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Friday, March 11, 1988 Albuquerque, New Mexico Tingley Coliseum 11,600 capacity 34 years, 10 months and 23 days ago
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Geoff Dunn To Luis Regarding your review: >>There is one song missing on the song list, Starship Trooper, they played only the last part, no vocals, where Howe and Kaye alternate and made it very long.<< That section of "Starship Trooper" is titled "Wurm" -- as listed above ;) Luis Sepulveda This show was really good. The Tingley Auditorium did not have chairs at floor level so we were standing in front of the stage as the old days. Just the guys on the sides were seated. I was really impressed with Jon Anderson performance of Holy Lamb, one of my favourites of him. There is one song missing on the song list, Starship Trooper, they played only the last part, no vocals, where Howe and Kaye alternate and made it very long. To me and for thousands there it was a memorable evening as all the YES concerts I have enjoyed. No band can perform with such power and proffesionalism as YES. Long Live YES!!!! Joe Dickerson I have been Yesfanatic since Relayer, but this is the only time I saw the band perform. After all the reading on the internet, I understand that Big Generator is considered by many to be their worst tour. Too bad this was the one I saw . . . The concert was nearly 12 years ago, but here are some things I remember about it: The show opened with two cartoons - both were ancient Max Fleisher Popeye cartoons. One was called "Island of the Geeks" or something very similar. I thought the cartoons were better than a warmup band. The sound at Tingley has never been very good, but considering the acoustics, the band sounded great. Jon sang what he called "a gentle, quiet song" and sang the end of Ritual accompanied by Chris on bass. Jon introduced Squire as "the amazing Chris Squire". Chris then got down on one knee and played Amazing Grace. Sorry, but my interest waned. Jon introduced Tony Kaye as "one of the pioneers of keyboard technology". I really thought at the time that this was an odd statement. Still do . . . When the band broke into Wurm, I thought for some reason that they were going to do something very experimental and play Starship Trooper BACKWARDS! It opened with the soft single note, just like the ending on Yessongs. I really thought that it was going to be interesting and innovative, but the guitar solo went on and on and on and on and . . . .Jon stood in the back during this section playing chords on a keyboard. He looked very bored. This was the thing that ruined the show for me. Jon was bored throughout and it really showed. Shoot High Aim Low was, believe it or not, the high point of the show for me. Rabin and Kaye killed some of the older songs, but this song was done very well by the band that recorded it. Overall, a disappointing, emotionless show. I was not surprised to find Jon leaving the band shortly after this tour.
before 'Hold On' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Albuquerque New Mexico. Thank you. Woo! You want to hear some drums? Want to hear Mr. Alan White on drums here? before 'Heart Of The Sunrise' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Woo! Great to be with you tonight. Friday night Albuquerque. Woo! Here's a song about the dreams every morning in the sunrise. The dreams of the sunrise. before 'Changes' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Woo! Twenty-six thousand miles an hour through the night. Here's a song that Trevor will sing for you. The song is from '90125'. Song is about something we go through every minute of everyday. 'Changes'. before 'Big Generator' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Thank you very much. Muchos Gracias. Woo! Woo! Woo! We are all the eyes of all the stars. We are the eyes of all the words. We are the eyes of all the earth. We are the voice of the big generator. We are the big generator. before 'Shoot High Aim Low' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Here's a new song. This song is from 'Big Generator'. This song is about two things. I was [???]. Trevor is going to sing about the dreams of love because he's [???]. I will sing about reality of the sometimes very unreal world. The first verse I sing about the blue field. The blue fields of Nicaragua. The song called are living beyond war. To live beyond war. It's very simple. before 'Holy Lamb' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Woo! Woo! Woo! Your so wonderful. I'd like to sing for you a very, very, very, very, very, very quiet song. It's very quiet. It's a very gentle song. It's sorta..uh like a dream. Like a dream. A couple of years ago, I really wanted to go on an adventure. Very, very much in our life time you have the choice to go on an adventure and during the course of the adventure. This song came. I'd like to sing for you. Song about mother earth. before 'Kaye Solo' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Thank you so much. Assisting me, helping me with that song, Someone I've known for many, many years. He's a real real gentleman. One of the real masters of modern keyboard technology. Can you say 'Hi' to Mr. Tony Kaye. For the next few moments, just relax and enjoy the wonderful, wonderful guitar playing of Mr. Trevor Rabin. before 'Make It Easy' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Rabin:Thank you very much. Thank you. before 'Nous Sommes Du Solei' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Yeah. Woo! This is what they say. This is what they hear. It's like a duet and a memory. before 'Amazing Grace' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:The amazing bass of Mr. Chris Squire. before 'Love Will Find A Way' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Okay. Can you dance in Albuquerque? Are your sure? You want to dance for while? Okay here we go. before 'I've Seen All Good People' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Rabin:Woo! before 'Roundabout' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Woo! |