DRAMA

What's not to like about this strong album? Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes fill in admirably for Anderson and Wakeman. Highlights are the powerful "Machine Messiah" and the vastly underrated "Into the Lens" (or as my daughter calls it, "I Am a Camera.") Steve Howe is a wizard on Messiah, while the powerful Chris Squire and Alan White are firmly at the controls throughout the ride on this LP/CD/whatever. My first-ever show of any kind was the Yes "Drama" tour in 1980, and as I recall, the gig opened with the kick-ass "Does It Really Happen." Of course it's not "Fragile," "Close to the Edge" or "Tales," but I consider Drama a must have for any Yes fan. As long as Howe, Squire and White are present, Yes will dominate.