THE ICE BRIDGE

Yes

Symphonic Prog

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Ah, the return of the great and mighty Yes. They have really outdone themselves with this one, it is true high quality yes meterial. The keyboards are complex and beautiful, Alan Whites drums add a lot to the song as always, Billy Sherwoods bass playing is very comparable to that of Squire, he is a great replacement, and Jon Davidson has done as good a job as anyone can to fill in for Anderson on this track. The lyrics themselves are truly amazing, they tell the inspiring story of a tribe trying to survive in an incredibly easy to understand way, it's like listening to a book put to music. All in all, this is an amazing track, that will keep you engaged for the whole 7 minutes. I just can't wait until the full album comes out, because if the whole thing is as good as this track, then we are certainly in for a ride when with the full album!

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Posted Friday, July 23, 2021 | Review Permalink

Devoncir

This is almost exactly a Francis Monkman song, called "the Down of Men". So we have Yes doing covers again. Yes has once been the kings of composition, but nowadays they start a new album with a cover of Francis Monkman, whose album is per se partially a rip off of Vangelis '"Pulsar" . Yes had something new and intriguing to say some 30, 40 years ago. NOw they are kind of mix between Asia, Manfred Mann, and have been trying to sound "modern" ( 80s-style modern) for 40 years already. Is it impossible to try another "South side of the Sky" or "Siberian Khatru" instead of trying 90125 again and again? Starcastle has released a very good album last year, though. And there will be 4 new Roger Dean movies soon (Avatar 2-5). Will Francis Monkman make the soundtrack for the Roger Dean's Avatar movies to close the cicle?

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Posted Saturday, July 24, 2021 | Review Permalink

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