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	YES-MASTERWORKS TOUR 2000 By Rand Kelly [Rand is one of our readers who filed this overview with us via email; check concerts for the current Yes intinerary -ed] Close To The Edge It was very shaky as Alan seemed to have trouble keeping time - he would continue to have this problem on a few more songs, too. I felt bad for him - I have been there [when] they were not 100% - Squire is GOD!!! He kept cueing Alan and any one else who screwed up - <lol>. Making sure they were with him. He really deserves the " Keeper Of The Flame" title he has been given. This guy can play incredible bass - sing backup - shout at roadies, and show Alan where 1 is .- amazing man. I have never seen Chris so in control. Starship Trooper Flawless performance. Gates Of Delirium Place just about fell apart from the roar of the crowd - they had timing problems on this one in the beginning-middle-end esp. Jon was playing "Soon" about 2 seconds too fast and Chris came over to him and whispered in his ear and Jon slowed down to find Chris - Jon was great as usual - he nailed the high notes with no problem. Leaves Of Green/The Ancient [was] just Jon/Steve - sweet performance a real treat. Heart Of The Sunrise - Jon's request Had some problems in the slow beginning when Chris came out of his trance solo - Steve Howe was a whole 4 bars behind - and Chris saw this - just took off on his run - Steve gave him an oic [oh I see] look and caught right up - after that it was perfect. Igor was killer - best I ever heard him. Nailed Wakeman's solo on "CTTE" and reproduced Moraz' sound on "GoD" quite well. Billy was never mentioned and not really missed. [Billy Sherwood has officially left Yes…see news -ed.] Ritual Shaky start again a la Alan - but Chris guided the song into sync - and the percussion orgy minus Steve was breathtaking. [The band then] left [the] stage and came back for 2 encores: "I've Seen All Good People" "Roundabout" (long version) and Steve got lost in the drifting clouds section. Chris to the rescue again - he marches in time over to Steve with a huge smile on his face and yells to Steve 1,2,3,4 and Steve is in the groove - then song over. Show over. Overall - a magnificent performance despite the minor flaws. Kansas was immaculate... no screw-ups at all. Crowd was very courteous to Kansas and very forgiving to Yes out of sheer loyalty. So there you have it. Discography Yes (1969) Time And A Word (1970) The Yes Album (1971) Fragile (1972) Close To The Edge (1972) Yessongs (1973) Tales From Topographic Oceans (1974) Relayer (1975) Going For The One (1977) Tormato (1978) Yesshows (1980) Drama (1980) Classic Yes (1982) 90125 (1983/2004) 90125 Live - The Solos (1985) Big Generator (1987) Union (1989) Yesyears (1991) Yesstory (1991) Highlights: The Very Best Of Yes (1993) Talk (1994) Keys To Ascension I (1996) Keys To Ascension II (1997) Open Your Eyes (1997) Yes, Friends And Relatives (1998) The Ladder (1999) House Of Yes: Live From The House Of Blues (2000) Yes, Friends and Relatives - Volume Two (2001) YesSymphonic (ep) (2001) Magnification (2001) Keystudio (ep) (2001) The Ultimate Yes - 35th Anniverary Collection (2004) The Word Is Live (2005) House Of Yes: Live From The House Of Blues (video) (2000) Symphonic Live (DVD) (2002) Yes: Special Edition EP (DVD) (2003) YesSpeak (DVD) (2003) YesAcoustic (DVD) (2004) YesSpeak - YesAcoustic - 35th Anniversary Edition (2005) Interviews Yes (circa 1997) Steve Howe (from Jan 2000) Rick Wakeman (Jan 2000) Rick Wakeman (Aug 2001) Alan White (from Dec 2001) Articles The Promise Will Come When The Promise Is Made: A Review of Yes in the UK, February 2000 Yes - The Masterworks Tour 2000, The Yes Symphonic Tour, Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, CT, September 1, 2001 Yes Indeed: Yes Live, Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York, November 4, 2002 Yes In Concert: "A Night To Remember", Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York, - November 4, 2002 Yes Unplugged Plugs Yes, Yes Live At The Sherman Oaks Galleria, January 28th, 2004 Yes In The Rough, Cox Arena, SDSU Campus, San Diego, CA, April 18, 2004 There's No Stoppin' Yes, Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp, Belgium, June 15, 2004 Expect A Lot From The Yes Summer Tour, Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 18, 2004 The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, Yes And Dream Theater Live On The Green At Viejas Casino, Alpine, CA September 16, 2004 Tales From The Edge: A Guide To Yes Part 1: The Classic Prog Years Tales From The Edge: A Guide To Yes Part 2: From Prog To Pop Website
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