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With Alan Parsons in the booth and the London Philharmonic Orchestra backing your band, what could go wrong? A lot, as it turns out.
This album was roundly panned upon its release, and time has not proven the critics wrong.
The band and the orchestral arrangements take no chances, and that's precisely the problem: if you lived in a Roger Dean landscape, this would be the music playing in the elevators.
There are a few bright spots in the passable renditions of "Mood for a Day" and "Heart of the Sunrise," and an interesting reworking of "Soon." But the rest of the album really is just appalling.
It's too bad that these twee renditions of the hits has probably put Yes off such projects; if they'd only had the guts to take on a dissonant interpretation of something like "Tales From Topographic Oceans," they may have had something to show for it.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RoundaboutJon Anderson, Steve Howe | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Yes, Bill Bruford | Play | 06:10 | 0 MB | 37 MB |
| 2 | Wonderous StoriesJon Anderson | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Yes, Bill Bruford | Play | 03:52 | 0 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | I've Seen All Good PeopleJon Anderson, Chris Squire | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Yes, London Community Gospel Choir | Play | 03:50 | 0 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Mood for a DaySteve Howe | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Yes, Bill Bruford | Play | 03:02 | 0 MB | 16 MB |
| 5 | Owner of a Lonely HeartJon Anderson, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Yes, Bill Bruford | Play | 04:43 | 0 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | SurvivalJon Anderson | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Yes, London Community Gospel Choir, English Chamber Orchestra | Play | 04:16 | 0 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | Heart of the SunriseJon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Chris Squire | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Yes, Bill Bruford | Play | 07:17 | 0 MB | 45 MB |
| 8 | SoonJon Anderson | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Yes, Bill Bruford | Play | 06:17 | 0 MB | 33 MB |
| 9 | Close To The Edge i) Solid Time Of Change, ii) Total Mass Retain, iii) I Get | Yes | Play | 07:39 | 0 MB | 43 MB |
| 10 | Starship Trooper i) Lifeseeker, ii) Wurm | Yes | Play | 07:17 | 0 MB | 45 MB |
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| 54 mins | 322 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Anderson | Compilation Producer |
| 2 | Jon Anderson | Composer, Performer, Vocals |
| 3 | Xavier Barnet | Choir/Chorus |
| 4 | Dietrich Bethge | Cello |
| 5 | Richard Bissill | Horn |
| 6 | Norbert Blum | Viola |
| 7 | Susan Briscoe | Violin |
| 8 | Stuart Brooks | Trumpet |
| 9 | Stephen Broom | Viola |
| 10 | Bill Bruford | Composer, Drums, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 11 | Francis Bucknall | Cello |
| 12 | Colin Busby | Trombone |
| 13 | Anthony Byrne | Viola |
| 14 | Ronald Calder | Cello |
| 15 | Santiago Carvalho | Cello |
| 16 | Andrew Clark | Horn |
| 17 | Julian Colbeck | Organ (Hammond) |
| 18 | Jeremy Cornes | Percussion |
| 19 | Margaret Cowen | Violin |
| 20 | Dermot Crehan | Violin |
| 21 | Denis Curlett | Trumpet |
| 22 | Roger Dean | Paintings |
| 23 | English Chamber Orchestra | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 24 | Mark Flannery | Engineer, Mixing |
| 25 | Jose-Luis Garcia (Asensio) | Leader, Violin |
| 26 | David Godsell | Viola |
| 27 | Stephanie Gonley | Leader |
| 28 | Ernest Greaves | Cello |
| 29 | David Greenlees | Viola |
| 30 | Lionel Handy | Cello |
| 31 | Ian Hardwick | Oboe |
| 32 | Tim Harries | Bass |
| 33 | Colin Harrison | Violin |
| 34 | Peter Harvey | Trombone |
| 35 | Robert Hill | Clarinet |
| 36 | Trevor Horn | Composer |
| 37 | Steve Howe | Composer, Dobro, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Mandolin, Mixing, Performer, Producer, Slide Guitar, Spanish Guitar, Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part, Vocals (Background) |
| 38 | Nicola Hurton | Violin |
| 39 | Geoffrey Ilman | Violin |
| 40 | Derek James | Trombone |
| 41 | Michael John | Choir/Chorus |
| 42 | Russell Jordan | Timpani |
| 43 | Gary Kettel | Percussion |
| 44 | John Kitchen | Violin |
| 45 | London Community Gospel Choir | Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 46 | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 47 | Laurence Lovelle | Bass |
| 48 | John Lowdell | Cello |
| 49 | Katherine Loynes | Violin |
| 50 | Stan Lubieres | Engineer, Mixing |
| 51 | Big Joe Maher | Violin |
| 52 | Jaime Martín | Flute |
| 53 | Peter Maunder | Clarinet |
| 54 | Dave McLaren | Violin |
| 55 | Basil Meade | Choir/Chorus |
| 56 | Keith Millar | Percussion |
| 57 | Gareth Mollison | Horn |
| 58 | Kevin Morgan | Tuba |
| 59 | Jennifer Nickson | Violin |
| 60 | Dee Palmer | Arranger, Conductor, Mixing, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocoder |
| 61 | Alan Parsons | Engineer, Producer |
| 62 | Leonard Graves Phillips | Violin |
| 63 | Brian Porter | Violin |
| 64 | Trevor Rabin | Composer |
| 65 | Syble Ramsey-Nicol | Choir/Chorus |
| 66 | Kevin Rundell | Bass |
| 67 | Frank Rycroft | Horn |
| 68 | Frank Ryecroft | Horn |
| 69 | Josephine Saint Leon | Viola |
| 70 | Bryan Scott | Bass |
| 71 | Mike Smallcombe | Photography |
| 72 | Peter Smith | Executive Producer |
| 73 | Jonathan Snowden | Flute |
| 74 | Chris Squire | Composer |
| 75 | Simon Streatfeild | Violin |
| 76 | Philip Tarlton | Bassoon |
| 77 | Andrew Taylor | Assistant Orchestra Engineer |
| 78 | Judy Teener | Art Direction |
| 79 | David Theodore | Oboe |
| 80 | Clare Thompson | Violin |
| 81 | Julian Trafford | Violin |
| 82 | Robert Truman | Cello |
| 83 | Steve Vining | Executive Producer |
| 84 | Dominic Weir | Bassoon |
| 85 | Keith West | Vocals (Background) |
| 86 | Dominic Wir | Bassoon |
| 87 | Stanley Woods | Trumpet |
| 88 | Robert St. John Wright | Leader, Violin |
| 89 | Yes | Primary Artist |
| 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). |