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Saturday, October 27, 2001 Warsaw, Poland Torwar Hall 21 years, 4 months and 21 days ago
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Robert Lopaciuk Simply Magnificent! I'am 21 and it is the first time I've seen YES live in concert. They made an incredible impression on me. My father who had seen them on the Union Tour back in early 90-ties in Munich told me that they are getting better and better. The concert started with a significant "Close to the edge" (although I would prefer it to be the last song instead of "Roundabout"). It was an enormous show opener. After that everyone knew that it was going to be an unforgetable night. They continued the great show with "Long distance runaround" and "Don't go". But the best was still to come... The fourth piece was from the new album and is called "In the present of" - for me one of the best if not the best during the whole evening. Great guitar work with an orchestra in the background and unbelivable Jon Anderson played a masterpiece! A real cracker! "Gates of Delirium" lived up to everyone's expectations - crowd loved it. After that it was a time to take a rest for the whole band except from Steve Howe who made a solo on an acoustic guitar playing "Corkscrew" and "Mood For a Day". Everything would be perfect (Howe made a brilliant work) if the audience turned off the mobile phones before the concert!!! That was hopeless! After that - "Perpetual change" without orchestra. Again - played perfectly. It was followed by a stunning "Starship trooper" - my favourite along with "In the presence of". You can't describe it - you just have to exerience it on your own. The band at its very best! "And You and I" was played next and Jon was superb. "Ritual" was followed by a standing ovation - and it deserved it as it was played incredibly well (especially Alan's solo). During "I've seen all good people" everyone was clapping. It was almost the end - the audience started to leave as the band didn't turn up for a bonus. But finally they did with "Roundabout". It was a a one in a lifetime night. Jon, Steve, Chris, Alan , a young keyboard player and a polish orchestra were simply amazing. Hopefully it is not their last Tour. I hope to see them again soon! By the way - If you doubt whether to go on the show - don't hesitate. You won't regret it. It's worth all the money!
before 'Don't Go' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Woo! Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you so much. [???]. Thank you. It's great to be with you once again here in Warsaw. So wonderful to be able to play [???]. Thank you. We..uh we have..uh a new album..uh coming out..uh now. It's called "Magnification" and..uh you can [???] very good one is better than none, or two, sorry is better than none. Okay. Uh..we'd like to do a two songs from the new album for you. These are new songs and..uh the first one is about love is so powerful you see. Love is really everything. Without love there is nothing. So love is everything, you see? This song is the, is the idea of, what's it again Chris? Don't..you can't take love for granted. As you say it for me. You can't take love for granted. Okay? Song is called 'Don't Go'. before 'Tour Song' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Thank you. [???]. As we say in England, [???]. [???]. When we go into the studio. We decided on a new album "Magnification". Sold one over there and over there. It's in your shops somewhere. Somewhere. Everywhere. Thank you. Anyway..uh we would get together around twelve o'clock in the day and..uh Of course when I arrive Alan White is always on the piano. It's..uh Alan White over here. The [???] of rock 'n roll. Alan White. Nice, We'd, we'd sing something like this. 'Tour Song' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:It's so wonderful to be in Warsaw when the sun is shining. Yes it is. It's so wonderful to go around the square to all the great wonderful restaurants are really there. before 'In The Presence Of' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Hold on. [???]. Sorry. Getting very carried away. So we didn't record that one. That same day, we started working on a song that..uh Alan started and within, you know a couple of hours, three hours. We wrote this piece of music you know. and in a way, it's like we call it spontaneous music. Just like you say in Polish, spontaneous music. [???] How do you say spontaneous in Polish? See the same, spontaneous. Couple of more and we'll get it. So here's a song we did together. All together and it's a song called 'In The Presence Of'. before 'Gates Of Delirium, The' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Somebody's going to cry. I think [???]. So here we go with a piece of music called 'Gates Of Delirium'. before 'Classical Gas' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. I think..uh the last time we were here in Warsaw. I..I said, I sang for you a poem but I will, I will speak the poem for you. Because I wrote the poem..uh at the beginning of solidarity and solidarity here in Poland was the beginning, the beginning of freedom for all..all this part of the world. The solidarity did start here so I will say the poem to you and I hope you will understand some of the words. before 'Mood For A Day' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Steve Howe:Thank you so much. [???]. That was called 'Classical Gas' by a guitarist called [???] Williams. Uh..he was a friend of mine but..uh when I heard that piece I thought 'wished I'd written that' so I'll keep playing. Hope you don't mind..um we've just..uh admitting that we're running here into half the guitar sound there you so [???] hear the whole guitar sound, So..uh I'd like to carry on with..uh, I'd like to carry on with a piece that..uh I wrote..uh back in 1972. In fact..um I'd like to dedicate it to my wife. Her name is Janet and she's from England and..uh I hope you [???] along. before 'Perpetual Change' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Mr. Steve Howe. Steve Howe: Thank you. Thank you very much. Jon Anderson: Here's a song about the power of the earth mother. Earth so powerful. before 'Starship Trooper' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Starship Trooper. C'mon. Here it comes now. before 'And You And I' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. [???]. Thank you. Thank you. Here's a song, a song with dedication to my wonderful wife. We've traveled together today looking around the town today. It's so beautiful and this is a song we always play. we love to play this song and it's called 'And You And I'. before 'Ritual' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Thank you so much thank you. Thank you. So wonderful to be in Warsaw. So wonderful when..uh we get together. We get together and sorta..of beautiful, beautiful energy together and music and you and everybody in the place [BREAK] for coming along this evening. In the..in the..uh ancient times. How do you say in Polish. Ancient times Yes exactly. [BREAK] This could be called a 'Ritual' as you say ritual so tonight we will play for a you a song called 'Ritual'. before 'I've Seen All Good People' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Jon Anderson:Chris Squire on bass guitar. Let's here it for Chris Squire. On drums Mr. Alan White here. On keyboards [???] a guy from New Jersey Tom Brislin. Of course Steve Howe. [???] and the [???] orchestra one more time. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you for coming this evening. We have one more song. I'd like for you, I'd like for you to sing along in the key of, the key, everybody sing along and after, Alan White is going to count us in and we'll sing along together. Halfway though everybody, please dance like we can really dance here in Poland. [???] Of the polka, sorry. |
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