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AKD's Yes: Tales From Topographic Oceans page     (1973)

Name of MusicianInstruments played
Jon AndersonVocals?
Steve Howeguitars, vocals?
Chris Squirebass guitars, vocals?
Alan Whitedrums, percussion and vocals?
Rick Wakemankeyboards?

Invigorating, energetic, complex and beautiful, Tales in an absolute masterpiece which has received excessive amounts of critical dismissal for over 24 years, Tales From Topographic Oceans is one of Yes' finest albums, if not their finest studio concept album.

   Yes' best studio album

   

In the shadow of the earlier albums, Yes created a double album of only 4 side-long song suites, Each suite is a magnificent undertaking of instrument virtuosity! Quite simply, this is Yes' best studio album. To many critics who could not understand the side long suites, this seemed to be Yes at it's most pretentious. Each work on this album set is superior! In fact, the first song suite, "The Revealing Science Of God" would later make an appearance on Keys To Ascension twenty two years later! Yes, at its most pompous, pretentious and magnificent! The cover of this double disc set is one of Roger Dean's most impressive works! "The Remembering," "The Ancient" and "Ritual" each take us back in time, not unlike "Mystic Rhythms" from Power Windows or "Xanadu" from A Farewell To Kings, or Exit... Stage Left by Canadian art rock band : Rush! When I first started listening to Yes, this was one of my first purchases, I believe that it will always remain my favorite Yes studio album!

  • Tales From Topographic Oceans page

    • The Revealing Science Of God Dance Of The Dawn · The Remembering High The Memory · The Ancient' Giants Under The Sun · Ritual Nous Sommes Du Soleil

    Track No. Song TitleTrack TimeComments
    1Shrutis   The Revealing Science Of God Dance Of The Dawn20:27A whole history of the universe begins unfolding at the onset of this epic work. From the very beginning of the giant primordial atomic explostion which brought about the beginning of the beginning of the thermonuclear reaction which brought about the creation of the stars, planets and other heavenly bodies. The chant section at the very beginning of this work reveals man's inconsequential existence in this universe! So many other wonders are out there, in many ways this is similar to Natural Science. The exception being that in that song man's insignificance in the universe is compared to the creatures who are in the tide pools of the ocean.
    2Suritis   The Remembering High The Memory20:38Having a more than slight religious connotation, The Remembering takes us beyond the point of memory. Christian images abound in this epic work.
    3Puranas   The Ancient High The Memory18:34With references to past great civilizations, The Ancient revisits the wealth of knowledge through a very unusual reflection upon the civilizations of the Indus River Valley(the Indian), Chinese, Central American and Atlantean civilizations.
    4Tantras   Ritual Nous Sommes Du Soleil21:35Dealing with the ritual of life, from birth to death, the ritual focuses upon man's everyday struggle.

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