Oct 29: 50 years old: Olias of Sunhillow

This was Jon Anderson's first solo project and one that caused him a lot of creative challenges.

Anderson played all the instruments. He planned for it to take 2 months, but it took more than 6.

The story, from this review is:

It tells the story of a group of four alien tribes that are driven to migrate through space due to a catastrophic event on their home planet. One of these aliens, Olias, is a magician who is tasked with the construction of a spacefaring ark called the Moorglade Mover. He’s helped by fellow magicians Qoquaq and Ranyart, who use their particular skills (Qoquaq’s diplomacy and Ranyart’s music/navigation) help guide the ship through the recesses of space. After a turbulent flight, the ship finally makes it to a new planet called Asguard, and the tribes settle in, while the three magicians ascend onto a higher plane.

I remember a 6th former talking to me about this album over 20 years ago... 

It has some good moments.

Here's 'Flight of the Moorglade'...

It was wonderful to see Jon play live in person again in September at the London Palladium.