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Its music organized into suites that alternated abrasive, rhythmically dense instrumental sections featuring solos for the various instruments with delicate vocal and choral sections featuring poetic lyrics devoted to spiritual imagery.
12y
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In spite of the flashy musicianship that made Relayer a fan-favorite, the record is all but unlistenable to the rest of the world. Noisy and grotesque, it betrays some of the most atrocious taste of any Yes record.
12y
Controversial at the time, but now it's being reconsidered again as one of the best Yes albums! As it should be!
I never understood why this one never got the same amount of love as other Yes albums, because for me it is one of their best efforts. It is as heavy as Yes gets and offering some of their most complicated and well thoughtful tracks into this epic progressive journey.
Track Reviews
The Gates of Delirium 9.5/10
Sound Chaser 9.5/10
To Be Over 8.5/10.
Average: 9.2/10
YES! A cry that evokes one of the greatest bands progressive rock has ever known. Yet, anyone who has delved into their discography knows that this band is capable of both the best and the worst.
Released after the symphonic "Tales from Topographic Oceans", "Relayer" was tasked with the challenge of following an album that had become a benchmark. The task was made even more difficult by the departure of Rick Wakeman, the group's star keyboardist, who chose to record ... read more
How can anybody think that this isn’t better than close to the edge, there’s only 3 songs but damn do those 3 songs make up for it, the Gates Of Delirium might just be my favorite yes song of all time
Sound chaser is probably my least favorite on the album but it’s still amazing
The last song to be over is amazing too, the solo is just perfection.
Overall my second favorite yes album so far…
How does a band make an album as incredible as Close to the Edge… and then top it?? This track-listing is so similar to Close to the Edge, so it just makes sense to compare them. Given that I didn’t really review Close to the Edge in its review (lol), this seems like a good time to talk about both.
I don’t know if I can choose a favorite between Gates of Delirium and Close to the Edge, they are both so great in their own ways. Of course Close to the Edge is ... read more
Me resulta muy curioso pensar que en su momento este álbum fue demasiado divisivo y actualmente se le da el reconocimiento que merece
Mi álbum favorito de "Yes". Experimental a más no poder y con un espíritu de renovación total, y de manera totalmente personal y subjetiva me parece su mejor trabajo sin duda alguna, incluso por encima de "Closer To The Edge"
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Track List
| 1 | The Gates of Delirium 21:55 | 95 |
| 2 | Sound Chaser 9:25 | 88 |
| 3 | To Be Over 9:08 | 90 |
Total Length: 40 minutes
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