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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 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 -
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 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 8.6 - Needs a wider and brighter sound spectrum EQ job but it’s still a great listen, perfect for someone to remaster. -
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Audience 8.9 - A worthy addition to any Yes fan’s collection! The selling point? A band absolutely firing on all cylinders, and a great “live” sounding tape! -
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Audience 7.8 - Interesting recording, seems like it was done from the keyboard side of the stage for sure as they come through clear and loud, followed by guitar. The rhythm section is somewhat indistinct and vocals, while pretty front and center too, are fighting for the space that the keyboards occupy causing a bandwidth battle. What you have is a fight to control the mid-band range, so while I think this recording is good and clear, it’s too much happening in the middle. One thing you may also notice, the feeling you might get is that this is still the 70’s, even though it is the end of the decade, the music and atmosphere here is still firmly planted in the 70’s. -
Audience 8.6 - This is a very fine recording that has recently surfaced, a tour that had the band displaying their absolute mastery of the ultra complex progressive rock extravaganzas that sometimes took up nearly the entire side of an LP. Audiences back then were fully engaged with such performances, unlike today.
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Audience 7.8 - A little tape noise comes through, but the music has frequency intact giving it a pretty good overall sound field – maybe slightly compressed and not pinpoint accurate with the separation but one can get into this show. It is a “fine” audience capture. -
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This set was assembled with both the hardcore collector and casual collector in mind. The variety of material that will appeal to longtime Yes collectors is the immediate standout feature, aside from the beautiful design of the canister itself. Now, let this be the one and only disclaimer: The inclusion of the Dallas 1972 show, even though it may be considered below the high standards set by collectors of this venerable progressive rock band, was too important to not acknowledge here because, as you know, we lost Alan White not that long ago and the Dallas '72 gig was his first with the band. It's also kind of interesting to hear how well he did with only a couple of days to learn the challenging material. The rest of the set is an excellent combination of stuff guaranteed to keep you interested throughout the entire set. Highlights include the new to circulation Providence 1976 which is an excellent sounding tape, and the demos/alternates from Time And A Word. NOTE: PLEASE ALLOW 2-3 DAYS BEFORE SHIPPING YES DECADES 1970-1980 Disc 1 Time And A Word Demos 01. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed #1 02. Then #1 03. Everydays #1 04. Sweet Dreams 05. The Prophet 06. Clear Days #1 07. Astral Traveller #1 08. Time And A Word #1 09. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed #2 10. Then #2 11. Everydays #2 12. Time And A Word #3 13. Dear Father 14. Clear Days #2 15. Astral Traveller #2 16. Time And A Word #2 Disc 2 Yale BOWL New Haven, Connecticut 1971-07-24 1. -YOURS IS NO DISGRACE 2. -YOUR MOVE - I'VE SEEN ALL GOOD PEOPLE 3. -CLAP - CLASSICAL GAS 4. -PERPETUAL CHANGE Incl.Drum Solo New York City, NY. November 24, 1971 5. -Firebird Suite 6. -Roundabout 7. -I've Seen All Good People 8. -The Clap 9. -Wakeman Solo 10. -Long Distance Runaround 11. -The Fish Disc 3 New York Cont'd 1. -Perpetual Change 2. -Yours Is No Disgrace San Bernardino, Ca. March 17, 1972 03. -Firebird Suite 04. -Roundabout 05. -Heart Of The Sunrise 06. -The Clap 07. -Perpetual Change 08. -I've Seen All Good People Disc 4 Memorial Auditorium Dallas, Texas July 30, 1972 (1st show with Alan White) 1. -Firebird Suite 2. -Siberian Khatru 3. -Heart Of The Sunrise 4. -I've Seen All Good People 5. -Mood For A Day 6. -America 7. -And You & I 8. -Wakeman solo Disc 5 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle Ludwigshafen, Germany April 14th, 1974 01 -Firebird Suite 02 -Siberian Khatru 03 -And You And I 04 -Close To The Edge 05 -The Revealing Science of God Disc 6 Ludwigshafen Cont'd 06 -The Ancient 07 -The Ritual 08 -Roundabout 09 -Starship Trooper Disc 7 Mecca Arena Milwaukee, WI 1976-08-16 01 -Apocalypse 02 -Siberian Khatru 03 -Sound Chaser 04 -I've Seen All Good People 05 -Jon's Rambling Introduction of "The Gates of Delirium" 06 -The Gates of Delirium Disc 8 Milwaukee Cont'd 07 -Long Distance Runaround 08 -Moraz Solo 09 -Steve Howe Solo: On Wings Of Gold ~ The Clap 10 -Jon Anderson Harp Solo 11 -Jon's Rambling Introduction of "Heart of the Sunrise" 12 -Heart of the Sunrise 13 -Jon Thanks the Tour Personnel and Introduces "Ritual" 14 -Ritual 15 -Roundabout Disc 9 Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island June 10, 1976 01. -Intro – Apocalypse 02. -Siberian Khatru 03. -Sound Chaser 04. -I've Seen All Good People 05. -Gates Of Delirium 06. -Long Distance Runaround 07. -Patrick Moraz Solo 08. -Clap (Steve Howe Solo) Disc 10 Providence Cont'd 09. -Jon Anderson Solo 10. -Heart Of the Sunrise 11. -Ritual 12. -Roundabout 13. -Starship Trooper Disc 11 Jon Anderson in London Royal Albert Hall December 1, 1980 1. -Yes medley part 1 2. -Rejoice 3. -Yes medley part 2 4. -Some Are Born 5. -Nostalgia 6. -Petrushka 7. -Far Away In Bagdad - Bird Song - One More Time 8. -Hear It 9. -Take Your Time 10. -Song Of Seven -
Audience 8.4 - Good solid punch, a well defined mid band and decent highs. A keeper! -
Audience 8.6 - Steve Howe guitar is prominent in the mix, which I am fine with. -
Soundboard 9.8 - Exceptional sound and performance make this not only a must have, but a desert island disc! -
Soundboard 9.5 - Fantastic, sparkling, brilliance! Right up there with the Cleveland show from 1978. -
Radio Broadcast 8.8 - Well, this is one unique sounding recording for a radio broadcast. When I first began to listen I thought this was an open mic style thing but when the guitar kicked in I knew it was probably a live mixed open mic/close mic job. The engineer battles to get a decent mix but it doesn’t reach the levels of what you’d expect of a professional broadcast recording. Does that mean it is bad? No, it’s decent sounding for all intents and purposes…but it certainly could have been a lot better. That said, it’s a great performance by the band. I was introduced to the music of Yes not by the ubiquitous Close To The Edge but from the album Tormato, which they are touring here, and in particular by the song “Don’t Kill The Whale” which I love to this day and which is performed here. Yes International Amphitheatre Chicago, Illinois, USA 24 September 1978 Disc 1 1.01 -WKQX Intro (0:06) 1.02 -Young Person's Guide - Close Encounters Intro (4:07) 1.03 -Siberian Khatru (10:13) 1.04 -Heart Of The Sunrise (11:09) 1.05 -Future Times - Rejoice (7:04) 1.06 -Circus Of Heaven (5:12) 1.07 -Time And A Word - Long Distance Runaround- The Fish - Perpetual Change - Soon (25:42) Disc 2 2.01 -Don't Kill The Whale (4:32) 2.02 -Madrigal (0:51) 2.03 -The Clap (4:47) 2.04 -Starship Trooper (10:15) 2.05 -On The Silent Wings Of Freedom (7:57) 2.06 -Madrigal (1:13) 2.07 -Rick Wakeman Solo (5:31) 2.08 -Awaken (16:11) 2.09 -I've Seen All Good People (8:13) 2.10 -Roundabout (8:51) 2.11 -WKQX outro (1:02) Jon Anderson - vocals, guitar, harp Steve Howe - guitars Chris Squire - bass quitars Rick Wakeman - keyboards Alan White - drums -
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Audience 7.7 - Somewhat compressed sound translating into a murky type mix, but sonically it is not offensive just not very detailed. There’s also some tape noise present. The selling point of course is that this is a very adventurous, musically speaking, set. Long long tracks with much bravado and brilliance. Worth it for that alone! -
Audience 8.8 - Very nice and clear, with a great low end presence and warm atmosphere. Absolutely lovely to listen to and besides that it’s from a relatively poorly documented tour. Very worthwhile! -
Audience 9.2 - Sweet “in the pocket” sound makes this a great listen! -
Audience 8.3 - Not too bad, with some telltale big hall boom (not that much) and maybe recorded from somewhere in the middle of the hall. It’s a welcome tape though, not that many decent 76 shows to choose from. -
Audience 8.4 - A really good capture all things considered. At moments it gets very immersive. -
Audience 9.4 - Lively, crisp, detailed sound make this a MUST have for this tour. -
CD 1 - Audience 8.7 - Good and clear! - (also listed by itself) CD 2 - Also contains other materials from 1971 -
Audience 8.7 - Good and clear! -
Audience 9.2 - A big and warm sound here, with excellent clarity and dynamics. The music at full blast gets just a bit of overload (not distortion, but just a sense of the wall of sound thing) all in all it is safe to say this one is highly recommended. Yes December 01, 1974 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Disc 1: 1.01 Firebird Suite (2.47) 1.02 Sound Chaser (9.45) 1.03 Close To The Edge (20.20) 1.04 To Be Over (9.39) 1.05 The Gates Of Delirium (22.17) 1.06 And You And I (9.20) Disc 2: 2.01 Ritual (24.54) 2.02 Roundabout (9.02) -
Pro TV Studio 8.7 - A good live recording with atmosphere, it sounds slightly dated but has the ability to transport you to the time and place…I think that when a recording can do that, it overcomes some of the limitations that may be present. This recording does lack a little bit of middle band clarity. Yes Amsterdam Concert Hall Netherlands 1972 (Last track - Hollywood Bowl 1975) 1. I've Seen All Good People 2. Heart Of The Sunrise 3. Rick Wakeman Solo 4. Long Distance Runaround 5. Yours Is No Disgrace 6. The Gates Of Delirium -
SDBRD 9.4 /Audience 8.1/Audience 8.8/Audience 8.3 - A comprehensive collection but not everything is represented here, but I would say the more complete recordings are…and so, well, what you get is a pretty mixed bag. The good stuff is very good, and the not so good stuff is…not so good. What does it mean? Should I get this 4 disc set? Yes you should if you care anything at all about this seminal band. There just isn’t a whole lot of live “bootleg” recordings because they predate the era of the taper – not to say there aren’t tapes from 1967-1968 because there are, but not nearly as plentiful or as good as tapes that were made subsequently. That being said, I still found myself listening to everything in this set because you can’t argue the fact that hearing Jeff Beck or Jimmy Page before they were rock gods is immensely interesting. The Yardbirds "The Anthology 66-68" Disc 1 Stockholm, Sweden (Featuring Jimmy Page) April 1967 01 -Shapes Of Things 02 -Heart Full Of Soul 03 -Mr. You're A Better Man Than I 04 -You Go Your Way 05 -Over Under Sideways Down 06 -Little Games 07 -My Baby 08 -I'm A Man Unknown Location 1966 (Featuring Jeff Beck) 09 -Shapes Of Things 10 -For Your Love 11 -Hang On Sloopy Disc 2 Civic Center Santa Monica, CA July 22, 1967 01 -Train Kept A Rollin' 02 -You're A Better Man Than I 03 -Heartful of Soul 04 -I Wish You Would - Hey Gyp 05 -My Baby 06 -Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine 07 -Smile On Me 08 -I'm A Man 09 -Over Under Sideways Down Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH April 25, 1968 10 -Train Kept A Rollin' 11 -You're A Better Man Than I 12 -Heartful of Soul 13 -Dazed & Confused 14 -White Summer 15 -I'm A Man Disc 3 The Fillmore Auditorium San Francisco, CA, USA July 25 or 26, 1967 First Set 1. -Intro 2. -Train Kept A-Rollin' 3. -You're A Better Man Than I 4. -Heart Full Of Soul 5. -I Wish You Would - Hey Gyp 6. -My Baby 3:08 7. -Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I‘ll Go Mine) 8. -Shapes Of Thing Second Set 9. -Smokestack Lightning 10. -Bye Bye Bird 11. -Happenings Ten Years Time Ago 12. -Smile On Me 13. -Glimpses 14. -I Ain‘t Done Wrong 15. -Over Under Sideways Down Disc 4 Shrine Exposition Hall Los Angeles, CA May 31, 1968 00 -Intro 01 -Train Kept A Rollin' 02 -You're A Better Man Than I 03 -Heartful of Soul 04 -Dazed & Confused 05 -Shapes of Things 06 -I'm A Man 07 -White Summer 08 -Smokestack Lightning 09 -I'm Waiting For The Man 10 -Bye Bye Bird 11 -Happenings Ten Years Time Ago 12 -Drinking Muddy Water 13 -New York City Blues 14 -I Wish You Would 15 -Hey Gyp -
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Soundboard 9.3 - Takes a minute to get a mix, but then it’s off to the races. Interesting to hear this very early period of the band. Very much a good o’l fashioned American hard rock band. -
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Soundboard 8.8 - This recording, while being very clear and obviously recorded for a broadcast, is somewhat dated sounding…in a really good way. It sounds like a relic lost in time, but the band is good and tight. It’s the beginning of the 80’s, and their sound would soon get more FM friendly, here it’s still got that “proto metal” edge to it.