Yes in Caracas, Venezuela - 11/17/2010

DanthraX wrote: I think his voice was pretty good, of course you can't compare it with Jon's, but it worked for me. The thing that I didn't like is that he spins around all the time, like a ballerina...

Thanks for letting me know about other good stuff !

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Edited by marilyn009 - July 01 2013 at 20:34

It was an amazing concert! Steve Howe is as great as ever (even better I may say... but that's probably seeing him live for the first time), Squire is also in shape (bass-wise...), Alan White is a bit rusty but still an excellent drummer, Oliver Wakeman is an excellent keyboardist but he didn't show his potential to the fullest (his role was quite diminished) and Benoit is no Jon Anderson but hits every single note precisely (even the really high ones... and without effort!) and his voice has an interesting timbre (good thing is that he doesn't seem to be trying to be Jon.... they just have very similar voices).

My favorite moments were: Siberian Khatru, I've Seen All Good People, Astral Traveller, And You And I, Steve's Solo, Heart of the Sunrise and Machine Messiah was out of this world!



Steve stole the show completely!

Complaints? They should have given Oliver more room to show his talents! + I obviously missed Jon (especially on I've Seen All Good People) but Benoit gets lots of undeserved hate....

Edited by ProgressiveAttic - February 08 2011 at 14:36

Morningrise wrote: DanthraX wrote: I think his voice was pretty good, of course you can't compare it with Jon's, but it worked for me. The thing that I didn't like is that he spins around all the time, like a ballerina... By the way, I just read that they were going to play Starship to finish the concert, but because of the rain they had to finish it right there with Roundabout... What a shame, one of my favourites...   I just arrived from the show Yes gave here in Buenos Aires. Mind blowing to say the least. I couldn't be happier. The set list was exactly the same as yours, and yes, here they did Starship Trooper as encore.

 

Edited by MFP - November 22 2010 at 06:07

^ starship trooper was a git from heaven

^awesome! So I'll be expecting a great concert the 3rd of December in Gran Rex.

I'm interested in hearing what will Benoit sound in the next Yes album, where the songs are originally sung by him and he doesn't have to adapt to the way Anderson sung before. I'm hoping we'll hear him realizing his full potential.

Edited by Dellinger - November 19 2010 at 22:06

If only you had got also Close to the Edge in that concert, it would have been awsome (I think the concert I attended last year was something like the list you gave, plus CttE). Now, whatever did you think about Benoit David?