SONGS FROM TSONGAS: 35TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT (DVD)

From the outstanding production beginning with the trademark 'Intro/Firebird suite' to the awesome power of 'Starship trooper', this DVD is a treasure. Every moment of this groundbreaking stage show is captured in crystal clear visuals and glorious sound. The best lineup of Yes play their greatest songs and it is a truly wonderful and remarkable achievement that they can sing and play so well at this late stage of their exceptional career.

There are so many highlights it is difficult to mention them all but of note are the tracks on CD1 'Going for the one', 'Your move/Iâ??ve seen all good people', 'Mind drive Part 1 and 2', 'South side of the sky' and 'Yours is no disgrace.'

CD 2 features the acoustic set and we see Howe playing to perfection in 'The meeting room/The meeting'. The acoustic versions of 'Long distance runaround', 'Wonderous stories' and 'Roundabout' are interesting, but I prefer the original arrangements. I do like the acoustic version of 'Owner of a lonely heart' as a change of pace.

They strap back on their electric equipment for the next tracks, 'Rhythm of love', and my personal favourite of the DVD, 'And you and I'. This track is a show stopper and features beautiful lighting that strikes Roger Dean's amazing set with a sense of timelessness and majesty. 'Ritual' is the 19 minute epic from 'Topographic' and is a crowd pleaser, and then they play the early classic, 'Every little thing'. As mentioned it ends with the brilliant 'Starship Trooper'.

No need to go into the bonus features, though they are excellent. These tracks alone are worth the purchase price. An absolute masterpiece from the masters of prog.

Buy it? In a Word, Yes!