Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two | ||||
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Released | 25 May 2015 | |||
Recorded | 31 October – 20 November 1972 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 11:31:32 | |||
Label | Rhino [1] | |||
Producer | Brian Kehew, [1] Steve Woolard | |||
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Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two is a 14-CD live album box set from the English progressive rock band Yes, released on 25 May 2015 on Rhino Records. The album consists of seven complete shows recorded in 1972 during the band's Close to the Edge tour. A 2-CD/3-LP set of highlight performances from the seven shows was released as Progeny: Highlights from Seventy-Two. [1] Every show includes the same setlist.
Yes completed their Close to the Edge tour from July 1972 to April 1973 to support their fifth studio album, Close to the Edge (1972). The tour visited North America three times, the UK twice, and Japan and Australia for the first time. A selection of shows from 1972 from the Close to the Edge and the previous Fragile tours were recorded which formed much of the material on their first live album, Yessongs (1973).
Work on Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two began following the discovery of several multi-track reel-to-reel audio tapes containing seven full shows from the Close to the Edge tour, some being the source recordings of parts of Yessongs. They were found during the search for bonus material to include on the remastered reissues of the band's back catalogue. [1] The original recordings were flawed in parts due to various recording mishaps, but were remixed using modern technology to attempt to compensate, particularly for the lack of bass guitar. The mastering engineers also took care to avoid the loudness war practices common to modern recordings. A lengthy essay detailing the remixing practices used during the preparation of the set is included in the packaging, and while the audio quality has received praise from some, others note the low level of Chris Squire's bass guitar, despite the attempts to boost it.[ citation needed ]
The seven shows were recorded during the second North American leg of the Close to the Edge tour. They are: [1]
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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31 October 1972 | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
1 November 1972 | Ottawa, Ontario | Ottawa Civic Centre | |
11 November 1972 | Durham, North Carolina | United States | Duke University |
12 November 1972 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | |
14 November 1972 | Athens, Georgia [a] | University of Georgia | |
15 November 1972 | Knoxville, Tennessee [b] | Knoxville Civic Coliseum | |
20 November 1972 | Uniondale, New York | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
The album features new art work designed and illustrated by Roger Dean. [1]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PopMatters | 7/10 [3] |
In a positive review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek rated Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two four-and-a-half stars out of five. [2] John Garratt of PopMatters rated Progeny 7-out-of-10 and said that "the casual Yes fan cannot go into either package expecting something that sounds like Yessongs" and that Progeny has a great supply of "the raw element". [3]
Note that four discs are inaccurately labelled:
a ^ Discs nine & ten are mislabeled as "14 November 1972 – Athens, Georgia" while actually it is the 15 November 1972 Knoxville, Tennessee show. [4]
b ^ Discs eleven & twelve are mislabeled as "15 November 1972 – Knoxville, Tennessee" while actually it is the 14 November 1972 Athens, Georgia show. [4]
Replacements are available from Rhino Records.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Opening (Excerpt from Firebird Suite )~Siberian Khatru" | Igor Stravinsky~Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman | 10:46 |
2. | "I've Seen All Good People"
| Anderson, Chris Squire | 8:21 |
3. | "Mood for a Day/Clap" | Howe | 6:46 |
4. | "Heart of the Sunrise" | Anderson, Bill Bruford, Squire | 11:15 |
5. | "And You and I"
| Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire | 9:42 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Close to the Edge"
| Anderson, Howe, Squire | 18:24 |
2. | "Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII " | Wakeman | 6:54 |
3. | "Roundabout" | Anderson, Howe | 8:40 |
4. | "Yours Is No Disgrace" | Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford, Tony Kaye | 14:33 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Opening (Excerpt from Firebird Suite)~Siberian Khatru" | Stravinsky~Anderson, Howe, Wakeman | 10:21 |
2. | "I've Seen All Good People"
| Anderson, Squire | 7:53 |
3. | "Heart of the Sunrise" | Anderson, Bruford, Squire | 11:31 |
4. | "Mood for a Day/Clap" | Howe | 7:14 |
5. | "And You and I"
| Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire | 9:32 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Close to the Edge"
| Anderson, Howe, Squire | 21:52 |
2. | "Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII" | Wakeman | 5:36 |
3. | "Roundabout" | Anderson, Howe | 8:46 |
4. | "Yours Is No Disgrace" | Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford, Kaye | 14:25 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Opening (Excerpt from Firebird Suite)~Siberian Khatru" | Stravinsky~Anderson, Howe, Wakeman | 11:58 |
2. | "I've Seen All Good People"
| Anderson, Squire | 7:34 |
3. | "Heart of the Sunrise" | Anderson, Bruford, Squire | 11:26 |
4. | "Clap/Mood for a Day" | Howe | 7:03 |
5. | "And You and I"
| Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire | 11:00 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Close to the Edge"
| Anderson, Howe, Squire | 19:30 |
2. | "Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII" | Wakeman | 7:20 |
3. | "Roundabout" | Anderson, Howe | 8:47 |
4. | "Yours Is No Disgrace" | Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford, Kaye | 16:00 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Opening (Excerpt from Firebird Suite)~Siberian Khatru" | Stravinsky~Anderson, Howe, Wakeman | 12:11 |
2. | "I've Seen All Good People"
| Anderson, Squire | 7:38 |
3. | "Heart of the Sunrise" | Anderson, Bruford, Squire | 11:40 |
4. | "Clap/Mood for a Day" | Howe | 6:36 |
5. | "And You and I"
| Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire | 11:06 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Close to the Edge"
| Anderson, Howe, Squire | 19:47 |
2. | "Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII" | Wakeman | 7:11 |
3. | "Roundabout" | Anderson, Howe | 8:36 |
4. | "Yours Is No Disgrace" | Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford, Kaye | 16:22 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Opening (Excerpt from Firebird Suite)~Siberian Khatru" | Stravinsky~Anderson, Howe, Wakeman | 9:53 |
2. | "I've Seen All Good People"
| Anderson, Squire | 7:21 |
3. | "Heart of the Sunrise" | Anderson, Bruford, Squire | 12:03 |
4. | "Mood for a Day/Clap" | Howe | 7:13 |
5. | "And You and I"
| Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire | 11:07 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Close to the Edge"
| Anderson, Howe, Squire | 19:52 |
2. | "Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII" | Wakeman | 6:14 |
3. | "Roundabout" | Anderson, Howe | 8:41 |
4. | "Yours Is No Disgrace" | Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford, Kaye | 16:47 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Opening (Excerpt from Firebird Suite)~Siberian Khatru" | Stravinsky~Anderson, Howe, Wakeman | 9:48 |
2. | "I've Seen All Good People"
| Anderson, Squire | 7:37 |
3. | "Heart of the Sunrise" | Anderson, Bruford, Squire | 11:33 |
4. | "Clap/Mood for a Day" | Howe | 7:17 |
5. | "And You and I"
| Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire | 9:45 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Close to the Edge"
| Anderson, Howe, Squire | 19:25 |
2. | "Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII" | Wakeman | 6:12 |
3. | "Roundabout" | Anderson, Howe | 8:44 |
4. | "Yours Is No Disgrace" | Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford, Kaye | 15:44 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Opening (Excerpt from Firebird Suite)~Siberian Khatru" | Stravinsky~Anderson, Howe, Wakeman | 12:28 |
2. | "I've Seen All Good People"
| Anderson, Squire | 7:59 |
3. | "Heart of the Sunrise" | Anderson, Bruford, Squire | 11:37 |
4. | "Mood for a Day/Clap" | Howe | 6:51 |
5. | "And You and I"
| Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire | 11:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Close to the Edge"
| Anderson, Howe, Squire | 19:48 |
2. | "Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII" | Wakeman | 6:33 |
3. | "Roundabout" | Anderson, Howe | 8:35 |
4. | "Yours Is No Disgrace" | Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford, Kaye | 17:36 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date and location | Length |
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1. | "Opening (Excerpt from Firebird Suite)~Siberian Khatru" | Stravinsky~Anderson, Howe, Wakeman | 20 November 1972, Uniondale, New York | 12:19 |
2. | "I've Seen All Good People"
| Anderson, Squire | 15 November 1972, Knoxville, Tennessee | 7:21 |
3. | "Heart of the Sunrise" | Anderson, Bruford, Squire | 15 November 1972, Knoxville, Tennessee | 11:12 |
4. | "Clap/Mood for a Day" | Howe | 12 November 1972, Greensboro, North Carolina | 5:49 |
5. | "And You and I"
| Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire | 11 November 1972, Durham, North Carolina | 9:55 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date and location | Length |
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1. | "Close to the Edge"
| Anderson, Howe, Squire | 11 November 1972, Durham, North Carolina | 18:24 |
2. | "Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII" | Wakeman | 12 November 1972, Greensboro, North Carolina | 7:09 |
3. | "Roundabout" | Anderson, Howe | 31 October 1972, Toronto, Canada | 8:37 |
4. | "Yours Is No Disgrace" | Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford, Tony Kaye | 12 November 1972, Greensboro, North Carolina | 16:04 |
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] | 57 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [6] | 10 |
Italian Albums (FIMI) [7] | 48 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [8] | 154 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] | 52 |
UK Albums (OCC) [10] | 64 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [11] | 6 |
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