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Jon is not Yes. Drama is more Yes than any Jon solo album.
With that said, I'm not "excited" about the new Yes album the way I would be if it were Jon and Rick, or Jon and Patrick, or even Trevor Rabin. But I'm not "unexcited" either. Here's the thing about Jon: though he's a talented musician, arranger, and singer, he's also a big of a dictator. Yes will be more adventurous without him. Squire and Howe, especially with Alan's goading, will be more aggressive and out there. This album will not be as "light" and "airy" as Magnification or the song "Show Me." The Ladder had bite because of Billy Sherwood, as did Open Your Eyes (which is a whole other topic). The last Yes-Classic-Line-Up-Album, if you will, was Keys to Ascension, which was fantastic, and had a newfound energy and vitality to it, but that was fifteen years ago.
So I expect this album to be "the one we can make now because Jon wouldn't let us before," whatever that may be. I have no idea, but I'm expecting excellence musically.
Lyrically, and vocally, I have no idea what to expect. Is Benoit going to be writing lyrics? Will Chris take a vocal solo song, with Benoit backing him up? I'd like to see Benoit and Chris do something Journey did on the four albums that they had both Steve Perry and Gregg Rolie: dual lead vocals on some songs (Floyd did this from time to time as well). Some example are Just the Same Way (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twC6F...eature=related) and Feeling That Way/Anytime (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0RFp...ature=related).
Yes, I'll buy it the day it comes out without hearing a note, and while I'm hopeful, I don't think I'll experience letdown because I'm not expecting spectacular-ness.
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