TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS

Not a born YES fan, "Relayer" and "Yessongs" broke the ice with me back then. To the point of deep appreciation and further interest in the band's works.

Well, this album though served as a stumbling block. I just could not get into it for anything. I tried and tried, over and over again without success. I even went into extremes by running a hot bath and listening to the whole album from the first to the last note on my reel-to-reel. At least on five separate occasions. Nope, it didn't do a thing for me, but left me bored senseless - bar the odd passage.

Fast forward by at least 40 years. The remastered and extended version has recently come my way. Just out of curiosity and fairness, I gave that a spin, expecting to retire it for good - just out of my way. To my great surprise, I found it quite engaging and enjoyable, pretty much on par with their works of that era. I can't explain, perhaps my old LP was of low audio quality?

Dunno, but I like it now.

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