A.B.W.H.

"Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe"

  1. "THEMES" (5:58)
  i. Sound
  ii. Second Attention
  iii. Soul Warrior
  2. "FIST OF FIRE" (3:27)
  3. "BROTHER OF MINE" (10:18)
  i. The Big Dream
  ii. Nothing Can Come Between Us
  iii. Long Lost Brother of Mine
  4. "BIRTHRIGHT" (6:02)
  5. "THE MEETING" (4:21)
  6. "QUARTET" (9:22)
  i. I Wanna Learn
  ii. She Gives Me Love
  iii. Who Was the First
  iv. I'm Alive
  7. "TEAKBOIS" (7:39)
  8. "ORDER OF THE UNIVERSE" (9:02)
  i. Order Theme
  ii. Rock Gives Courage
  iii. It's So Hard To Grow
  iv. The Universe
  9. "LET'S PRETEND" (2:56)

Thought I would take a little extra space to dedicate to one of my favorite CDs on the face of the Earth. (Gee, does it show?) Normally, spinoff projects tend to suck the big wee-wee, but this work from four past & present members of Yes--Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman, and Steve Howe--is a fine exception! The music here is better than anything Yes has put out in years, in particular the hard-rockin opus "Order of the Universe" and the sort of pop-tinged "Brother of Mine". Even the slower songs provide nice segues. In addition, the resolution is so high this CD sounds better the LOUDER you play it! (Tony Levin, who's consistently worked with Peter Gabriel, does the bass work here.)

"An Evening of Yes Music Plus" (dbl live CD)
    disc one:
  1. "Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" (1:41)
  2. Jon Anderson solo: (7:32)
    1. "Time and a Word"
    2. "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
    3. "Teakbois"
  3. Steve Howe solo: (9:35)
    1. "The Clap"
    2. "Mood for a Day"
  4. Rick Wakeman solo: (5:37)
    1. "Gone but Not Forgotten"
    2. "Catherine Parr"
    3. "Merlin the Magician"
  5. "Long Distance Runaround" (7:10)
  6. "Birthright" (7:23)
  7. "And You and I" (9:54)
  8. "Starship Trooper" (12:48)
    disc two:
  1. "Close to the Edge" (19:48)
  2. "Themes" (6:37)
  3. "Brother of Mine" (11:17)
  4. "Heart of the Sunrise" (10:46)
  5. "Order of the Universe" (9:30)
  6. "Roundabout" (9:53)

Well, what more could you ask for...the fine music of ABWH, performed live, with some classic Yes tracks thrown in! What's even better is the record store guys apparently didn't know it was a double CD, and priced it at $6.99!! Sometimes I do think there is a God...naah, of course there isn't. :)

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