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Although other reviewers have, rightly, pointed potential listeners towards that fine Yes release for pointers as to how they might like it, I would also make the point that his own wonderful solo release, Change We Must, which had a London Symphony Orchestra as an integral part, is also very much an influence on this latest opus, as is the exceptional Olias of Sunhillow. That Anderson is promising a sequel to that work is a mouth watering prospect!

What this single does, more than anything, is reassure us that Anderson's incredible voice has fully come through the ravages of ill health, and he fairly soars throughout. What is it about? Only he knows, as ever. Love, afterlife, Divine Mother, getting on, man. Actually, I shouldn't be sarcastic, because I have always really enjoyed the abstract, but loving, nature of the great man's lyrics, and here is no exception.

The playing throughout is accomplished, and the orchestration, especially, provides the listener with a wonderful symphonic suite. Think of Yes, but with the bombast stripped out (not always a bad thing).

This probably would not appeal greatly to those yet to appreciate the joys of Anderson's solo material, or his Vangelis collaborations. For the rest of us, though, this single is a wonderful late career addition to a fine body of work, and is highly recommended.

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