Going for the One

Going for the One is perhaps the most overlooked item in the Yes catalog. It marked Rick Wakeman's return to the band after a three-year absence, and also a return to shorter song forms after the experimentalism of Close to the Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, and Relayer. In many ways, this disc could be seen as the follow-up to Fragile. Its five tracks still retain mystical, abstract lyrical images, and the music is grand and melodic, the vocal harmonies perfectly balanced by the stinging guitar work of Steve Howe, Wakeman's keyboards, and the solid rhythms of Alan White and Chris Squire.

1 Going For The One 5:32
2 Turn Of The Century 7:55
3 Parallels 5:58
4 Wonderous Stories 3:45
5 Awaken 15:38
Bonus Tracks
6 Montreux's Theme 2:38
7 Vevey (Revisited) 4:46
8 Amazing Grace 2:36
9 Going For The One (Rehearsal) 5:10
10 Parallels (Rehearsal) 6:21
11 Turn Of The Century (Rehearsal) 6:58
12 Eastern Numbers 12:16