Yes had fallen out of critical favor with Tales from Topographic Oceans, a two-record set of four songs that reviewers found indulgent. But they had not fallen out of the Top Ten, and so they had little incentive to curb their musical ambitiousness. Relayer, released 11 months after Tales, was a single-disc, three-song album, its music organized into suites that alternated abrasive, rhythmically dense instrumental sections featuring solos for the various instruments with delicate vocal and choral sections featuring poetic lyrics devoted to spiritual imagery. Such compositions seemed intended to provide an interesting musical landscape over which the listener might travel, and enough Yes fans did that to make Relayer a Top Ten, gold-selling hit, though critics continued to complain about the lack of concise, coherent song structures.
Here I was watching Gates of Delirium when I realized how BEAUTIFUL the "soon" part was performed live at Queens park. Tough sometimes things slightly go out of tune it is such a difficult movement as it is slow and gentle and very fragile so i really think Steve and Jon did an incredible job. Steve Howe playing that lap steel is so expressive and fragile. And Jon's vocals are so difficult and ...
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There's no way I can explain YES. I'm glad I found them. There legend is so underated. If you pass through these world there's a chance you don't even know their name.So I guess I'm glad I'm aware of YES :-)p.s: I know the mix of this concert is a crap. But they look awesome!
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One of my favourite Yes tracks! Soon from Relayer (added as an extra track for the 2003 re-issue).Relayer is the seventh studio album by the progressive rock band Yes. Recorded and released in 1974, it is the only Yes studio album to feature Patrick Moraz, who replaced keyboardist Rick Wakeman earlier in the year.Yes - SoonSoon oh soon the lightPass within and soothe THIS endless nightAnd wait ...
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Here I was watching Gates of Delirium when I realized how BEAUTIFUL the "soon" part was performed live at Queens park. Tough sometimes things slightly go out of tune it is such a difficult movement as it is slow and gentle and very fragile so i really think Steve and Jon did an incredible job. Steve Howe playing that lap steel is so expressive and fragile. And Jon's vocals are so difficult and ...
More >
There's no way I can explain YES. I'm glad I found them. There legend is so underated. If you pass through these world there's a chance you don't even know their name.So I guess I'm glad I'm aware of YES :-)p.s: I know the mix of this concert is a crap. But they look awesome!
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