Saturday, June 28, 2008

ANDERSON BRUFORD WAKEMAN AND HOWE - Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe (1989)

Some albums age gracefully, some do not. ABWH is in the later category. If you heard this back in 1989, when the only good prog releases were by relatively obscure bands, you were blown away by it. The classic Yes lineup (minus Squire but with the just as competent Levin) released an album that seemed to show an intention of getting back to their prog roots. Nowadays, when prog is much more easily found, this albums flaws are much more noticeable. Back in the day, though, this album generate