For a band as accustomed to turbulence as Yes, the 1990s seemed especially unstable. If the 70s were their crowning progressive years and the 80s an MTV-assisted commercial triumph, the next decade looked confusing and clouded – not made any easier by 1991’s ill-fated Union, which brought together the various disparate factions of the band with less-than-stellar results.
Lost in the middle of it all was their 14th album, 1994’s Talk, a record that’s been perpetually overlooked, thanks in part to its alluringly light touch. This reissue – released 30 years on in four-CD box set, two-LP white vinyl and basic single CD editions – goes a long way to elevating it to its rightful place in the Yes canon.
