Magnification is the seventeenth album by progressive rock band Yes, released in 2001. The band's first album of the new century, and their second with a full orchestra (the first being Time and a Word from 1970), Magnification has proven to be one of Yes's more acclaimed later efforts.
Following the departures of guitarist Billy Sherwood and keyboardist Igor Khoroshev, and Rick Wakeman's decision not to rejoin the band, remaining members Jon And...
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Magnification is the seventeenth album by progressive rock band Yes, released in 2001. The band's first album of the new century, and their second with a full orchestra (the first being Time and a Word from 1970), Magnification has proven to be one of Yes's more acclaimed later efforts.
Following the departures of guitarist Billy Sherwood and keyboardist Igor Khoroshev, and Rick Wakeman's decision not to rejoin the band, remaining members Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe and Alan White decided to fill the keyboard role with an orchestra, and hired film composer Larry Groupé to orchestrate.
Magnification received a warm reception from critics and fans, although not on the level of classic albums such as Fragile or Close to the Edge; the album reached #71 in the UK and #186 in the US.
Re-released in 2002 as a limited and numbered 2CD set with alternate artwork. The second disc contains three live performances and a CDRom track with an interview, video of "Don't Go" and a live...
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