Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two
Box set by
Yes
Released25 May 2015
Recorded31 October – 20 November 1972
GenreProgressive rock
Length11:31:32
LabelRhino[1]
ProducerBrian Kehew,[1] Steve Woolard
Yes chronology
Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome
(2014)		 Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two
(2015)		 Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center
(2015)

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.

Production

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.

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
31 October 1972Toronto, OntarioCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens
1 November 1972Ottawa, OntarioOttawa Civic Centre
11 November 1972Durham, North CarolinaUnited StatesDuke University
12 November 1972Greensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro Coliseum
14 November 1972Athens, Georgia [a]University of Georgia
15 November 1972Knoxville, Tennessee [b]Knoxville Civic Coliseum
20 November 1972Uniondale, New YorkNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Sleeve design

The album features new art work designed and illustrated by Roger Dean.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
PopMatters7/10[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]

Track listing

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.

Seven Shows from Seventy-Two

31 October 1972 – Toronto, Ontario

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Opening (Excerpt from Firebird Suite)~Siberian Khatru"Igor Stravinsky~Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman10:46
2."I've Seen All Good People"
  • a. "Your Move"
  • b. "All Good People"
Anderson, Chris Squire8:21
3."Mood for a Day/Clap"Howe6:46
4."Heart of the Sunrise"Anderson, Bill Bruford, Squire11:15
5."And You and I"
  • I. "Cord of Life"
  • II. "Eclipse"
  • III. "The Preacher, the Teacher"
  • IV. "Apocalypse"
Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire9:42
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Close to the Edge"
  • I. "The Solid Time of Change"
  • II. "Total Mass Retain"
  • III. "I Get Up, I Get Down"
  • IV. "Seasons of Man"
Anderson, Howe, Squire18:24
2."Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII"Wakeman6:54
3."Roundabout"Anderson, Howe8:40
4."Yours Is No Disgrace"Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford, Tony Kaye14:33

1 November 1972 – Ottawa, Ontario

Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Opening (Excerpt from Firebird Suite)~Siberian Khatru"Stravinsky~Anderson, Howe, Wakeman10:21
2."I've Seen All Good People"
  • a. "Your Move"
  • b. "All Good People"
Anderson, Squire7:53
3."Heart of the Sunrise"Anderson, Bruford, Squire11:31
4."Mood for a Day/Clap"Howe7:14
5."And You and I"
  • I. "Cord of Life"
  • II. "Eclipse"
  • III. "The Preacher, the Teacher"
  • IV. "Apocalypse"
Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire9:32
Disc four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Close to the Edge"
  • I. "The Solid Time of Change"
  • II. "Total Mass Retain"
  • III. "I Get Up, I Get Down"
  • IV. "Seasons of Man"
Anderson, Howe, Squire21:52
2."Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII"Wakeman5:36
3."Roundabout"Anderson, Howe8:46
4."Yours Is No Disgrace"Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford, Kaye14:25

11 November 1972 – Durham, North Carolina

Disc five
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Opening (Excerpt from Firebird Suite)~Siberian Khatru"Stravinsky~Anderson, Howe, Wakeman11:58
2."I've Seen All Good People"
  • a. "Your Move"
  • b. "All Good People"
Anderson, Squire7:34
3."Heart of the Sunrise"Anderson, Bruford, Squire11:26
4."Clap/Mood for a Day"Howe7:03
5."And You and I"
  • I. "Cord of Life"
  • II. "Eclipse"
  • III. "The Preacher, the Teacher"
  • IV. "Apocalypse"
Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire11:00
Disc six
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Close to the Edge"
  • I. "The Solid Time of Change"
  • II. "Total Mass Retain"
  • III. "I Get Up, I Get Down"
  • IV. "Seasons of Man"
Anderson, Howe, Squire19:30
2."Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII"Wakeman7:20
3."Roundabout"Anderson, Howe8:47
4."Yours Is No Disgrace"Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford, Kaye16:00

12 November 1972 – Greensboro, North Carolina

Disc seven
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Opening (Excerpt from Firebird Suite)~Siberian Khatru"Stravinsky~Anderson, Howe, Wakeman12:11
2."I've Seen All Good People"
  • a. "Your Move"
  • b. "All Good People"
Anderson, Squire7:38
3."Heart of the Sunrise"Anderson, Bruford, Squire11:40
4."Clap/Mood for a Day"Howe6:36
5."And You and I"
  • I. "Cord of Life"
  • II. "Eclipse"
  • III. "The Preacher, the Teacher"
  • IV. "Apocalypse"
Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire11:06
Disc eight
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Close to the Edge"
  • I. "The Solid Time of Change"
  • II. "Total Mass Retain"
  • III. "I Get Up, I Get Down"
  • IV. "Seasons of Man"
Anderson, Howe, Squire19:47
2."Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII"Wakeman7:11
3."Roundabout"Anderson, Howe8:36
4."Yours Is No Disgrace"Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford, Kaye16:22

14 November 1972 – Athens, Georgia [a]

Disc nine
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Opening (Excerpt from Firebird Suite)~Siberian Khatru"Stravinsky~Anderson, Howe, Wakeman9:53
2."I've Seen All Good People"
  • a. "Your Move"
  • b. "All Good People"
Anderson, Squire7:21
3."Heart of the Sunrise"Anderson, Bruford, Squire12:03
4."Mood for a Day/Clap"Howe7:13
5."And You and I"
  • I. "Cord of Life"
  • II. "Eclipse"
  • III. "The Preacher, the Teacher"
  • IV. "Apocalypse"
Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire11:07
Disc ten
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Close to the Edge"
  • I. "The Solid Time of Change"
  • II. "Total Mass Retain"
  • III. "I Get Up, I Get Down"
  • IV. "Seasons of Man"
Anderson, Howe, Squire19:52
2."Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII"Wakeman6:14
3."Roundabout"Anderson, Howe8:41
4."Yours Is No Disgrace"Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford, Kaye16:47

15 November 1972 – Knoxville, Tennessee [b]

Disc eleven
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Opening (Excerpt from Firebird Suite)~Siberian Khatru"Stravinsky~Anderson, Howe, Wakeman9:48
2."I've Seen All Good People"
  • a. "Your Move"
  • b. "All Good People"
Anderson, Squire7:37
3."Heart of the Sunrise"Anderson, Bruford, Squire11:33
4."Clap/Mood for a Day"Howe7:17
5."And You and I"
  • I. "Cord of Life"
  • II. "Eclipse"
  • III. "The Preacher, the Teacher"
  • IV. "Apocalypse"
Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire9:45
Disc twelve
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Close to the Edge"
  • I. "The Solid Time of Change"
  • II. "Total Mass Retain"
  • III. "I Get Up, I Get Down"
  • IV. "Seasons of Man"
Anderson, Howe, Squire19:25
2."Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII"Wakeman6:12
3."Roundabout"Anderson, Howe8:44
4."Yours Is No Disgrace"Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford, Kaye15:44

20 November 1972 – Uniondale, New York

Disc thirteen
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Opening (Excerpt from Firebird Suite)~Siberian Khatru"Stravinsky~Anderson, Howe, Wakeman12:28
2."I've Seen All Good People"
  • a. "Your Move"
  • b. "All Good People"
Anderson, Squire7:59
3."Heart of the Sunrise"Anderson, Bruford, Squire11:37
4."Mood for a Day/Clap"Howe6:51
5."And You and I"
  • I. "Cord of Life"
  • II. "Eclipse"
  • III. "The Preacher, the Teacher"
  • IV. "Apocalypse"
Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire11:05
Disc fourteen
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Close to the Edge"
  • I. "The Solid Time of Change"
  • II. "Total Mass Retain"
  • III. "I Get Up, I Get Down"
  • IV. "Seasons of Man"
Anderson, Howe, Squire19:48
2."Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII"Wakeman6:33
3."Roundabout"Anderson, Howe8:35
4."Yours Is No Disgrace"Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford, Kaye17:36

Highlights from Seventy-Two

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording date and locationLength
1."Opening (Excerpt from Firebird Suite)~Siberian Khatru"Stravinsky~Anderson, Howe, Wakeman20 November 1972, Uniondale, New York12:19
2."I've Seen All Good People"
  • a. "Your Move"
  • b. "All Good People"
Anderson, Squire15 November 1972, Knoxville, Tennessee7:21
3."Heart of the Sunrise"Anderson, Bruford, Squire15 November 1972, Knoxville, Tennessee11:12
4."Clap/Mood for a Day"Howe12 November 1972, Greensboro, North Carolina5:49
5."And You and I"
  • I. "Cord of Life"
  • II. "Eclipse"
  • III. "The Preacher, the Teacher"
  • IV. "Apocalypse"
Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire11 November 1972, Durham, North Carolina9:55
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording date and locationLength
1."Close to the Edge"
  • I. "The Solid Time of Change"
  • II. "Total Mass Retain"
  • III. "I Get Up, I Get Down"
  • IV. "Seasons of Man"
Anderson, Howe, Squire11 November 1972, Durham, North Carolina18:24
2."Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII"Wakeman12 November 1972, Greensboro, North Carolina7:09
3."Roundabout"Anderson, Howe31 October 1972, Toronto, Canada8:37
4."Yours Is No Disgrace"Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford, Tony Kaye12 November 1972, Greensboro, North Carolina16:04

Personnel

Yes
Production
  • Brian Kehew – production, 2014 mixing
  • Steve Woolard – production
  • Carmine Rubino – original 1972 recording
  • Geoff Haslam – original 1972 recording
  • Mike Dunn – original 1972 recording
  • Dean Phelps – mastering
  • Paul Silvera – management
  • Kate Dear – packaging management
  • Josh Phillips – product manager
  • Todd Lampe – project assistance
  • Ralph Bennett – project assistance
  • Mike Johnson – project assistance
  • Pat Smear – project assistance
  • Larry Fast – project assistance
  • Gene Stopp – project assistance
  • Steve Frothingham – project assistance

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "YES: PROGENY – Live from Seventy-Two". YesWorld. March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 Jurek, Thom (May 2015). "Yes: Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 Garratt, John (18 May 2015). "Yes: Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two / Progeny: Highlights from Seventy-Two | PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Yes – Progeny: Seven Shows From Seventy-Two (Mispress)". Discogs. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Yes – Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2015. 22. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Yes – Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "プロジェニー:1972 ライヴ". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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