Label: Victor Records (Japan), VICP-60215
Style: Art Rock, Symphonic Rock, Progressive Rock
Country: London, England
Time: 78:19
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 540 Mb
Following the 1996 revival of the 1970s "classic" line-up of Yes, the band's relationship with management had broken down and keyboardist Rick Wakeman had once again left the band. While various other members dispersed, guitarist, keyboardist, and producer Billy Sherwood (a long-time Yes associate and contributor) began developing new songs with band bassist and de facto leader Chris Squire to prevent the band from losing momentum and fully splitting. Yes' new management company suggested adding a couple of songs originally written for Squire and Sherwood's other band Conspiracy to help build up material for a new Yes studio album. With the writing and production sessions dominated by Squire and Sherwood, and with singer Jon Anderson, guitarist Steve Howe and drummer Alan White only involved later in the process, the writing and creative input of the latter three members was limited.
Open Your Eyes received mixed reviews from music critics and became one of the band's lowest selling albums, reaching number 151 on the US Billboard 200 and failing to enter the UK Albums Chart. Its lead single, "Open Your Eyes", reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart which was followed by a second, "New State of Mind". A limited edition with a surround sound mix was also released. Yes supported the album with a 12-month world tour from October 1997 that coincided with their thirtieth anniversary. The band were joined by Russian keyboardist Igor Khoroshev, who had played on the album as a guest musician and who became a full-time member at the tour's conclusion.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Your_Eyes_(Yes_album))
01. New State Of Mind (06:00)
02. Open Your Eyes (05:13)
03. Universal Garden (06:16)
04. No Way We Can Lose (04:56)
05. Fortune Seller (05:01)
06. Man In The Moon (04:40)
07. Wonderlove (06:07)
08. From The Balcony (02:42)
09. Love Shine (04:38)
10. Somehow.....Someday (04:46)
11. Open Your Eyes (Radio Edit) (Bonus) (04:10)
12. The Solution (23:46)
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