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).
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machine MessiahGeoffrey Downes, Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Alan White | Yes | Play | 10:27 | 23 MB | 69 MB |
| 2 | White CarGeoffrey Downes, Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Alan White | Yes | Play | 01:21 | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| 3 | Into the LensGeoffrey Downes, Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Alan White | Yes | Play | 08:33 | 19 MB | 56 MB |
| 4 | Tempus FugitGeoffrey Downes, Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Alan White | Yes | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 5 | Does It Really Happen | Yes | Play | 06:34 | 15 MB | 44 MB |
| 6 | Intro The Lens (I Am A Camera) (Single Version) | Yes | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Have We Really Got To Go Through This (Previously Unissued) | Yes | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Song No. 4 (Satellite) - (Previously Unissued) | Yes | Play | 07:33 | 17 MB | 56 MB |
| 9 | Tempus Fugit (Previously Unissued Tracking Session) | Yes | Play | 05:37 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 10 | White Car (Previously Unissued Tracking Session) | Yes | Play | 01:12 | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| 11 | Dancing Through The Light (Previously Unissued) | Yes | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | Golden Age (Previously Unissued) | Yes | Play | 05:56 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 13 | In The Tower (Previously Unissued) | Yes | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 14 | Friend Of A Friend (Previously Unissued) | Yes | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 15 | Run Though The Light | Yes | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 74 mins | 171 MB | |||||
| 74 mins | 506 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Chambers | Tape Operator |
| 2 | David Clarke | Photography |
| 3 | Sean Davis | Disc Cutting |
| 4 | Roger Dean | Artwork, Illustrations |
| 5 | Design Magnetic Storm | Design |
| 6 | Geoffrey Downes | Composer, Keyboards, Vocoder |
| 7 | Trevor Horn | Bass, Composer, Vocals |
| 8 | Ashley Howe | Engineer |
| 9 | Steve Howe | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 10 | Gary Langan | Engineer |
| 11 | Magnetic Storm Ltd | Design |
| 12 | Julian Mendelsohn | Engineer |
| 13 | Eddy Offord | Producer |
| 14 | Hugh Padgham | Engineer |
| 15 | Pete Schwier | Engineer |
| 16 | Chris Squire | Bass, Composer, Piano, Vocals |
| 17 | Alan White | Composer, Drums, Percussion, Vocals |
| 18 | Yes | Arranger, Primary Artist, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |