YES, FRIENDS AND RELATIVES

This double album is pretty much a mixed bag. It gives a taste of the solo projects of Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman (including Wakeman and Wakeman), Chris Squire (in the band Esquire) and Bill Bruford with his Earthworks. Yes appears in two tracks only, Close to the edge and America, both in live versions taken from the Keays to ascension albums. Some choices work in this context (like Esquires 'Tron Thom' and Rick Wakemans 'Pyramids of Egypt'), some are just baffling (like Steve Howes take on the classic 'Walk don't run'), some are totally superfluous (Jon Andersons remake of 'Owner of a lonely heart'). All in all not recommended except for diehard fans and collectors. The Roger Dean cover is great though.