Shaun Wise

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 12:45 PM

This was a pretty forgettable Yesshow for me...... Until it ended up being the last time I got to see Mr. Chris Squire live. RIP Fish. You were the master of the bass guitar.

Tim Darbyshire

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 10:54 AM

Stage Times:
8:50 - 10:50

Set List:
Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra
Siberian Khatru
And You And I
Close To The Edge
Believe Again
Roundabout
Cans And Brahms
We Have Heaven
South Side Of The Sky
5% For Nothing
Long Distance Runaround
The Fish
Mood For A Day
Heart Of The Sunrise
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I've Seen All Good People
Starship Trooper

Gary Graff - Royal Oak Tribune

Thursday, November 3, 2022 4:26 PM

Concert Review: Yes classics a thrill at Meadow Brook

GARY GRAFF

PUBLISHED: July 23, 2014

ROCHESTER HILLS >> On the day it released a new album, Yes gave fans a generous helping of old favorites at the Meadow Brook Music Festival.

Yes didn’t ignore the just-released ‘Heaven & Earth’ on Tuesday night, July 22; it rolled out one song from ‘Believe Again,’ its first album with current frontman Jon Davison. But the group’s current tour continues to showcase the veteran prog-rock quintet’s classic albums, a concept it began last summer. On Tuesday Yes reprised 1972’s ‘Close to the Edge,’ which it played during April 2013 at Detroit’s Fox Theatre, but the real treat was the previous year’s ‘Fragile,’ a set that opens with Yes’ first big hit – ‘Roundabout,’ which was quite odd to hear as the fifth song of the night – and closes with the epic ‘Heart of the Sunrise.’

The real delights, however, were in between with seldom-performed instrumental segue tracks such as ‘Cans & Brahms,’ a 90-second-plus showcase for keyboardist Geoff Downes, and drummer Alan White’s take on original Yes percussionist Bill Bruford’s amusingly short (35 seconds) ‘Five Per Cent For Nothing.’ Bassist Chris Squire and guitarist Steve Howe, meanwhile, both earned standing ovations for their showpieces, ‘The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)’ and the acoustic ‘Mood For a Day’ respectively.

Davison continues to grow as a capable frontman for Yes, channeling co-founder Jon Anderson’s flower-child innocence with flowing body gestures and meaningful, skyward looks. His voice also captured Anderson’s alto nuances, and a beard grown since the last time Yes played the area made him look a little less like a boy among much older men in the lineup.

Yes dipped into its other 1971 release, ‘The Yes Album,’ for encores of ‘Your Move/All Good People’ and ‘Starship Trooper.’ Before those Howe told the Meadow Brook crowd that ‘we hope to see you next time we’re in the Detroit area,’ and those fans will certainly be intrigued to see what Yes pulls out of its hat for that one.