Tormato

No, I don't think we ought to kill Wales either, esp with SD and Progman living there! (failed Joke Counter No 4)...

seriously tho, I do like Tormato very much.  I agree its not as consistantly strong as GFTO, but there are some very good tracks on it.

Trouserpress wrote: Never cared for "On the Silent Wings of Freedom" though. Don't know why.

I have the impression that some songs don't work 100% the way they should, maybe because they (Yes / Roy Thomas Baker) didn't a good production job, and I always felt that OTSWOF was one of them. According to Jon Anderson, they never finished the album the way they should have. I heard a live fragment from OTSWOF several times, and it sounded fantastic.

I think it was the Tormato tour where Yes came on stage with the "Close encounters.." beginning of the film crescendo as opposed to the Firebird suite.

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Haven't listened to the LP in such a loooong time.....mainly 'cause it was so embarrasing to listen to first few times.....I really HOPE Jon Anderson was taking the piss on Circus of Heaven.  I remember this much:  the rhythm section is in fine form.  Squire and White are outstanding but the writing is so poor that I'd have to rate the record as a failure.

I forgot to mention that acquiring this LP (I own a vinyl 33) took me a very long time, because for years it had not been contained on any record catalogue, until it has been released on CD.

The copy I own is a second-hand one, luckily found in some Portobello-like market!

Blacksword wrote: Least favourite Yes album from the '70's. Not actually crap, just completely unremarkable.

Oh come on! There's a remark or two to be made about that album. I can certainly think of plenty for "Circus of Heaven"...

Come on now, everybody, Tormato is a GREAT album. That's right, I'm not
afraid to admit it. I LOVE TORMATO. The musicianship is fantastic, the songs
very original, and once again, we find Yes exploring the musical universe
like no one else. Songs like Future Times/Rejoice, Arriving UFO, Onward,
and On The Silent Wings Of Freedom, are all fantastic. In my humble
opinion, Tormato ranks as a very under-appreciated work.

Trouserpress wrote: Blacksword wrote: Least favourite Yes album from the '70's. Not actually crap, just completely unremarkable. Oh come on! There's a remark or two to be made about that album. I can certainly think of plenty for "Circus of Heaven"...

Thanks Trouserpress, I had been trying to forget that song!  

Were the whole band playing in their sleep at the beginning of 'Dont kill the whale' ?? Its one of the most laziest, lacklustre moments I think I have ever heard in rock music.

IMO Tormato lacks direction, and the emotional high points of 'Going for the One' It sounds like a collection of songs that may have been rejected for its predecessor.

Swinton MCR wrote:   Still this is a better album than DSOTM IMO

I agree.

I guess it was the way Yes answered to the Punk Era, with smaller easier
to digest songs. The album is good. Yes wasnt the only band that became
aware of the chaging times. Pink Floyd and Genesis did it (in theyr one
ways of course) even the almighty King Crimson started writing songs
that were very similar (or is it my impression???) to Talking Heads. Many
other prog bands just disappeared by the late 70's. These bands
progressed to other sounds.