"The founder of progressive rock, the British band Yes was the quintessential art rock group in the ‘70s, and although throughout their enduring music career (yes, they are still making albums to this day,) they have had a few missteps, they are alive and well and making rock music today.Yes began as a pop group created by lead singer Jon Anderson, who paired with guitarist/vocalist Chris Squire to make music inspired by the Fifth Dimension. Keyboardist Tony Kaye, guitarist Peter Banks and drummer Bill Bruford were recruited and the name Yes was selected simply for being direct and memorable. In 1968 Yes began playing their brand of progressive rock, a sound drenched in late 19th century classical music, and their debut single ""Sweetness"" was followed by an eponymous debut album in 1969. One year later Yes issued a sophomore album, Time and a Word, which featured Steve Howe replacing Banks on guitar, but it wasn't until 1971's The Yes Album that the band really hit the big time.Rick Wakeman replaced Kaye on keyboards as Yes stepped in the studio to record the follow-up to their breakthrough The Yes Album. The lineup of Anderson, Squire, Howe, Wakeman and Bruford would only last for one year (and produce the hasty album Fragile) but is considered by fans as the best incarnation of Yes. Put together in just two months, Fragile peaked at the number four spot in the U.S. and soared due to the smash single ""Roundabout,"" which became an anthem for teenage and co-ed fans. The band then went in the direction of ""sound paintings,"" as evidenced by the side-long title track of Yes' 1972 album Close to the Edge. 1973's Tales From Topographic Oceans was a four-song double-disc and was followed by a string of others, most notably what Yes fans consider their last great album, 1977's Going For The One. Two years later Wakeman and Anderson left and Yes disbanded in 1983 with Anderson, Kaye, Squire and White forming a new group with guitarist/vocalist Trevor Rabin. Yes, or whatever you want to call the band today, has undergone lineup changes and released countless albums over the years, but their fans don't mind the drama."