Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe: Mission Improbable
Phil Sutcliffe, Q, November 1989
Theyve survived countless changes of fashion, years of critical contempt, musical and personal differences de luxe. For legal reasons they cant even call themselves Yes. Yet Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe have re-formed and are once more delighting American audiences with their complex time signatures and cosmic visions. "Were on this beautiful search," they tell Phil Sutcliffe. "It cant end "
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