Tales from Topographic Oceans (Deluxe Edition)

This album is the Climax of Yes in their Progressive / Experimental era and I find this music to die for. The greatest piece on the album to me and many others is the Revealing Science Of God, and this album definitely isn't for the impatient listener, however for a Prog Rock lifestyle kind of guy like me, I find this album unbeatable, however, for the bonus track Giants under the sun, mostly, and perhaps the songs on side 2 and 3, I think they sort of ran out of ideas so they just started making cool music without really a dedicated meaning. The song 'Dance Of Dawn' however is my second favorite on the album and definitely worth the listen, especially for an obscure Yes fan like myself. BUY THE DELUXE VERSION!! Worst that happens is you're not going to be crazy about the unissued tracks and so be it, but there is no other way to get them through iTunes then to buy the full album.

The Revealing Science of God does not have the 1-minute intro like the original 2003 remaster.

4 stars only because the extra tracks add nothing, in fact they make the slightly rambling original even more so. Don’t get me wrong - I think it is a terrific piece of work. I heard it when it came out in ‘74 as a junior in high school, bought it (one of my very first 3 or 4 albums) and played it to death. So began a lifelong interest in Ye, ELP, Genesis, etc.