THE STORY OF I

I have owned this album for some time now but have never really had the desire to write a review until relistening to it recently. It is in short a very temperamental work with flashes of keyboard brilliance as in the the Realyer type mould and then some extremely tame and poor vocals presumably from John McBurnie and Moraz himself. Which is a shame. One musn't forget though the very ' progressive' era Yes were in at the time and I feel almost Moraz was quite bombastic in his approach, not disimilar to Keith Emerson in the late 70's. There is clearly a latin/ South American feel in parts on the album. Overall a must have to any ardent Yes collector as Moraz was as much a member as was Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn albeit briefly. The work in itself is mediocre but the second side is definitely the stronger effort. Comparable to some other debut albums from some of his peers, not a bad album. Recommended songs being " Like A Child In Disguise" and " Rise and Fall"