A comeback for the band both melodically and critically. The best songwriting since "Yes Album" with a #1 on the UK list and #8 on Billboard. Though I may have been more into the previous three studio albums as they arrived one after another today I listen a lot more to this. Many bands released prog LP:s in the seventies, most filled with advanced structures and equibrilistic play, but only few succeded to add a truly dulcet quality making it as soothing for the heart as for the intellect. In their best moments Yes was one of those that managed to get it together and make it fly. My two favorites here are the title track and "Wonderous Stories" - each with beautifully catchy tunes to make them stick fast and intricate arrangements to make them last. I can both admire the skillful preformances and be touched by the melodies. A tasty twofer indeed. First US on Atlantic came with similar labels, sleeve and inner (SD 19106). Premiere UK had label as shown here, matt triple fold/out cover and glossy lyric inner. (JÄZ*)
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