YESSONGS (DVD)

I was at about fifteen years old when I saw the just released official movie "Yessongs" on a hugh screen in a youth center. Until then I knew hardly anything from Yes (I was mainly into Genesis) but thanks to this video I became a hugh fan from Yes. I was mesmerized by that keyboard-wizard during "Close to the edge" (what a church organ sound from his Hammond), "Roundabout" (magnificent Hammond solo) and especially "Excerpts from the six wives of Henry VIII": all those virtuosic runs between lots of mirrors on that wide range of analogue keyboard equipment like the Grand piano, the Hammond organ, the Minimoogs and .. the Mellotron, what a thrill! My other hero became Steve Howe with his 'guitar- museum', from the acoustic guitar in "Clap" and the steel guitar in "And you and I" to the electric Gibsons in "Roundabout" and "Yours is no disgrace", he sounds so exciting and so distinctive! It's a pity that the live-footage is a bit dark and that the splendid finale from "Starship trooper" (delivering that magical Minimoog-guitar duel) has been replaced by non-live scenes. But these flaws cannot keep me from raring this video for five stars because this is one of the best progrock concerts ever!