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greenback Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator
YES without Wakeman, Bruford and Howe!! At first, it sounds odd, but actually it just gives
another very interesting output from YES! Well, YES never sounded as professional as on
this record! The album is VERY accessible and catchy. All the tracks are at least very good!
The catchy lead & backing voice are enhanced with excellent echo effects: those
miscellaneous vocals are a very strong point on this record: indeed, not only Anderson has
an OUTSTANDING voice here: Squire and Rabin do a GREAT job too! At last, here, a pure
and good sounding electric guitar: technically, the electric guitar is inferior to Howe's skills,
but the quality of the sound is quite superior, not coarse at all! Actually, it is very expected
for a sophisticated pop & accessible album like "90125"! Chris Squire's bass takes a small
break here, rather focusing on the correct easy listening rythm to impose. The keyboards
are not extremely elaborated: they rather efficiently participate to the catchy rythms and
contribute to create a pleasant fresh atmosphere: that's a total success! For those who
think the new YES members cannot be elaborated, then just re-listen to "Cinema", and
maybe you will change your mind! Compared to ASIA, this record is less progressive, more
accessible and better recorded.
Definitely, 1983-1984 were wonder years!!
Rating: 4.5/5
greenback |4/5 |
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