BEYOND

FRAGILE is the tribute group of YES. I only know them since last year to distill a melodic rock based on the voice of Claire who collaborated with Steve HOWE and Jon ANDERSON. The group therefore decided to embark on the musical bath; inspired and daring to confront their creations with obvious reminiscences, we don't erase twenty years of cover like that, the Oliver of That Joe PAYNE, Russ and Max on guitars, drums and bass-keyboards offer three long tracks (14 to 22 minutes ) mixing and stirring from near and far notes with a Yessian declination.

3 tracks that take on the symphonic approaches of their masters, singular sound associations with a style of their own where reminiscences are only made at the bend of the five breaks, a voice bordering Kate BUSH for the 1st opus. We then dig into the discography of the first tracks with a bass and vintage keyboards, Claire's voice sends me back to my first hearings of YES amazed by the voice; halfway through an acoustic break gives more intensity, a bucolic ballad, the last break goes on "Relayer" with the divine organ and a well-chartered acoustic piano interlude. The last one has jazzy sounds on a retro background; we can find Oldfield tunes there, the intense drums allow a nice battle of keyboards. There you have it, no more comments since these 3 titles will vibrate differently inside your body.

FRAGILE will make you plunge into the classical and symphonic atmospheres of the seventies. A sound that is meant to be inventive while remaining in familiar territory, a retro vintage journey meant to deviate from one of the four progressive pillars, it is up to you to say if it does. This group is showing with this album that we can make very good retro-prog without it being vintage, used and without pure creation; here on the contrary, you will go to virgin musical lands where beauty will flood you.