THE SUM OF NO EVIL

1. "One More Time" (13:05) Despite some catchy melodic riffs and typically impressive instrumental performances, this song is too inconsistent: full of as many lows as highs (maybe more). (21.75/25)

2. "Love Is the Only Answer" (24:29) very competent but slightly under-inspired prog-by-numbers. (42.5/50)

3. "Trading My Soul" (6:25) an interesting but ultimately structure-lacking, too-scattered song in which space and disparate motifs are seemingly haphazardly pasted together. Still, it's better than some of the other songs on the album! (8.75/10)

4. "The Sum of No Reason" (13:26) (27/30)

5. "Flight 999 Brimstone Air" (5:01) like one of YES's more abrasive songs or passages (from Going for the One or Tales from Topographic Oceans). Impressive playing and musicianship but another dud in terms of listener enjoyability. (8.75/10)

6. "Life in Motion" (12:34) (21.5/25)

Total Time 75:00

Despite great instrumental performances (as usual), The Sum of No Evil is still not a great album--it still has the usual scattered feel of other TFK albums, but here there is less cringe-in-embarrassment-cuz-it's-so-stolen-from-the-masters music.

B-/low four stars.

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