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Tuesday, September 2, 1980 Portland, Maine Cumberland County Civic Center 9,200 capacity 42 years, 4 months and 25 days ago
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Sean Smith When I saw Yes in Portland I was a 'new wave' kid who wasn't familiar with any classic Yes other than Roundabout. I'd heard Tempus Fugit on the radio and loved it, so I decided to go with a couple of friends, one of whom was a bass player and a real Yes fanatic. He wasn't at all let down by the show, and commented that Trevor Horn was actually a better singer than Jon Anderson (I think he meant technically/range-wise). The music played over the PA before the show was Jimi Hendrix, the 'Electric Ladyland' album I believe. Mike Well, I'm another fan who was certainly disappointed to see the new line-up for this album/tour. We had front row seats in a not too full arena. The opening with the thin curtain dropping from the ceiling which expanded and then raised, revealing the band was most memorable. Chris, Steve and Alan delivered, but the older tunes were strange with the new guys. The Drama tunes have their own cool vibe which they all delivered well. Amazing Grace blew me away, but it, like the rest of the show was a little too loud. My ears rang for a couple days.
before 'Yours Is No Disgrace' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:Thank you. before 'Into The Lens' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:Thank you. It's really great to be here in Portland Maine. This is the first time I've been here and it reminds me a bit of England. This next song we're going to play something from our new album which you may or may not heard, It is called 'Drama'..and..uh this is one of my favorites. It's called 'Into The Lens'. before 'Clap' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:Thank you. There's a gentleman on my right here. He's plays one mean guitar, his name's Steve Howe and he's going to play something for you which I think you're going to enjoy. before 'Go Through This' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:This next thing we're going to do..is..uh..something you've never heard before because we never recorded it. It's..uh..a piece of rock and roll and it's called 'Go Through This'. before 'Man In The White Car Suite' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:Thanks. On my left here is a gentleman in a rather..a rather spacy outfit, his name's Geoffry Downes. He's playing keyboards and he's going to play something which is called 'Man In A White Car Suite'. before 'We Can Fly From Here' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:Geoffry Downes. This is the first song we ever wrote together when we all met each other last May..and..it's a..we never recorded it but we thought we'd play it. It's called 'We Can Fly From Here'. before 'Tempus Fugit' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:Thank you. Maybe we should have recorded it. We're going to play something it's..um..on our new album 'Drama' now and this is..features Fishy on a rather unusual instrument, which is coming up through the stage right now and it's called 'Tempus Fugit'. before 'Amazing Grace' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:[???] standing down here, plays bass guitar. His name is Chris Squire but we call him the Fish. before 'Machine Messiah' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:This is called 'Machine Messiah'. before 'Starship Trooper' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:Thank you. I think you'll recongize this next song. before 'Roundabout' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:Thank you. Thank you much. Thank you, thank you for being such a great crowd. We're going to play one more tune. |
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