CHANGE WE MUST

Well this is the best solo work written by Jon Anderson in the nineties,moreover enriched by means of a remarkable orchestral arrangement, sometimes reminding us of the early Yes...if you don't regard of a disappointing number such as track #5-"The Kiss"- you can appreciate his taste for the classical music!!In fact here Jon wants to give up composing something poppy and try to be profound in his music exploration...I notice the same inspiration that partially characterized his collaboration with Vangelis and- obviously- the whole project alone is able to make us forget all the pop disappointing numbers concerning the majority of his solo works. "Alive & Well" is the best episode, but you could appreciate onother inspiring song like "Shaker Loops" or once again such a fine section of strings on "Candle Song"...ok at the end the present album won't be never an "avant-gardist" number (especially after the first glance from the music critics,which is often controversial), but for me it's well worth checking out anyway, as it's a clever and inspiring "puzzle" created by some intelligent musicians...very interesting!!