ONE LIVE BADGER

Tony Kaye's post-Yes band took the unusual decision of making their first album a live one, though perhaps this was apt in the long run - for their sole studio album, White Lady, didn't exactly win them much of a following and the fact is that playing as a live support act for Kaye's former bandmates in Yes probably represented the high water mark of their cultural penetration. This album captures them playing a style halfway between the lighter end of prog and jam-heavy blues rock, and gives the impression that whilst they were a decent enough band to nod along to as you buy some drinks at the bar and catch up with your friends, they don't really have material worth giving your full attention to. Bringing them along as a support act feels like an act of charity on the part of Yes, rather than the championing of an act which was exciting in its own right.