TORMATO

...and it was looking so good after GFTO! Seriously though, turning down a blind alley after the success of 'Going for the One' - great album, duff cover - seems to be a hallmark for Yes. They did it with Topographic Oceans (blinding album, but there was nowhere to go after it), and Big Generator, and let's not even go near Drama....

In spite of many comments about track length, there is nothing wrong with doing lots of shorter tracks, just they need to have some purpose. Let's see....

1. Future Times/Rejoice (6:45) A great opener - offering the energy of GFTO

2. Don't Kill The Whale (4:56) This has Jon Anderson stamped all over it - a good single but a bit outside of the normal Yes canon?

3. Madrigal (2:23) The sort of thing that used to turn up inside of their great album-side works - 'Soon' springs to mind. Reminiscent of the solo works of Fragile, too

4. Release, Release (5:47) Fast and furious, again GFTO

5. Arriving UFO (6:03) I've always suspected this as being a Rick Wakeman cast-off. The lyrics are a bit 'Criminal Record', and a strong dose of 'No Earthly Connection hangs around.

6. Circus of Heaven (4:30) Anderson solo work - there is no other excuse. A strong hint of where he was going, down that blind alley!

7. Onward (4:02) Syrup. Stodgy. Tedious. Why have this when they had Abilene - the B side of DKTW

8. On The Silent Wings of Freedom (7:47) A sudden turn back and look over the shoulder to 'Awaken'.