YESSONGS (DVD)

I only have the laser disc version of this legendary live show. To me this one serves as a precious documentary as I enjoy seeing the band played live when they were very young. The audio quality is really bad - that' the only reason why I did not purchase the DVD because there is no value. Unless, the audio quality has been improved dramatically. One of key attractions of this video is the energetic and dynamic styles of Howe on stage - not just his rapid-fire fingers in playing the strings but most interestingly his mimics / face expressions throughout the show. Second attraction is of course Rick Wakeman, especially when he performed "Excerpts from Six Wives of Henry VIII". Alan White was quite new to the band and had not experienced with the band in any studio album. He sat at the drum stools replacing Bill Bruford who joined King Crimson because he would have thought that Yes was a jazz band and hoping King Crimson would do jazz.

All tracks featured in this live set represent the best legendary tracks: all of them are great tracks. It's an excellent addition to any prog music collection - if you ignore the production / audio quality. Keep on proggin' ..!

Progressively yours, GW