10 Hard Rock & Metal Bands With No Original Members Left
7. YES
As the '70s started to open up, it was clear that rock was getting a taste for the more experimental sides of music. With Pink Floyd and Genesis quickly rising to prominence, the arrival of the prog rock genre gave way to some of rock's most ambitious moments, from long song lengths to full-blown conceptual pieces coming from acts like Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. Whereas YES fit comfortably in this scene, there's practically no way of keeping track of who is actually in the group anymore.
From day one, most of the magic from YES came from Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, and Bill Bruford, each of whom works magic when drafting in titans like Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe into the mix. As time went on though, the egos and personality conflicts led to the group basically fracturing in two, with Howe and Wakeman continuing on with members of the Buggles and whoever else they could fit into the fold.
Though Anderson has been in and out of the band every now and again, the death of bass legend Chris Squire in 2015 led to Howe as the only real recognizable member in YES at this point. For as much as Howe might be able to play like a madman nowadays, it's probably time that YES finally retire their name for good.