abangaku

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Member Since: 7/1/2005
Total Mixes: 104
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Other Mixes By abangaku

Magnificent Sevens
CD | Rock - Prog-Rock/Art Rock
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To Ramble & To Rome
CD | Theme - Narrative
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The Wild Cathedral Evening
CD | Mixed Genre
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Music That Came Quickly From Afar
CD | Rock - Prog-Rock/Art Rock
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A Venture: Progressions of Yes

Artist Song
Yes [The Yes Album, 1971]  a venture (3:17) 
Yes [Fragile, 1971/2]  the fish (schindleria praematurus) (2:47) 
Yes [Close To The Edge, 1972]  and you and i (10:09) 
Yes [Tales From Topographic Oceans, 1973/4]  the revealing science of god (dance of the dawn) (22:20) 
Yes [Relayer, 1974]  sound chaser (9:27) 
Yes [Going For The One, 1977]  turn of the century (7:42) 
Yes [90125, 1983]  owner of a lonely heart (4:30) 
Yes [House Of Yes: Live from the House of Blues, 2000]  perpetual change [live] (10:36) 
Yes [Magnification, 2001]  magnification (7:22) 

Comment:

Inspired by a group of musicians I overheard acoustically performing "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" in Washington Square Park one evening... who when it was over I then jokingly asked to play "Roundabout", and... they did!! (I should have asked for "Revealing Science of God"!) Doing a Yes mix became particularly pointed when I started reading "Listening to the Future: The Time of Progressive Rock" by Bill Martin. He's absolutely committed to prog as a means of social change, bless his heart, and Yes are clearly his heroes. Hopefully I've gotten at some kind of essence of the group here. ~~lawrence::
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Darth Pazuzu
Date: 7/27/2009
Wow, another Yes fan! They actually happen to be one of my three favorite bands of all time (the other two being the Beatles and Led Zeppelin). Well, this is certainly a very interesting mix you've put together, and I think it's cool that you used lesser-known tracks such as "A Venture" and "Sound Chaser." I particularly love "Turn Of The Century," as well. I just so happen to have that book "Listening To The Future" by Bill Martin, as well as his "Music Of Yes: Structure And Vision In Progressive Rock." He's a very good, intelligent writer, and brings a good deal of energy and passion to his discussion of his favorite music and artists.