Into the Lens

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Into the Lens is a progressive rock song by the English band Yes, originally appearing on their 1980 album "Drama" and known for its complex structure and experimental sound.

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Into the Lens canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf progressive rock song
song
album Drama
artist Yes
associatedAct The Buggles
associatedGenre art rock
experimental rock
bassistOnRecording Chris Squire
composer Geoff Downes
Trevor Horn
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
drummerOnRecording Alan White
features dynamic tempo changes
layered vocals
multi-part composition
prominent bass lines
synthesizer-driven arrangements
firstReleaseDate 1980
genre progressive rock
guitaristOnRecording Steve Howe
hasAlternativeTitle I Am a Camera
hasChorusLine "I am a camera"
hasReworkedVersion I Am a Camera (The Buggles version)
hasShorterSingleVersionTitle I Am a Camera
hasSingleVersion I Am a Camera
hasStudioAlbumContext first Yes album without Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman
includedOnStudioAlbum Drama
includedOnStudioAlbumBy Yes
inspiredBy earlier composition ideas by Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes
isHighlightOf Drama
keyboardistOnRecording Geoff Downes
language English
lengthAlbumVersion about 8 minutes
livePerformance performed on the 1980 Yes tour supporting Drama
lyricist Trevor Horn
notableFor integration of The Buggles members into Yes
originallyRecordedBy Yes
partOf Drama
performer Yes
performingBand Yes
recordLabel Atlantic Records
releaseYear 1980
soundCharacteristic experimental sound
structureCharacteristic complex structure
trackNumberOnAlbum 3
vocalistOnRecording Trevor Horn

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Owner of a Lonely Heart precededBy Into the Lens