Final Eyes
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| "Final Eyes" | ||
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| Song by Yes | ||
| from the album Big Generator | ||
| Released | Septempber 28, 1987 | |
| Recorded | 1985-1987 | |
| Genre | Pop rock | |
| Length | 6:25 | |
| Label | Atco Records | |
| Writer(s) | Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin | |
| Composer(s) | Jon Anderson, Tony Kaye, Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire | |
| Producer(s) | Yes, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, Paul DeVilliers | |
| Big Generator track listing | ||
| "Love Will Find a Way" (5) |
"Final Eyes" (6) |
"I'm Running" (7) |
"Final Eyes" is a song by Yes. It appears on the 1987 Big Generator album. The song appears to have never released as a single[1], but reached position #20 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the '80s. It appeared on the first four shows of the Big Generator tour exclusively[2].
Jon Anderson and Trevor Rabin exchange lead vocals on this song.
[edit] On the album
The song, along with Shoot High, Aim Low and I'm Running, is often considered to be the saving grace of the album by original-period Yes fans, who generally dislike Big Generator for being "too poppy." The song is the third longest on the album, clocking in at just under six and a half minutes. Of the longer songs on the album, it is the most poppy.
[edit] In the live setting
The song was only played on the first four shows of the Big Generator tour. Including the announcements before the song itself begins, the track runs for 9 minutes 10 seconds on audience recording from November 14, 1987. In these four performances, the song lasted for between seven and eight minutes. It was the fifth song played in sequence in these shows.
Since then, the song has never been played live. No live versions have been officially released.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Yesworld Yes official website, retrieved December 25, 2006.
- ^ Forgotten Yesterdays Yes tour log, retrieved December 25, 2006.
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| Compilations: Yesterdays | Classic Yes | Yesstory | The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection |
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| Video releases: Yes: Live - 1975 at Q.P.R. |
| Box sets: Yesyears | In a Word: Yes (1969 - ) | The Word is Live | Essentially Yes |
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