At last, a review that does justice to this strangely underrated album; I thought your analysis of the relationship between band and orchestra was particularly interesting.
For me, beautiful songs like "Clear Days", and "Everydays", with it`s atmospheric, jazzy opening, give an intriguing hint of what Yes might`ve done if they hadn`t taken quite such a prog rock direction.
As you say, this album stands apart from their "main sequence", but I would say more in style than in quality; it easily deserves the 8 stars that you`ve given it.
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