2011-08-19

Yes - 2011 - Fly From Here


















Yes
Fly From Here

progressive rock

01 . Fly from Here - Overture - 1:53
02 . Fly from Here - Pt I - We Can Fly - 6:00
03 . Fly from Here - Pt II - Sad Night at the Airfield - 6:41
04 . Fly from Here - Pt III - Madman at the Screens - 5:16
05 . Fly from Here - Pt IV - Bumpy Ride - 2:15
06 . Fly from Here - Pt V - We Can Fly (Reprise) - 1:44
07 . The Man You Always Wanted Me to Be - 5:07
08 . Life on a Film Set - 5:01
09 . Hour of Need - 3:07
10 . Solitaire - 3:30
11 . Into the Storm - 6:54

r. 2011

Benoît David - lead vocals
Geoff Downes - keyboards
Steve Howe - guitars, backing vocals, joint lead vocals (9)
Chris Squire - bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (7)
Alan White - drums
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Trevor Horn - backing vocals, additional keyboards, producer, co-writer
Luís Jardim - percussion
Oliver Wakeman - additional keyboards (2, 6, 9), co-writer
Gerard Johnson - piano (7), co-writer
Simon Sessler - co-writer

Composed by Yes
Tim Weidner - mixing and engineering
Curtis Schwartz - engineering (10)
John Davis - mastering
Roger Dean - sleeve design
Recorded from October 2010 to February 2011 at SARM West Coast Studios, Los Angeles




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Yes - 2001 - Magnification


















Yes
Magnification

progressive rock

01 . Magnification – 7:16
02 . Spirit of Survival – 6:02
03 . Don't Go – 4:27
04 . Give Love Each Day – 7:44
05 . Can You Imagine – 2:59
06 . We Agree – 6:30
07 . Soft as a Dove – 2:17
08 . Dreamtime – 10:46
09 . In The Presence Of – 10:24
i) Deeper
ii) Death of Ego
iii) True Beginner
iv) Turn Around and Remember
10 . Time Is Time – 2:09

r. 2001

Jon Anderson: Lead Vocals, MIDI Guitar, and Acoustic Guitar
Steve Howe: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Pedal Steel Guitar, Mandolin, and Vocals
Chris Squire: Bass Guitars, Vocals
Alan White: Drums, Percussion, Piano, Vocals
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San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Larry Groupé: Orchestra Conductor

All songs by Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe and Alan White
Produced by Yes and Tim Weidner
Recorded from April to August 2001




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Yes - 1999 - The Ladder


















Yes
The Ladder

progressive rock

01 . Homeworld (The Ladder) – 9:32
02 . It Will Be a Good Day (The River) – 4:54
03 . Lightning Strikes – 4:35
04 . Can I? – 1:32
05 . Face to Face – 5:02
06 . If Only You Knew – 5:43
07 . To Be Alive (Hep Yadda) – 5:07
08 . Finally – 6:02
09 . The Messenger – 5:13
10 . New Language – 9:19
11 . Nine Voices (Longwalker) – 3:21

r. 1999

Jon Anderson - lead vocals
Igor Khoroshev - keyboards, backing vocals
Steve Howe - lead electric & acoustic guitars, steel, mandolin, backing vocals
Billy Sherwood - guitars, backing vocals
Chris Squire - bass, backing vocals
Alan White - drums, percussion, backing vocals
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Rhys Fulber - dance loops
Bruce Fairbairn - producer
Mike Plotnikoff - engineer, mixing
Paul Silveira - second engineer
George Marino - mastering
Steve Hennessy - guitars and keyboards tech
Chris Crippen - drums tech
Drew Arnott - keyboard tech support
Chin Injeti - keyboard tech support
Randy Raine-Reusch - world instruments
&
The Marguerita Horns (3):
Tom Keenlyside - piccolo, tenor saxophone
Derry Burns - trumpet
Rod Murray - trombone
Tom Colclough - alto saxophone
Neil Nicholson - tuba

All songs by Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Billy Sherwood, Chris Squire, Alan White and Igor Khoroshev
Lyrics by Jon Anderson
Produced by Bruce Fairbairn
Recorded from February to May 1999 at Armoury Studios, Vancouver, Canada




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Yes - 1997 - Open Your Eyes


















Yes
Open Your Eyes

progressive rock

01 . New State of Mind 6:00
02 . Open Your Eyes 5:14
03 . Universal Garden 6:17
04 . No Way We Can Lose 4:56
05 . Fortune Seller 5:00
06 . Man in the Moon 4:41
07 . Wonderlove 6:06
08 . From the Balcony 2:43
09 . Love Shine 4:38
10 . Somehow, Someday 4:47
11 . The Solution 23:47

r. 1997

Jon Anderson - lead vocals
Billy Sherwood - keyboards, guitar, vocals
Steve Howe - electric and acoustic guitars, steel guitar, banjo, mandolin, vocals
Chris Squire - bass guitar, vocals, harmonica
Alan White - drums, percussion, vocals
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Igor Khoroshev - additional keyboards (1, 4, 5)
Steve Porcaro - additional keyboards (2)

All songs written and composed by Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Billy Sherwood, Chris Squire, and Alan White
Produced by Yes
Recorded from June to September 1997
Recorded by Billy Sherwood
Mixed by Billy Sherwood and Randy Nicklaus
Mastered by Joe Gastwirt at Oceanview Digital Mastering




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Yes - 1996 - Keystudio


















Yes
Keystudio

progressive rock

1 . Foot Prints 9:09
2 . Be The One (Be The One / Humankind / Skate) 9:51
3 . Mind Drive 18:38
4 . Bring Me To The Power 7:25
5 . Sign Language Howe 3:25
6 . That, That Is (Togetherness / Crossfire / The Giving Things / That Is / All In All / How Did Heaven Begin? / Agree To Agree) 19:15
7 . Children Of The Light (Lightning / Children of Light / Lifeline) 6:34

r. 1996

Jon Anderson - lead vocals, synth guitar (3), harp
Rick Wakeman - keyboards
Steve Howe - 6 and 12 string electric and acoustic guitars, steel and pedal steel, 5 string bass (2), vocals
Chris Squire - bass guitar, vocals
Alan White - drums, vocals

Produced by Yes and Billy Sherwood
Recorded from 1995 to 1996
Released, May 2001
Compilation of all the studio tracks from Keys To Ascension 1 & 2 albums




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Marillion - 2008 - Happiness Is The Road


















Marillion
Happiness Is The Road

progressive rock

(v.1: Essence)
1.01 . Dreamy Street – 2:02
1.02 . This Train Is My Life – 4:50
1.03 . Essence – 6:29
1.04 . Wrapped Up in Time – 5:06
1.05 . Liquidity – 2:12
1.06 . Nothing Fills the Hole – 3:23
1.07 . Woke Up – 3:40
1.08 . Trap the Spark – 5:43
1.09 . A State of Mind – 4:33
1.10 . Happiness Is the Road – 10:05
1.11 . (blank) – 1:59
1.12 . Half-Full Jam – 6:48
(v2: The Hard Shoulder)
2.01 . Thunder Fly – 6:24
2.02 . The Man from the Planet Marzipan – 7:55
2.03 . Asylum Satellite #1 – 9:32
2.04 . Older Than Me – 3:11
2.05 . Throw Me Out – 4:01
2.06 . Half the World – 5:08
2.07 . Whatever Is Wrong with You – 4:16
2.08 . Especially True – 4:37
2.09 . Real Tears for Sale – 7:34

r. 2008

Steve Hogarth – vocals, keyboards
Mark Kelly - keyboards, backing vocals
Steve Rothery - guitars, backing vocals
Pete Trewavas - bass guitar, backing vocals, guitars, clarinet (2.05)
Ian Mosley - drums, backing vocals
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S. Claydon – Arco Bass
S. Audley – Dulcimer
P. Bisset – Additional tuned percussion
Jon Hotten – Overworked tambourine
Emil Hogarth – Ultrasound heartbeat (1.01)
Dawn Roberts – Finger Cymbal on (1.03)
Sam Morris – French horn (2.09)

Produced by Michael Hunter and Marillion
Recorded and Mixed by Michael Hunter
Assistant Engineers: Roderick Brunton, Jon Cameron
Mastered by Simon Heyworth
Artwork and Photography by Antonio Seijas
Graphic design and Layout by Carl Glover



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Marillion - 2007 - Somewhere Else


















Marillion
Somewhere Else

progressive rock

01 . The Other Half - 4:23
02 . See It Like a Baby - 4:32
03 . Thankyou Whoever You Are - 4:51
04 . Most Toys - 2:47
05 . Somewhere Else - 7:51
06 . A Voice from the Past - 6:21
07 . No Such Thing - 3:58
08 . The Wound - 7:18
09 . The Last Century for Man - 5:51
10 . Faith - 4:11

r. 2007

Steve Hogarth – vocals
Mark Kelly - keyboards
Steve Rothery - guitars
Pete Trewavas - bass
Ian Mosley - drums

Compositions by Marillion
Recorded from January 2006 to January 2007
Produced by Michael Hunter



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Marillion - 2004 - Marbles


















Marillion
Marbles

progressive rock

1.1 . The Invisible Man – 13:37
1.2 . Marbles I – 1:42
1.3 . Genie – 4:54
1.4 . Fantastic Place – 6:12
1.5 . The Only Unforgivable Thing – 7:13
1.6 . Marbles II – 2:02
1.7 . Ocean Cloud – 17:58
2.1 . Marbles III – 1:51
2.2 . The Damage – 4:35
2.3 . Don't Hurt Yourself – 5:48
2.4 . You're Gone – 6:25
2.5 . Angelina – 7:42
2.6 . Drilling Holes – 5:11
2.7 . Marbles IV – 1:26
2.8 . Neverland – 12:10

r. 2004

Steve Hogarth – vocals
Mark Kelly - keyboards
Steve Rothery - guitars
Pete Trewavas - bass
Ian Mosley - drums

Compositions by Marillion
Recorded at The Racket Club, Aylesbury, 2002 / 2003 / 2004
Produced by Dave Meegan



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Marillion - 2001 - Anoraknophobia


















Marillion
Anoraknophobia

progressive rock, alternative rock

1 . Between You and Me – 6:27
2 . Quartz – 9:06
3 . Map of the World – 5:02
4 . When I Meet God – 9:17
5 . The Fruit of the Wild Rose – 6:57
6 . Separated Out – 6:17
7 . This is the 21st Century – 11:07
8 . If My Heart Were a Ball It Would Roll Uphill – 9:28

r. 2001

Steve Hogarth – vocals
Mark Kelly - keyboards
Steve Rothery - guitars
Pete Trewavas - bass
Ian Mosley - drums

Recorded at The Racket Club, Aylesbury, 2000 / 2001
Produced by Dave Meegan



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Marillion - 1999 - marillion.com


















Marillion
marillion.com

progressive rock, alternative rock

1 . A Legacy – 6:16
2 . Deserve – 4:23
3 . Go! – 6:11
4 . Rich – 5:42
5 . Enlightened – 4:59
6 . Built-in Bastard Radar – 4:52
7 . Tumble Down the Years – 4:33
8 . Interior Lulu – 15:14
9 . House – 10:15

r. 1999

Steve Hogarth – vocals
Mark Kelly - keyboards
Steve Rothery - guitars
Pete Trewavas - bass
Ian Mosley - drums

Recorded at The Racket Club, Aylesbury, December 1998 - August 1999
Produced by Marillion and Steven Wilson


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Marillion - 1998 - Radiation


















Marillion
Radiation

progressive rock, alternative rock

1 . Costa Del Slough – 1:24
2 . Under The Sun – 4:13
3 . The Answering Machine – 3:48
4 . Three Minute Boy – 5:59
5 . Now She'll Never Know – 4:59
6 . These Chains – 4:49
7 . Born To Run – 5:12
8 . Cathedral Wall – 7:19
9 . A Few Words For The Dead – 10:31

r. 1998

Steve Hogarth: vocals
Mark Kelly: Keyboards
Steve Rothery: guitars
Pete Trewavas: Bass, Acoustic guitar (5)
Ian Mosley: Drums, Percussion

Jo Rothery and Viki Price: additional vocals (4)
All music written by Marillion and lyrics written by Steve Hogarth
Produced by Marillion
Recorded at The Racket Club, Aylesbury, November 1997 - June 1998


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2011-08-10

Spock's Beard - 2002 - Snow



















Spock's Beard
Snow

progressive rock

1.01 - Made Alive/Overture – 5:32
1.02 - Stranger in a Strange Land – 4:29
1.03 - Long Time Suffering – 6:03
1.04 - Welcome to NYC – 3:32
1.05 - Love Beyond Words – 3:24
1.06 - The 39th Street Blues (I'm Sick) – 4:05
1.07 - Devil's Got My Throat – 7:17
1.08 - Open Wide the Flood Gates – 6:14
1.09 - Open the Gates Part 2 – 3:02
1.10 - Solitary Soul – 7:33
1.11 - Wind at My Back – 5:12
2.01 - Second Overture – 3:47
2.02 - 4th of July – 3:11
2.03 - I'm the Guy – 4:48
2.04 - Reflection – 2:49
2.05 - Carie – 3:06
2.06 - Looking for Answers – 5:17
2.07 - Freak Boy – 2:12
2.08 - All Is Vanity – 4:35
2.09 - I'm Dying – 5:09
2.10 - Freak Boy Part 2 – 3:01
2.11 - Devil's Got My Throat Revisited – 1:55
2.12 - Snow's Night Out – 2:04
2.13 - Ladies and Gentlemen, Mister Ryo Okumoto on the Keyboards – 2:40
2.14 - I Will Go – 5:08
2.15 - Made Alive Again/Wind at My Back – 8:27

r. 2002

Neal Morse - lead vocals, piano, synths, acoustic guitar, compositions
Alan Morse - electric guitars, vocals, cello, compositions (1.10, 2.01, 2.02)
Ryo Okumoto - hammond organ, mellotron, jupiter 8, minimoog, vocoder, compositions (2.01, 2.02)
Dave Meros - bass, vocals, french horn, compositions (2.01, 2.02)
Nick D'Virgilio - drums, percussion, vocals, lead vocals (2.05, 2.06), compositions (2.01, 2.02, 2.06)
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Chris Charmichael - violin, viola, cello
Jim Hoke - saxophone, clarinet, autoharp
Neil Rosengarden - flugelhorn, trumpet
Molly Pasutti - backing (1.09)



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Spock's Beard - 2000 - V



















Spock's Beard
V

progressive rock

1 - At the End of the Day – 16:28
2 - Revelation – 6:05
3 - Thoughts (Part II) – 4:39
4 - All On A Sunday – 4:04
5 - Goodbye to Yesterday – 4:39
6 - The Great Nothing – 27:02
I. From Nowhere
II. One Note
III. Come Up Breathing
IV. Submerged
V. Missed Your Calling
VI. The Great Nothing

r. 2000

Neal Morse - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, synth, compositions
Alan Morse - electric guitar, cello, vocals, compositions (2,3)
Ryo Okumoto - hammond organ, mellotron, compositions (2)
Dave Meros - bass, french horn, vocals
Nick D'Virgilio - drums, percussion, vocals, compositions (2)
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Katie Hagen - french horn
Chris Carmichael - violin, viola, cello
Kathy Ann Lord - english horn
Joey Pippin - trumpet



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Spock's Beard - 1999 - Day For Night



















Spock's Beard
Day For Night

progressive rock

1 - Day for Night – 7:34
2 - Gibberish – 4:18
3 - Skin – 3:58
4 - The Distance to the Sun – 5:11
5 - Crack the Big Sky – 9:59
6 - The Gypsy – 7:28
7 - Can't Get It Wrong – 4:12
8 - The Healing Colors of Sound – (21:44)
I. The Healing Colors of Sound Part 1 – 2:22
II. My Shoes – 4:16
III. Mommy Comes Back – 4:50
IV. Lay It Down – 3:18
V. The Healing Colors of Sound Part 2 – 3:17
VI. My Shoes (Revisited) – 3:54
VII. Urban Noise (uncredited) – 0:41

r. 1999

Neal Morse – lead vocals, piano, synthesizer, compositions
Alan Morse – electric guitar, mellotron, backing vocals, compositions (7)
Ryo Okumoto – Hammond organ, Mellotron
Dave Meros – bass guitar, backing vocals
Nick D'Virgilio – drums, percussion, backing vocals, compositions (7)
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Byron House - String Bass and Cello (2,7)
John Garr - Saxophone (5)
Joy Worland - French Horn (7,8)
Eric Brenton, Tom Tally, John Hrovoza - Strings section(8)



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Spock's Beard - 1997 - The Kindness Of Strangers



















Spock's Beard
The Kindness Of Strangers

progressive rock

1 - The Good Don't Last – 10:04
I. Introduction
II. The Good Don't Last
III. The Radiant Is
2 - In the Mouth of Madness – 4:46
3 - Cakewalk on Easy Street – 5:01
4 - June – 5:30
5 - Strange World – 4:20
6 - Harm's Way – 11:06
7 - Flow – 15:48
I. True Believer
II. A Constant Flow of Sound
III. Into the Source

r. 1997/1998

Neal Morse – lead vocals, piano, synthesizer, compositions
Alan Morse – guitars, cello, vocals
Ryo Okumoto – hammond organ, mellotron
Dave Meros – bass guitar, vocals
Nick D'Virgilio – drums, percussion, vocals



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Spock's Beard - 1996 - Beware Of Darkness



















Spock's Beard
Beware Of Darkness

progressive rock

1 - Beware of Darkness – 5:41
2 - Thoughts – 7:10
3 - The Doorway – 11:27
4 - Chatauqua – 2:49
5 - Walking on the Wind – 9:06
6 - Waste Away – 5:26
7 - Time Has Come – 16:33

r. 1996

Neal Morse - lead vocals, piano, synthesizer, compositions
Alan Morse - guitars, cello, vocals
Ryo Okumoto - hammond organ, mellotron
Dave Meros - bass guitar
Nick D'Virgilio - drums, percussion, vocals



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Allan Holdsworth - 1993 - Hard Hat Area



















Allan Holdsworth
Hard Hat Area

jazz fusion

1. Prelude 1:35
2. Ruhkukah 5:34
3. Low Levels, High Stakes 9:05
4. Hard Hat Area 6:06
5. Tullio 6:02
6. House of Mirrors 7:47
7. Postlude 5:28

r. 1993

Allan Holdsworth – electric guitar, SynthAxe, compositions, engineering, mixing, production
Steve Hunt – keyboards, compositions (1, 7)
Skúli Sverrisson – bass guitar, compositions (7)
Gary Husband – drums, compositions (7)

Rejean de Grand'Maison – engineering
Gordon Davis – mixing
Bernie Grundman – mastering

Recorded Front Page Recorders in Costa Mesa, California; The Brewery in North County, San Diego, California



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Allan Holdsworth - 1992 - Wardenclyffe Tower



















Allan Holdsworth
Wardenclyffe Tower

jazz fusion

1. 5 to 10 5:36
2. Sphere of Innocence 5:58
3. Wardenclyffe Tower 8:44
4. Dodgy Boat 5:37
5. Zarabeth 6:31
6. Against the Clock 4:58
7. Questions 4:07
8. Oneiric Moor 1:41

r. 1992

Allan Holdsworth – electric guitar, baritone guitar, SynthAxe, compositions, mixing, production
Steve Hunt – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 5), compositions (4)
Gordon Beck – keyboards (9–11)
Jimmy Johnson – bass guitar
Chad Wackerman – drums (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11), keyboards (7), compositions (7)
Gary Husband – drums (2, 4), keyboards (3)
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (6)
Naomi Star – vocals, lyrics (2)
Joel Schnebelt – spoken vocals

Robert Feist – engineering
Gordon Davis – mixing

Recorded Front Page Recorders in Costa Mesa, California; Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California; Track Record Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California; Mad Hatter Studios in Los Angeles, California; The Brewery in San Diego North County, California



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2011-08-06

Gateway - 1994 - In The Moment

















Gateway
In The Moment

contemporary jazz

1. In The Moment (8:37)
2. The Enchanted Forest (9:23)
3. Cinucen (6:45)
4. Shrubberies (14:02)
5. Soft (7:13)

r. 1996

John Abercrombie / guitars, compositions
Dave Holland / double bass, compositions
Jack DeJohnette / drums, Korg Wave-drum, turkish frame drum, piano, compositions

Engineer – Jan Erik Kongshaug
Producer – Manfred Eicher
Cover Design – Barbara Wojirsch
Photos: Allan Titmuss
Recorded December 1994 at Power Station, New York



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John Abercrombie . Ralph Towner - 1976 - Sargasso Sea


















John Abercrombie . Ralph Towner
Sargasso Sea

contemporanea, jazz

1 Fable 8:41
2 Avenue 5:19
3 Sargasso Sea 4:00
4 Over And Gone 2:51
5 Elbow Room 5:11
6 Staircase 6:24
7 Romantic Descension 3:17
8 Parasol 5:24

Ralph Towner - 12-string Acoustic Guitar, Classical Guitar, Piano, Compositions
John Abercrombie - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Compositions

Engineer – Jan-Erik Kongshaug
Layout – B. Wojirsch
Photography – Franco Fontana, Jürgen Müller
Producer – Manfred Eicher
Recorded May 1976 at Talent Studios, Oslo, Norway.



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