For this one album, ex-Buggles Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn were drafted in to replace Anderson and Wakeman. It rocks harder than other Yes albums, and for classically inclined fans was a jarring departure; but it was a harbinger of Yes and Asia albums to come. A newly emboldened Squire lays down aggressive rhythms with White, and Howe eschews his usual acoustic rags and flamenco licks for a more metallic approach, opting for sheets of electric sound. Prime cuts include the doom-laden "Machine Messiah" and the manic ska inflections of "Tempus Fugit." Despite the promise of this new material, the band soon fell apart; Horn went into production, Howe and Downes joined Asia, and Squire and White toyed and then gave up on a pair-up with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, which was to be titled XYZ (i.e., Ex-Yes and Zeppelin).

1. Machine Messiah (Downes/Horn/Howe/Squire/White) - 10:27
2. White Car (Downes/Horn/Howe/Squire/White) - 1:21
3. Does It Really Happen? (Downes/Horn/Howe/Squire/White) - 6:34
4. Into the Lens (Downes/Horn/Howe/Squire/White) - 8:31
5. Run Through the Light (Downes/Horn/Howe/Squire/White) - 4:39
6. Tempus Fugit (Downes/Horn/Howe/Squire/White) - 5:14

Steve Howe - Guitar, Vocals
Chris Squire - Bass, Piano, Vocals
Alan White - Percussion, Drums, Vocals
Geoffrey Downes - Keyboards, Vocoder
Trevor Horn - Bass, Vocals