The Steven Wilson Remixes Explained

The Steven Wilson Remixes
Type:box set
Artist:Yes
Cover:The Steven Wilson Remixes.jpg
Released:29 June 2018
Genre:Progressive rock[1]
Length:242:41
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The Steven Wilson Remixes is a box set by the English progressive rock band Yes. Released on 29 June 2018, it compiles remixed versions of five of the band's albums—The Yes Album (1971), Fragile (1971), Close to the Edge (1972), Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973), and Relayer (1974)—overseen by Steven Wilson.

Background

The remixes were originally released one-by-one from 2013 through 2016: Close to the Edge was the first to receive a remix, followed by The Yes Album in 2014, Fragile in 2015 and Tales from Topographic Oceans and Relayer in 2016.[1] Roger Dean, a longtime associate of the band, created alternate covers for Close to the Edge and Tales from Topographic Oceans; the other albums' covers received minor alterations.[2] [3] Mike Mettler of Sound and Vision also rated the set 4.5 out of 5 stars and praised the sound quality of the set, although he lamented the lack of liner notes detailing the remix process.[2]

Reception

The remixed editions of the albums received positive reviews from critics. Ralph Greco, Jr. of Vintage Rock praised the newfound separation of the instruments in each album, singling Fragile, Close to the Edge, and Tales from Topographic Oceans in particular for their enhancements.[4] In a review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek awarded the box set 4.5 out of 5 stars and claimed that Relayer in particular has "arguably never [been] heard until this mix".[1]

Track listing

The Yes Album

Side one

  1. "Yours Is No Disgrace" (Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Tony Kaye, Bill Bruford) – 9:40
  2. "Clap" (Howe) – 3:16
  3. "Starship Trooper" – 9:29
    • "Life Seeker" (Anderson)
    • "Disillusion" (Squire)
    • "Würm" (Howe)

Side two

  1. "I've Seen All Good People" – 6:55
    • "Your Move" (Anderson)
    • "All Good People" (Squire)
  2. "A Venture" (Anderson) – 3:20
  3. "Perpetual Change" (Anderson, Squire) – 8:57

Fragile

Side one

  1. "Roundabout" (Anderson, Howe) – 8:29
  2. "Cans and Brahms" (Johannes Brahms, arranged by Rick Wakeman) – 1:34
  3. "We Have Heaven" (Anderson) – 1:38
  4. "South Side of the Sky" (Anderson, Squire) – 7:57

Side two

  1. "Five Per Cent for Nothing" (Bruford) – 0:35
  2. "Long Distance Runaround" (Anderson) – 3:28
  3. "The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" (Squire) – 2:36
  4. "Mood for a Day" (Howe) – 2:55
  5. "Heart of the Sunrise" (Anderson, Squire, Bruford) – 10:34

Close to the Edge

Side one

  1. "Close to the Edge" – 18:43
    • "The Solid Time of Change" (Anderson, Howe)
    • "Total Mass Retain" (Anderson, Howe)
    • "I Get Up, I Get Down" (Anderson, Howe)
    • "Seasons of Man" (Anderson, Howe)

Side two

  1. "And You and I" – 10:12
    • "Cord of Life" (Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford)
    • "Eclipse" (Anderson, Squire, Bruford)
    • "The Preacher, the Teacher" (Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford)
    • "Apocalypse" (Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford)
  2. "Siberian Khatru" (Anderson, Howe, Wakeman) – 8:56

Tales from Topographic Oceans

All tracks written by Yes.

Side one

  1. "The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn)" – 20:27

Side two

  1. "The Remembering (High the Memory)" – 20:38

Side three

  1. "The Ancient (Giants Under the Sun)" – 18:34

Side four

  1. "Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)" – 21:35

Relayer

All tracks written by Yes.

Side one

  1. "The Gates of Delirium" – 21:55

Side two

  1. "Sound Chaser" – 9:25
  2. "To Be Over" – 9:08

Note: Streaming editions of the album split the following multi-section pieces into separate tracks:

Personnel

On The Yes Album:

On Fragile:

On Close to the Edge:

On Tales from Topographic Oceans:

On Relayer:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yes - The Steven Wilson Remixes . Allmusic . Jurek . Thom . 13 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Classic Yes on Vinyl: The Steven Wilson Remixes . Sound and Vision . Mettler . Mike . 13 March 2023 . 18 October 2018.
  3. Web site: Yes: The Steven Wilson Remixes . Sinclair . Paul . 1 March 2018 . Super Deluxe Edition . 28 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Yes – The Steven Wilson Remixes – Boxset Review . Vintage Rock . Greco, Jr. . Ralph . 28 March 2023.

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