It would be easy to dismiss Yes’ final song on Magnification as an afterthought, but that would be selling “Time Is Time” short.
In a way, Yes was harkening back to the simplicity of their pre-Steve Howe albums. Still, one should not mistake simplicity in this case as a shortcoming.
Relying primarily on Jon Anderson’s wistfully earnest vocal and Howe’s subtle acoustic guitar textures, Yes ties into a theme aging and progression. Alan White and Chris Squire’s rhythms effectively blend with the string quartet arranged by Larry Groupe’.
Together, they seem to be marking the turning of a page – and, in a very real way, they were: For co-founding Yes singer Jon Anderson, “Time is Time” was a wonderful end to his recording career with the world’s greatest progressive rock band. It’s hard to believe that decades have now passed.
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