'Drama' was put together quickly; there were a lot of intense, 16-hour days. Despite the pressure, it was a lot of fun, and the end result was an album I'm very proud of.
From Chris Squire
I was working in a music store in London, and this particular place happened to be the importers for Rickenbacker guitars into England. So I started seeing these basses coming in.
People are used to us being onstage for a while.
Over the years, Yes actually made 20 albums of original studio material.
I guess the idea of doing albums in their entirety, in sequence, appeals to people. I guess it's the memory of being able to hear the music in the way it was originally presented.
The Seventies were just an interesting time for us because we were building the brand of the name but also varying the style of the music on each of the albums we did. Very creative time of us.
I couldn't get session work because most musicians hated my style.
We started Yes as a vehicle to develop everyone's individual styles.
Of course, Paul McCartney's sound is different from mine, but it's the way you hear things, really.
I've had to replace parts in the basses when they've gotten old or worn out, so everything isn't absolutely original.
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