Ed’s Letter
Hello and welcome to the latest issue of Prog. It’s our final issue of 2024, which means we cast an eye back over the year and our writers vote for their album of the year. We know how much debate this can inspire among you. The results are on p76.
Before that, however, we look at the story behind Yes’s 1974 album Relayer. It was their lone record with keyboard player Patrick Moraz, and found the band at their most experimental, veering towards the jazz fusion that so appealed to singer Jon Anderson at the time. Both Anderson and Moraz reveal the secrets of the album that gave us just three tracks, but what amazing pieces of music they remain. You can read Sid Smith’s great cover story on p32.