DESEO

I suppose an artist like Jon Anderson may have held an enduring affection for world music in general or Brazilian music in particular, but could not express it within the rigid (?!) confines of YES. He may have even been able to spell the names of a few of the guests who appeared, though Nascimento could pose a problem even for his own fans. He might even have a broad knowledge of the breadth and scope of the style of music plied on "Deseo".

I certainly hope the answer is "no" to all of these, because what's here is the worst type of Majority Co-opts and corrupts minority in an era that went back at least as far as "Graceland", and I don't know whether it's better or worse that Anderson was not nearly the first to adopt this practice. Then again, he could have learned a little from those "pioneers" instead of clumsily tracing their footsteps. Given these low standards, the highlight here is probably the title track which benefits from the emphatic vocal work of Cecilia Toussaint and Deborah Anderson. This deed is irrevocably reversed by the unintended parody that is "Latino". In case you have any doubts, being not prog is the least of this album's sins; its biggest seems to be a dire explosion of inauthenticity.