Ladder, The (1926), a play by J. Frank Davis. [Mansfield Theatre, 794 perf.] Margaret Newell (Antoinette Perry) has proposals from two men, the charming, but vacillating Roger Crane (Vernon Steele) and the ruthless Stephen Pennock (Hugh Buckler), who has ruined Roger in business. Thinking back, Margaret realizes that the men's proposals are nothing new. In the 14th century, when Stephen was the Earl of Orleton, he murdered Roger to win her. Under other names Stephen did similar dastardly acts in the 17th and 19th centuries. So Margaret throws her lot with Roger again, come what may. Ridiculed by most critics, the Brock Pemberton offering nevertheless was the fourth‐longest‐running show in Broadway history when it closed. It was able to run so long because a millionaire oil man, Edgar B. Davis, who believed in reincarnation as much as the author, underwrote the play for its entire stand and even admitted the public free when playgoers would not buy tickets. The play never made a profit, and Davis is reputed to have spent between a half million and a million dollars on it.
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- Artist: Yes
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- Release Date: September 28, 1999
- Total Time: 60:17
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
- Genre: Rock
Review
You'd probably need a mainframe computer to keep track of all the personnel changes in Yes over the years, and the quality of the prog rock giant's music has fluctuated nearly as much as the lineups. The Ladder is a synthesis of the best traits of the experimental Fragile era and the pop-oriented 90125 era. Producer Bruce Fairbairn completed The Ladder shortly before his death in 1999, and unlike some of his work with Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Kiss, and others, he didn't overproduce it. Vocalist Jon Anderson, lead guitarist Steve Howe, and bass guitarist Chris Squire all have fine moments, and drummer Alan White is consistent. The roles of keyboardist Igor Khoroshev and, in particular, guitarist Billy Sherwood are less clear. It occasionally seems the purpose of Khoroshev's keyboards is providing a variety of sonic textures instead of functioning as a lead instrument. Sherwood's second guitar tends to flesh out the sound. "Homeworld (The Ladder)" is a tight band performance, but the supple vocals/acoustic guitar/piano coda is the best part. Howe's bouncy acoustic guitar drives "Lightning Strikes," yet the biggest surprise is the addition of a horn section. The energetic "Face to Face" is the strongest track, and Squire lets loose with a sputtering bassline. "If Only You Knew" is a sweet, straightforward love song Anderson wrote for his wife. "The Messenger" has a smooth, funky feel -- a remarkable feat considering prog rock is usually considered the "whitest" rock genre. "New Language" is the best long song on The Ladder, thanks to a clever arrangement giving all six members an opportunity to demonstrate their talents. ~ Bret Adams, All Music GuideTracks
Credits
Jon Anderson (Vocals), Steve Howe (Guitar (Acoustic)), Steve Howe (Guitar), Steve Howe (Mandolin), Steve Howe (Guitar (Steel)), Steve Howe (Vocals), Chris Squire (Guitar (Bass)), Chris Squire (Vocals), Yes (Main Performer), Alan White (Percussion), Alan White (Drums), Alan White (Vocals), Bruce Fairbairn (Producer), Rhys Fulber (Loops),| Wikipedia: The Ladder |
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| Released | 20 September 1999 | |||
| Recorded | February - May 1999 at Armoury Studios, Vancouver, Canada | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 60:19 | |||
| Label | Eagle Records (U.K.) Beyond Music (U.S.) |
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| Producer | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
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The Ladder is the sixteenth album by progressive rock band Yes and was released in 1999. The follow-up to 1997's tepidly-received Open Your Eyes, The Ladder was seen as a conscious return to the classic Yes sound, while maintaining a contemporary edge. It is the first Yes album to feature Igor Khoroshev as an official member.
Following guitarist/keyboardist Billy Sherwood's guidance of the last project, Yes decided to bring in an outside producer, Bruce Fairbairn, in order to give the music the benefit of objective ears. By the time the band had decamped to Vancouver, Canada to record The Ladder, Igor Khoroshev had become the group's official keyboardist, with Sherwood relegated to guitar duties along with Steve Howe.
Although the sessions went off successfully - with all concerned very pleased with the end results, the project ended tragically with Fairbairn's surprising and premature death in May 1999, according to Chris Squire, just before a few final vocals and mixing on The Ladder had been completed. Yes would subsequently dedicate the album to their late producer upon its September release.
Concurrently with the release of the album, Yes licensed the use of "Homeworld (The Ladder)" with the Sierra Studios PC game "Homeworld", of which a digital preview was included with The Ladder. The re-issue included in the 2006 box set Essentially Yes also includes this preview. The track "Homeworld (The Ladder)" was played during the game's credits.
Hyped as a "return to form", The Ladder generally pleased most of its listeners and longtime Yes fans, performing slightly better than Open Your Eyes by reaching #36 in the UK and #99 in the US.
The track "Lightning Strikes" borrows the opening flute solo from The Kinks track "Phenomenal Cat."
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Track listing
All songs by Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Billy Sherwood, Chris Squire, Alan White and Igor Khoroshev. Lyrics by Jon Anderson.
- "Homeworld (The Ladder)" – 9:32
- "It Will Be a Good Day (The River)" – 4:54
- "Lightning Strikes" – 4:35
- "Can I?" – 1:32
- The song references Anderson's 1971 composition "We Have Heaven" from Fragile
- "Face to Face" – 5:02
- The song references "Lift Me Up" from Union
- "If Only You Knew" – 5:43
- "To Be Alive (Hep Yadda)" – 5:07
- "Finally" – 6:02
- "The Messenger" – 5:13
- A tribute to Bob Marley
- "New Language" – 9:19
- "Nine Voices (Longwalker)" – 3:21
The Ladder (Eagle EAGCD088) reached #36 in the UK. It also reached #99 in the US during a chart stay of 2 weeks.
Personnel
Yes
- Jon Anderson - lead vocals
- Steve Howe - lead and acoustic guitars, steel, mandolin, backing vocals
- Billy Sherwood - guitars, backing vocals
- Chris Squire - bass, backing vocals
- Alan White - drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Igor Khoroshev - keyboards, backing vocals
Additional Personnel
- Randy Raine-Reusch - world instruments [1]
- Rhys Fulber - dance loops
- Bruce Fairbairn - producer
- Mike Plotnikoff - engineer, mixing
- Paul Silveira - second engineer
- George Marino - mastering
- Steve Hennessy - guitars and keyboards tech
- Chris Crippen - drums tech
- Drew Arnott - keyboard tech support
- Chin Injeti - keyboard tech support
The Marguerita Horns:
- Tom Keenlyside - piccolo, tenor saxophone on "Lightning Strikes"
- Derry Burns - trumpet on "Lightning Strikes"
- Rod Murray - trombone on "Lightning Strikes"
- Tom Colclough - alto saxophone on "Lightning Strikes"
- Neil Nochilson - tuba on "Lightning Strikes"
Sources
- "allmusic ((( The Ladder > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wpfoxq8kldte. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- "Top Pop Albums 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c. 2002
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