YES! Hey Peeker!

[Andyman]

Guess who I'm going to see tomorrow night? [img]cool.gif[/img]

[Andyman]

Apparently this thread sank to oblivion before Peeker saw it.

Anyhoo, the band I saw last Saturday night was in fact Yes. The classic line up doing a 35 anniversary tour. Yes, they looked old (especially Steve Howe! Talk about a walking skeleton with long hair!) Yes, they sounded awesome! Yes, their stage was incredible!

They opened with a blazing rendition of "Going for the One".

Weird but cool moment #1. After a 15 minute intermission they came back and did the now clich? "unplugged" set. They discussed the difficulty of doing an acoustic version of "Roundabout" and how they came up with a "Chicago Blues" version. I winced at first but it ended up sounding really good!

Weird but kinda cool moment #2. Steve Howe was known for bashing the 90s lineup (Owner of a Lonely Heart) with Trever Rabin on lead guitar saying that they were not really "Yes". He despised their sound. Imagine my surprise when Howe started playing "Rythm of Love", a song written by Rabin. He pulled if off quite well even though I saw signs of Howe gagging every once in a while. [img]wink.gif[/img]

Unbelievable that as a longtime Yes fan, this is the first time I ever saw them live. Better late than never in this case! They were fantastic!

[toymank]

lol, Im just picturing Andyman whincing [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Peter Peeker]

bastard. [img]wink.gif[/img]

sounds like a cool time, all things considered. [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

*runs away with "Owner of a Lonely Heart" stuck in his head*