Yes
Drama

Atlantic    16019-2  (1980)

Rock/Pop
CD, 6   Tracks, 36:52  Length
01 Machine Messiah Geoff Downes; Trevor Horn; Steve Howe; Chris Squire; Alan White 10:27
02 White Car Geoff Downes; Trevor Horn; Steve Howe; Chris Squire; Alan White 01:21
03 Does It Really Happen? Geoff Downes; Trevor Horn; Steve Howe; Chris Squire; Alan White 06:34
04 Into The Lens Geoff Downes; Trevor Horn; Steve Howe; Chris Squire; Alan White 08:33
05 Run Through The Light Geoff Downes; Trevor Horn; Steve Howe; Chris Squire; Alan White 04:43
06 Tempus Fugit Geoff Downes; Trevor Horn; Steve Howe; Chris Squire; Alan White 05:14
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Keyboards Geoff Downes
Bass Trevor Horn
Guitar Steve Howe
Bass Chris Squire
Drums Alan White
Musician Yes
Producer Eddy Offord
Engineer Hugh Padgham; Gary Langan; Julian Mendelsohn; Ashley Howe; Pete Schwier
Cover by Roger Dean (II); Magnetic Storm
Personal Details
Index # 3944
Owner Dave
Tags Prog Rock
User Defined
Purchased Used
Notes
For this one album, ex-Buggles Geoffrey Downes and Trevor Horn were drafted in to replace Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman. It rocks harder than other Yes albums, and for classically inclined fans, it was a jarring departure; but it was a harbinger of Yes and Asia albums to come. A newly emboldened Chris Squire lays down aggressive rhythms with Alan White, and Steve Howe eschews his usual acoustic rags and flamenco licks for a more metallic approach, opting for sheets of electric sound. Prime cuts include the doom-laden "Machine Messiah" and the manic ska inflections of "Tempus Fugit." Despite the promise of this new material, the band soon fell apart; Horn went into production, Howe and Downes joined Asia, and Squire and White toyed and then gave up on a pair-up with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, which was to be titled XYZ (i.e., Ex-Yes and Zeppelin).