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Soundboard 8.6 - Needs a wider and brighter sound spectrum EQ job but it’s still a great listen, perfect for someone to remaster. -
Audience 8.7 - Electric and palpable, from the band on down to the audience members, a solid gig and a pretty enjoyable recording with a terrific bass response especially. In the pantheon of Yes shows, I’d have to rate this performance as transcendent, and a great reminder of what Patrick Moraz contributed in his brief tenure. YES June 19, 1976 (Colt Park - Hartford, Connecticut) Disc 1 1.1. -Announcer Introduction 1:48 1.2. -Apocalypse 1:58 1.3. -Siberian Khatru 9:19 1.4. -Sound Chaser 10:11 1.5. -I've Seen All Good People 7:25 1.6. -Gates Of Delirium 23:01 Total Time 53:42 Disc 2 2.1. -Long Distance Runaround 1:39 2.2. -Moraz Solo 3:44 2.3. -Clap 3:49 2.4. -Harp Solo 3:59 2.5. -Heart Of The Sunrise 11:31 2.6. -Ritual 26:15 Total Time 50:57 YES Jon Anderson – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harp & Percussion Chris Squire – Bass Guitars, Backing Vocals and Percussion Steve Howe – Lead Guitars, Backing Vocals and Percussion Alan White – Drums & Percussion Patrick Moraz– Keyboards -
Soundboard 9.3 - I enjoy listening to excellent recordings of Yes from 1980 and 1984 because they are full of music that I always manage to find new depth of creativity in every time I hear it. Maybe it wasn’t my favorite Yes period back then, but I can appreciate it now. Great quality, and so it is the 1980 Drama sessions material on Disc 2. YES Park Stadium Hershey, PA. September 1, 1984 Disc 1 01. -Leave It 02. -Reason To Be Here 03. -Hold On 04. -Hearts 05. -I've Seen All Good People 06. -Tony Kaye Keyboards Solo 07. -Solly's Beard 08. -Changes 09. -Owner Of A Lonely Heart 10. -It Can Happen 11. -The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) - Whitefish - Amazing Grace Disc 2 12. -Intro - City Of Love 13. -Starship Trooper Jon Anderson (Vocals, Guitar) Alan White (Drums) Trevor Rabin (Guitars, Vocals) Tony Kaye (Keyboards) Chris Squire (Bass) Drama Sessions The Town House studios London, UK 18 April 1980 14. -The Yes Song 15. -Who Makes The Tea 16. -Does It Ever Happen (To You) 17. -To The Light 18. -Satellite Chris Squire - Bass Steve Howe - Guitars Alan White - Drums -
Audience 9.2 - A recording that does more than merely capture a live concert on tape, it captures the dynamics and palpable vibe of the event. This is lovely stuff, with the band delivering stunning readings of majestic progressive rock numbers like Sound Chaser and Close To The Edge. To be honest, sometimes the overly jazzy keyboards of Moraz do conflict with the style and sound of the band but mostly he is able to provide the correct sounds during the key parts. Yes Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA June 21, 1975 Disc 1 01 Firebird Suite 02 Sound Chaser 03 Close To The Edge 04 To Be Over 05 The Gates Of Delirium Disc 2 06 Your Move 07 Mood For A Day 08 Long Distance Runaround 09 Patrick Moraz Solo 10 Clap 11 And You And I 12 Ritual 13 Roundabout 14 Sweet Dreams -
Audience 8.5/8.7 - Both tapes are not well known, and are pre-Close To The Edge making them quite interesting to the fans of early period Yes. Both tapes sound pretty good, with the nod going to Tucson for just that little bit of clarity it has overall. There’s enough dynamics, atmosphere, and clarity to allow the listener to settle in to each show and appreciate the details (great ripping Hammond work by Wakeman throughout). Good to have these shows in the collection. Yes Forum Inglewood, CA, USA March 15, 1972 Disc 1 01 Firebird Suite Intro (2:09) 02 Roundabout (7:33) 03 Heart Of The Sunrise (11:15) 04 Perpetual Change (10:12) 05 I've Seen All Good People (6:43) 06 Yours Is No Disgrace (11:51) Disc 2 Community Center Tucson, AZ, USA March 16, 1972 01 Roundabout (7:54) 02 I've Seen All Good People (7:05) 03 Mood For A Day (3:31) 04 Clap (3:56) 05 Heart Of The Sunrise (11:08) 06 Rick Wakeman Solo (5:28) 07 Long Distance Runaround (4:09) 08 The Fish (11:00) 09 Perpetual Change (9:13) -
Audience 8.7 - A very high quality effort made here, with the only detracting factor being a little less than ideal clarity but nevertheless it is a very fine listen, with all instruments nicely separated, and a good mix from the mains (and good atmosphere) so yeah, get it. -
Audience 9.3 - A very bright sounding tape, good clarity, and good depth of sound especially the toms, vocals, and a rather brassy but classy bass. Aside from any soundboards out there, this tour is worth re-examining and having very strong tapes to enjoy again is truly appreciated and you will love this one. Yes The Forum Inglewood, CA March 28, 1984 Disc 1 01 Cinema 02 Leave It 03 Yours Is No Disgrace 04 Hold On 05 Hearts 06 Soon 07 Make It Easy 08 Owner Of A Lonely Heart 09 It Can Happen Disc 2 10 Long Distance Runaround 11 Whitefish 12 Amazing Grace 13 City of Love 14 Starship Trooper 15 Roundabout -
Audience 9.3 - Legendary Mike “The Mic” Millard recording and what a sparkling one it is. It’s hard to place Yes’s music into any sort of time frame because it is timeless, therefore a good 1991 show is just as “good” as a 1971 show, meaning as you listen you realize there’s no real difference in that the 1991 show might as well be the band during any time frame because it’s just as good. Yes The Forum Inglewood, CA May 15, 1991 Disc 1 01 Firebird Suite 02 Yours Is No Disgrace 03 Rhythm Of Love 04 Shock To The System 05 Heart Of The Sunrise 06 Clap 07 Mood For A Day Disc 2 08 Make It Easy 09 Owner Of A Lonely Heart 10 And You And I 11 Drum Solos 12 Hold On 13 I've Seen All Good People 14 Tony Kaye Solo 15 Changes 16 Solly's Beard Disc 3 17 Long Distance Runaround 18 Whitefish 19 Amazing Grace 20 Lift Me Up 21 Rick Wakeman Solo 22 Awaken 23 Roundabout Jon Anderson – lead vocals Bill Bruford – electric and acoustic drums, percussion Steve Howe – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals Tony Kaye – Hammond organ, synthesizers Trevor Rabin – electric guitars, lead and backing vocals Chris Squire – bass guitar, pedals, backing vocals Rick Wakeman – electric piano, synthesizers, keytar Alan White – acoustic drums, percussion -
Audience 9.6 - After allowing the soundman to adjust during the first few minutes of the show, what you soon will discover is that this is one of the best ’77 shows ever. Not just for sound quality, but performance. Just amazing in every way…and an absolute must have.
Yes The Forum Inglewood, CA September 24, 1977 Disc 1 01 Firebird Suite 02 Parallels 03 I've Seen All Good People 04 Close To The Edge 05 Wonderous Stories 06 Colours Of The Rainbow 07 Turn Of The Century 08 Tour Song Disc 2 09 And You And I 10 Going For The One 11 Flight Jam 12 Awaken 13 Starship Trooper 14 Roundabout -
Audience 8.8 - A tape that does NOT suffer at all from narrowness as it is truly wide open and atmospheric… but at the expense of separation of instruments. Does that mean it is bad or not worth hearing? Hell no – this is a VERY GOOD tape recording, I think for myself I always want to hear distinct bass notes because I am such a big fan of Chris Squire, and here he is mainly the “bottom” for the sound, and occasionally you get to hear his notes ring out and float above the sound but not always. I am spoiled though, because not all tapes are going to be Cleveland ’78! However, since this is a 1980 show, I think it is one to get as I find this period of the band extremely interesting to listen to especially live. Good stuff! Yes De Montfort Hall Leicester, UK Nov. 24, 1980 Disc 1 1.01 -Young Person's Guide Intro - Close Encounters Intro 1.02 -Does It Really Happen 1.03 -Yours Is No Disgrace 1.04 -Into The Lens 1.05 -Clap 1.06 -And You And I 1.07 -Go Through This 1.08 -Man In A White Car Suite Disc 2 2.01 -We Can Fly From Here 2.02 -Tempus Fugit 2.03 -Amazing Grace - The Fish 2.04 -Machine Messiah 2.05 -Starship Trooper 2.06 -Roundabout -
Audience 7.9 - This is NOT a hi-fidelity tape at all, but for what it is you will find yourself diving in with all ears. Why? It is an INTIMATE capture, with a great warm bass sound, and just a real closeness and immediacy that overcomes what are some obvious tape limitations. The BEST average audience tape you will ever hear! -
Soundboard 8.9 - A solid, gut punching recording that focuses in on some good midrange and a well defined Chris Squire. Good deal! -
Audience 8.8 - A reasonably clear and even somewhat dynamic old tape, that sounds to me like someone did some work on it and thankfully so. I’ll take as many of these 1980 tapes as I can because I think this is a misunderstood period for the band. I personally think this is incredibly progressive music, and of course they sound great especially here in front of a London audience. Yes 1980-12-18 Rainbow Theatre Finsbury Park London UK Second Night The Last Concert Disc 1 1 -Young Persons Guide To The Orchestra 2 -Apocalypse 3 -Does It Really Happen 4 -Yours Is No Disgrace 5 -Into The Lens 6 -Clap 7 -And You And I 8 -Go Through This 9 -Man In The White Car Suite 10 -We Can Fly From Here 11 -Tempus Fugit Disc 2 1 -Amazing Grace - The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) 2 -Machine Messiah 3 -Trevor Horn MC 4 -Starship Trooper 5 -Roundabout 6 -White Car (acapella) Geoff Downes-Keyboards Trevor Horn-Vocals/Guitar/Percussion Steve Howe-Guitars/Vocals Chris Squire-Bass/Vocals Alan White-Drums/Percussion -
Audience 9.5 - A sparkling, vivid recollection of a moment in time when an evening of progressive rock music was being performed by masters of the craft, and it was sublime. A recording that has wonderful atmosphere, solid and deep, showcasing both guitar and bass in a manner so that each are distinct yet blended perfectly. Yes Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA March 19, 1974 Disc 1 01 Pre-show 02 Intro: Firebird Suite excerpt 03 Siberian Khatru 04 And You And I 05 Close To The Edge 06 The Revealing Science Of God Disc 2 07 The Ancient: Giants Under The Sun 08 Musical Interlude - Prelude - Ritual (nous sommes du soleil) 09 Roundabout 10 Starship Trooper -
Audience 9.7 - It takes the soundman a little while to dial it in, I mean, there's a lot going on so give him a break! Once he gets his mix right, it's off to the raises and one heck of a winning ticket. This is one of the best, Alan White has never been as fluid, even with the extended and complex jamming he's on every beat like a beastmaster. Steve Howe is in excellent form, in fact they all are...amazing! Yes Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA June 23, 1975 Disc 1 01 Firebird Suite 02 Sound Chaser 03 Close To The Edge 04 To Be Over 05 The Gates Of Delirium 06 Your Move Disc 2 07 Mood For A Day 08 Long Distance Runaround 09 Patrick Moraz Solo 10 The Clap 11 And You And I 12 Ritual 13 Roundabout 14 Sweet Dreams Jon Anderson - Vocals Chris Squire - Bass Steve Howe - Guitar Alan White - Drums Patrick Moraz - Keyboards -
Audience 9.5 - Flawless audience capture!