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Relayer
Rock · 1974 · 3 tracks

Relayer

Yes

A jagged, high-voltage pivot into jazz-fusion and war-themed epics. Dense, aggressive, and technically staggering, it is the band's most confrontational work.

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It's like a 20-minute musical sword fight that ends in a beautiful prayer.

A high-tension collision of violent instrumental complexity and transcendent melodic relief.

Relayer · vs · Yes
Aggressive+4.0σ

Aggressive saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 3 Tracks
01
The Gates of Delirium
21:54
02
Sound Chaser
9:31
03
To Be Over
9:03
Moments Worth Waiting For
The cacophonous battle section of 'The Gates of Delirium' where the band uses literal scrap metal for percussion.
The 'Soon' section of track 1, where the chaos suddenly dissolves into a heart-wrenching, melodic prayer for peace.
The frantic, jazz-inflected 'Cha-cha-cha' vocal and keyboard interplay that opens 'Sound Chaser'.
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