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The cover track of the 1999 album The Ladder, Homeworld (The Ladder) was used in Relic Entertainment's Homeworld real-time strategy as the credits and outro theme.
. In 2003 a further remastering effort was begun by Rhino Records, this time including more original art, extensive booklet liner notes, and rare bonus tracks. Vintage Barbie - All dolls produced before 1972. The initial CD releases appeared in the late 1980s, and the first remasters were released in the mid 1990s, with dramatically improved sound and much original album art restored. Twist 'N Turn Waist - A movable waist of mid-1960s and later Barbie doll [or a variation]. The Yes Atlantic Records catalog has undergone at least two remasterings and re-releases on CD. Timeless Treasures™ - Celebrity or character dolls.

Sleeve artwork for many of these albums was done by Roger Dean, who also designed the band's logo. There are five types:. The classic line up is currently enjoying a somewhat revitalized presence in the public consciousness, especially after the celebration of their 35th anniversary in 2004. Ponytail - This denotes the age and type of Barbie a particular doll is. Fans short-changed in 1996 were delighted as Wakeman announced his return to the group in 2002 and a world tour for Yes followed, including a return to Australia after more than 30 years absence. OSS - Dolls with original swimsuit. The band was not only backed by a 60-piece orchestra, but specific parts and arrangements were written and executed by the orchestra, sounding as if the orchestra was a permanent band member. Modern Barbie - Dolls produced after 1972.

Both Sherwood and Khoroshev left the band before the recording of the 2001 orchestral release Magnification. Magnification, the only Yes album without keyboards, is considered by many as the best Yes studio album since the 1970s. They come in showcase packaging [a stand and a Certificate of Authenticity included]. The 1999 tour resulted in a live DVD from The House of Blues in Los Angeles. Designed for collectors and display. While Sherwood's influence seemed to take the band back in the direction of the 90125 lineup, the tour also featured keyboards from Russian keyboard player Igor Khoroshev, who was later made a full time member for the following album The Ladder. Featuring special fabrics and details. Open Your Eyes was released in 1997. Limited to specific retailers.

As fans waited for a tour of the classic lineup, Wakeman left the group again before the release of Keys To Ascension 2. Wakeman was replaced by Sherwood, who not only played guitar, but also now handled keyboard duties. Limited Edition - Dolls produced in limited quantities worldwide. The new studio cuts from those two albums were later reissued on a single CD called "Keystudio.". Usually they come in showcase packaging [a stand and a Certificate of Authenticity]. The resultant live recordings were released, together with new music, on the Keys To Ascension albums, considered by many fans to be their finest music since their 1970s zenith. Customized - Dolls created exclusively for a specific store. Proving the truth of the old adage never say "never again," the band surprised and delighted fans by reforming with the classic '70s line-up of Anderson, Squire, White, Howe and Wakeman for a live performance in the Californian town of San Luis Obispo in 1996. Usually they come in showcase packaging [a stand and a Certificate of Authenticity].

On the 1994 tour, guitarist/vocalist Billy Sherwood joined as a sixth member. Designed for collectors and display. In 1994, Yes released Talk, one of the group's poorest selling releases. Collector Edition - Dolls produced in limited quantities. Yes was suddenly back down to its popular 1980s lineup of Anderson, Squire, Rabin, Kaye, and White. Though not feature length, they are fairly abundant in plot, for the younger audience, of course. After the tour, Bruford quit the band, followed shortly by Howe and then Wakeman. In recent years, she has taken the computer animated movie industry by storm, guest appearing in Toy Story 2, and later her own direct-to-video movies, Barbie's Nutcracker, The Princess and the Pauper and Rapunzel Barbie, all of which were accompanied by small product lines, including dolls of Barbie in the costumes portrayed in the shorts.

Featuring tracks spanning the band's entire career, it was one of the highest grossing concert tours of 1991 and 1992. By the late-1990s, Mattel had moved to featuring her in interactive 3D video games for both gaming consoles and personal computers. Law suits were followed by a remarkable turn of events, as Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe joined Anderson and the rest of Yes, which resulted in the album Union and a world tour which united all eight members in a short-lived "mega-Yes". The mid-1990s saw a line of early novels, featuring her adventurous exploits. While Yes was on break after the 1988 tour, Anderson began working with former Yes members Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, and Bill Bruford. The group wanted to be called Yes, but Yes was technically still a current group with other members, so the group called themselves "Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe." Legal battles ensued. Forty-five-percent of them spend upwards of $1000 a year. By the end of the 1980s, Anderson grew tired of the new Yes sound and wanted the band to return to its classic sound. Ninety-percent are women, at an average age of 40, purchasing more than 20 Barbie dolls each year.

Yes had major success throughout the rest of the 1980s, playing arenas and scoring major hits with "Leave It," "Love Will Find a Way," and "It Can Happen.". Mattel estimates that there are well over 100,000 avid Barbie collectors. Fans of this line-up are called "Generators", from this line-up's second album, Big Generator. A commercial by automobile company Nissan featuring dolls similar to Barbie and Ken driving in a toy car was the subject of another lawsuit on September 18, 1997 [5] (http://www.eonline.com/News/Court/0997.barbie.html). The song Owner of a Lonely Heart from this album was even a hit in discos, resulting in the band's only number one single. However, it was dismissed by the court as parody on May 15, 1998. It was simpler and harder, with modern (for the time) electronic effects. It contained lyrics such as "You can brush my hair/Undress me everywhere" and used a graphics similar to the pink Barbie logo. Mattel used this as grounds for a trademark infringement and defamation lawsuit filed on September 11, 1997.

The album, 90125 (produced by Trevor Horn), was a radical departure from their earlier sound. The European pop-dance group Aqua released a song called "Barbie Girl" in 1997. In late 1982, two years after the breakup of Yes, Squire and White met guitarist Trevor Rabin (late of the band Rabbitt) and formed a new group, initially dubbed Cinema, which also included original Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye. They played Jon Anderson some of their new music, who was very impressed and decided to join the project, thus resulting in the reformation Yes in 1983. Many artists have referred to Barbie and her accompanying products, either as homage or as parody. The band was to be called XYZ, but nothing came of the sessions. [4] (http://www.adiosbarbie.com/bology/bology_timeline.html). Downes and Howe went on to form Asia, Horn went into producing, and Squire and White began sessions with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, fresh from Led Zeppelin's recent breakup. She also ran for President after breaking up with Ken.

After the Drama tour, Yes broke up. These include astronaut, gymnast, rapper and soldier. While Drama was well received by many fans (named "Panthers" after a feature of the album's artwork), many other Yes followers missed Anderson's unique lyrics and vocal style. To counter accusations of gender stereotyping, career Barbies have been released. To their surprise, Downes and Horn were invited to join Yes as full-time members; they accepted the invitation and performed on the Drama album in 1980. As of 2005 there are also a "Kelly; Dolls of the World" where Barbies "little sister" and two friends represent different European countries. Eventually though, Howe, Squire and White confessed that their singer and keyboards player had actually left the band. In 2001 "The Princess Collection" was issued for instance with dolls named Princess of India, Princess of the Navajo, Princess of the Vikings.

Initally, the plan was that Downes and Horn would help shape the material, ready for the return of Wakeman and Anderson. Peruvian, Kenyan, Japanese and Australian Barbies. Howe invited Buggles duo Geoffrey Downes (keyboards) and Trevor Horn (bass/vocals) to help out on a new Yes album. The European countries are highly over-represented but there are also i.e. Meanwhile, Howe had heard an album called Age of Plastic by a band called The Buggles which contained the world-wide Number One hit, "Video Killed The Radio Star". The dolls are dressed in more or less traditional clothes, each representing a nation. This left Squire, Howe and White to start sessions for a new album without a singer or a keyboard player. Mattel also released an "International collection" in 1980, with Barbies from different parts of the world.

Wakeman had again grown disenchanted with the band, but this time so had Jon Anderson, who was enjoying success out of the band in partnership with Vangelis. Most commonly the Hispanic Teresa and African-American Christie appear as Barbie's "ethno-friend" alongside Skipper and occasionally red-head Midge, who's been around since the sixties. In 1980, the band's career took a serious left turn, even by its own standards. Barbies of different nationalities have also been created, including African, Hispanic, Asian and Native American Barbies. Ironically, Yes outlasted almost all the groups of that era as well. One of the most publicized responses happened around the turn of the century, as Barbie's waist widened to more natural proportions. The album, along with 1978's Tormato, was successful in spite of being released at the height of the punk rock era in Britain, during which Yes were often critisised by the music press as representing the most bloated excesses of early 1970s progressive rock. This resulted in the new modified Barbie saying, "Eat lead, Cobra!" and "Dead men tell no lies." [3] (http://www.etext.org/Zines/UnitCircle/uc3/page10.html).

Apart from the 15 minute track, "Awaken," the album Going for the One was mostly made up of shorter songs. A group of parents, feminists and other activists known as the Barbie Liberation Organization bought hundreds of Barbies and GI Joe dolls, and switched their voice circuitry. However after hearing and being impressed by the new material he once again became a permanent band member. One of these 270 phrases was "Math class is tough!" Although only about 1.5% of all the dolls sold said the phrase, it caused a large public outcry over Barbie's representation of women, and the infamous phrase quickly became a common pop culture reference. When Moraz left in 1976, the group commenced sessions for a new album without a keyboard player. After a considerable amount of negotiation Rick Wakeman rejoined the band on a "session musician" basis. It spoke a number of phrases such as, "Will we ever have enough clothes?" "I love shopping!" and, "Wanna have a pizza party?" Each doll was programmed to say four out of 270 possible phrases, so chances were good that no two dolls owned by a girl or her friends would be the same. Following an extended tour through 1975-76, each member of the group released their own solo album. This culminated in 1993 when Mattel released "Teen Talk Barbie", a talking version of the doll.

This reached no.1 in the Spanish charts. Her accessories reflect a lifestyle that is unobtainable for most of the girls who play with her. Wakeman was replaced by Swiss musician Patrick Moraz for Relayer in 1974. Again, the album featured a side-long track, "The Gates of Delirium," from which the "Soon" section was put out as a limited single release. The enormous range of available accessories relating clothes, hair, make-up, parties and looking pretty give rise to the accusation that Barbie encourages young girls to focus on shallow trivia. Rick Wakeman, in particular, was not pleased with the album and increasing interpersonal tensions between him and the rest of the band led Wakeman to quit at the end of the Tales tour. [2] (http://site.www.umb.edu/forum/1/AMSTJess/member/Forums/481613252.html) The chances of meeting someone with Barbie's measurements is 1 in 100,000. Although extended compositions were by now a Yes hallmark -- the title track of Close To The Edge took up the entire first side of that album -- the four tracks, each roughly 20 minutes long, that comprised the two-disc Topographic Oceans earned mixed reviews and left many feeling that the band was beginning to overreach itself. If scaled into real life proportions, she would be 5 feet, 9 inches, (1.75 m) measuring 36-18-33. According to research by the University Central Hospital in Helsinki, Finland, she would lack the requisite 17 to 22 percent of body fat required to menstruate.

Their next studio album, Tales from Topographic Oceans marked a sea change in the band's fortunes, polarising fans and critics alike. Barbie's height and exaggerated hourglass figure drew criticism from parents and anorexia groups. The album was another best seller. See bimbo. Presented in one of the most lavish album packages to date, Roger Dean's artwork spread across a triple gatefold cover, and continued the cosmic-organic design concepts of the two previous albums. "Barbie" is sometimes used as a derogatory slang term for a person, particularly a girl or woman, who is stupid. It was one of the first rock triple-album sets, featuring live versions of all-original material from the previous three studio albums. The Middle Eastern country of Saudi Arabia outlawed Barbie dolls on September 10, 2003.

Yessongs was a hugely ambitious project and undoubtedly a major gamble for their label, Atlantic Records. The criticisms leveled at her are often based around the idea of children considering Barbie a role model and attempting to emulate her. Shortly after the release of Close To The Edge, at the height of the band's success, Bill Bruford stunned fans with the news that he was quitting to join King Crimson; he was replaced by former Plastic Ono Band drummer Alan White who debuted on their next release, the three-record live collection Yessongs, recorded on their world tour in late 1972 and early 1973. Her popularity ensures that her effect on the play of Western children attracts a high degree of scrutiny. Fans of this era commonly describe themselves as "Troopers", after the 3-part track "Starship Trooper" from The Yes Album. Barbie is often looked upon as an icon of Western childhood. Some consider the album Close to the Edge to be the high point of the whole progressive rock genre. She has also been portrayed as a tourist at Walt Disney World and a customer at McDonalds.

Fragile also marked the beginning of a long collaboration with artist Roger Dean, who designed the group's logo and their album covers, as well as their light shows. Included in the list of accomplished creators and labels are Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Bob Mackie, Nicole Miller, Christian Dior, Escada, Anne Klein, Ralph Lauren, Donatella Versace and Bill Blass. They also notably benefitted from the tremendous advances in live music technology that were taking place at that time, and they were renowned for the high quality of both their sound and lighting. Many designers have been honored with the opportunity to design clothing for Barbie. Yes enjoyed enormous commercial and critical success around the world and became one of the most popular concert attractions of the day. Career woman Barbie has taken up many occupations over the years, they include:. Fragile (1971) went Top Ten in America, and Close to the Edge (1972) was also a huge seller. Barbie has been used in an effort to promote gender equality, showing that women can work at anything.

With Wakeman on board, Yes entered what some consider their most fertile and successful period, cutting two highly acclaimed LPs. According to a Mattel press release:. It was both the end of one era -- their last non-original track -- and the beginning of another, showcasing all the elements of the new Yes sound in place. On August 12, 2004, Barbie announced she was running for the presidential office, as a member of the Party of Girls. The first recording by this 'classic' lineup of the group (Anderson, Bruford, Howe, Squire and Wakeman) was a dynamic ten-minute interpretation of Paul Simon's America. A Mattel press release ended saying "Although their future is yet to be set in "cement," one thing is for certain - Barbie and Ken will always remain the best of friends.". Surrounded by banks of keyboards, his flowing blonde hair and sequinned cape provided a strong visual focus on stage, although they later became the object of ridicule in some quarters. And now they feel it's time to spend some quality time – apart.".

He also brought two vital new additions to the group's instrumentation -- the Mellotron and the Minimoog synthesiser. "In fact, they just finished wrapping their fourth movie together, 'Barbie™ as The Princess and the Pauper,' which debuts this fall. As a soloist, Wakeman proved to be a perfect foil for Steve Howe. "Barbie and Ken have always been an extraordinary couple with so much on- and off-screen chemistry," said the pair's business manager, Russell Arons, Vice President Marketing, Mattel. He was replaced by classically trained Rick Wakeman, who had just left The Strawbs and was already a noted studio musician with credits including David Bowie and Lou Reed. On February 12, 2004, just days before Valentine's, Mattel spokespeople announced the split of Barbie and Ken after 43 years of dating, saying in their press release that they "have decided to spend some time apart.". In 1971 original keyboard player Tony Kaye left to form his own group, Badger. She also has a pilot's license, and operates commercial airliners, when not serving as a stewardess.

The group's emerging style coalesced on their next LP, the critically acclaimed The Yes Album, which for the first time consisted entirely of original compositions by the band; it was also the record that united them with long-serving producer and engineer Eddie Offord; his studio expertise was a key factor in creating the Yes sound. Barbie has used her driver's license to the fullest, with pink convertibles, trailers and more. The departure of Peter Banks in 1970 and his replacement by ex-Tomorrow guitarist Steve Howe gave Yes a new edge. Barbie has thirty-eight recorded pets, including cats and dogs, horses, a panda, a lion cub, and a zebra. Their first two Yes LPs (recorded with the lineup of Anderson, Banks, Bruford, Kaye and Squire) mixed original material with covers of songs by their major influences, including The Beatles, The Byrds and Simon & Garfunkel. Barbie has been said to attend Willows High School in Willows, Wisconsin and Manhattan International High School in New York City (based on the real-life Stuyvesant High School). The rhythm section of Squire and Bruford was considered by many to be one of the best in rock music at this time. Other longstanding friends in Barbie's ethnically diverse social circle include Hispanic Teresa, African-American Christie and Steven (Christie's boyfriend), and the ethnically-ambiguous Kayla.

Squire was one of the first rock bass players to successfully adapt electronic guitar effects such as tremolo, phasing and the wah-wah pedal to the instrument. Barbie has dated Ken since 1961, and after a long estrangement was reunited with her best friend Midge in the early nineties. The most recognisable sonic features of this 'classic' period are Anderson's distinctive high-register lead vocals, their strong vocal harmonies, Wakeman and Howe's respective keyboard and guitar solos, Bruford's polyrhythmic drumming and the distinctive sound of Squire's Rickenbacker model 4001 stereo bass. Additions to the family tree include Skipper (debut 1964), twins Tutti and Todd (1966), Stacie (1992), Kelly (1995), and baby Krissy (1999). Vocal verses alternated with atmospheric instrumental interludes, frenetic ensemble passages and extended guitar, keyboard and bass improvisations. She has been given the fuller name Barbara Millicent Roberts, and a family and friends have been manufactured for her, starting with her permanent beau Ken. Their repertoire often exceeded the standard three-minute pop-song structure with lengthy multi-part suites lasting 20 minutes or more. Barbie's fictional biography has developed as her sales continued.

These albums feature complex classically-influenced arrangements, unusual time signatures, virtuoso musicianship, dramatic dynamic and metrical changes and oblique, stream-of-consciousness lyrics. Redesigned by Jack Ryan and manufactured by Mattel, this one doll is a $1.9 billion dollar a year industry, with two Barbies being bought every second. The early 1970s Yes recordings are still considered the classic Yes sound by many fans. In response to criticism, Mattel adjusted the chest measurement down, and the waist measurement up, though the proportions are still uncharacteristic of most women. Keep in mind that Yes was split up in 1981 and 1982. These measurements were not based on actual human metrics, and the unrealistic size of Barbie has been controversial, with many suggesting that playing with Barbie decreases rather than enhances a girl's self-esteem. The following explains the different lineups of Yes. If the doll originally marketed were human-sized, her measurements would have been 39 by 18 by 33 in.

Rick Wakeman, on the other hand, has joined and left the band at least four times. Ruth Handler had stated that she thought it "was important to a girl's esteem that she play with a doll with breasts," and Barbie was certainly qualified to be that doll. Founding members Jon Anderson and Chris Squire are often considered the core of the band since Squire has performed on all official Yes albums and Anderson has performed on all but one. In the succeeding years, Mattel fashion designer Charlotte Johnson based Barbie doll fashion designs on the Paris fashions. Despite many lineup changes, occasional splits and many changes in popular music, the band has endured for over 30 years and still retains a strong international following. The first Barbie doll had a black-and-white striped swimsuit and signature ponytail. The popular music group Yes is a progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Ruth Handler and Elliott Handler, the co-founders of Mattel, bought the rights to market Lilli: with a hair color change from blonde to brunette, and a name change to Barbie (after Ruth's daughter Barbara) she was sold in the United States starting in 1959 at New York's annual Toy Fair.

Projected live retrospective CD box set. Ruth Handler says that when she bought Lilli for her daughter, she was ignorant of its adult nature. 2005