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{{Short description|1974 song by Yes}}
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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = The Gates of Delirium
| name = The Gates of Delirium
| cover =
| cover = The Gates of Delirium.png
| caption = UK album A-side label
| alt =
| alt =
| type =
| type =
| artist = [[Yes (band)|Yes]]
| artist = [[Yes (band)|Yes]]
| album = [[Relayer]]
| album = [[Relayer]]
| released = [[1974 in music|November 1974]]
| released = 29 November 1974
| format =
| format =
| recorded = 1974
| recorded = 1974
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Progressive rock]]
| genre = *[[Progressive rock]]
*[[jazz fusion]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/yes-songs-ranked/|title = All 183 Yes Songs Ranked Worst to Best| date=4 December 2018 }}</ref>
| length = 21:50
| length = 21:50
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| writer = Yes
| writer = Yes
| producer = Yes and [[Eddie Offord]]
| producer = *Yes
*[[Eddie Offord]]
}}
}}
"'''The Gates of Delirium'''" is the first track on [[Yes (band)|Yes]]'s 1974 album, ''[[Relayer]]''. The song is based on [[Leo Tolstoy]]'s ''[[War and Peace]]'',<ref>{{cite book|author=Charles Snider|title=The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nkarh6kA8oC&pg=PT188|date=April 2008|publisher=Strawberry Bricks|isbn=978-0-615-17566-9|page=188}}</ref> and it begins with a lengthy vocal section followed by a long [[instrumental]] section (beginning at about the 8-minute mark) representing a [[battle]]. The final section, occurring about 16 minutes in, released as a [[single (music)|single]] in 1975 entitled "Soon", is a very gentle, soothing prayer for peace and hope which represents the aftermath of the battle. Before the release of ''[[Open Your Eyes (Yes album)|Open Your Eyes]]'', the reissue of ''[[Tales from Topographic Oceans]]'' and the release of ''[[Fly from Here]]'', this was the longest officially released studio recording by the band with almost 22 minutes, taking up the entire first side of the [[LP record|LP]].
"'''The Gates of Delirium'''" is a song by the English [[progressive rock]] band [[Yes (band)|Yes]], recorded for their seventh studio album, ''[[Relayer]]''. At almost 22 minutes in length, the song is loosely based on the 1869 novel ''[[War and Peace]]'' by [[Leo Tolstoy]] which originated from a musical idea that frontman [[Jon Anderson]] had that depicted a battle. It was then developed and arranged into a complete track by Anderson and the rest of the band, namely bassist [[Chris Squire]], guitarist [[Steve Howe]], drummer [[Alan White (Yes drummer)|Alan White]], and keyboardist [[Patrick Moraz]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Charles Snider|title=The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nkarh6kA8oC&pg=PT188|date=April 2008|publisher=Strawberry Bricks|isbn=978-0-615-17566-9|page=188}}</ref> Musically, the song represents an introductory vocal section followed by an instrumental that represents the battle. The final section, entitled "'''Soon'''", is a gentle, soothing prayer for peace and hope.

The song was originally released in November 1974 as side one of ''Relayer''. A shortened version of "Soon" was released as a single in the United Kingdom in January 1975, which did not chart. Yes performed "The Gates of Delirium" live between 1974 and 1976; it was not played live again until 2000. The piece was performed live with an orchestra on stage with the band in 2001, and it was reinstated into the band's live set in 2019.


== Recording ==
== Recording ==
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==Live==
==Live==
The song "The Gates of Delirium" was performed in its entirety during the lengthy set of tours between the releases of ''Relayer'' and ''[[Going for the One]]''. It was revived for the 2000 Masterworks tour based on a fan survey<ref>[http://forgottenyesterdays.com/date.asp?s=5&tname=20&tdate=18&navb=10 Forgotten Yesterdays]</ref> in which it came out as the top choice for songs fans wanted to hear Yes play live. Yes continued to play the song in the 2001 ''[[Magnification (album)|Magnification]]'' tour.<ref>[http://forgottenyesterdays.com/search.asp?mType=7&q=3&sType=2&stime=0&searchq=Gates%20Of%20Delirium&alltime=00/00/0000&tname=1&SortBy=tDate&so=asc&memid=0&ssub=0&graphictype=0 Forgotten Yesterdays] Yes tour log, retrieved 26 January 2007.</ref>
The song "The Gates of Delirium" was performed in its entirety during the lengthy set of tours between the releases of ''Relayer'' and ''[[Going for the One]]''. It was revived for the 2000 Masterworks tour based on a fan survey<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forgottenyesterdays.com/date.asp?s=5&tname=20&tdate=18&navb=10 |website=Forgotten Yesterdays |title=Masterworks Tour: ''The Forgotten Side of Yes'' |date=2000-07-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030715070106/http://forgottenyesterdays.com/date.asp?s=5&tname=20&tdate=18&navb=10 |archive-date=2003-07-15}}</ref> in which it came out as the top choice for songs fans wanted to hear Yes play live. Yes continued to play the song in the 2001 ''[[Magnification (album)|Magnification]]'' tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forgottenyesterdays.com/search.asp?mType=7&q=3&sType=2&stime=0&searchq=Gates%20Of%20Delirium&alltime=00/00/0000&tname=1&SortBy=tDate&so=asc&memid=0&ssub=0&graphictype=0 |website=Forgotten Yesterdays |title=Yes tour log: "Gates Of Delirium" |access-date=26 January 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20041012164953/http://forgottenyesterdays.com/search.asp?mType=7&q=3&sType=2&stime=0&searchq=Gates%20Of%20Delirium&alltime=00/00/0000&tname=1&SortBy=tDate&so=asc&memid=0&ssub=0&graphictype=0 |archive-date=2004-10-12}}</ref>


Otherwise, only the "Soon" fragment was performed.<ref>[http://forgottenyesterdays.com/search.asp?mType=7&q=3&sType=2&stime=0&searchq=Soon&alltime=00/00/0000&tname=1&SortBy=tDate&so=asc&memid=0&ssub=0&graphictype=0 Forgotten Yesterdays] Yes tour log, retrieved 26 January 2007.</ref>
Otherwise, only the "Soon" fragment was performed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forgottenyesterdays.com/search.asp?mType=7&q=3&sType=2&stime=0&searchq=Soon&alltime=00/00/0000&tname=1&SortBy=tDate&so=asc&memid=0&ssub=0&graphictype=0 |website=Forgotten Yesterdays |title=Yes tour log: "Soon" |access-date=26 January 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20031130005051/http://forgottenyesterdays.com/search.asp?mType=7&q=3&sType=2&stime=0&searchq=Soon&alltime=00/00/0000&tname=1&SortBy=tDate&so=asc&memid=0&ssub=0&graphictype=0 |archive-date=2003-11-30}}</ref>


* A 22min 40sec live version of the track recorded on 17 August 1976, at Cobo Hall, Detroit, appears on the live album ''[[Yesshows]]''.
* A 22min 40sec live version of the track recorded on 17 August 1976, at Cobo Hall, Detroit, appears on the live album ''[[Yesshows]]''.
* It was found in the "Big Medley" of the ''[[Tormato]]'' tour. A version of this can be found on ''[[The Word is Live]]''.
* It was found in the "Big Medley" of the ''[[Tormato]]'' tour. A version of this can be found on ''[[The Word is Live]]''.
* It also appeared on the [[90125|9012Live tour]] in 1984–85.
* It also appeared on the [[90125|9012Live tour]] as "Soon" in 1984–85.
* The song was not regularly played live again until the ''[[Open Your Eyes (Yes album)|Open Your Eyes]]'' tour. However, it did appear on 4 April 1988, in Tokyo, Japan, and 28 and 29 October 1989, in Wembley, UK, on the ''[[Big Generator]]'' tour, and on 9 April 1991, in Pensacola, Florida, on the ''[[Union (Yes album)|Union]]'' tour.
* The song was not regularly played live again until the ''[[Open Your Eyes (Yes album)|Open Your Eyes]]'' tour. However, it did appear on 4 April 1988, in Tokyo, Japan, and 28 and 29 October 1989, in Wembley, UK, on the ''[[Big Generator]]'' tour, and on 9 April 1991, in Pensacola, Florida, on the ''[[Union (Yes album)|Union]]'' tour.
* The song was performed on Yes's 35th Anniversary tour; before this (but after the ''Open Your Eyes'' tour), the song only appeared on 6 September 1999, on ''[[The Ladder (Yes album)|The Ladder]]'' tour.
* The song was performed on Yes's 35th Anniversary tour; before this (but after the ''Open Your Eyes'' tour), the song only appeared on 6 September 1999, on ''[[The Ladder (Yes album)|The Ladder]]'' tour.
* The song was also performed in the DVD ''[[Symphonic Live]]'' recorded in 2001, featuring an orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Keitel and [[Tom Brislin]] as guest on keyboards.
* The song was performed in its entirety on the DVD ''[[Symphonic Live]]'' recorded in 2001, featuring an orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Keitel and [[Tom Brislin]] as guest on keyboards.
* The song was performed on the ''[[List of Yes concert tours (2000s–10s)#Yes's (Summer 2019 North American) Royal Affair Tour|Royal Affair Tour]]'', and was recorded for release on ''[[The Royal Affair Tour: Live from Las Vegas]]''.
* The song is due to be played in its entirety in 2023 on The Album Series Tour (which will also contain the remainder of ''Relayer'').


==Single==
==Single==
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| album = [[Relayer]]
| album = [[Relayer]]
| B-side = {{ubl|"Sound Chaser ([[Radio edit|Single edit]])"}}
| B-side = {{ubl|"Sound Chaser ([[Radio edit|Single edit]])"}}
| released = 8 January 1975 (US) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Yes&titel=Soon&cat=s|title=Yes singles}}</ref>
| released = 8 January 1975 (US)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Yes&titel=Soon&cat=s|title=Yes singles}}</ref>
| format =
| format =
| recorded = 1974
| recorded = 1974
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| length = 4:18
| length = 4:18
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| writer = Yes{{efn|"Soon" is credited solely to [[Jon Anderson]] per BMI records. However, the track is credited to Yes as a whole on both the original single and the 2003 remaster of the album.<ref name="BMI Records">{{cite web |url=https://repertoire.bmi.com/Search/Search?Main_Search_Text=Soon&Sub_Search_Text=Jon%20Anderson&Main_Search=Title&Sub_Search=Writer%2FComposer&Search_Type=bmi&View_Count=0&Page_Number=0|title=BMI Work #1386284 |website=BMI records}}</ref>}}
| writer = [[Jon Anderson]]
| producer = Yes and Eddie Offord
| producer = *Yes
*Eddie Offord
| prev_title = Roundabout
| prev_title = [[And You and I]]
| prev_year = 1974
| prev_year = 1972
| next_title = [[Wonderous Stories]]
| next_title = [[Wonderous Stories]]
| next_year = 1977
| next_year = 1977
}}
}}
Entitled "'''Soon'''", the last part of the song "The Gates of Delirium" was issued as Atlantic single #3242 on 8 January 1975.<ref>''[[Relayer]]'' remaster liner notes, issued 2003.</ref> Its [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] was typically a [[Radio edit|single edit]] of "Sound Chaser" (3:13), though copies exist of the release with both "Sound Chaser" - probably in the same single edit - and "[[Roundabout (song)|Roundabout]]" or a mono version of the song (without "Sound Chaser" in any form) as the B-side.<ref>[http://yesworld.com/gallery/Singles/soon.html Yesworld] Yes official site, retrieved 26 January 2007</ref>
Entitled "'''Soon'''", the last part of the song "The Gates of Delirium" was issued as Atlantic single #3242 in January 1975.<ref>''[[Relayer]]'' remaster liner notes, issued 2003.</ref> Its [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] was typically a [[Radio edit|single edit]] of "Sound Chaser" (3:13), though copies exist of the release with both "Sound Chaser" – probably in the same single edit – and "[[Roundabout (Yes song)|Roundabout]]" or a mono version of the song (without "Sound Chaser" in any form) as the B-side.<ref>[http://yesworld.com/gallery/Singles/soon.html Yesworld] Yes official site, retrieved 26 January 2007</ref> ''[[Cash Box]]'' described it as "the distinctive sound of Yes is here presented in an eerie, mysterious setting with vocalist Jon Anderson floating amidst the spacey sounds of the rest of the band."<ref name=cb>{{cite news|title=CashBox Record Reviews|date=January 18, 1975|page=22|accessdate=2021-12-11|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1975/CB-1975-01-18.pdf|newspaper=Cash Box}}</ref>


A very different edit of "Soon," this one 5:44 in length, was released on ''[[The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection]]''.
A very different edit of "Soon," this one 5:44 in length, was released on ''[[The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection]]''.
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==Remaster==
==Remaster==
The 2003 remastered version of the ''Relayer'' album included a studio run-through of this song in its entirety. It is somewhat shorter than the original version, with a run time of 21:16 compared to the 21:56 running time on this reissue. However, no date is given for this recording.
The 2003 remastered version of the ''Relayer'' album included a studio run-through of this song in its entirety. It is somewhat shorter than the original version, with a run time of 21:16 compared to the 21:56 running time on this reissue. However, no date is given for this recording.

==See also==
* [[List of anti-war songs]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1974 songs]]
[[Category:1974 songs]]
[[Category:War and Peace]]
[[Category:War and Peace]]
[[Category:Atlantic Records singles]]

Latest revision as of 12:09, 16 September 2024

For Midnight Syndicate album, see Gates of Delirium.

"The Gates of Delirium"
UK album A-side label
Song by Yes
from the album Relayer
Released29 November 1974
Recorded1974
Genre
Length21:50
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Yes
Producer(s)

"The Gates of Delirium" is a song by the English progressive rock band Yes, recorded for their seventh studio album, Relayer. At almost 22 minutes in length, the song is loosely based on the 1869 novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy which originated from a musical idea that frontman Jon Anderson had that depicted a battle. It was then developed and arranged into a complete track by Anderson and the rest of the band, namely bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Steve Howe, drummer Alan White, and keyboardist Patrick Moraz.[2] Musically, the song represents an introductory vocal section followed by an instrumental that represents the battle. The final section, entitled "Soon", is a gentle, soothing prayer for peace and hope.

The song was originally released in November 1974 as side one of Relayer. A shortened version of "Soon" was released as a single in the United Kingdom in January 1975, which did not chart. Yes performed "The Gates of Delirium" live between 1974 and 1976; it was not played live again until 2000. The piece was performed live with an orchestra on stage with the band in 2001, and it was reinstated into the band's live set in 2019.

Recording

[edit]

A loud crashing sound heard in the middle of the song is caused by a set of old automobile parts mounted on a rack being pushed over. The band decided to keep it in instead of doing another take. Alan White explains in the liner notes of the 2003 remaster of the album.

"The percussion on that song is pretty unusual," he says. "Jon and I used to travel together to Chris' home studio, where we recorded the album. We would stop at a junkyard along the way and pick up parts of cars. We'd just go there and bang on things. There were springs and pieces of metal, brake, and clutch plates. We'd buy them and bring them back to the studio. We built a rack and hung all these things off it, and we'd bang on them. During the recording I pushed the whole thing over. That crash is what you hear on the album."

Live

[edit]

The song "The Gates of Delirium" was performed in its entirety during the lengthy set of tours between the releases of Relayer and Going for the One. It was revived for the 2000 Masterworks tour based on a fan survey[3] in which it came out as the top choice for songs fans wanted to hear Yes play live. Yes continued to play the song in the 2001 Magnification tour.[4]

Otherwise, only the "Soon" fragment was performed.[5]

  • A 22min 40sec live version of the track recorded on 17 August 1976, at Cobo Hall, Detroit, appears on the live album Yesshows.
  • It was found in the "Big Medley" of the Tormato tour. A version of this can be found on The Word is Live.
  • It also appeared on the 9012Live tour as "Soon" in 1984–85.
  • The song was not regularly played live again until the Open Your Eyes tour. However, it did appear on 4 April 1988, in Tokyo, Japan, and 28 and 29 October 1989, in Wembley, UK, on the Big Generator tour, and on 9 April 1991, in Pensacola, Florida, on the Union tour.
  • The song was performed on Yes's 35th Anniversary tour; before this (but after the Open Your Eyes tour), the song only appeared on 6 September 1999, on The Ladder tour.
  • The song was performed in its entirety on the DVD Symphonic Live recorded in 2001, featuring an orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Keitel and Tom Brislin as guest on keyboards.
  • The song was performed on the Royal Affair Tour, and was recorded for release on The Royal Affair Tour: Live from Las Vegas.
  • The song is due to be played in its entirety in 2023 on The Album Series Tour (which will also contain the remainder of Relayer).

Single

[edit]
"Soon"
Single by Yes
from the album Relayer
B-side
Released8 January 1975 (US)[6]
Recorded1974
GenreProgressive rock
Length4:18
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Yes[a]
Producer(s)
  • Yes
  • Eddie Offord
Yes singles chronology
"And You and I"
(1972) 		"Soon"
(1975) 		"Wonderous Stories"
(1977)

Entitled "Soon", the last part of the song "The Gates of Delirium" was issued as Atlantic single #3242 in January 1975.[8] Its B-side was typically a single edit of "Sound Chaser" (3:13), though copies exist of the release with both "Sound Chaser" – probably in the same single edit – and "Roundabout" or a mono version of the song (without "Sound Chaser" in any form) as the B-side.[9] Cash Box described it as "the distinctive sound of Yes is here presented in an eerie, mysterious setting with vocalist Jon Anderson floating amidst the spacey sounds of the rest of the band."[10]

A very different edit of "Soon," this one 5:44 in length, was released on The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection.

Remaster

[edit]

The 2003 remastered version of the Relayer album included a studio run-through of this song in its entirety. It is somewhat shorter than the original version, with a run time of 21:16 compared to the 21:56 running time on this reissue. However, no date is given for this recording.

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ "Soon" is credited solely to Jon Anderson per BMI records. However, the track is credited to Yes as a whole on both the original single and the 2003 remaster of the album.[7]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "All 183 Yes Songs Ranked Worst to Best". 4 December 2018.
  2. ^ Charles Snider (April 2008). The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock. Strawberry Bricks. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-615-17566-9.
  3. ^ "Masterworks Tour: The Forgotten Side of Yes". Forgotten Yesterdays. 18 July 2000. Archived from the original on 15 July 2003.
  4. ^ "Yes tour log: "Gates Of Delirium"". Forgotten Yesterdays. Archived from the original on 12 October 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2007.
  5. ^ "Yes tour log: "Soon"". Forgotten Yesterdays. Archived from the original on 30 November 2003. Retrieved 26 January 2007.
  6. ^ "Yes singles".
  7. ^ "BMI Work #1386284". BMI records.
  8. ^ Relayer remaster liner notes, issued 2003.
  9. ^ Yesworld Yes official site, retrieved 26 January 2007
  10. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 18 January 1975. p. 22. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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