Rich

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 2:54 PM

It was a great show! I really enjoyed Frampton. Loved his set, stage presence, mix (Drums sounded MUCH better than Alan IMO. Not the performance, the sound and mix). I agree that the encore was overdone. Could have done without his son coming out for a song.

As for Yes, Benoit and especially Oliver have solidified their place in Yes I think. This is the 4th time I've seen this lineup (Nov. 2008, July 2009, Feb. 2010 and last night). Benoit sounded more natural, maybe singing as he wants to more so than as Jon would have. I don't know what it was but he sounded great. And the sound guy finally turned up Oliver! He has suffered in the past from being low in the mix even when soloing. Not so last night! As others said, he was actually too loud at times. But his performance was much more up to a Wakeman standard IMO compared to the other three In the Present shows I saw. Really enjoyed hearing the keys at an equal volume to the rest of the band.

As for Steve, Chris and Alan I pretty much agree with what else has been said. Steve's