Totally agree. Since the day it came out I've said to myself - this shouldn't maybe be regarded as a Yes album. But then I say - it sounds like a Yes album - and that means high praise.......Hats off to Mr Horn for a quite ridiculously stellar career. Not just a brilliant producer in various guises - but also lead singer for a while of the greatest band ever.
Not Cool for Trevor Horn and Geoffrey Downes but the live from 1980/1981 weren’t filmed with good sound quality but of course with the digital sound everything sounds cleaner
@@MrJeremy9835 Yes has described themselves as an ongoing orchestra with ever changing band members. Yes have refined their performances of some pieces through the decades regardless of who is in the band. A good example is there are some sublime performances of Awaken without Wakeman and Gates of Delirium without Moraz. If Yes stuck to some rule of not playing a piece of music without the members who played it originally, they would have ceased to exist 50 years ago.
The last credible line up of Yes before they slipped into the realms of a tribute act. Benoit was a great fit for this band, shame it never lasted. Superb performance.
There's an interview with Benoit in Rolling Stone (?) from a couple of years ago -- he admits that it wasn't working out. But this is a great performance, no argument there.
I remember a quote from Rick Wakeman, when he was playing in a current YES lineup. He said "I like to think that YES is an entity larger than any one of its lineups. It may sound "grossy," but I like to think that there will still be a YES, long after we are all dead and buried."
R.i.p Alan White, came here today because I wanted to watch this performance once again in memory of Alan, this is probably my favorite Yes song. A magical journey.
Brilliant! Fascinating! Benoit David had a great presence on stage and definitely a wonderful and high level voice. He deserved much better than such a short popup in Yes .
According to Chris, he left because he didn’t like the lifestyle and touring. It kept him away from his family too much. But he is a far superior vocalist to Jon Davison.
Benoit was the best Jon replacement singer the band ever had. I regret not giving him the time of day when he was a member and am disappointed that he retired from music. His band was awesome.
The album this was not very well received by "critics" (failed musicians) however, with songs like this ? Are you kidding me ?? I bought it and though it was great !!! VIVA YES !! RIP Squire !!
I was lucky enough to see Yes "In the Present" in Milwaukee in 2009 and it was awesome!! Benoit David was perfect! He is the second best Yes vocalist after THE voice of Yes, Jon Anderson. And Oliver Wakeman was great, too. I had also seen Yes "In the Round" in San Diego in 1980 when Trevor Horn sang lead and Geoff Downes was the keyboardist. My friends and I were only 3 rows back!
Benoit and Oliver nailed their respective parts here. I was lucky enough to see them shine onstage in London. It’s a real shame that both were unceremoniously ousted from the band. Thankfully the release of “From A Page” (well done to Oliver for sorting that out) gave a brief taste of what COULD have been had both men were able to stay in the band. Genuinely a real loss. This performance proves it.
I could not agree more with Rick. YES is not at the level of a disposable pop act, like Hanson or New Kids On The Block. They are truly an institution, like The Chicago Symphony Orchestra or The Mormon Tabernacle Choir. LONG LIVE YES! 😀
I was fortunate to see 4 concerts this tour! Was really great meeting the band(again😊), Knowing I was seeing Yes without Jon or Rick…I went in with different expectations. Benoit was able to be himself performing songs from Drama -and Not having to “measure up” to Jon Anderson. I think Benoit did a great job and meeting him and and Oliver -was memorable! Both Gents were very humble and appreciative of the fans wonderful support this tour!❤ Great energy between the band this tour!🥰
Magnificent version of Machine Messier………which is to be expected from Chris Steve and Alan, but, my goodness Benoit and Oliver were right up to Yes standard too. Thanks for posting.👍
bought this album when I was 17 :) loved it. my older brother said "this is not YES" :). aged amazingly well. as i am hearing it now, I noticed how this track in particular and the album resemble to PINK FLOYD welcome to the machine. anyway what a preformenc and sound is amazing.
MIS MEJORES AÑOS FUERO CUANDO ESTE SÚPER VINIL LO ESCUCHE FUÉ UNA COSA SUPER ,ARRIBA ( YES ) SOLO HAY UNO ,UNO YA SE FUERON PERO DEJARON VERDADERAS OBRAS 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😉
Great performance of that classic. The Benoit/Squire duet in the acoustic part is cool, with Benoit on the lower notes. Oliver's Moog with a bit of extra "portamento" is also a nice vibe near the end.
Bass - Chris Squire Design [Booklet] - Giulio Cataldo Drums - Alan White Guitar - Steve Howe Keyboards - Oliver Wakeman Lead Vocals - Benoît David Liner Notes - 高山直之 Mastered By - John Davis (4) Mixed By - Karl Groom Photography By - Glenn Gottlieb, Jim Halley Producer - Yes Recorded By - Norbert Prieckaerts Vocals - Chris Squire, Steve Howe
Drama is horribly underrated.
Totally agree. Since the day it came out I've said to myself - this shouldn't maybe be regarded as a Yes album. But then I say - it sounds like a Yes album - and that means high praise.......Hats off to Mr Horn for a quite ridiculously stellar career. Not just a brilliant producer in various guises - but also lead singer for a while of the greatest band ever.
@@christopherwright8811it a great album
14 years later (2023), and only Steve Howe remains from this lineup. Two of the members onstage are no longer with us. Tempus fugit.
This is unequivocally the best live version of Machine Messiah.
Yes, Fantastic sound on all instruments, recorded so well !! : )
Not Cool for Trevor Horn and Geoffrey Downes but the live from 1980/1981 weren’t filmed with good sound quality but of course with the digital sound everything sounds cleaner
Oliver Wakeman doesn’t sound like Geoff Downes to me though. Sorry
Benoit David’s voice is brilliant
@@MrJeremy9835 Yes has described themselves as an ongoing orchestra with ever changing band members. Yes have refined their performances of some pieces through the decades regardless of who is in the band. A good example is there are some sublime performances of Awaken without Wakeman and Gates of Delirium without Moraz. If Yes stuck to some rule of not playing a piece of music without the members who played it originally, they would have ceased to exist 50 years ago.
The last credible line up of Yes before they slipped into the realms of a tribute act. Benoit was a great fit for this band, shame it never lasted. Superb performance.
There's an interview with Benoit in Rolling Stone (?) from a couple of years ago -- he admits that it wasn't working out. But this is a great performance, no argument there.
Bin ich voll deiner Meinung
The only word I can define this band is SUPERB...
Not sure Steve ever had a better guitar tone than this performance, just brilliant
RIP Chris Squire and Alan White!
Gentlemen, you are missed!
You'd think Tony Iommi started playing with Yes. The opening has total Black Sabbath vibes
I remember a quote from Rick Wakeman, when he was playing in a current YES lineup. He said "I like to think that YES is an entity larger than any one of its lineups. It may sound "grossy," but I like to think that there will still be a YES, long after we are all dead and buried."
I think that was in the Yes Years documentary during the Union Tour. Maybe elsewhere as well, but thats where I saw him say it.
R.i.p Alan White, came here today because I wanted to watch this performance once again in memory of Alan, this is probably my favorite Yes song.
A magical journey.
This is my first time seeing this version of Yes live. David Benoit and Oliver Wakeman both do excellent work!
Brilliant! Fascinating! Benoit David had a great presence on stage and definitely a wonderful and high level voice. He deserved much better than such a short popup in Yes .
I wish Benoit would have stayed.
Agree it's a great shame Benoit had to leave due to health issues, loved his voice & the way he harmonized with Chris * Steve
According to Chris, he left because he didn’t like the lifestyle and touring. It kept him away from his family too much. But he is a far superior vocalist to Jon Davison.
If you would like to hear more material from Benoit, definitely check out his music with the Canadian band Mystery.
@@ahoog69 Kind of you. Cheers.
Drama was vastly under rated.
Alan White was a absolute gentleman when I had the pleasure of meeting him. God bless you Mr White thankyou. may you rest in peace
God i miss Chris squire.. he even did the high parts here like Yes Roundabout...RIP
The Keyboard Player nailed it!!!!
Great tone out'a those keys
Well it is Rick wakeman’s son, so I guess it runs in the family lol
This was a great lineup Benoit was fantastic
Benoit was the best Jon replacement singer the band ever had. I regret not giving him the time of day when he was a member and am disappointed that he retired from music. His band was awesome.
He was personally picked by Jon to replace him from what I understand.
That never was Jon's song!!!
@@palszalai1907 so? It is still easily one of their very best!
Benoit did a great Trevor Horn impression too !
@@CarltonMelson Jon was never on board about being replaced. That decision was made by Chris and Steve.
Ah! I'm back at my mom's house playing "ZORK" on my Commodore 64!
Brilliant that so many people are enjoying this incarnation of Yes. Benoit and Wakeman were both very good for the band
Rick obviously proud of his son, he's brilliant!!! He plays with the same impact and drive of his father. Like father like son!!!
this is great. 2009 seems a world away!
Benoit was the best Yes replacement singer.
Amazing how Chris Squire always sounded like himself regardless of the bass he played/ and Steve Howe remains the most versatile Prog guitarist !!!###
Masterpiece !!!!!!! R.I.P. Alan and Cris...
My God I Miss Chris Squire !!!!!!!!
Unbelievable that they could still play this after almost 30 years to such perfection... Plus, Squire's vocal sounded exactly the same! WOW!
I attended many shows from the Drama tour and this version blows all of them away. David and Oliver are far stronger than Trevor and Geoff.
Best Live version of this monumental song...
Oliver and Benoit should have continued in the band...true performers...
Kind of mind-blowing that from this lineup, only Steve is still there.
FABULOUS SONG!!! OLIVER AND BENOIT INCREDIBLES HERE!!!
This live version is actually very very good 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Good Lord I forgot how good Benoit and Chris were together!
Yes they are Great !!!
But I could do with a bit less Benoit spinning around !! Lol : D
He's a better vocalist than the one currently singing in the band called 'YES'.
So much better than the current line up.
7:58 is maybe the funniest thing Yes ever recorded... these sober, cool old men cranking out their music, and then.... Tambourine Guy!!
What a great f ' in tune!!! performed flawlessly..that Drama album was one of their best ever
I feel for those with poor audio on their TV because the bass on this is amazing.
2024 ❤
Benoit was underrated
Squire's "Fish Out Of Water" Rickenbacker is so Bloody Cool !! : )
This is a wonderful performance for one of my very favorite Yes songs. Damn, Chris and Alan…. we miss you!!
and Jon Anderson and Bill Bruford and Rick Wakeman
@@choosenone2die yeah, well they are still alive…
The album this was not very well received by "critics" (failed musicians) however, with songs like this ? Are you kidding me ?? I bought it and though it was great !!! VIVA YES !! RIP Squire !!
Amazing
That bass is insane
¡Estupenda versión! ¡Una sorpresa! 😃👍
This is is absolutely brilliant ! Much respect to all especially Benoit and Oliver.This is a masterpiece, thank you for posting this !!
My favorite Yes song...ive never seen it live....😢
Saw this tour. Fair play, it was a great show. I thought Oliver Wakeman did an outstanding job.
this can be described only as a masterpiece.
Wow, this is absolutely incredible. Saw them live on the Drama tour with Trevor Horn, which was great too.
This version is unbelievable.
I was lucky enough to see Yes "In the Present" in Milwaukee in 2009 and it was awesome!! Benoit David was perfect! He is the second best Yes vocalist after THE voice of Yes, Jon Anderson. And Oliver Wakeman was great, too.
I had also seen Yes "In the Round" in San Diego in 1980 when Trevor Horn sang lead and Geoff Downes was the keyboardist. My friends and I were only 3 rows back!
Oliver is the man!
Fantastic rendition of Machine Messiah!
Kudos to Oliver Wakeman in this performance, keeping it real ... and real close to the vibe of the original.
One of their best songs from (IMHO) their best record!
Fantastic live performane. Wakeman and Benoit are doing a great job keeping up with the 3 old geezers, who are just plain amazing.
Lol, Yitzhak. At the time of this concert, those three "oldies" have acquired over 120 years of professional musical experience between them.
Sorry, that is NOT Rick Wakeman on keyboards! It's his son Oliver! Great job Oliver!
@@jedd.5407 Yes, you're right, Jed. Thanks.
Old Geezers Rule Classic Prog !!!! Lol : D
Oliver is a great Keyboardist. A chip off the old Rick
I saw this lineup. B David was phenomenal, YES!
Benoit and Oliver nailed their respective parts here. I was lucky enough to see them shine onstage in London. It’s a real shame that both were unceremoniously ousted from the band. Thankfully the release of “From A Page” (well done to Oliver for sorting that out) gave a brief taste of what COULD have been had both men were able to stay in the band. Genuinely a real loss. This performance proves it.
Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes, with Canadian Benoit David on vocals the best at singing Anderson's parts, the greatest show on earth.
Stunning. I can watch this over and over again. A musical masterpiece performed live to absolute perfection.
Me too. I can’t stop watching it. Brilliant. This particular playing is definitely in my top 20 Yes songs. Fantastic!
As a bass player with many yrs experience. One of the hardest Yes Bass that nobody knows!
Great version,glad I got to see Benoit David when he was in the band.
I absolutely love this tune and this version of it.
I love the bass Chris is playing.
Benoît David nails it. Well done!
Chris had great backing vocals
Como siempre lo mejor 😂🎉😅
Just amazing . Typical Yes musicianship .
I could not agree more with Rick. YES is not at the level of a disposable pop act, like Hanson or New Kids On The Block. They are truly an institution, like The Chicago Symphony Orchestra or The Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
LONG LIVE YES! 😀
"You wouldn't put someone like Bill Bruford or Chris Squire in a conventional Pop band. They have more going for them." - Jon Anderson
Fish was great!!
I heard this álbum in 80’s and now I am enjoying like that time. Incredible piece of wonderful Music.
I cannot like this performance enough, simply spectacular
I was fortunate to see 4 concerts this tour! Was really great meeting the band(again😊), Knowing I was seeing Yes without Jon or Rick…I went in with different expectations. Benoit was able to be himself performing songs from Drama -and Not having to “measure up” to Jon Anderson. I think Benoit did a great job and meeting him and and Oliver -was memorable! Both Gents were very humble and appreciative of the fans wonderful support this tour!❤
Great energy between the band this tour!🥰
From these 5 guys, only one of them still in the band…..
Fantastic sound !!
A Great short period in Yes history with Benoit & Oliver ! : D
Totally agreed, this line up kills it!
Magnificent version of Machine Messier………which is to be expected from Chris Steve and Alan, but, my goodness Benoit and Oliver were right up to Yes standard too.
Thanks for posting.👍
Brilliance. RIP Chris and Alan
exelente albun
I got to see this tour at the house of blues. Grea!
RIP Alan White
Steve always has that Look at me play face 😁
You may (or may not) know just how accurate your description is. 😅🙄😁
I love Drama. I have a vinyl disk in my collection
Wow this is absolutely fabulous!
2nd best Yes lineup
This is a jewel.
Great, great, great BAND !!!
So tight, so Yes...❤
bought this album when I was 17 :) loved it. my older brother said "this is not YES" :). aged amazingly well. as i am hearing it now, I noticed how this track in particular and the album resemble to PINK FLOYD welcome to the machine. anyway what a preformenc and sound is amazing.
This was one of Yes’s best albums. Only the YesSnobs don’t like it.
forever yes
Tuve el privilegio de escucharlos y verlos en Rosario, Argentina con esta formación. Inolvidable.
difficult song played perfectly
MIS MEJORES AÑOS FUERO CUANDO ESTE SÚPER VINIL LO ESCUCHE FUÉ UNA COSA SUPER ,ARRIBA ( YES ) SOLO HAY UNO ,UNO YA SE FUERON PERO DEJARON VERDADERAS OBRAS 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😉
All round a fabulous performance ❤
This is just phenomenal! A great song played to perfection! I miss you Chris!!’
This is my favorite YES band and favorite YES song. To Chris in heaven.
Super song with the best musicians and singers
Great performance of that classic. The Benoit/Squire duet in the acoustic part is cool, with Benoit on the lower notes. Oliver's Moog with a bit of extra "portamento" is also a nice vibe near the end.
Hermosa canción. El super grupo YES.
Benoit amazing!!!!
Bass - Chris Squire
Design [Booklet] - Giulio Cataldo
Drums - Alan White
Guitar - Steve Howe
Keyboards - Oliver Wakeman
Lead Vocals - Benoît David
Liner Notes - 高山直之
Mastered By - John Davis (4)
Mixed By - Karl Groom
Photography By - Glenn Gottlieb, Jim Halley
Producer - Yes
Recorded By - Norbert Prieckaerts
Vocals - Chris Squire, Steve Howe