Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two

Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two
Box set by Yes
Released 25 May 2015
Recorded 31 October–20 November 1972
Genre Progressive rock
Label Rhino[1]
Producer Brian Kehew,[1] Steve Woolard
Yes chronology
Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome
(2014)Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome2014		 Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two
(2015)		 Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center
(2015)Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

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
– mislabelled on discs as "Knoxville"[3]		University Of Georgia
15 November 1972Knoxville, Tennessee
– mislabelled on discs as "Athens"[3]		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

In a positive review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek rated Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two four-and-a-half stars out of five.[2]

Track listing

Note that four discs are inaccurately labelled:

  • Discs nine & ten are mislabelled as "15 November 1972 – Knoxville, Tennessee" while actually it is the 14 November 1972 Athens, Georgia show.[3]
  • Discs eleven & twelve are mislabelled as "14 November 1972 – Athens, Georgia" while actually it is the 15 November 1972 Knoxville, Tennessee show.[3]

Replacements are available from Rhino Records.

Seven Shows from Seventy-Two

31 October 1972 – Toronto, Ontario

1 November 1972 – Ottawa, Ontario

11 November 1972 – Durham, North Carolina

12 November 1972 – Greensboro, North Carolina

14 November 1972 – Athens, Georgia

15 November 1972 – Knoxville, Tennessee

20 November 1972 – Uniondale, New York

Highlights from Seventy-Two

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)[4] 57
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[5] 10
Italian Albums (FIMI)[6] 48
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 64

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 3 4 "Yes – Progeny: Seven Shows From Seventy-Two". Discogs. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2015. 22. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Yes – Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Yes | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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