1.01 Close To The Edge (20.38)
1.02 Starship Trooper (13.04)
1.03 The Gates Of Delerium (23.39)
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2.01 Heart Of The Sunrise (13.17)
2.02 Ritual (28.39)
2.03 Introduction Of The Band (0.27)
2.04 I've Seen All Good People (6.40)
2.05 Roundabout (8.35)
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YES
Taste Of Chicago
Petrillo Band Shell
Grant Park
Chicago, IL USA
July 8, 2000
ex- to ex MONO aud

Kansas opened for Yes.

Lineage -

Imation 80 min. CD-Rs (very low gen, received in trade) >
Cakewalk Pyro 2005 (ripped CD-Rs here onto HD) >
Cakewalk Pyro 2005 (retracked and edited wav files here on HD) >
Trader's Little Helper (new wav files to flac,
encode level 8, aligned on sector boundaries)

1.01 Close To The Edge (20.38)
1.02 Starship Trooper (13.04)
1.03 The Gates Of Delerium (23.39)

2.01 Heart Of The Sunrise (13.17)
2.02 Ritual (28.39)
2.03 Introduction Of The Band (0.27)
2.04 I've Seen All Good People (6.40)
2.05 Roundabout (8.35)

SQ - 9-9.5/10 ex- to ex aud, IMHO as always
CD one - 3 tracks, 57:25
CD two - 5 tracks, 57:41
TT: 115:06

This is 99% complete. The wav file shapes of each song (left & right channels) were IDENTICAL, hence the identification of the recording as monaural, which also explains the low 327 MB size of the show.

I have three versions of this concert: my own (version 1), my friend's (version 2) and this one (version 3). This one sounds better by far than the other two because I'm sure that it was taped in the seated area close to the stage. There's very little talking in this one whereas the other 2 have a lot of drunken scumbag babbling in them (no fault of the tapers). My version is stereo and is absolutely complete. Version 2 is slightly incomplete but sounds virtually identical to mine as we were standing side-by-side when we were recording. This one (version 3) is missing only the intro music and is mono but it sounds GREAT !!! Don't let the mono scare you away ; remember, even with 2 mics, the stereo separation of any of these stealth recordings is so slight that they may as well be
considered mono for all practical purposes. IF there is sufficient interest, kindly old Uncle Jojo will unleash all three versions on an innocent and unsuspecting Dime public. What a prince of a guy !!! Let me know if y'all want the other 2 and give me some time...

I attended the concert and taped my show so I'll give you as accurate a description as I can. It was a hot, beautiful day in downtown Chicago, IL but it was a free show so it was MAYHEM. By the time I parked the car in a garage and crossed that big street into Grant Park, the place was packed. There was an area that one could buy tickets for and sit through the shows but the tickets were long sold out. Every drunken downtown Chicago scumbag/deadbeat was there and I could see that this was going to be a hellish show as far as "audience participation" was concerned. I made my way through the crowd and saw an empty area but the view of the stage was blocked by a giant "backstop" for lack of a better term. I figured that I didn't need to see the bands to tape them so WTF. When I first got there, there was almost nobody in this area. As soon as the music started, however, the drunken idiots started to filter in and soon it was recess at the looney bin. Everybody was blabbing as if no bands were there. I could see a little through the backstop and caught glimpses of Yes but the sound quality of MY show was wonderful except for the loaded assholes.

The SQ of this one is really good ; vocals and instruments are all clearly heard. I believe that this recording is uncirculated. There was one other taper there who ended up standing right next to me !! We both got Yes (he had a minidisc recorder IIRC) but his version is slightly incomplete for unknown reasons. I could barely see the stage so I have no great visual news to impart. Jon was in excellent voice but sounded very stoned ; you'll hear examples on the recording. I cannot believe that this show happened 10 years ago ! My, how time flies when you're getting old...that's about all that I have for this show so let's get the ball rolling...

Finally, please don't buy, sell or convert this show to mp3 or any other lossy format. Please seed this as long as you can. Please trade this freely as it is almost certainly uncirculated. This show will be a welcome addition to any Yes fan's collection. I will post a sample to help some of you decide whether or not to download it but it's really unnecessary. So, as Mr. Natural is so fond of saying, have fun, don't freak out and enjoy the concert !

jojogunne 7/30/2010