NEW HAVEN 1971

Date : Saturday, July 24, 1971
City : New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Venue : Yale Bowl
Lineup : Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Steve Howe, Tony Kaye, Chris Squire

Tracklist: Yours Is No Disgrace, I've Seen All Good People, Clap/Classical Gas, Perpetual Change, America

Note: Perpetual Change switches to a lower quality source tape about 75% through and continues through America.

Concert Review:

I went to see GRAND FUNK RAILROAD. I had never heard of YES. They opened the show and blew me (and everyone else) away. When they finished their set, they were called back for three encores. When GRAND FUNK hit the stage, it was a bit of a let down, not because they were bad (they actually were pretty good) but because YES was so outrageous. They left a lasting impression with me and I've been crazy about their music ever since. - Paul Hebert

TOPOGRAPHIC

Location: 2/28/74 - Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI

Source: Audience

CD 1
1. The Revealing Science of God
2. The Remembering
3. The Ancient

CD 2
1. Ritual
2. The Revealing Science of God

Note: Yes' final performance of the Remembering live to this date

RE-EVOLUTION

Location 12/11/74 - Boston Gardens, Boston, MA

Source: Radio Broadcast

1. Firebird Suite - Soundchaser
2. To Be Over
3. Close to the Edge
4. And You and I
5. Roundabout
6. I've Seen All Good People

Note: Track 6 from Wembley Stadium, London England on 10/28/78

ROUNDABOUT

Living Legend LLRCD 082

Location: California 1974

Source: Broadcast Soundboard

Tracklist: Your Move, All Good People, And You And I, Siberian Khatru, Starship Trooper, Close To The Edge, Roundabout

NOTE: The back cover incorrectly title Your Move as "All Your Love." One source reports that this disc is a mix of Boston '74 and LA Forum '78, but with a track by track listing. To me it sounds like Moraz the whole time, but I'm not an expert.

SAME OLD YESSONGS

Location:6/21/75 - The Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA

Source: Audience

CD 1
1. Firebird Suite
2. Soundchaser
3. Close to the Edge
4. To Be Over
5. Gates of Delirium

CD 2
1. Your Move
2. Mood For a Day
3. Long Distance Runaround (acoustic)
4. Moraz Solo
5. The Clap
6. And You and I/Ritual/Roundabout
7. Sweet Dreams

Note: There is a brief audio blackout at the end of the drum solo in Ritual. And You And I, Ritual, and Roundabout are one 44 minute track on the second disc, though they actually are discreet songs.

Los Angeles Times - Richard Cromelin - "Yes Plays With Eloquent Energy"
Monday, June 23, 1975
The atrophy that has descended on the progressive branch of rock 'n' roll has taken some steam out the continuing debate between the experimentalists and the heavy-metallurgists, the spaceman and the traditional pop manufactures, but then something like Yes' Hollywood Bowl concert on Saturday comes along to mix it all up again.
Because despite the band's rejection of such essential rock attributes as simplicity and rebellious spirit, its performance was so breathtakingly good, its standard of professionalism in both sounds and visuals so high, that theoretical reservations seem insignificant.
Recovering handsomely from last year's forgettable "Topographic Oceans" show, Yes sounded fresh and exciting again, displaying such passion and aggressiveness that one might suspect they've been eating meat on the sly. The prodigious, orchestral music is eloquent enough to the offset abstruse lyrics, while the energy and intensity mow down any possible self-indulgence.
The members of Yes, obviously aware of the need for exaggerated gesture in a venue like the Bowl, project exceptionally well (unlike so many of their ilk who would rather be in a cocoon than on a stage), and the physical expressions of their concentrated musical rapport substitute nicely for a flashy lead singer.
They don't weather their lack of humor so well, and the weekend's impossible dream was to see them become mere mortals and throw in something like "All Shook Up" or "My Boyfriend's Back" at encore time. Yes deserves all the admiration that came its way that night, but a move like that would make the group downright lovable.

THE STORY OF RELAYER

Highland HL 034/35#Y8

06/17/76 Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ

Leaves Of Green Apocalypse, Siberian Khatru, Sound Chaser, I've Seen All Good People, Gates Of Delirium, Long Distance Runaround, Moraz Solo, Clap, Sunhillow, Heart Of The Sunrise, Ritual, Roundabout, I'm Down

Comment: Official Recordings: I'm Down (YesYears)

Band: Jon Anderson Steve Howe Chris Squire Patrick Moraz Alan White

Quality: Ex stereo Minor technical glitches that do not detract from the full enjoyment of this disk! Some problems with the stereo channels bouncing back and forth, but the overall sound is superb. The band was in great shape at this stage in their live career, with 1976 being the first of "The Great Live Years". Contains the definitive versions of "Gates..." and "Sound Chaser" (be prepared to throw away your copy of "Yesshows"). Even though "Relayer" is not one of my favorite studio albums, it's hard to stay away from these live versions. Anderson's voice grew appreciably in range at this point in life, and he's never sounded better or more relaxed ("I've Seen All Good People"). Good Moraz keyboards on "Relayer" material. Moraz does not try to match Wakeman's arrangements of Classic Yes material, but sounds good nevertheless (...Tony Kaye, are you listening?) on "Heart of the Sunrise". "Sunhillow" does not sound like any specific SONG from "Olias...", but hits on enough of Olias' themes to sound like it belongs there. The Roosevelt Stadium concert contains a devastatingly good "Ritual."

Light of images

Philadelphia - 8/3/1977
Audience - B+
CD 1 : Firebird suite, Parallels, I've seen all good people, Close to the edge, Wonderous stories, The colours of the rainbow, Turn of the century, And you and I
CD 2 : Going for the one, Flight jam/Awaken, Starship trooper, Roundabout

IMAGES OF LIGHT

Highland HL143/44

Location: Philadelphia, PA August 3, 1977

Source: Audience

Tracklist: Disc One:

1. Firebird Suite
2. Parallels
3. All Good People
4. Close To The Edge
5. Wondrous Stories
6. Colors of the Rainbow
7. Turn of the Century
8. And You And I

Disc Two:

1. Going For The One
2. Awaken Prelude
3. Awaken
4. Starship Trooper
5. Roundabout

YES PARIS

Location: Paris, France- 12/6/77
Source: Audience
CD 1 : Firebird suite, Parallels, I've seen all good people, Close to the edge, Wonderous stories, The colours of the rainbow, Turn of the century, Paris tour song, And you and I, Cosmic mind jam/Going for the one
CD 2 : Flight jam/Awaken, Roundabout, Nous sommes du soleil, Starship trooper

WEMBLEY ARENA 1978

Electric Monkey EM-05/06 (2CD's)

Source: FM Soundboard

Disc One: Siberian Khatru, Heart Of Sunrise, The Circus Of Heaven, Don't Kill The Whale, The Clap, Starship Trooper, Celestial Travelers -> On The Silent Wings Of Freedom

Disc Two: Awaken, Time and a Word -> Long Distance Runaround -> The Fish -> Survival -> Perpetual Change -> Soon, I've Seen All Good People, Roundabout

Note: The All Good People from this show appears on "Classic Yes." Dont Kill the Whale appeared on "YesShows."

All tracks: London 1978.10.28.

CIRCUS OF HEAVEN
Date : Wednesday, April 18, 1979
City : Québec City, Québec, Canada
Venue : Le Colisee' de Quebec (The Quebec Coliseum)
Source : Soundboard
Lineup : Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman, Alan White

Disc One: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Siberian Khatru, Heart Of The Sunrise, Future Times/Rejoice, Circus Of Heaven, Time And A Word/Long Distance Runaround/The Fish/Perpetual Change/Soon, Don't Kill The Whale, Clap,

Disc Two: Starship Trooper, On The Silent Wings Of Freedom, Wakeman Solo, Awaken, Tour Song, I've Seen All Good People, Roundabout

LIVE AT THE BOSTON GARDENS

Boston, MA 9/9/1980
Source: Audience

CD 1 : Young person's guide to the orchestra, Does it really happen?, Yours is no disgrace, Into the lens, Clap, And you and I, Go through this, Man in a white car suite, Parallels

CD 2 : We can fly from here, Tempus Fugit, Amazing Grace/Whitefish, Machine Messiah, Starship Trooper, Roundabout