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Friday, March 10, 1972 San Francisco, California Winterland 50 years, 2 months and 12 days ago
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Larry S. Wednesday, February 24, 2021 12:04 PM Yes was so incredible that night, can't believe it was nearly 50 years Ago. Black Sabbath and other Assholes in the crowd Freaked me Out that night, when I got Home I broke All my Black sabbath albums & went out & bought Yes Music! Tyesser Just a few notes on this most amazing concert. They played two nights (Fri-Sat) and BLEW black Sabbath out of Winterland. I sat right behind the stage four rows over Wakemans shoulder and caught the full affect this entire show had over everyone. People were Amazed that a rock group could do a live show like this and actually be great at it. We stay for Black Sabbaths first two songs, but by that over half the crowd had left. Same thing on Sat night. Six months later in Berkeley they had no problem selling out for their follow up concert after making Close to the Edge Jeff I think I can help with is the appearance of Yes in SF during the Fragile tour. They did appear with Black Sabbath but it occured on March 10, 1972. I happen to collect tapes by both groups so I can give a reason or two as to why this didn't happen on 11/10/71. I have had both the Sabbath and Yes sets on tape for years as 3/10/72, the Yes set is clearly an early '72 performance, demonstrated by many things not least of all Squire's long bass solo on The Fish, which he doesn't play that way in late '71 from any tape I have. Sabbath performed "Tomorrow''s Dream, which was never performed before 1972, the tape indeed does open with Bill Graham's warning about the presence of police. Both bands perform in absolutely brilliant fashion! What a show! Rob Limbaugh Incredible show. Yes was the second band and Black Sabbath headlined, the opening act was a band called Wild Turkey. Dennis Alstrand Yes opened for Black Sabbath; talk about two completely opposite styles! I had gone to see Black Sabbath that night and was moved by this band called Yes from whom I'd only heard Roundabout. They were good. The Squire and Wakeman capes were a new feature to me, and the music was excellent. I'd never heard Heart of the Sunrise but was captivated by it. Conversely, Black Sabbath was totally lame; Ozzie Osbourne continually leapt about the stage giving peace signs and then singing terribly and their drummer couldn't keep a tempo. Jon Anderson announced during that night that their equiptment had been stolen at some point before the show and that they were playing on rented equiptment. It was offered as an excuse (as I recall) as to why they didn't sound as good as they might have. I've never heard anything more about this incident and have often wondered if anyone else has.
before 'Firebird Suite' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Bill Graham:..effective all the time but there's this thing about reality. The law that exists now is reality [???]. Just listen to me you schmuck, you'll learn something. The law said that certain things that aren't allowed to be done and a lot of people do things that they were not suppposed to do legally and if you do them in a public place and your left alone and it don't get in trouble then that's cool, but when the law comes into the building and starts smashing things around its my job to say 'They're Here' before 'I've Seen All Good People' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Thank you, thank you very much for listening, thank you. We realize this is an audience from San Francisco and..uh..we're going to do a song for 'The Yes Album' which is our third album. Steve Howe: [???] Jon Anderson: So.. before 'Mood For A Day' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:I'd like to introduce to you Steven. He going to play some things for you on acoustic guitars. Steve Howe: [???] Okay, that's cool, very cool. This is 'Mood For A Day'. before 'Heart Of The Sunrise' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:We're going to do a song from..um..our fourth album, which is called 'Fragile' and..uh..it song that sorta relates to [???]. Pleased about that. The song is called 'Heart Of The Sunrise'. before 'Wakeman Solo' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Thanks very much, thank you. Thank you. Steve Howe: That was a song written by Jon, called 'Heart Of The Sunrise' Jon Anderson: Like to..uh..introduce you to..our resident keyboard player and..uh..just this week became the father of a nine pound eleven ounce little boy. Mr Rick Wakeman. before 'Perpetual Change' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:I'd like to thank you very very much for listening and..uh..we're going [???] tommorrow night [???] would like to do a song from 'The Yes Album'. It's a song related to the forces of nature, yes the forces of man and..uh..[???]. The song called 'Perpetual Change'. after 'Perpetual Change' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Thank you for listening, good night, enjoy yourselves. before 'Yours Is No Disgrace' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Thank you, [???], we're going to do a song Steve Howe: [???]...stand inside the stage booth, number 2...[???] Jon Anderson: [???] It's called 'Yours Is No Disgrace'. |