YES has overcome the death of Alan White and resumed live performances. This is a superb live album that allows you to fully experience their latest stage, which has also been announced for their Japan tour. This work is recorded from the "London performance on June 21, 2022". It is a superb audience recording recorded at the traditional venue "Royal Albert Hall (hereinafter referred to as RAH)". Originally, they had planned to hold "THE ALBUM SERIES Tour" with the theme of reproducing "Relayer", but it was postponed again and again due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, 2022 has arrived, and the 50th anniversary tour with the theme of a complete reproduction of "Crisis" will be held first. Meanwhile, John Anderson has also announced his own "Crisis" 50th anniversary tour. The two parties, who have parted ways, are clashing over the same theme. In order to sort out such a situation, let's first review the schedule that has been announced so far. 2022 * April 6-16: North America #1 (5 shows) {Alan White dies on May 26th} "Crisis 50th Anniversary Tour" ・ June 13-29: UK (11 shows) ←★Here★ * July 7-August 6: North America #2 (13 shows) ・ September 5-9: Japan (4 shows) 2023 "Relayer Re-enactment Tour" ・ May 7-June 7: Europe (24 shows) *Note: "・" marks YES shows. "*" marks Jon Anderson shows. This is the YES/Jon Anderson schedule that has been announced so far. The "UK/Japan" leg is YES's "Crisis" 50th anniversary tour, and "North America #2" is Jon's 50th anniversary tour. It's not a direct confrontation because the countries don't overlap, but it looks like both are touring at almost the same time. In addition, YES's "European" leg is scheduled for 2023, but this one has a different theme. It is scheduled to be "THE ALBUM SERIES Tour" to reproduce "Relayer", which has been postponed. Among them, the RAH performance of this work was the sixth concert of the "UK" leg. This work, which vacuum-packs such a show, is a beautiful recording that touches the heart with the acoustics unique to the traditional venue RAH. It is not the type that can be mistaken for a sound board, but that is not a drawback but a strong advantage. The heavy and detailed hall sound is thoroughly beautiful, and it creates not only thickness and dynamism but also majesty. It fits perfectly with YES's symphonic rock, and beautiful melodies and harmonies pour down from the heavens. I've been talking about the sound because of its beauty, but of course it would be a waste if it was blurry or felt distant. However, this work is not like that. At first glance, I think that the details are clouded by the thick sound, but the outline of the core is clearly cut in that sound. And because the core is dense, there is no sense of sparseness and it does not get distant. YES is a band that always suits audience recording, but it is not often matched up to this point. Perhaps RAH is a sacred place for YES music. Such fat beautiful sound depicts the whole view of the 50th anniversary tour of the attention "Crisis". In order to explain the composition of the show, let's organize the contents here. Part 1 Third Album: Yours Is No Disgrace / Clap The Quest: The Ice Bridge / Dare To Know Others: No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed / Heart Of The Sunrise / Wonderous Stories / On The Silent Wings Of Freedom / Does It Really Happen? Part 2 Crisis: Close To The Edge / And You And I / Siberian Khatru Encore Roundabout / Starship Trooper ... and so on. The show is divided into two parts: Part 1 = normal style + Part 2 = complete reproduction of "Crisis" + "2 encore songs". The biggest highlight is the complete reproduction of "Crisis", but the first part should not be underestimated. It is very wide-ranging and rich in variety. There is no set album as the axis, and from the second album "No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed" to the new songs of "THE QUEST" released last year, it goes back and forth between eras so dramatically that you don't know what will come next. The second half is a simple "Crisis + 2 classic songs", so the mood changes completely between the first and second halves. You can enjoy the strong contrast as if it were a different concert. The news of Alan's death had not made me very happy until now about the news of the Japan tour. A month has passed since then, and things have calmed down a little, so I think expectations are rising again. This is a full live album that is perfect for such a "now". Not just as a preparation for the visit to Japan, but also a necessary one to face YES music again with a forward-looking attitude. The best audience recording of the "Royal Albert Hall performance on June 21, 2022". The sound unique to the traditional venue RAH is a beautiful recording that touches the heart, and the heavy and detailed hall sound is beautiful to the end, producing not only thickness and dynamism but also solemnity. It fits perfectly with YES's symphonic rock, and beautiful melodies and harmonies pour down from the heavens. You can experience the best full show with the new song of "THE QUEST" and the complete reproduction commemorating the 50th anniversary of "Crisis". Royal Albert Hall, London, UK 21st June 2022 TRULY PERFECT SOUND Disc 1(76:36) 1. Tracy from Trading Boundaries Intro 2. Roger Dean 3. Turn of the Century (Alan White tribute) 4. Firebird 5. On The Silent Wings Of Freedom 6. Yours Is No Disgrace 7. MC 8. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed 9. Does It Really Happen? 10. Band Introductions 11. Clap 12. Intro 13. Wonderous Stories 14. MC 15. The Ice Bridge 16. Dare To Know 17. MC 18. Heart Of The Sunrise Disc 2(68:38) 1. Close To The Edge 2. And You And I 3. Siberian Khatru 4. MC 5. Roundabout 6. Starship Trooper Steve Howe - guitars, vocals Geoff Downes - keyboards, vocals Billy Sherwood - bass, vocals Jon Davison - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion Jay Schellen - drums, percussion
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