THE FRIENDS OF MR. CAIRO

This was without a doubt one of my favorite albums of 1981. I was already a huge fan of Yes and enjoyed a lot of Jon Anderson's solo music such as OLIAS OF SUNHILLOW, but did not care much for the electronic sounds of Vangelis. This album, however, skillfully merged the two artists into a great record. The title song had a great hook, and the other songs were very enjoyable. It tends to sound somewhat dated now, but little of the time does not. This release is a great mix of new age and electronic synthesizer music. One of the best Jon Anderson releases.