Magnification (album)
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Magnification is an album by progressive rock band Yes and was released in 2001. The band's first album of the 2000s - and to date most recent studio recording - Magnification has proven to be one of Yes's most acclaimed later efforts.
Recorded following the departures of both Billy Sherwood and Igor Khoroshev, the remaining members - Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe and Alan White - decided to fill the gap left by the lack of keyboards with strings. Harking back to their second album, 1970's Time and a Word, they engaged the services of Larry Groupé to conduct the orchestrations.
Released on September 11, 2001 (and held over for three months in America), Magnification - while not received on the level of Close to the Edge - still had a warm reception from critics and fans. Despite this, the album was not a great commercial success, only reaching #71 in the UK and #186 in the US.
Track listing
All songs by Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Steve Howe and Alan White.
- "Magnification" - 7:16
- "Spirit of Survival" - 6:02
- "Don't Go" - 4:27
- "Give Love Each Day" - 7:44
- "Can You Imagine" - 2:59
- "We Agree" - 6:30
- "Soft as a Dove" - 2:17
- "Dreamtime" - 10:46
- "In the Presence of" - 10:24
- #"Deeper"
- #"Death of Ego"
- #"True Beginner"
- #"Turn Around and Remember"
- "Time Is Time" - 2:09
Personnel
- Jon Anderson: Lead Vocals, MIDI Guitar, and Acoustic Guitar
- Chris Squire: Bass Guitars, Vocals
- Steve Howe: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Steel, Mandolin, and Vocals
- Alan White: Drums, Percussion, Piano, Vocals
- Larry Groupé: Conductor
Trivia
The track "Can You Imagine" was originally written and demoed by XYZ, the band that Alan White and Chris Squire briefly formed with Jimmy Page in 1981. Its original title was "Believe It."
| Yes |
|---|
| Jon Anderson | Chris Squire | Steve Howe | Rick Wakeman | Alan White |
| Peter Banks | Tony Kaye| Bill Bruford | Patrick Moraz | Geoff Downes | Trevor Horn | Trevor Rabin | Billy Sherwood | Igor Khoroshev |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Yes | Time and a Word | The Yes Album | Fragile | Close to the Edge | Tales from Topographic Oceans | Relayer | Going for the One | Tormato | Drama | 90125 | Big Generator | Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe | Union | Talk | Open Your Eyes | The Ladder | Magnification |
| Live albums: Yessongs | Yesshows | [[9012Live: The Solos]] | Keys to Ascension | Keys to Ascension 2 | [[House of Yes: Live from House of Blues]] |
| Compilations: Yesterdays | Classic Yes | Yesstory | [[The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection]] |
| Remix albums: Yes Remixes |
| Box sets: Yesyears | [[In a Word: Yes (1969 - )]] | The Word is Live |
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