Friends & Relatives

Yes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 25, 1998)
• Original Release Date: August 25, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B000009ONK
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #480,159 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Owner Of A Lonely Heart (98 Remake) - Jon Anderson

2. Ice - Rick Wakeman

3. Red And White - Steve Howe

4. Zone Of O - Esquire

5. Up North - Earthworks & Bill Bruford

6. The Pyramids Of Egypt - Rick Wakeman

7. Roundabout - Steve Howe

8. Sync Or Swim - Wakeman With Wakeman

9. Arthur - Rick Wakeman

10. Close To The Edge: The Sound Time Of Change/Total Mass Retain/I Get Up, I Get Down/Seasons Of Man - Yes

Disc: 2

1. No Expense Spared - Wakeman With Wakeman

2. Say - Jon Anderson

3. Walk Don't Run - Steve Howe

4. Tron Thomi - Esquire

5. 10 Million - Jon Anderson

6. Excerpts From Tales From Topographic Oceans: The Revealing Science Of God/The Remembering: High... - Steve Howe

7. The More You Know - Jon Anderson

8. Journey - Rick Wakeman

9. America - Yes

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Friends and Relatives serves up a collection of mostly previously released solo material from Yes's various members. Jon Anderson's 1998 retread of "Owner of a Lonely Heart" is rather pointless, although it's hard to deny Rick Wakeman's epic "Journey." At 22 minutes, it proves that Yes are still capable of turning in portentous, convoluted, synthesizer-driven rock in a beat-driven age. Unfortunately, most of the better tracks here have already been issued on Keys to Ascension, making Friends and Relatives a superfluous compilation. --Everett True

Product Description

A 2 disc set of treasures by members of prog rock giants Yes and their cohorts. 19 tracks of pure progressive rock. Gatefold sleeve. Purple Pyramid. 2002. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A collection of Yes member's recent solo works., March 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Friends & Relatives (Audio CD)

Yes: Friends and Relatives is a collection of recent solo projects from the most notable members of Yes. Most of the material is available on other solo albums. Unfortunately for Yes fans, the best songs on this compilation are the live tracks from "Keys to Ascention" I and II, which most of you diehards probably already have. Steve Howe's cover of "Walf Don't Run" is a kick. Only Jon Anderson's solo efforts sound as though they were recorded in the '90s. As such, his latest effort "The More You Know" may be worth checking out. To the avid Yes fan (such as myself) this effort neither disappoints nor excites. All in all, Friends and Relatives proves that Yes was, indeed, much greater than the sum of its parts.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Presto, vivace and reprise, September 12, 2000

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loteq (Regensburg/Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Friends & Relatives (Audio CD)

"F & R" is a rather tangled, somewhat unrepresentative compilation which contains a bit of everything from anyone having anything to do with Yes. For example, drummer Bill Bruford is credited for one track, but he left the band more than 25 years ago, didn't he? His contribution, "Up north", lacks the typically fiery percussion and fails to have something compelling. Jon Anderson's 1998 remake of "Owner.." with its stomping techno beats ruins this great song, but his other contributions, "Say" and the title cut from his latest solo album "The more you know", are quite good. And so it goes on, with a lot of mediocre material balanced by some interesting tunes. Rick Wakeman is heavily featured here, with material taken from his '90s solo records like "Live at Hammersmith" and "Time machine". My Wakeman favorite on "F & E" is "Sync or swim". Steve Howe comes up with some tasteful prog-guitar tracks, nothing breathtaking, but "Walk don't run" with its flamenco flavor is remarkable. Neither "Best of.." compilation nor rarities collection, I still have to question the motive behind this actually expensive release, though it can be fun for the newly interested. Nice cover art-work, it shows a surreal rocky landscape similar to "Drama" and "Union".

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars MY SON'S HAMSTER LOVES IT, February 8, 2001

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joseph b ellison (toronto, ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Friends & Relatives (Audio CD)

My son's hamster mysteriously went berserk when I put this CD on. I was less thrilled. Anything worth listening to you probbably have on the original albums. If your looking for some little known gems from Yes, don't look here. Mind drive on Keys to Accension II is one that blew me away.