Yes – Tales From Topographic Oceans 2LP NEW 180G
Yes – Tales From Topographic Oceans 2LP
NEW. SEALED.
Reissue on 180 gram vinyl.
Atlantic Records
Tales had a jumping-off point that was as far advanced in complexity and density as Close to the Edge had been out in front of its predecessor, Fragile, — and all of it made The Yes Album seem like basic rock & roll. Jon Anderson, by virtue of his voice and lyrics, is the dominant personality on Tales, and his fascination with Eastern religion is fully manifest, as never before (or since). Confronted by song titles such as “The Revealing Science of God,” and a concept derived from the Buddhist Shastric scriptures, the casual listener might have felt in need of both a running start and a sheet of footnotes: Yes keyboard player Rick Wakeman clearly felt something along those lines, as it was while making this record that he decided to exit the group. And, yet, Tales contains some of the most sublimely beautiful musical passages ever to come from the group, and develops a major chunk of that music in depth and degrees in ways that one can only marvel at. If one can grab onto it, Tales is a long, sometimes glorious musical ride across landscapes strange and wonderful, thick with enticing musical textures; it offers the Yes fan the chance to be a true “astral traveler.”
A The Revealing Science Of God 20:27
B The Remembering 20:38
C The Ancient 18:34
D Ritual 21:25
