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What can be said about this train wreck of good intentions. The entire record is lost in a morass of ideology and weak musical ideals. The album starts promisingly enough; Future Times is a song in classic Yes fashion, with noodly keys and guitars, quasi-cosmic lyrics, and thumping bass/drums...but quickly goes nowhere. Don't Kill The Whale is more of the same...promising start, but quickly devolving into banality despite the hot bass line. Naive lyrics which were charming in the early days of the band have become trite given the time of punk realism. Madrigal adds literally nothing to this mix. With Release, Release we have at least somewhat of a groovy tune which somewhat salvages the mood with some tunefulness with a great chorus. The next two songs are utterly tuneless, single-handedly almost demanding the punk revolution; Arriving UFO and Circus Of Heaven just plain suck (pardon my limited review, but no other words quite capture the lameness of these tunes). Onward does nothing to improve the mess, providing a quiet respite to the event. At the end we are provided some respite, as "On The Silent Wings Of Freedom" is actually quite a ripping tune in the classic Yes form. However, it proves too little, too late, as the damage has already been done.

If you are a hardcore Yes fan, you may take something away from this one...but this is certainly NOT for the uninitiated. 2 stars at best.

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