On the Silent Wings of Freedom
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| "On the Silent Wings of Freedom" | ||
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| Song by Yes | ||
| from the album Tormato | ||
| Released | September 29, 1978 | |
| Genre | Progressive Rock | |
| Length | 7:47 | |
| Label | Atlantic Records | |
| Writer(s) | Jon Anderson | |
| Composer(s) | Jon Anderson, Chris Squire | |
| Producer(s) | Yes | |
| Tormato track listing | ||
| "Onward" (7) |
"On the Silent Wings of Freedom" (8) |
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"On the Silent Wings of Freedom" is a song by Yes. It appears on the 1978 Tormato album. The song was never released as a single[1]. The song was played throughout the Tormato tour and, later, on every tour since 2002[2].
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[edit] On the album
The song is the final and longest song on the album. Though the album is considered to be one of Yes's weakest, most Yes fans, whether they like the album or not, favor this one song, as it is the closest track to other fan favorites like Close to the Edge and Awaken.
[edit] In the live setting
During the song's original tenure in the '70s, it was performed on most, if not all, shows of the Tormato tour. On the live tape of the September 1, 1978 show, the song lasts for 8 minutes and 41 seconds, including the announcements at the beginning of the song. Typically, Jon Anderson would introduce Chris Squire at the beginning of this song, being that this was one of the two major Squire compositions on the album. The other, Onward, was not played on this tour.
The song appeared on November 17, 1987. This was its only appearance on the Big Generator tour.
On later tours, the song was not often introduced and was usually segued into from Whitefish.
[edit] Personnel
- Jon Anderson: Vocals, percussion
- Chris Squire: Bass guitar, bass pedals, vocals
- Steve Howe: Electric and acoustic guitars, vachalia, vocals
- Rick Wakeman: Piano, organ, moog, synthesizers
- Alan White: Drums, percussion, vocals
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Yesworld Yes official site, retrieved December 30, 2006.
- ^ Forgotten Yesterdays Yes tour log, retrieved December 30, 2006.
| Yes |
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| Jon Anderson | Chris Squire | Steve Howe | Rick Wakeman | Alan White |
| Peter Banks | Tony Kaye | Bill Bruford | Patrick Moraz | Geoff Downes | Trevor Horn | Trevor Rabin | Billy Sherwood | Igor Khoroshev |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Yes | Time and a Word | The Yes Album | Fragile | Close to the Edge | Tales from Topographic Oceans | Relayer | Going for the One | Tormato | Drama | 90125 | Big Generator | Union | Talk | Open Your Eyes | The Ladder | Magnification |
| Live albums: Yessongs | Yesshows | 9012Live: The Solos | Keys to Ascension | Keys to Ascension 2 | House of Yes: Live from House of Blues |
| Compilations: Yesterdays | Classic Yes | Yesstory | The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection |
| Remix albums: Yes Remixes |
| Box sets: Yesyears | In a Word: Yes (1969 - ) | The Word is Live | Essentially Yes |
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| Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe |
