Friends And Relatives

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Though Yes has always been a band that's more than the sum of its parts, those parts are pretty impressive when taken on their own. The solo discographies of the various Yes members are extensive, beginning with the 1975 decision to release solo albums by each Yesman simultaneously. You won't hear any of that material on this compilation, though. FRIENDS AND RELATIVES gathers tracks by the band members and their various side projects, but it bears a decidedly contemporary slant. This lack of backtracking is exemplified by the opening cut, a very '90s-sounding Jon Anderson remix of the early-'80s Yes hit "Owner of a Lonely Heart," complete with electronic dance beats.
Surprisingly, electronic beats and sequenced synth lines are prevalent on FRIENDS AND RELATIVES. Rick Wakeman's "Ice" and Steve Howe's "Red and White" both sport an electro-rhythmic sheen. The past is revisited eventually, on Howe's solo acoustic version of "Roundabout" and a superlative live version of "Close to the Edge," but this collection is more about where Yes is going than about where it's been. FRIENDS AND RELATIVES would make a poor introduction to the group's music, but should be indispensable to fans who've followed the band into the '90s.