In June 1979, the Yes line-up of Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, and Alan White completed their 1978–1979 tour in support of Tormato. The five reconvened in November 1979 to start work on a new … See more

Side one
According to Horn, "Machine Messiah" was written in one day. Music reporter and critic See more

Drama was released in August 1980. It reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 18 in the US, the band's lowest charting studio release in the US since See more

Yes toured Drama with a concert tour of North America and the UK from August to December 1980. Horn and Downes had never performed … See more

Drama was recorded in approximately three months at Townhouse with each band member credited for its production and Hugh Padgham, Gary Langan, and Julian Mendelsohn as … See more

The album's sleeve was designed by Roger Dean, his first design for a Yes album since Relayer in 1974. When Dean was commissioned … See more

The Guardian reporter Robin Denselow wrote that the album's lyrics are tougher than Anderson's "distinctive ramblings on the mystic fringe", and named "Machine Messiah" and "Into … See more