THE STORY OF I

Patrick Moraz - the relief pitcher of prog music ? Rick Wakeman takes five, Moraz steps in and helps Yes deliver a masterwork. Mike Pinder says enough, see ya, Moraz comes in and the Moody Blues are rejuvenated and once more relevant to the day's music scene. On his own ... I'll quote myself from a recent thread for Chris Squire's Fish out of Water - Both Squire and Moraz have put out decent works, but none show that extra spark that their group efforts (Yes for both, Moody Blues for Moraz) showed them to be a big part of. I.E. they help make the whole greater than the sum of the parts, but when apart on their own, the hole left by the others is too big for them to fill. The difference with Moraz - a bit more variety in styles to be heard. But still no spark to make the music special. O.K. to pick up if you find it a great price - I got the LP at Spin-It for $4. So I have no regrets at having bought it. And I'll have none when I trade it back for $2.