Episode 4 – ‘Fragile’

The fourth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the fourth album, ‘Fragile’.What difference does the arrival of Rick Wakeman make?Is Fragile really an iconic masterpiece?How good are the solo experiments?Listen and see if you agree with me then let me know by leaving a comment or contacting me via the different routes on the right hand side!Please subscribe!If you are still listening to the podcast on the website, please consider subscribing so you don’t risk missing anything. You can subscribe with an RSS reader, with iTunes or via email updates.Show linksPlease vote for the Yes Music Podcast in the European Podcast Awards:http://bit.ly/voteYMPWakeman's Cans and Brahms:Brahms 4th Symphony in E minor, Third MovementRoger Dean's artwork:http://www.rogerdean.com/Counterpoint:Wikipedia on counterpoint (gets a bit technical!)New theme musicThe music I’m now using is the last movement of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. This has been used as introduction music at many Yes concerts. My theme music is not take from a live concert – I put it together from the following two creative commons sources:thanvannispen and archive.orgOriginal Fragile packaging including booklet:Homework for next time:Listen to Yes' fifth studio album - 'Close to the Edge' (1972)'Close to the Edge' on Spotify:http://open.spotify.com/album/5NPJKLsI5mCfe4yXIOfKtj'Close to the Edge' on iTunes:http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/close-to-edge-bonus-track/id272123432'Close to the Edge' on Amazon (UK):http://www.amazon.co.uk/Close-Edge-4-Yes/dp/B00007LTI9'Close to the Edge' on Last.fm:http://www.last.fm/music/Yes/_/Close+to+the+Edge'Close to the Edge' on YouTube:Buy Yes music, don't steal it. Take a look at this but then go out and buy the album:http://youtu.be/BHsiP1aLqhU (Part 1 - all other parts linked from here)