Yes Compilations 1939-??-??
A Concert Dream: Called Over Valleys Of Endless Se, Compilation, Compilation
Set 1
Disc 1:
Firebird 2004-06-22 Paris, FRN
Roundabout 1971-11-24 New York, NY*
Perpetual Change 1999-09-12 Buenos Aires, ARG
Close To The Edge 2001-12-01 Brighton, ENG
Heart Of The Sunrise 1979-06-09 Chicago, IL
Gates Of Delirium 1974-12-01 Baton Rouge, LA
Disc 2:
Cans And Brahms 1973-03-10 Tokyo, JPN*
Long Distance Runaround 2004-09-13 Albuquerque, NM
Clap 2004-09-17 Concord, CA
To Be Over 2003-09-20 Sydney, AUS
Show Me 2002-10-24 Clearwater, FL
We Have Heaven 2002-08-23 Universal City, CA
South Side Of The Sky 2004-08-22 Hartford, CT
Turn Of The Century 1977-10-27 London, ENG
The Revealing Science Of God 2002-08-24 Las Vegas, NV
Firebird 2004-06-22 Paris, FRN
Roundabout 1971-11-24 New York, NY*
Perpetual Change 1999-09-12 Buenos Aires, ARG
Close To The Edge 2001-12-01 Brighton, ENG
Heart Of The Sunrise 1979-06-09 Chicago, IL
Gates Of Delirium 1974-12-01 Baton Rouge, LA
Disc 2:
Cans And Brahms 1973-03-10 Tokyo, JPN*
Long Distance Runaround 2004-09-13 Albuquerque, NM
Clap 2004-09-17 Concord, CA
To Be Over 2003-09-20 Sydney, AUS
Show Me 2002-10-24 Clearwater, FL
We Have Heaven 2002-08-23 Universal City, CA
South Side Of The Sky 2004-08-22 Hartford, CT
Turn Of The Century 1977-10-27 London, ENG
The Revealing Science Of God 2002-08-24 Las Vegas, NV
Set 2
Disc 3:
The Remembering 1974-02-14 Uniondale, NY*
The Ancient 1973-11-27 Sheffield, ENG*
Ritual 2001-08-11 Columbus, OH
Flight Jam 1977-10-27 London, ENG
The Remembering 1974-02-14 Uniondale, NY*
The Ancient 1973-11-27 Sheffield, ENG*
Ritual 2001-08-11 Columbus, OH
Flight Jam 1977-10-27 London, ENG
Set 3
Disc 4:
Awaken 1977-10-28 London, ENG
Your Move/I've Seen All Good People 1998-03-01 Nottingham, ENG
In The Presence Of 2001-09-06 Holmdel, NJ
And You And I 2004-05-13 New York, NY
Yours Is No Disgrace 1977-08-12 Boston, MA
Starship Trooper 1973-03-08 Tokyo, JPN*
Awaken 1977-10-28 London, ENG
Your Move/I've Seen All Good People 1998-03-01 Nottingham, ENG
In The Presence Of 2001-09-06 Holmdel, NJ
And You And I 2004-05-13 New York, NY
Yours Is No Disgrace 1977-08-12 Boston, MA
Starship Trooper 1973-03-08 Tokyo, JPN*
Comment
A Concert Dream: Called Over Valleys of Endless Seas
If Jon Anderson was Yes' lead singer and he asked me to
compile a setlist for him, this is how it would look.
And sound.
YES (the players):
Jon Anderson - lead vocals
Tom Brislin - keyboards
Bill Bruford - drums
Steve Howe - guitar, vocals
Igor Khoroshev - Keyboards
Patrick Moraz - keyboards
Billy sherwood - guitars
Chris Squire - bass, vocals
Rick Wakeman - keyboards
Alan White - drums, vocals
We open with the "Firebird," of course, and then from
there, the Voice. Jon Anderson, with his distinctive tenor,
simultaneously delicate and powerful, is Yes' one and only
true lead singer. It is the band's fifth (or first)
musical instrument. Imagine Zeppelin without Plant,
the Doors without Morrison, the Stones without Jagger.
Yes without Anderson? Listen to the the power of "Gates,"
the innocence of "Show Me." Only a voice as versatile as
Anderson's can handle the vocal requirements of
compositions as diverse as those.
Howe's guitar is the next defining Yes sound. The acoustic
break of "Clap" into "To be Over" bookends his talent over
the years, but it's the electric lead fills in
"South Side" and solos in "Trooper" and "Disgrace" that
absolutely boggle the mind.
Yes' other three elements close the circle. White and
Squire work together seamlessy. Check out their interplay
on "Heart of the Sunrise." Yes has employed other keyboard
players but Wakeman is the band's quintessential piano man.
he standouts here are the back and forth with Howe on
"South Side," the 1973 solo piece, "Cans and Brahms,"
"Turn of the Century" and, of course, the masterpiece,
"Awaken."
The astute Yesfan will notice that all save one of these
compositions come from that golden era (1970-78) when Yes'
successful creative energy knew no boundaries.
Our imaginary concert starts with a Bruford driven
"Roundabout" when the boys weren't tired of playing it.
The symphonic "Close to the Edge" stuns in its reach and
scope. The awesome "Gates of Delirium" provides a taste,
both composition and performancewise, of what could have
been had the Moraz era lasted. We hear "Tales" in its
entirety and even for those who weren't thrilled with that
"bombastic" orchestral work, to hear it performed in its
entirey is to marvel at Yes' ambition in those years.
A lively "All Good People" with its nod to John Lennon
highlights the band's vocal harmonies. The show closes
with the stunning MSG performance of "And You and I"...
what, in retrospect, should have been Yes' final
performance. All that's left are the two encores and the
final notes fade over valleys of endless seas.
We love when we play. Indeed.
If Jon Anderson was Yes' lead singer and he asked me to
compile a setlist for him, this is how it would look.
And sound.
YES (the players):
Jon Anderson - lead vocals
Tom Brislin - keyboards
Bill Bruford - drums
Steve Howe - guitar, vocals
Igor Khoroshev - Keyboards
Patrick Moraz - keyboards
Billy sherwood - guitars
Chris Squire - bass, vocals
Rick Wakeman - keyboards
Alan White - drums, vocals
We open with the "Firebird," of course, and then from
there, the Voice. Jon Anderson, with his distinctive tenor,
simultaneously delicate and powerful, is Yes' one and only
true lead singer. It is the band's fifth (or first)
musical instrument. Imagine Zeppelin without Plant,
the Doors without Morrison, the Stones without Jagger.
Yes without Anderson? Listen to the the power of "Gates,"
the innocence of "Show Me." Only a voice as versatile as
Anderson's can handle the vocal requirements of
compositions as diverse as those.
Howe's guitar is the next defining Yes sound. The acoustic
break of "Clap" into "To be Over" bookends his talent over
the years, but it's the electric lead fills in
"South Side" and solos in "Trooper" and "Disgrace" that
absolutely boggle the mind.
Yes' other three elements close the circle. White and
Squire work together seamlessy. Check out their interplay
on "Heart of the Sunrise." Yes has employed other keyboard
players but Wakeman is the band's quintessential piano man.
he standouts here are the back and forth with Howe on
"South Side," the 1973 solo piece, "Cans and Brahms,"
"Turn of the Century" and, of course, the masterpiece,
"Awaken."
The astute Yesfan will notice that all save one of these
compositions come from that golden era (1970-78) when Yes'
successful creative energy knew no boundaries.
Our imaginary concert starts with a Bruford driven
"Roundabout" when the boys weren't tired of playing it.
The symphonic "Close to the Edge" stuns in its reach and
scope. The awesome "Gates of Delirium" provides a taste,
both composition and performancewise, of what could have
been had the Moraz era lasted. We hear "Tales" in its
entirety and even for those who weren't thrilled with that
"bombastic" orchestral work, to hear it performed in its
entirey is to marvel at Yes' ambition in those years.
A lively "All Good People" with its nod to John Lennon
highlights the band's vocal harmonies. The show closes
with the stunning MSG performance of "And You and I"...
what, in retrospect, should have been Yes' final
performance. All that's left are the two encores and the
final notes fade over valleys of endless seas.
We love when we play. Indeed.
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