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JON ANDERSON & THE BAND GEEKS: LIVE - PERPETUAL CHANGEJon AndersonProg Related4.20 | 19 ratings |
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I just listened Yes 50 live, and compare the songs that are the same, "Close to the edge", "Awaken", "Yours is no disgrace",
"Rounabout" and "Starship trooper". And the observation is, Jon Anderson and the band Geeks are going back to
something that is right. Ok, it's not Yes, but the interpretation is amazing, made with energy and precision.I feel that this interpretation of the Yes catalogue disqualifies the current Yes, yes it's clear. With Yes 50, the keyboards of Geoff Downes don't work, especially "Close to the edge" and "Awaken" The dynamic within the songs are quite lame, and sometimes they don't play well together. Steve Howe seems to struggle with his own part. And the singer Jon Davison struggles, and delivers some inadequate parts To me, it was important to have this in mind. Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks is not Yes, but their interpretation of the Yes catalogue goes back to what is was. The energy, the complexity of composition is in front of us. To me, it's an interpretation of Yes, but close to Yes. They try to duplicate the sounds of the studio albums, and the avantage is that they understand how the composition is written. The musicians are amazing, and the keyboardist Chris Clark doesn't suffer the comparison with Rick Wakeman (what Geoff Downes does). The choice of the sounds, with Robert Kipp are more accurate than the current Yes. And the bass, delivered by Richie Castellano is just amazing, big, and gives a good rendition of what Chris Squire was to the band, an extraordinary locomotive. Jon Anderson and the band Geeks delivers something right to the Yes heritage. Not to mention that Jon Anderson has still a wonderful voice. So if you're a Yes fan, you will love this. And I will always thank The Band Geeks to give us the opportunity to listen to Jon's voice again, at 80 ! They worked so well, they are the new interpreter of Yes music, like all these people in Classical music. (written by a french guy, pardon my English)
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