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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen)
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Subject: Re: "YES" or great concerts.
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Date: Tue, 25-Jun-85 10:06:55 EDT
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> I really think the line-up with Bruford was great, but my
> favorite YES album is "Relayer" featuring Patrick Moraz.
> 
> It's too bad they didn't record any more with him.

Goes to show it's all a matter of taste.  I thought Relayer was a mishmash
attempting to integrate Yes-style (whatever that is and was) with a new
sound, namely Moraz's jazz-tinged flavorings.  I thought the clash was too
harsh, that the styles didn't meld into anything.  "Sound Chaser" sounded
to me like four or five separate compositions force-fitted together.
I always believed Moraz was very wrong for that band---though I actually
liked his previous work with Refugee.  (Do you realize that Moraz has
effectively replaced the keyboardist in three of the top-line progressive
groups of the 70s?  Emerson (Nice-->Refugee), Wakeman (Yes), Mike Pinder
(Moody Blues).  Also Moraz was not the original choice to replace Wakeman,
Vangelis Papathanassiou was, but he couldn't join because of some visa
problems.)

If you like Moraz and Bruford, they did make a record together (called
"Piano and Drum"???) which I've heard is rather good.  Note that as you
point out above, they never actually played in Yes at the same time, though
I believe they both played on Chris Squire's "Fish Out of Water".  (No,
that was Andrew Jackman on keyboards there from the Syn, my mistake.)
-- 
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			Rich Rosen   ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr