Yes: In the Present – Live from Lyon

Earlier this year Yes released an excellent CD Fly From Here. As is always the case with this particular band there were some inter band politics to the fore and Oliver Wakeman was shoved out the door and replaced by Geoff Downes and the band made a return to the UK top 40 and US top 30 album charts. This was obviously quite a feat for a group whose collective age must be fast approaching three thousand years old. What could they possibly do to celebrate this feat?

Surely even Yes wouldn't be crass enough to release a live album with the aforementioned Mr Wakeman on keyboards would they? Hell yeah they would! Not only does this package feature a double CD of "hits" but there's a DVD as well (not offered for review.)

Musically the band are as tight as you would expect and it is interesting to hear Jon Anderson's replacement Benoit David sing songs closely associated with Accrington's finest but surely it would have been better to feature some tracks from Fly From Here and show the world the strengths of the current line up or would that be too logical?

If you like Yes and are a Yes completist you will obviously buy this but if you are a casual fan there are many, many other ways to get into the band and you'll have to think before handing over your pennies. Live from Lyon is fine, but not essential Yes.

Track Listing:
CD1
1) Siberian Khatru;
2) I've Seen All Good People;
3) Tempus Fugit;
4) Onward;
5) Astral Traveller;
6) And You And I;
7) Corkscrew (Acoustic Solo).
CD2:
8) Owner Of A Lonely Heart;
9) Southside Of The Sky;
10) Machine Messiah;
11) Heart Of The Sunrise;
12) Roundabout;
13) Starship Trooper.

Added: January 17th 2012
Reviewer: Simon Bray
Score:
Related Link: Band Website
Hits: 3563
Language: english

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