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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! -
Audience 8.7 -
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!