Album of the Day

TORMATO was the final album of the 1970s from Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Yes. Recorded in London following an exhaustive tour behind comeback set GOING FOR THE ONE, the sessions strained the group - vocalist Jon Anderson and keyboardist Rick Wakeman would depart soon afterward - but resulted in some wonderful music. Housed in a distinctive Hipgnosis-designed cover, the platinum-selling collection features immaculate performances (with several new instruments broadening the quintet's sound) and such strong songs as “Release, Release,” “Onward” and popular single “Don't Kill the Whale.” Coupling epic lyrical fantasies to forceful arrangements, the 1978 set was called “one of Yes' strongest and most important albums” by the Los Angeles Times upon release, and TORMATO is a must for progressive rock fans.