YES - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre Atlanta, Georgia - August 13, 2002

Yes
HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
Atlanta, Georgia
August 13, 2002
3-source Stereo Mix Remaster

Band:
Jon Anderson - Vocals
Steve Howe - Guitars
Chris Squire - Bass Guitar
Rick Wakeman - Keyboards
Alan White - Drums

Taper 1:   Brian Emery (MrBakeman)
Lineage:  CORESOUND CSB Mics > Battery Box>Sony PCM-M1 (DAT) > Sony PCM-M1 > PC > AUDACITY > WAV (16bit) > TLH > FLAC (8)
Location: Dead Centre, about 15-20 rows back (slightly to the left, judging from photos provided by taper)

Taper 2:   Steve Wehner (Relayerman)
Lineage:  CoreSound Binaural mics using a bass rolloff filter > Sony TCD-D7 DAT > Sony DDS DG90P tape > Mastering > FLAC
Location: About 20 rows back from the stage, dead center. (slightly to the right, judging from photos provided by taper)

Taper 3:  Alternate Atlanta
Lineage: Unknown
Location:Unknown

Set 1
101 Firebird Suite  3:38
102 Siberian Khatru  10:20
103 America  11:39
104 In The Presence Of  11:31
105 We Have Heaven  1:35
106 South Side Of The Sky  9:47
107 The Revealing Science Of God  23:34
108 Leaves Of Green  5:24
109 Georgia's Theme  3:18
Set Time: 80:46

Set 2
201 Happy Birthday  2:07
202 Show Me  4:15
203 Wakeman Solo  3:34
204 And You And I (segment)  2:19
205 Heart Of The Sunrise  12:09
206 Magnification  8:06
207 Don't Kill The Whale  4:45
208 Whitefish  10:34
209 Awaken  18:45
210 Encore Break  3:00
211 Yours Is No Disgrace  12:36
212 Roundabout  6:50
Set Time: 89:00

Total Time: 169:46 (2:49:46)

X01 Firebird Suite -short 2:08

Remaster
01. Re-balance frequencies/EQ for each source
02. Correct balance and adjust power levels for each source
03. Sync sources
04. Patch missing sections so recordings are complete
05. Combine all three sources to generate stereo field
06. Correct phasing and centre sound field
07. Repair/Remove hundreds of clicks and loud claps during music
08. Reduce coughs, talking and other audience noise during music
09. Adjust dynamics
10. Re-track

Notes:
During Howe acoustic guitar segments some whistles and yells can be heard in both Relayerman and Bakeman recordings but not heard well in Alternate Atlanta.
Wakeman solo includes segments from 6 Wives and Wonderous Stories.
Rick Wakeman transitions from his solo to a segment of And You And I, accompanied by Jon on vocals.
Whitefish includes segments from: Tempus Fugit, On The Silent Wings Of Freedom and Soundchaser.
Track x01 Firebird Suite contains only part two of the Firebird Suite.
Set One fits on one CD if Track X01 is used instead of Track 101.
Set Two fits on one CD if Tracks 201, 202 and 210 are omitted.

Relayerman Notes about the show:
1) The weak keyboards after Firebird are because Steve's amp wasn't working (he couldn't start Siberian Khatru as usual) so Rick decided to do some keyboard work. Normally Steve would have come right in after Firebird finished. Rick's keys just weren't up in the mix.
2) The sound men got the stage sound right around the last half of Siberian Khatru as you might notice a slight change in  volume. That wasn't me, that was the sound guys.
3) Chris' bass had problems in Heart Of The Sunrise so you'll notice it's absent during some parts. Rick took up the slack some with keyboards.
4) Laughing at beginning of The Fish is due to Chris 'straightening his cuffs', kind of like saying 'ok, now I'm ready'.
5) Near the end of Roundabout there is a whistle. A young guy jumped up on stage and took off his shirt and started dancing. This swiftly came to a halt as some burly stage hands ran after him in front of the band. It was funny. Enjoy!      http://fp.io/f1ac69c8/

YES - WEMBLEY ARENA '78 - 10/28/1978

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YES - Evening Sunburst Open Your Eyes Tour Japan Tour 1998 Shibuya Kohkaido, Tokyo, Japan Oct 8 & 9 1998

Yes: Evening Sunburst
Open Your Eyes Tour Japan Tour 1998
Shibuya Kohkaido, Tokyo, Japan Oct  8 & 9 1998


CD 1
1.Opening-Exerpt From "Firebird Suite"- 3:17
2.Siberian Khatru- 10:17
3.Rhythm Of Love - 7:35
4.Yours Is No Disgrace - 13:35
5.Open Your Eyes - 6:22
6.And You And I - 12:15
7.Heart Of The Sunrise - 12:02
8.Howe Solo: Arada - 1:36
9.Mood For A Day - 3:20
10.Sketches Of The Sun -3:12


CD 2
1.The Clap - 4:40
2.AKA- Tombo - 1:29
3.Wonderous Stories - 4:08
4.Keyboard Solo - 1:29
5.Long Distance Runaround - 3:44
6.The Fish ( Inc. Tempus Fugit *Ritual ** Sound Chaser ) - 9:02
7.Owner Of A Lonely Heart - 5:49
8.Close To The Edge -21:44
9.I've Seen All Good People - 9:00
10.Roundabout - 9:01



CD 3
1.Opening Suite Exerpt From  Firebird Suite - 2:45
2. Siberian Khatru - 10:38
3.Rhythm Of Love - 7:13
4. Yours Is No Disgrace - 14:52
5.Open Your Eyes - 6:01
6.And You And I - 12:48
7.Heart Of The Sunrise - 12:14
8.Howe Solo: Surface Tension - 0:33 Mood For A Day - 3:13
Second Intial - 3:01



CD 4
1.The Clap - 4:32
2.AKA TOMBO -1:43
3.Wonderous Stories - 4:20
4.Keyboard Solo - 1:59
5.Long Distance Runaround - 3:58
6.The Fish (incl."Tempest Fugit ** Ritual ** Sound Chaser" ) - 9:26
7.Owner Of A Lonely Heart - 5:57
8.Close To The Edge - 21:47
9.I've Seen All Good People - 7:29
10.Roundabout - 6:57

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YES - Palais des Omnisports de Paris Bercy, Paris, France - 06/03/1991

Yes
Paris, France
Palais des Omnisports de Paris Bercy
June 3, 1991

Source:   LDB Master Series #267 Torrent
Lineage: Philips stereo microphone > Sony Professional > master tape >
                Aiwa Tape Deck AD-WX828 > Creative Audigy SE > HD >
                SoundForge 7.0 > CD Wave > FLAC Frontend (level 6)

Jon Anderson (Vocals, Guitar, Harp)
Bill Bruford (Drums, Percussions)
Steve Howe (Guitars, Vocals)
Rick Wakeman (Keyboards, Piano)
Chris Squire (Bass, Vocals)
Trevor Rabin (Guitars)
Tony Kaye (Keyboards)
Alan White       (Drums)

Setlist
01 Firebird Suite  3:00
02 Yours Is No Disgrace  15:17
03 Rhythm Of Love  5:43
04 Shock To The System  6:13
05 Heart Of The Sunrise  11:27
06 Clap-Mood For A Day  7:56
07 Make It Easy  0:58
08 Owner Of A Lonely Heart  6:26
09 And You And I  11:11
10 Drums Duet  4:38
11 Hold On  7:08
12 I'Ve Seen All Good People  7:33
13 Tony Kaye Solo  1:40
14 Changes  7:33
15 Solly's Beard  7:19
16 Long Distance Runaround  4:36
17 Whitefish  8:00
18 Amazing Grace  1:42
19 Lift Me Up  8:52
20 Rick Wakeman Solo  5:12
21 Awaken  19:45
22 Roundabout  9:08
Total Time 181:17 (2:41:17)


Remaster
1. Speed correct.
2. Adjust tonality/EQ.
3. Reduce Hiss, clicks and pops.
4. Attenuate extraneous peaks.
5. Adjust dynamics.
6. Correct channel imbalance.
7. Repair dropouts.
8. Repair tape flips/changes.
9. Track.

Notes:
Rare distortion present and unrepairable.
All tape flips/changes repaired for continuous listening experience.
Suggested CD Burn:
Disc 1: Track   1 -   8
Disc 2: Track   9 - 18
Disc 3: Track 19 - 22                                                                                                                        All

The Union tour was a difficult time for the band YES. 1970's YES members Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe had just finished a successful tour as ABWH despite a threatened law suit from 1980's YES members, Rabin, Kaye, White and Squire. With the second ABWH album stalling and the record executives grappling with the idea of two bands out on tour playing YES music, the suggestion was made, or forced upon the musicians depending on whom you talk to, that all eight players should come together as the band YES. As Steve Howe has said, "(Union) was more in control of the producers than the players and that required a lot of compromise from everybody".

For the new album, appropriately called Union, material from the ABWH camp was merged with songs written by Trevor Rabin and then topped off by material written by members of the group once they were together. According to Chris Squire the production of this album was hardly a real union of the two musical camps involved, "I think it's important to note that on the album there was no point where the eight of us were playing together on any one song. It was really like Jon was going back and forth between the ABWH band and us like a loose cannon." Despite all the talent that was brought together for this endeavor, no one seemed very pleased with the end result. Rick Wakeman famously has said, "I call it the Onion album because every time I hear it, it brings tears to my eyes". Trevor Rabin referred to it as a "black mark" on the band's history.

On tour, an interesting setlist was devised. In an attempt to satisfy everyone's concept of what was YES music. There were six songs from the early 1970's Bruford-era of YES. These included: Yours Is No Disgrace, Heart of the Sunrise, Clap, And You And I, I've Seen All Good People and Roundabout. For the 1980's YES camp represented by Rabin and Kaye the following 80's material was chosen: Rhythm of Love, Make It Easy, Owner Of A Lonely Heart, Changes, Solly's Beard and Whitefish; six in all. Three Union album songs were added: Shock the System, Saving My Heart and Lift Me Up and the show was rounded out by the inclusion of a perennial favorite, Awaken.

The setlist did not change much during the tour. After many gigs the band worked out all the kinks with individual songs performed well; even the drum duet of Bruford and White was polished. Interestingly, during one show in Lake Placid the band decided to cut out the solos and play Close To The Edge. Accounts from those who were there were mixed. Anderson, Howe, Bruford, Squire and Wakeman were the only members on stage for that song and it was performed imprecisely, in the opinion of some. By the time the band arrived in New York City for the next show, the decision was made to return to the standard setlist and Close To The Edge was dropped.

Despite the uncomfortable beginning of the Union project and the lack of union during the album's creation, it appears that some actually enjoyed the tour. Rick Wakeman said, "The Union tour was a wonderful tour....it was undoubtedly the most enjoyable YES tour I ever did". The performance was presented on a circular stage, with the two musical camps forced together. Jon Anderson noted, "I felt like a bee buzzing around and pollinating everyone".

During this tour, Bruford was still using the unusual drum kit introduced during the ABWH tour. Squire was described by one fan as looking, “tremendously over weight and ridiculous in that Tormato tour jacket”. Despite the uncomfortable, forced union of these musicians at the start of the tour, another fan said, “It is known that some current and former members are really not very friendly with each other but on this night you would think they all loved each other as brothers”.

The tour began with 33 shows in North America, starting in Florida and ending in Seattle, Washington. With only one week of rest, they resumed in Europe with another 22 performances; finishing with three shows at the Wembley arena. As if that wasn't enough, it was back to the United States, again after only one week off. The tour finished in August and was followed by a long break. Five shows were played in Japan in March of the following year but that would be the end of the Union rendition of YES. After that brief tour the band split apart. Steve Howe, Bill Bruford and Rick Wakeman were no longer part of the band and the rest went on to the next project, Talk.

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YES - ULTIMATE REUNION : Jones Beach, NewYork, - 07/21/1991

Yes

Venue: Jones Beach, NewYork, USA
Date: 1991/07/21
Source: Silver CD Bootleg
Label: HIGHLAND HL217/218
Title: ULTIMATE REUNION
Sound Quality: Ex-  Audience Recording.


Excellent-  Audience Recording


Disc One
1. Introduction:"Firebird Suite" -2:45-
2. Yours Is No Disgrace -14:47-
3. Rhythm Of Love -5:43-
4. Shock To The System --6:07-
5. Heart Of Sunrise -11:14-
6. The Clap -5:55-
7. Make It Eazy(intro)`Owner Of A Lonely Heart -7:38-
8. And You And I -11:02-
Total Time -65:10-

Disc Two
1. I've Seen All Good People -8:22-
2. Solly's Beard -7:49-
3. Saving My Heart -4:59-
4. The Fish (incl.Tempus Fugit /Amazing Grace) -9:37-
5. Lift Me Up -8:57-
6. Rick Wakeman Solo -4:53-
7. Awaken -18:10-@
8. Roundabout -10:12-
Total Time -72:59-

Persons:
Jon Anderson (Vocal)
Chris Squire (Bass Guitar,Vocals)
Steve Howe (A&E Guitars,Vocals)
Trevor Rabin (A&E Guitars,Vocals)
Rick Wakeman (Keybords)
Tony Kaye (Keybords)
Bill Bruford (Drums)
Alan White (Drums)

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YES - Legendary Works - Concord - 06/21/2000

Yes 2000.06.21 Legendary Works - Concord [MP3]
Disc 1
01.  (Opening) Young Person Guide To The Orchestra
02. Close To The Edge
03. Starship Trooper
04. The Gates Of Delirium
05. Leaves Of Green (The Ancient)
Disc 2
01. Heart Of The Sunrise
02. Ritual
03. I've Seen All Good People
04. Roundabout

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