Release Release - Yes

I am a Yes fan since 1973 but I think this is one of their finest tracks. Everything works and meshes perfectly, Alan White gets a super drum break in the middle and the lyrics and harmonies are spot on.
Actually, I like all of Tormato and I think it's an underrated album.
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Maybe they were trying to get a stadium rock feel? Anyway, I like how it sounds, the whole track.

I roomed with an AC/DC fan about 1980 and he played that song to death ( I had a copy of Tormato on cassette which he grabbed at every opportunity it semmed). I got so fed up I taped over it with an Adam and The Ants song just to annoy him. I was very mean to do that but got the usual 'you f**ker' reaction from him so job done. In general I like Tormato but Release, Release is one of the weaker songs on it imo.

richardh wrote: I roomed with an AC/DC fan about 1980 and he played that song to death ( I had a copy of Tormato on cassette which he grabbed at every opportunity it semmed). I got so fed up I taped over it with an Adam and The Ants song just to annoy him. I was very mean to do that but got the usual 'you f**ker' reaction from him so job done. In general I like Tormato but Release, Release is one of the weaker songs on it imo.

Ha ha, that's quite funny. I don't agree with your opinion of Release, Release though Richard, I think it's brilliant. I used to have the opening riff as my ringtone and nobody ever knew what it was.

One thing I love about Tormato. Because I played it SOOOO much less than the other albums back in my music-rabid younger years, it almost feels like a "new" lost Yes album from the 70s era. It's not like the earlier stuff where every note is memorized. So it's an old Yes album with surprises.

That seems to be what Presence is for Zep fans. I've known may LZ "fans" who are mystified why they never purchased Presence back in the day, so it feels like a "new" Zep album to them.