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After several brilliant releases Yes fans must have been disappointed by the sprawling double album Tales From Topographic Oceans. It is the epitome of self indulgence, lacking any memorable songs. (US:6 UK:1)
“The music is made up of themes that are stated, explored, and restated in a similar manner to the great symphonies of Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and other masters. In order to understand the genius and fully appreciate the real beauty of this album, it must be listened to from start to finish. Many have stated that this album took many listenings in order to appreciate it. I am very fortunate as I got it the first time through. It may actually be the best musical composition of the twentieth century.”
“Lovely background music, and there are some really engaging sections, with the band as always very strong with some particularly thumping grooves. Wakeman's symphonic synthesisers prove particularly listenable, with some undeniably creative sections in there. However, with the length and with so many filler sections, it isn't much more than background music.”
“Tales From Topographic Oceans is a hard album to review and to truly appreciate. The vast majority of people will never experience the rich and wondrous aural textures and flowing dreamscapes this album can conjure inside your head, because most people don't have the patience for it.”
“Some of the most beautiful passages in the Yes catalogue are burrowed deep within the grooves of this record, but unfortunately the songs’ length and ambition are their downfall; they simply lack the energy to continue in some places and drag on which is a shame.”
“If you are looking for self-indulgent work from the seventies, your very first stop should be Tales From Topographic Oceans, a prime-time example of meandering prog-rock songs. With the shortest track consuming well over eighteen-minutes, this is one strange and dated trip.”
“It's a dreamlike, atmospheric work that relies less on chugging hard rock, and more on sheer beauty and grandiose scale. It's not always riveting, but it's never anything less than listenable.”
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