Two fantastic versions of Gil Scott-Heron's "Home is Where the Hatred Is". The first by the man himself, and the second by the amazing Esther Phillips. Heron just sounds plain pissed off. Phillips evokes a sound of mournful regret. I love both of them.
Yes was my fav band for a bunch of years through high school and beyond and - before you ask - no I am nowhere near old enough to have been a fan when their stuff first came out. I discovered them long after. This segment (Wurm), comprising the end of one of their best songs (Starship Trooper), has perhaps the best looped three chords to jam over ever written. There's just so much going on during this section including a synth solo, guitar solo, bass modulation up the wazoo, all over a G - Eb - C pattern that is created through a great chord pattern that leaves an open G-string (yeah, I said it) droning throughout the progression. Originally wirtten as a section of a song called Nether Street b y guitarist Steve Howe's earlier band Bodast, the intricate weavings of Yes make this section a three chord wonder to remember.
