The Gates of Delirium

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"The Gates of Delirium" is an epic, multi-part progressive rock composition by the band Yes, renowned for its complex structure, extended length, and vivid, war-themed instrumental passages.

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The Gates of Delirium canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epic multi-part suite ⓘ
progressive rock composition ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Relayer ⓘ
artist Yes ⓘ
bassist Chris Squire ⓘ
closingSection Soon ⓘ
composer Alan White ⓘ
Chris Squire ⓘ
Jon Anderson ⓘ
Patrick Moraz ⓘ
Steve Howe ⓘ
linked to: Roger Glover
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception widely regarded as one of Yes’s major epics ⓘ
drummer Alan White ⓘ
genre progressive rock ⓘ
guitarist Steve Howe ⓘ
hasSection Soon ⓘ
battle section ⓘ
hasSingleExcerpt Soon ⓘ
includedInTourSetlists Yes live performances ⓘ
inspiredBy war and conflict imagery ⓘ
instrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
percussion effects ⓘ
keyboardist Patrick Moraz ⓘ
label Atlantic Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadVocalist Jon Anderson ⓘ
length approximately 21 minutes ⓘ
lyricist Jon Anderson ⓘ
notableFeature complex structure ⓘ
dynamic contrasts between chaos and calm ⓘ
extended instrumental passages ⓘ
partOfAlbum Relayer ⓘ
performer Yes ⓘ
producer Yes ⓘ
recordedBy Yes ⓘ
releaseDecade 1970s ⓘ
releaseYear 1974 ⓘ
structure multi-part ⓘ
tempoCharacteristics varied tempos ⓘ
theme spiritual redemption ⓘ
war ⓘ
timeSignatureCharacteristics frequent time signature changes ⓘ
trackPositionOnAlbum opening track on Relayer ⓘ
vocalStyle lead and harmony vocals ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Relayer → track → The Gates of Delirium ⓘ
Relayer → openingTrack → The Gates of Delirium ⓘ
Relayer → containsSuite → The Gates of Delirium ⓘ
Sound Chaser → isPrecededBy → The Gates of Delirium ⓘ