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Yes: Magnification - An Over Looked Gem? |
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richardh 
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 Posted: August 10 2022 at 08:45 |
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I do play it occasionally but it's a long way from being classic Yes. However, as already pointed out by several people, it lead to a great tour. I was lucky enough to see them in London and it's quite probably the best gig I've ever been to. Nearly 3 hours and no break. Those were the days eh
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Posted: August 09 2022 at 12:47 |
Pretty much my thoughts, too. I wouldn't call it a gem though, just... good.
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Rednight
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Posted: August 09 2022 at 08:33 |
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A polished production with about three strong tracks. Some of it wanders, but it's still head and shoulders above subsequent releases that didn't bode well for the group. The remaster is quite crisp, by the way.
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"It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno
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Logan
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Posted: August 09 2022 at 00:29 |
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I've been listening to it and have been pleasantly surprised.
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lazland
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Posted: August 09 2022 at 00:12 |
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A class album and, as has been mentioned, it led to a magnificent tour.
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Dellinger
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Posted: August 08 2022 at 21:59 |
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It's a great album indeed, and the live album that came out afterwards is great too. Only, I wish they had Wakeman too... at least as a guest for the piano intro of "In the Presence of", it really sounds beautiful the way he played it later live when he was back with them.
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Cristi
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Posted: August 08 2022 at 14:30 |
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a good album, better than the previous two albums they did and better than anything they did afterwards.
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Posted: August 08 2022 at 12:30 |
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I agree with you
Under appreciated A solid 4 star release Their last great album |
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Posted: August 08 2022 at 12:21 |
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With more than 1200 ratings and a 3.73 score I don't really think this album is over-looked. But it's true that it is not much talked about. When it came out I was pleasantly surprised. After the mediocre Open Your Eyes, the OK The Ladder and the "let's try to sound like Yes" studio tracks on the Keys to Ascension albums, I didn't expect much, but Magnification indeed proved to be "somewhat" a return to form. They sounded fresh again, inspired and were at the same time moving forward, instead of harking back. Some great tracks, some good tracks and no dud... And it led to the best Yes concert I've attended to (in Amsterdam, where the Symphonic Live was recorded).
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Heart of the Matter
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Posted: August 08 2022 at 11:59 |
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I liked it enough back in the day, the orchestra really added colour and dynamics. Today, however, I hardly remember any of its tunes or solos, and I haven't listened to it again.
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: August 08 2022 at 11:50 |
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In true Blue Peter fashion, here's one I made earlier.
This time, I'm Going for the One Yes album with no keyboard player: Magnification is the 19th Yes studio album (excluding the ABWH album) and the final album with Jon Anderson. Magnification is also The Yes Album with the sole distinction of having a four-piece line-up with no keyboard player, with orchestral arrangements taking the place of the keyboard parts. This would mark the first time the band had worked with an orchestra since the Time and a Word album in 1970. Igor Khoroshev was originally intended to play keyboards on the album, but he was involved in a backstage "incident" with two female security guards when he came Close to the Edge of being arrested during the non-stop Relayer race of the U.S. Masterworks tour. There was Talk of recording another album after the tour, but to avoid any further Drama, Igor Khoroshev was dropped from the Yes line-up. The four-piece line-up for the Magnification album featured a re-Union of regular Yes members:- Jon Anderson; Chris Squire; Steve Howe & Alan White. The recording process went fairly smoothly, apart from Steve Howe's Fragile ego being slightly dented by having his guitar parts swamped by the orchestral arrangements. Magnification was released on September 10th 2001 in the U.K and was originally intended for release in North America on September 11th 2001, but Heaven & Earth was rocked by the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington DC, and the album was rescheduled for a later U.S release on December 4th 2001. The album barely made it onto the bottom rung of The Ladder in the album charts upon its release, only reaching No. 71 in the U.K, and No. 186 in the U.S Billboard 200, and only lasted one week in both charts. Magnification turned out to be one of the worst-selling Yes albums, in complete contrast to the best-selling 90125 and Tales from Topographic Ocean albums. Magnification has been a Big Generator of debate amongst Yes fans over the years, contrasting between those who love the album, and others who regard it as something of a bad Tormato in the Yes canon. I really like the Magnification album though, and if you Open Your Eyes and ears and give the album a listen, then maybe you'll gain the Keys to Ascension too, or maybe you won't, whichever the case may be. Anyway, it's time for me to Fly from Here and listen to some more Yessongs.
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SteveG
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Posted: August 08 2022 at 11:32 |
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In 2001, Yes ditched their keyboard player and utilized orchestral backing for this somewhat of a return to form album. In my mind, it's Yes' last great album, but it seldom gets any ink in these pages. What's your opinion? The players are Anderson, Squire, Howe, and White, who are still the stars of the show with excellent songwriting and great playing.
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