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 ...

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.

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 ...