Label: Panegyric Records (UK), GYRBD50009
Style: Symphonic Rock
Country: London, England
Time: 64:36
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 364 Mb
Fragile, the fourth album by Yes is really a bridge between its rock-influenced predecessor, The Yes Album, and the nearly pure prog albums which would follow. The album features four tracks of full band performances, three of which were of eight minutes length or longer interspersed by five short tracks each showcasing an individual member of the band. This approach makes for a very interesting and dynamic mix as some laid back and introspective, individual tracks give way to a much bolder, harder, and more aggressive style of playing by the band as a whole during the full-lineup extended tracks.
The album was recorded in September 1971 and co-produced by Eddy Offord, who worked on most of the band’s earliest material. During the recordings there was a major lineup change, reportedly due to keyboardist Tony Kaye’s refusal to embrace the Moog synthesizer and stick exclusively to the Hammond organ. Kaye was replaced by Rick Wakeman. Often using as many as a dozen keyboards on stage, Wakeman added a bit flair to the band’s performance and completed the picture of their classic lineup.
More than any other album, Fragile is an absolute showcase for bassist Chris Squire, who also happens to be the only person to appear on every Yes album (a band known for constant lineup shifting). Squire may have been the first to truly bring this instrument, which is normally buried in the low end of the mix, to the forefront and in unique and inventive ways. Although the album was released in November 1971 in the UK, it was held over until January 1972 across the Atlantic, because there was still chart momentum for The Yes Album in the states.
Full version: (classicrockreview.com/2012/12/1972-yes-fragile/)
01. Roundabout (08:33)
02. Cans & Brahms (01:40)
03. We Have Heaven (01:39)
04. South Side of the Sky (08:00)
05. Five Percent for Nothing (00:36)
06. Long Distance Runaround (03:31)
07. The Fish (02:38)
08. Mood for a Day (02:58)
09. Heart of the Sunrise (11:39)
10. Roundabout (rehearsal take, early mix) (08:08)
11. We Have Heaven (full version, Steven Wilson mix) (02:21)
12. South Side of the Sky (early version, Steven Wilson mix) (05:12)
13. All Fighters Past (Steven Wilson mix) (02:32)
14. Mood for Another Day (prev. unreleased take) (03:04)
15. We Have Heaven (acapella, Steven Wilson mix) (02:00)
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