was met with "Yes-style controversy", as described by band biographer and reporter Chris Welch. Instead, a brass section of session players and a string section formed of students from the Royal College of Music were hired to perform arrangements written and conducted by Tony Cox. To attempt to solve this, the group discussed using a Mellotron and tested one out, but the idea fell through. He observed that Banks and Kaye had not worked together to create a strong sound that their new arrangements required. Anderson wished to use an orchestra as their new ideas needed additional sounds. ![]() A discussion amongst Squire, Anderson, and Colton during the writing process led to the decision of incorporating orchestral arrangements into some of their new songs. They followed the same format as Yes: an album of eight tracks with two covers. The group continued to follow their early musical direction of performing original material and rearranged cover versions of songs by pop, jazz, and folk artists. Offord would become a key figure in the band's history in the 1970s as their producer and live sound mixer. Phil Carson, the European managing director of Atlantic and a fan of the band, brought in audio engineer Eddy Offord to assist Colton in the album's production because of his skills and hard work. At Advision, Yes were joined by producer Tony Colton, a friend of Anderson's who was also the singer of the rock band Heads Hands & Feet. Usually he writes a tune and we listen to the tape and take it from there". In a November 1969 interview during a tour of Switzerland, Bruford talked about the album, saying Anderson was "pouring out new numbers for us to play. Towards the end of 1969, they booked time at Advision Studios in London during gaps between shows to record Time and a Word. The line-up of the group at this time included lead vocalist Jon Anderson, guitarist Peter Banks, bassist Chris Squire, drummer Bill Bruford, and organist Tony Kaye. In 2003, the album was remastered with several previously unreleased tracks.Īfter the release of their debut album Yes in July 1969 for Atlantic Records, Yes resumed extensive touring across the UK. Time and a Word received mixed reviews from critics, but became the band's first release to enter the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 45 however, it did not chart in the United States. The UK album cover was considered inappropriate for the American market, so a photograph of the band was used due to the lineup change, this put Howe on the cover of an album on which he did not perform. During their UK tour in April 1970, and before the album's release, Banks was fired by the band and replaced by Steve Howe. Guitarist Peter Banks did not support the idea of adding an orchestra to the album, resulting in increased tensions between him and the rest of the group. A small orchestra of brass and string session musicians was used on most of the album's songs. Yes continued to follow their early musical direction of performing original material and cover versions of songs by pop, jazz, and folk artists. It was put together several months after the release of the band's 1969 eponymous debut, during which they continued to tour heavily and recorded Time and a Word during gaps between shows. Time and a Word is the second studio album by English rock band Yes, released on 24 July 1970 by Atlantic Records. ![]()
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