Yes - Alan White Tribute - Firebird Suite Intro - On The Silent Wings Of Freedom - Glasgow 15/06/22
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2022
- Waited forever to hear this track live. Sorry to say it's been murdered which absolutely kills it which makes me think why even bother doing it by cutting it in half. Still good to hear part of it. Personally I'm a big Tormato fan and well aware the "classic" line up weren't keen the way it turned out. Over the years have spoken to many Yes fans who quite like it. Spoke to Billy Sherwood at the last Glasgow concert and he said he loved it. We agreed it'd be great to hear Future Times/Rejoice, Circus Of Heaven & Release Release etc. Anyway, would've preferred they stuck to the Relayer full album 2020 show which is why I bought the ticket. Good to have them back on the road though. RIP Alan White.
Here's the deal,folks (and I am a Yes fan of 50 years btw)- it's a free world,and if anyone wants to pay to continue to see this,then more power to you....it's your money,and it's your opinion,which you are totally entitled to...my opinion is that I would not go if someone paid me to go,and that is my opinion,and I'm entitled to that...and it does not make me an idiot,and it does not make me a non Yes fan....it simply means that I have moved on....everything has a life span....everything has a shelf life....and it is my opinion that Yes has gone past their shelf life...not saying that there is no talent here anymore...not saying that others could not still find it worthwhile...if you do,then fine...go for it...I have simply moved on,and I am just as entitled to that as anyone who wants to continue to see this is to their desire to do so...
So many old stars just stealing money right now! - Paul, Daltrey/Townshend, Elton, Bon Jovi etc... I've been saying that for a few years now. Caveat Emptor - Let the buyer beware..
Last time I won a ticket and almost walked out it was that bad
@@ericmendlow9396 I believe you.. lol
good one
Having seen Yes 40 times, this is just sad.
Yup, there Tribute bands that are 1000 times better than this!
Saw my first Yes gig in 1977.11.12 and this line up is just sad 💔
My goodness this is tragic.
Think...chuckwagon...with square wheels.
@@timwatson3254 Lost for words...
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AWWW didn't know Alan White died. He was my favorite musician at one point. Played with John Lennon, on to Yes. Loved hearing his work on Tales of Topographic Oceans, and well, all his work. I lived in Seattle at the same time he did.
Man I was so close to getting tickets for the Albert Hall. Thank god I didn't... Billy Sherwood is nailing it, and Jon Davidson is ok - but... everyone else... eek. Bring back ARW!
The ARW shows are amazeballs.
It's an amateur recording. I won't do it justice. What the hell do you expect!?
@@markhaus2830 nothing against the recording, its just the playing is poor. Unfortunately Steve is losing his ability and i'm sorry to say Geoff was never up to scratch for Yes.
I would love to see ARW, but I think I have already seen my last "Yes" concert.
Spot on.
Davison has no soul
One of my favorite YES songs off my all-time favorite YES release "Tormato".
BTW This lineup should NOT be called YES.
YES was over when Chris Squire died IMO.
Yes wasn’t yes the moment Jon left and Chris died. Steve Howe is awesome but it’s simply cannot be yes with the current lineup, it’s time to retire
@@Kenneth_Fishing Agree 💯%. I haven't even listened to their latest release & have no urge to.
Your all time "Yes" album is Tormato !!!!! ?
My God, I never heard a Yes fan say that before since the record came out 44 yrs ago !
Yikes !! 🧐
@@ronniefarnsworth6465 Tormato has some amazing songs. I wouldn’t say its my favorite, I personally love Relayer and Tales but I can see why he lists Tormato as his #1
@@Kenneth_Fishing Wow another fan that likes albums that most wouldn't pick their favs !! Hey don't get me wrong we are all Yes fans here I'm not trolling. I'm just surprised of the favs some Yes fans like . Maybe it's because I'm probably older that most here ? I'm 66' and have seen Yes many times at their height starting in 1971' for me, and my friends and brother would drive from Boston, Providence, Cape Cod, Hartford, NYC, anywhere within our area to see them. So from 1971' to 1978' I think it was 17 times and saw them with Bruford, White, Wakeman, Moraz so for me it's "Close to the Edge", Fragile, Going For The One, The Yes Album but YesSongs is my Favorite because the are better Live. But it's all good here. Thanks all for posting !! ☺🎶🎸🎹🥁🎙🎼
It's hard to get to excited, or too bummed from a phone video. I bet if you're there, you'd warm up the performance.
I love this arrangement. Just shame about the lackluster performance. They don’t sound like a tightly gelled band.
I agree. I was at the last concert in Atlanta and unfortunately they were not tight at all. We left at intermission.
From what I can hear even Steve Howe is a little off his game he is maybe a half a note or a half a beat behind the rest of the band I have heard this I don't take nothing away from Steve he's one of my favorite guitarists of all times
I saw this in Birmingham with my son (a chance I thought he'd never have) ... It was brilliant that my son was able to see yes songs performed live and being played by one of the all time great guitarists.
@Jeremy Spade hello Jeremy, thank you for your reply. I was lucky enough to see yes in 78 and so agree with you about line-ups. However, my son who is a guitarist and is probably a bigger Yes fan than I am is too young to have seen the real band, but tickets to see Steve Howe playing his beloved songs were grabbed with relish. A night of Yes songs played live was great. If Jon Anderson tours the UK we'll certainly get tickets as well... Its a shame how Yes fell apart, but I'm pleased my son has been able to see something live.
On a similar note, I was lucky enough to see Genesis with Gabriel but again my son and I have seen The Musical Box a few times, they're great and my son gets the opportunity to see great music played live. It's not so much a choice of line-up, but a choice of music.
What is wrong with Mr Downes? Is he drunk? Having two second delay or did Mr Howe kick him in the head?
@Satanic Panic Fun and Games You`ll never know......?? Maybe Geoff did fiddle on the lights 😄
Just so sad YES without Chris and now Alan will never be the same . Jon Rick and Steve must stay together
I was there at the Paramount to see this. I cried for a week when Neil Peart passed but mourn everyday about Alan. I air drummed most of the Yes concert three weeks or so after this tribute.
Yes has been my favorite since I was 13 in 1977. I currently play in a band that Alan had played with several times. Eventually I’ll get the opportunity to play a song Alan created the drum parts for. I wish I would have the opportunity to meet Alan. ❤❤❤
hearing the recording of Anderson's voice just before...this...is jarring to say the least. cutting the intro is ridiculous. wtf
It doubles as a tribute to Jon Anderson…
I noticed that with having Anderson’s vocal first….not a good idea on their part.
It reminds you about what you are missing..........Jon Anderson was / is magical. This is a poor representation of a former Yes band I used to love. Yes fans would be in the record shops on the day a new album was being released to hear it and buy it ........now , I can't be bothered ,even when I can stream the new stuff instantly . Long live Jon, RIP Chris and Alan. Long live 'my' YES !
@@miketonner3094 what happened to this song we once knew so well?
R.I.P. Alan. We miss you SO much!🥁😭💔⚘
I can hear Jon Anderson’s voice at 6.27 .what on earth??
Geoff is relying a lot on backing tapes, even if some have old Jon residue. Check out @8:00 - lots of flashy keys but his hands are barely moving.
That's just... Incredibly sloppy. They can't even fake it properly
@@JosephFrancisBurton They gave up on him after he so totally botched 'Gates of Delirium' 3 years ago
We shouldn't judge a band's performance from a phone video. I just saw them in Newcastle and they were excellent.
So when a band is so sloppy & loose there's daylight between the musicians that's the "phone video" & not the band being, you know, ~sloppy & loose~?
Alrighty then. 👍🏻😉
Are you sure you were at a Yes concert?
You must’ve seen a tribute band, which this is, just not a good one.
I just saw them Saturday night, and they were incredible. This video sucks compared to what I witnessed live! I'm ready to go see them again!
Well, I always thought that for 40+ years that this would have been an excellent opening song for a set but, I was thinking more like Anderson, Howe, Squire, Wakeman and White! Now of course it's sad that Alan and Chris are no longer with us and and Jon A & Rick are no longer welcome in the "offical YES' band but, having legal rights to a name and Logo does not make a band. The internet is loaded with tribute bands that are much better than this and its pityful that this has to continue. In additon, I don't want to see Jon Anderson playing the CTTE album with the School of Rock either so, if you guys can't get together in your 70's and put aside your differences and form a solid band to compliment each other then its time to get in that rocking chair by the fire!
Yup.. well said. Same goes for Steve Hackett playing old Genesis. Does not impress me in the least. Just a very good cover band.
@Ron Federico: Agree 💯%
@@lornestein7248 actually, IMO Hackett is doing a GREAT job with the old material. This current "YES" lineup is unlistenable. Poor Steve Howe.
@@michaelschey1084 Yes.. He's great.. I'm simply not impressed with his band. (especially his drummer) Much like you feel 'bout Yes today.
I actually saw GTR with both of them together back in the day! Now that was an interesting concert.
I agree as well!! This group is a disgrace to the wonderful Yes legacy. Shouldn't be touring for sure!! It would be great if they could do one more tour with Jon and Rick. I really like this song, but this guys voice is terrible. Had to play it with Jon singing after hearing this. :)
Saw them once at the Albert Hall. On the bill with Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company. 👍🤪 21st April 1969
who was better ?
When the visual effects are better than the music the band is playing it might be time to call it a day
I'm speaking about this live performance not the song itself which is a masterpiece
Totally agree.. this is so sadly pathetic.. I saw the real Yes perform this piece in the round at MSG in NYC.
A good cover band
Get a life
Alan White Will Be Great Missed by Many just like Chris Squire !!! Hope they are Both Playing (Little Drummer Boy) together in Heaven !!!
Yes have been, and always will be in my top three bands of all time, probably in the number one spot but, this, and I hate to say it, is unfortunately nowhere near in the same league as they were in their glory days. I think I'd rather remember them as they used to be 😢
And there is nothing wrong with that. That's why music is great. We will always have the albums.
They're just a Yes tribute band now. I really wish they'd called it a day years ago. I seen them perform Close To The Edge in London with Jon, Chris, Steve, Alan, Tony and that was close to heaven for me. Now I'll just stick with the albums.
Good cover band
Mom always taught me if you can't say something nice say nothing at all, so... Billy Sherwood sounds really good on bass.
Time to pack 'er in boys. I have my bearskin!
I've been listening to them since 1975 and since The Yes Album, they changed and continued to be to my liking. With Howe, Wakeman, Anderson, Rabin, or without them; They were always to my liking, Today it is perhaps a company. We all have a job to support our way of life. I listen to them, but I kept my fanaticism in my heart for a long time. I love Yes and will love him forever. It's good to see young people listening to them. Thanks Yes, the band of my life.
A pale shadow of Yes, time to give it up.
Kind of inexplicable. I could lived without the intro....but cut off the chorus its killing the song!
The bass at the start was the best piece of the tune
@@martynproctor1576 Yes it was....and has been successfully covered here online ua-cam.com/video/E8Kwf2mklvQ/v-deo.html
I dunno…the chorus has always ruined it for me. Sounds like it belongs in a cartoon. The rest of the song is excellent.
Absolutely disgraceful….Steve Howe should be ashamed of himself. This is NOT YES; it’s Steve Howe and “replacements”
Such a sad dissatisfaction.
Admirable choice to start the show. Love the intent, love the song and I know it’s very early in the tour but it seems like they all rehearsed separately and were just trying to play it together for the first time. I wonder how they would judge this performance?
I'm not sure they care - everyone in the band is an excellent musician and yet it seems to have no heart - I've read several first person accounts from people at the shows and they seem to love it, and I'm happy for them that they can do that. The last time I saw Yes what's the first time I had ever seen them and not been overwhelmed. Unless something changes I don't see myself ever seeing the band perform live again.
@@AldousHuxleysCat Downes a "first rate musician"?.... That I cannot justify...
@@1adneumann given the level of musicians he's played with over the course of a 40-year career I don't think there is any doubt at all that he is a first-rate musician. Possibly you think you know better than Steve Howe about someone's abilities? Please tell me about all the hit albums and hit singles you've been a part of or how you played in legendary bands over the course of the last 40 years
@@AldousHuxleysCat So, you're saying that someone who makes a critique has to be "better" than who they are writing about? That's absolute nonsense... PS: Read many of the other reviews; i'm not the only one so disappointed in their downward spiral.....
@@1adneumann I'm saying if you think he isn't a good musician you know nothing about music or musicians --- wasn't discussing the last few albums, which have not been good. I'd not pay to see this band but no one on that stage cam be called less than an excellent musician. Personally I think Asia was a waste of talent, pretty much dreck but they could certainly play at a higher level than an average musician
It’s like Howe is trying to recreate the past - very sad as a lifelong YES fan- saw the CTTE tour
Just seen them in Liverpool and they were fabulous
Steve Howe will probably live to be 99. But I think they should proudly end it after all these years. They gave us something so very special that no one can take from us. It will always be etched in music history. Time to bring out the old Yessongs live video from the 70's so this new generation can experience a bit of what we did everyday.
Steve is still a very good acoustic player. His electric playing sucks now though, he just doesn't have the energy, timing or attack he had. He seemed to lose it after the drama album and has played boring ever since. Asia was awful and everything after has been pretty awful.
🙏 ✌ ❤ 🎶 🌎 👏 Chris and Alan
This is not YES. This is Steve Howe and friends cover band. YES is Jon Anderson and Chris Squire.
I have said for years, Yes were finished after the Tomato album.
Then you were completely wrong.
You are Totally wrong
Oh...Mooooodyblue..a group who put glass eyes to sleep... name a better album after Tormato....
Huh?! Drama was phenomenal.
@@jomaka in my opinion i should have said and I'd forgotten about that wonderful vocalist Trevor Horn!!
Peace & freedom🙏
Weirdest thing...was on a pre -op stretcher waiting to be taken into the operating room for labral repair and subacromial decompression (repair shoulder impingement)...btw...they inserted three anchors (thin rods) into my shoulder bone with sutures attached as a way of sewing up the labrum....
When I received a news notification on my cellphone...
Yes drummer Alan White dead at 72...
I thought...NO WAY!...this fn sux! being a lifelong Yes freak...as we were called back in the 1970's...
First Chris...now Alan...turned out to be the truth..the "core" of Yes to me was Chris, Steve and Alan...no disrespect to Jon Anderson...love his voice and lyrics and his spirit to death...but musically and instrument ally....the core of Yes are the 3 members cited...
Didn't matter at that point about my surgery....was more concerned about Alan's family, friends and fans...was very upset that Alan had died..
Great drummer..greater human being...met him at Pechanga Casino in Temecula, CA in 2013, in one of the bars there the afternoon of the show..sat down next to him and during the course of each of us imbibing on a beer..I said to him I that I am a big fan and saw Yes for the first time live in 1976 at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, NJ...and he kidded me that that was a long time ago and I must be "old" (was 53 then, just turned 62 last Friday and honestly I don't look or feel 50 years old thank the Lord) and we just got talking about musicians, and the industry general and certain musicians in particular for about 20 minutes...
Just as importantly, Alan White entertained me and enthraled me with his drumming knowledge and prowess and his story telling of days remembered fondly...
As a top drummer in the rock world, Alan will always be honored, appreciated and respected for his drumming style, subtlety, dexterity, ability to change on the fly, progressive outlook, as well as his raw aggressive power...
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For 45 plus years, Alan was the heartbeat of and the driving force behind Yes...
Alan always described Yes music and compositions as "looking over the horizon..."...
I COULDN'T AGREE WITH HIM MORE....
Seen Chris Squire and Yes 36 times. This is not Yes!
Enjoy the Prog.....or
Just get old and die!
101% agree
It is Yes....get over it
@@Bobby-bl6og it is only Roger Dean logo. Present band is random people who sometimes cannot even handle the repertoire and legacy.
ArtB414...geeezzz , can you be anymore pathetic?
The opening number is “Turn of the Century,” not “Fireside Suite.”
Just a shell of one of the greatest bands ever. Sad.
Génial
How many people did this Hall hold and was it sold out?
2500 and no it wasn't. Does that surprise you?
@@jongpw50: Sadly, no.
@@stevedrums1675 It's no wonder as they're shite
I've seen yes many times since the 70's. The last show I saw was Union. When I would go to a Yes concert I couldn't listen to their albums for a while after because they were even better live. I'm sorry to see what Steve has turned Yes into. I would have left during this concert and went home and put on an album. They should change their name, maybe Cinema. And Jon should do A.B.W.R. Let the Yes name pass.
Geoff Downes is just embarrassing. Half hearted effort. After all these years he should have it down by now.
how can a guy so capable suck so bad ?
His interpretations of Wakeman parts are abysmal
@@Chudhole I've been saying it for 40 years he stinks, he 's a cheese player.
Having listened to some bootlegs there was a period in 2017 where I thought Geoff was improving a bit but now it's just gotten sad again. If there's mistakes I can notice there's probably ten more mistakes that I'm not even noticing. It reminds me of that Beavis and Butt-head episode where they try to copy the David Letterman show with Beavis impersonating Paul Schaffer but when he plays synth all he does is randomly smash keys.
@@ChromeDestiny Haaaaaa!! I think Downes just doesn't care onw way or another. You know your musical career should be over when you could care less if you nail the parts or not
dont forget guys, its a recording on a iPhone and impossible to capture the fullness of the sound that would be there live.
As someone who was at this gig I am sorry to have to tell you that even in the Royal Concert Hall, the sound mix was crap and the band were all over the place. This was the first night of the tour and only hope it improved. Don't know how much rehearsing they put in but this was grim. This was certainly my last time to go see them. Prefer my memory of having grown up in the 70's with them it is a shadow of a band now. Geoff Downes should stick with DBA. Definitely ain't Yes.... Steve Howe and Friends but time to go quietly into the dark night!
PS. only highlight was meeting and speaking to Roger Dean, an absolute gent and a pleasure.
@@andrewharding5781 right okay fair enough.
'Wanted": Keyboard player that can step up to the plate and actually perform YES songs with fervor and flair; no stumblers and fumblers please....
Answers to the name of Rick…
@@stuartjack4095 …or Oliver!
no backing tapes or arpeggiators please!!
Sorry 😞 but I would rather have Igor. And I have seen over 520 yes shows
Let me put it this way: Would pay to see a yes cover band - there is a pretty good one here in Brazil - but not to see this "official" yes. It's a shame.
Very disappointing and sad to watch ! Thank's for sharing because you made my friends and i save hundreds of dollars on concert tickets next time they are in Montreal !
3:15 Geoff! Keep your hands off the keys until Firebird Suite is over!!! He's like, "Whoops, these things make sounds!"
He was making sure it works.
That’s on the sound guy. Should not have opened the channel to the PA until just before the end of FS. Geoff was doing a quick sound check for his monitors.
Oh my god . The drummers overpowering. What has happened to yes bloody awful .
Good Drummer but he is from a metal band. Sounds like he is playing hard rock to their Prog. But it is a bootleg through the phone
@Jeremy Spade not as good as quality as being there. Ignorant asshole!
@@mariskacandice890 very true. He’s a good drummer. Just more metal than prog. Not exactly the best fit for Yes and not up to the skill of Alan White. Although I must say you don’t get that much “metal drumming” on Mirror To The Sky surprisingly. Maybe he’s trying to play more like White did on The Quest, I don’t know…
“Theirs Is The Disgrace”…
LOOOOOOOOOL!!!
Here is what I wrote about the new version of "On the Silent Wings of Freedom."
Awful! They cut off literally 2 1/2 minutes of the instrumental work (the entire bass solo) from the beginning of this song! This is what I would expect Jon Anderson to do (i.e. "America" on his recent tour which eliminated Howe's guitar arrangement), not Yes. I'm also sensing another edit elsewhere in the song. In total, there's 4 minutes gone from the song.
In this case, they shouldn't even waste the time playing it. Savaging a great mini-epic is no way to pay respect to a deep cut from the band's repertoire.
I just figured out a major section that is missing, the first chorus: : "Where we are coming from or where we go
We only know we come with sound
Where we are coming from or where we go
We only know we go around and around"
Since this chorus only appears twice in the song (three times if you include the wordless version), it's probably best not to remove it.
Then, after the next verse ending with "On the flight of regardless feelings/ As you hurtle to fear midst the challenge of everyone," the band cuts off a guitar solo and the wordless vocal restatement of the chorus! By cutting out the chorus melody twice, they are basically removing the glue that holds the song together.
They also cut out the synthesizer solo after the mellow vocal restatement of the basic verse melody, the section that ends with "To the common goal of freedom
Where we offer ourselves midst the balancing of the sun."
I'd say this version of On the Silent Wings of Freedom sounds like a complete fail, especially bewildering because Sherwood, Davison, and Moraz already did a fantastic full-length version of it on A LIFE IN YES: A CHRIS SQUIRE
Well said and thanks for the message. Couldn't agree more. A real shame.
ARW cut out half of Perpetual Change and parts of Roundabout for Christ sake. Get over yourself.
@@Lewis1key I think Schellen is a very good drummer. You can never really tell what a song sounds like from a video, especially because cell phones tend to cut out booming sounds. My comments are about the editing. This lineup did an excellent job with Topographic Oceans and Drama on the 2016 and 2017 tours-- one of my favorite Yesshows ever, and two very demanding albums to play. But it's six years later and these guys aren't getting any younger. I'm way more worried about Howe not being able to play the guitar parts on "Sound Chaser" than any of the others in the band, although Geoff has limitations too. Consider that it has been over 2 1/2 years since they last performed. I thought "And You and I," "Siberian Khatru," and "Heart of the Sunrise" sounded quite good. I wish we had a full length version of "The ice Bridge" to listen to from this tour. Check out this youtube video: YES Ritual LIVE DALLAS 2/19/2017 Majestic Theater.
@@paulstibora1123 I EXPECT ARW to edit the songs. Jon Anderson does HORRIBLE edits to even his own solo album songs when he tours, let alone savaging Yes songs. I'm actually shocked that Yes is doing it in this instance of "Silent Wings." Steve is usually the keeper of the flame of Yes's arrangements. We can't count on that anymore. I'm just glad that this has happening at a time when a Yes tribute band is rising in awareness, Awaken Yes Tribute Band. They are doing an excellent job of performing their epics in a pretty accurate fashion. Check out their recent performance of "Sound Chaser" on youtube.
@@SunFellow941 I am not to worried about one instance, He did change back Close to the Edge key wise. I agree with you on the judgement of cell phone videos. I remember getting soundboards of old Dead shows that I attended and hearing a sterile recording. I look forward to an American tour. Peace Paul
Where's Jon Anderson ?
This is a sad chopped version of OTSWOF, with the intro and some of the other melodic verses cut out. Too bad really as the entire song is great.
Glad they finally brought this tune back. Too bad Downes had to be so sloppy on it. If the band can't be bothered to listen to each other while they're playing, I'd say drop this song again. Or practice it more. The editing out of various parts of the song was weird as well.
Please put this once great band to rest. Steve and Geoff just go back to Asia. This is NOT YES
More No than Yes.
Kind of a pointless "On The Silent Wings Of Freedom". Why even play it if you're not going to do the whole thing properly?
Kind of a pointless band these days. Thank God we didn't get Relayer in the end how awful might have that been?
I heard and watched the original members perform it live at Madison Square Garden. It was magnificent and the best concert I have ever been to till this day!
Oh boo hoo...
Que buena banda Tributo!!
Unrelated: Yes and ELP were the beginnings of my admittedly limited appreciation of “classical” music - the finale from Firebird especially.
Dear god - I saw the classic lineup numerous times. Almost life changing. This made me want to puke. Downes cannot play. It's that simple. Even the bell at 6:13 is out of tune. Awful - breaks my heart.
They basically excised all the bits that are too hard to play now.
Mr Howe you have a lot of nerve to play a Yes song with Jon Anderson's vocals. Your band is a travesty not one original member including yourself, please exit.
Face it, this ISNT Yes, has never been and will never be. Once Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman were gone and Chris Squire passed away so had this band. And John Davidson is the worst vocalist EVER ! Sorry guys but you need to call it quits! ARW should be the ONLY ones continuing to carry the Yes torch.
Saw ARW on all tours just less of the same every year and no new music. Glad their done.
The main problem here is Davison. He has such major pitch problems! So cringey. If only they would let Anderson back in, he's publicly said how he wants to come back.
Steve hates him.
@@BeCoShooter oh I didn't realize that. I knew that they had a few creative differences but I didn't know he hated him. They got along in the 70s and 90s didn't they?
Come back to what??? He’s better off on his own
@@ericmendlow9396 I think Anderson has great leadership skills and could get the band back on track.
Been listening to yes since the very first album and if it isn't Rick Wakeman John Anderson Steve Howe Alan white and Chris squire then I'm sorry it's not yes I don't care how good the sound is I think they should kind of sit back and rest on what they have I know they want to play music but they can do it without being yes
Very best band,great musician 🎼🤘
@Jeremy Spade ,that's right brother, its OK!Think its not illegal yet.Congrats👍
@Jeremy Spade ,rock'n'roll it's a religion I like it since 1970,I collect vinyl from several bands, and I don't criticize everyone hears likes it just want it,its a person's right!Keep the faith. ✌️🌿💨
@Jeremy Spade ,that's right this is your opinion, read the others comments and disagree with the others and wait for their response, yep ok dude?By the way,nazzareth has a song "hair of the dog" which is an english slang,what does it mean??U think you're a rock expert...good lucky¡👍
silents wings of please stop
Listened several times paying close attention to Downes, and all I can say is if & when they get around to playing Relayer 'Sound Chaser' is going to be utterly horrendous.
Maybe they'll just chop out all the really difficult bits (kinda like what they've done here).
To play Sound Chaser they need Patrick Moraz for that. It was his baby. But that was then and this is now.
My favourite Yes line up was: Anderson, Wakeman, Bruford, Squire and Howe. However It looks like the sound is not good, because it is recorded live with a phone, it is not the performance I think, don't be too hard on these guys.
The means of recording is irrelevant - it's a shockingly poor performance.
I would go see Steve Howe play chopsticks on the guitar. For me he is the quintessential guitar player but I wish he did what Steve Hackett did. Form a band with top musicians and play my favorite music, Yes. If you want to hear Yes music played the way it was in the 70s and 80s I would suggest this: ua-cam.com/video/7LxW4N73QLs/v-deo.html
very sad indeed about alan
This should have been titled Tribute Band pays Tribute to Alan White.
This is NOT Yes.
More Stravinsky please.
Oh no! With the greatest respect to one of my all time favourite bands, this is horrible. Forget the fact the mix is “off” (drums too loud etc) but Geoff simply CAN’T play RW’s keyboard licks rendering this…er…’version’ of “Silent Wings” almost impossible to listen to, let alone enjoy. Jon’s vocals here are also either weak or flat which doesn’t help in the slightest - especially after hearing JA’s voice in the preceding tribute to Alan (RIP). For a while now I’d considered playing certain tracks from “Tormato”, “Relayer” and two of the “Topographic” tracks (not including the acoustic part of “The Ancient”) was now behind the band because they’d no longer be capable of executing the performance - and this video pretty much proves it. I’m now very relieved that the “Relayer” album series tour never happened - even if it meant dragging out “Close To The Edge” (as great as it is) for the umpteenth time. Really, really sorry - as the video here hurts my heart - but Yes as an entity (with no original members to represent it) needs to throw in the towel before more damage to the awesome legacy is done.
Lots of hate in these comments. These guys owe nothing to you. If you don’t like it, don’t watch for godssakes.
Not hate. Critique. Watching is not the problem!!!
Weird how they cut up silent wings like that
If I had seen only this video, I would have dismissed the whole shebang out of hand - John sounds our of tune, the whole band sounds weak and un-together - struggling, even. BUT I saw them at Symphony Hall only a few days later, and they were superb, delivering one of the best sounds and performances I have ever heard at any gig anywhere. Maybe the medium is, if not the message, a terrible interpreter of it? I _kind of_ wish I hadn't seen this video because it largely undermines what was a wonderful experience. Sure, it's nice to have a record of the stage set, and a reminder of the performance, so thanks to the OP for taking the trouble to post it, but please do not base your opinions of YES or this tour on this alone.
Shameful; Davisons wailing voice is awful.
you guys are all correct... this is NOT yes... its a sad cover band. they cancelled relayer because these clowns cant play it! I saw them try a few years ago and it was abysmal. Steve please give this up and get back with jon and rick while they are still with us.... im begging you
Alas, what was but no longer is.
Time to be done guys. Sad sad sad.
Play the full song….
U really don't know how I feel about Downes. I will stop ✋ right now!!!
A karaoke performance. Not for me I'm afraid. ARW tour was more like the YES I remember.
The pop Yes right?
Having been a fan for 50 years, I have always said, you can`t have Yes without Jon Anderson, Chris Squire or Rick Wakeman and I`m sorry to say that this just proves it 😒
It’s not Firebird Suite…it’s Awaken
/ Firebird Suite
Esto ya no es Yes
I’m sorry. This is just bad. Vocals are off key and Downes just can’t handle the keyboard parts. Howe’s guitar sound is the only thing that sounds like Yes.
That this band still calls itself Yes, is a joke!
and that’s turn of the century not firebird suite
I just listen to the yes album an drama perfect this is old man garbage Shane is it
What happened 😢
Steve Howe is the only true remaining Yes member.
No Jon, No Chris, No Rick, NO YES
No he is not there are no original members.
@Jeremy Spade sorry Howe is not an original member, the first guitarist was Peter Banks,played on 'YES' and 'TIME AND A WORD'.
@Jeremy Spade 👍Apologies.
does howe even listen to the rhythm section? this is just embarrassing.....they were SO good in 2018
he's been playing in another time zone for the last 10 years
Shame on you Steve! This was jarring, dispiriting & depressing beyond belief. Totally incomprehensible! Yes could have assured a legacy instead of this ignominious end. They could have had JA in the band for the past 14 years tho JA would have never lent his imprimatur by participating/enabling this farcical travesty/tragedy. This is Howe's fault - disrespecting a faithful & loyal fan base by perpetrating this fiasco
The tribute is always emotional but, they should have used "In the presence of" that mainly was Alan's composition. I can't believe Howe did not think closer instead of using "Turn of the century" that is a great song but is not significant to Alan. Silent wings is utterly butchered, what a pity.
Alan had a huge hand in writing Turn of the Century as well. But I agree In the Presence Of would’ve suited better.
Agreed, I immediately thought of In The Presence Of, but I think another suitable tribute for White (or Squire for that matter) would have been The More You Live - Let Go.
Is Geoff drunk?
This is not Yes-band!This is smth. like St.How-band realy!
Jon just messed up the lyrics
Dreadful. Let it go Steve, please
We still have the legacy of yes and there Is around Many haters, WITHOUT proper apreciation and respect. Shame on you, long live YES
Let us expect angry and visceral responds on 3...2... 1.... Go!!!
You’re obviously not a YES fan
@@chrisrickert8638 You mean, i am not a fanatical ideologist, married with only one possibillity... Open your eyes... YES Is More than just your personal and limitated point of View
Same thing with the different incarnations of GENESIS... You are just forgetting the music... Shame on you
Long live YES
Like I said, you are NOT a YES fan; not a Genesis fan either by trying to conflate the two which is just preposterous.
Shame on YOU; open your EARS; it’s not a limited point of view. Yours is ( obviously ). This trash is not YES.☮️
@@chrisrickert8638 like i said, i do not have a tiny brain, disqualifying everything that no match with your limitated point of View... I am a 52 years old grown up, i saw Many YES incarnations purchasing every YES álbum or CD... If you think so i dont give a shit about that
They are really musicians, you are a kid, frustrated because you want YES the way you understand... Shame on you
Long live YES, God bless Steve Howe
@@chrisrickert8638 if you dont like the music just fuck off and leave them alone...