The filming is also terrific. There is very good clarity to the picture. The sound is very good as well. There are a few special effects but thankfully they are kept at a minimum so that you can focus on the musicians and what they are doing. If I had one complaint it would be that there are no voice interactions between the sets. I have heard that prior versions of this film had audible talking. If that is so, I would have liked to have had that left in.
If you are a fan of Yes, this is a positively must own. This may be the best video of the lot; granted it is minus one Chris Squire and so technically not Yes. If you want to see what Yes is all about, if you are a historical music fan, or if you just want to see a great concert with great musicians then you want to get Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe: An Evening of Yes Music
Track List for An Evening of Yes Music
Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra - 0:51
Time and a Word / Teakbois / Owner of a Lonely Heart - 7:32
The Clap / Mood for a Day - 9:33
Gone but Not Forgotten / Catherine Parr / Merlin the Magician - 5:41
Long Distance Runaround - 7:08
Birthright - 6:35
And You and I - 10:15
I've Seen All Good People - 9:18
Close to the Edge - 19:29
Themes: 1. Sound / 2. Second Attention / 3. Soul Warrior - 6:34
Brother of Mine - 10:24
The Meeting - 4:54
Heart of the Sunrise - 10:44
Order of the Universe - 9:29
Roundabout - 10:39
Starship Trooper - 13:45
Article comments
1 - Hung Nguyen
It was so weird to see this incarnation of Yes as they were in the late 80s. It was especially weird since Bruford was still in his electronic drum phase, so you were hearing classics like "Close to the Edge" with very hollow and sterile percussions sounds (which I didn't mind too much).
Actually, though, Bruford was the highlight of this DVD to me. His time in King Crimson did him good, and many of these songs were actually more interesting due to his new improvisational and experimental style. Furthermore, he was smiling and looking like he was having lots of fun.
2 - Mark Saleski
i saw them on this tour. it was pretty good, though i've gotta say that Steve Howe makes the most frightening "guitar face" i've ever seen.
3 - Hung Nguyen
It's downright scary these days! I love Steve. I had the fortune of standing no more than 20 feet away from him when I saw Yes in 2002. He can play guitar like nobody's business. But the man is a walking skeleton. :)
4 - T. Michael Testi
Hung,
Thanks for the comments, I watched a portion of this last night and it still amazes me on how good each one of them are and how much fun they are having. Yes, Howe can put on some pretty strange facial expressions, but he can play.
T.
5 - T. Michael Testi
Mark,
I have never had the chance to see them, but after seeing this DVD, I am going to make a point if I get a chance.
Thanks for the comments.
--Tom