Open is an album released in 2011 by Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson is an English singer-songwriter and musician best known as the former lead vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes...

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Progressive rock

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Yes (band)

Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...

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About the album

Anderson began work on this album in the spring of 2010, when he began to lay down its foundation on his 19th Century guitar. From the start he knew that it would become a long form musical composition. Later on orchestration was added by Stefan Podell.

Track listing

• Open

All music written by Jon Anderson except where stated above. Produced by Jon Anderson.

With

• Stefan Podell - music and orchestration, 6 and 12 string guitars, classical guitar, electric guitar,

percussion, bass, additional vocals

• Jane Luttenberger Anderson - "angel vocals"
• Zach Tenorio-Miller - piano, organ
• Zach Page - classical and electric guitar
• Alexandra Cutler-Fetkewicz, Jon Fink and Susan Lerner - string arrangement and recording
• Kevin Shima - acoustic Guitar, vocals
• Brian Hobart - percussion
• Stephan Junca - drum Kit and African Percussion
• Charles Scott - drum kit
• Robert Foster, Ian O'Rourke, Madelyn Frey, Jacob Stringfellow, Aaron Wolfe and Amy Stevens - Cal Poly A Cappella group
• Billy James - additional backing vocals

Something Else Reviews

"A conceptually epic piece, filled with wonderment, musical twists and a theme as broad as it is hopeful...Quite frankly, this is what Jon Anderson does. And it’s terrifically engaging, after too long spent fitting his muse into the ever-dilating strictures of Yes’ modern-day prog-pop, to hear Anderson doing it again."