This Day in Music History: Yes/Big Generator (09/17)

On this date in 1987, Yes finally (after over four years!) released a follow up to the massively popular 90125. Their 12th studio album was called Big Generator.

Music Monday (Big Generator, Side 1)

So Yes had just hit it big with a massively popular album, 90125, and their first #1 single "Owner of a Lonely Heart", and what do they do? They bicker over creative differences and the direction of the band, miss a big window of opportunity in the 80's, and take over four years to put out their next album. Not so epic.

What they do turn out is a massively over-produced album called Big Generator (which I originally covered here).