Tales from Topographic Oceans is a ‘classic’ for perhaps all the ... lily and a whole new smorgasbord of synthetic sound. Post Wakeman, Yes were in chaos. For once a band member had chosen to leave ...

There are still Yes fans who bemoan Yes co-founder Bill Bruford's ... But despite the incontrovertible contributions of their band mates, Topographic Oceans remains largely Anderson and Howe's record, ...

Yes seemed as if they could do no wrong after 1972's classic Close to the Edge. Tales From Topographic Oceans, a bloated concept ... where we were going as a band," Wakeman said years later.

For the one-time covers band, "The Yes Album" marked a critical and commercial ... and "Tales from Topographic Oceans" (1973). With Rhino’s new four-disc box set devoted to "The Yes Album ...

The first ones she gave me were Tales From Topographic Oceans, Styx’s The Grand Illusion ... Benoît David had come from a Yes ...

The band is also planning a deluxe edition of 1971’s “The Yes Album,” which comes out ... 50th anniversary of “Tales From Topographic Oceans,” an ambitious album that featured just ...