Concert Review: Yes
This one's a few days late, it's been a bit hectic around here lately. Children screaming, breasts fondling, etc...
Truly a treat for someone like me to appreciate a band that has been around almost a decade longer than I have. This being labeled as the 35th Anniversary Tour, Jon Anderson stated on stage that they have been together for 36 years. I'm assuming that this is near the end of a long tour. But enough history and semantics for now.
For those of you who don't know the unique cover art on most Yes albums, they often have brilliant artists come and paint beautiful surrealistic lanscapes. The set design was equally spectacular and baffling. Giant inflatable abstracts lit up in various colors and flagellated about in time with the music. This was absolutely necessary at this point, considering the members of the band are all over sixty years old. I think Steve Howe, one of the most brilliant guitarists in the universe, is pushing eighty (and he looked it, but certainly didn't act or play like it).
The music they play sounds so professional, it was as if we were hearing a CD after all the post-production. Hearing and seeing it live just floored me. Steve was juggling guitars throughout every song. Chris Squier commanded the stage with giant beautiful bass guitars Rick Wakeman, the tallest of the band by at least six inches, delegated dexterity over at least three or four different keyboards. Alan White was armed with a fully animated drum kit.... I don't know what other words to use to describe it other than "animated," but it was ... well... interesting.
Once again, in awe for someone of my age to appreciate music of this caliber, I feel very lucky to have grabbed the opportunity to see this band before anyone died.
This one's a few days late, it's been a bit hectic around here lately. Children screaming, breasts fondling, etc...
Truly a treat for someone like me to appreciate a band that has been around almost a decade longer than I have. This being labeled as the 35th Anniversary Tour, Jon Anderson stated on stage that they have been together for 36 years. I'm assuming that this is near the end of a long tour. But enough history and semantics for now.
For those of you who don't know the unique cover art on most Yes albums, they often have brilliant artists come and paint beautiful surrealistic lanscapes. The set design was equally spectacular and baffling. Giant inflatable abstracts lit up in various colors and flagellated about in time with the music. This was absolutely necessary at this point, considering the members of the band are all over sixty years old. I think Steve Howe, one of the most brilliant guitarists in the universe, is pushing eighty (and he looked it, but certainly didn't act or play like it).
The music they play sounds so professional, it was as if we were hearing a CD after all the post-production. Hearing and seeing it live just floored me. Steve was juggling guitars throughout every song. Chris Squier commanded the stage with giant beautiful bass guitars Rick Wakeman, the tallest of the band by at least six inches, delegated dexterity over at least three or four different keyboards. Alan White was armed with a fully animated drum kit.... I don't know what other words to use to describe it other than "animated," but it was ... well... interesting.
Once again, in awe for someone of my age to appreciate music of this caliber, I feel very lucky to have grabbed the opportunity to see this band before anyone died.
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And my comment was a pointed remark to someone in particular. Believe me, she deserved it - and she got it, too. Sort of passive-aggressive on my part, but no one's perfect.
Rock on.