TORMATO

I'am an italian YES-fan and I cant say alot about the meaning of lyrics. Anyway I can tell about the music, being a prog- rock afecionado by many years (and also musician). About this album i can say that, OK it has shorter compositions and maybe not much tiead each other by a unique theme, anyway it is an album that really works! Very beautiful compositions, very nice arrangements , interesting and unique esperiments coming from the YES factory. Finally , there isnt any ugly or not interesting songs inside it! (very rare after the seventies). Starting from Future Times/Rejoice ... beautiful melodies .. interesting arrangement on the first one and good energy in the latter. Dont kill the whale ...nice song , good solos, complex armonies. Madrigal ....amazing classical piece ... a short perfect opera! Release Release ... a taste of YES ...in a version slightly hard rock ... never heard before ... and still an experiment well done. Arriving UFO ... original!! it the first listening it sounds like they are using alot of synths ...instead the most is done by bass/guitars and few effects... Steve Howe does such an amazing and original work with his Gibson Les Paul in this track !! ... Onward ...amazing melodic song Circus of heaven ... is a filler-song ...but its nice .. finally On the silent wings of freedom ... the most jammin' song of the album ...not such a great composition but sounding well and show how intricate can become one YES session... beautiful breaks of wakeman inside ... beautiful... I think a YES fan and a fan of this genre of music in general should own this album ... its really one inch from the best albums .. its the last one of the YES magic period. For me its quality and value is very close to the Going For the One album and better than the Relayer album in its overall rating. Get it , you wont regret at all!