Machine Messiah by Yes in 4K UHD HQ Audio

From Wikipedia: The album opens with the ten-minute “Machine Messiah“ which, according to Horn, was written in one day. It features some guitar riffs from Howe that reporter and critic Chris Welch described as “unexpectedly heavy metal“. White called the song his “baby“, putting together much of its structure and rhythm. Squire found some of its passages difficult to play on his bass and thought it was more suited for keyboards, but was encouraged by White to master his parts. Downes rates the track highly, citing its various sections and mood changes. When he was composing his keyboard parts for the song, Downes included an arpeggiated segment from the Toccata fifth movement of Symphony for Organ No. 5 by Charles-Marie Widor, a piece that he was familiar with from his youth. Lyrics: Run down a street Where the glass shows That summer has gone Age, in the doorways Resenting the pace of the dawn. All of them standing in line All of them waiting for t
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