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Almost Good - Better with Earlier Yes than Later
The Inside series so far is worth viewing, but not excellent for several reasons. Among them is there are no interviews of the band members being profiled, which might offer a counterpoint to the various critics and musicians who have a go at the albums of the band in question. Not so here, however, as Steve Howe appears, looking oppressed, sitting in a hotel room expounding on some of the aspects of Yes under discussion. I thought this gave "Inside Yes: 1968-1973" an edge over the other Inside DVD's I've watched. <
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>As always, there are too many British rock critics (what, Americans don't have anything to add? or Italians, or Japanese) no women (no surprise), not enough footage of the band, and less detail than I would prefer, but given this is only an hour long, I don't know what more could have been done. <
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>Good points: a clear demonstration of how Yes grew up adding Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman; an idea of how important harmony-singing was to the early Yes and why; a good digest of Steve Howe's technique; supporters of Tales, along with detractors. <
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>If you like Yes, and are interested in a relatively honest view of their work by interested artists and writers, then I would recommend this DVD to you.

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Only an hour of Yes
The DVD is fairly interesting, but is only an hour long. Snippets (mainly) from session musicians and so-called critics are interspersed with live footage. Only a small contribution from any band member (Steve Howe). <
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>It briefly covered the bands first 6 albums, culminating in my favorite Yes album (and only one I have on CD), "Tales of Topographic Oceans", which had mixed critical reviews. "Fragile" and "Closer to the Edge" were much better received and do have some classis Yes songs, but the magic, mystery, philosophy (however indecipherable) and sheer presentation of "Tales" far outshines them I think. <
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>They should have added more content, or reduced the price. <
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Interesting Addition to the YES DVD Catalog
What's this? A DVD focusing on a band in which critics say *negative* things as well as positive things? Well, that's right -- "Inside Yes" features lesser-known musicians/rock critics/producers/engineers commenting--good and bad-- on Yes' first six studio albums--"Yes," "Time & A Word," "The Yes Album," "Fragile," "Close to the Edge," and "Tales from Topographic Oceans." There's a good balance between those who praise and dismiss elements of the music, so that is probably the most interesting thing about this DVD. The archival footgage is mainly from "Yessongs," so don't expect to see anything new visually--unless you're a newcomer to the band's work. Regarding interviews with actual bandmembers, there are just a few snippets of Howe circa 2003/2004. Towards the end of the DVD, it's fun to quickly go from one critic calling an album a "masterpiece" and another calling it "rubbish." There's not much "meat" to this DVD, but it makes a nice appetizer.