1.01 Steve, Rick, Chris & Alan soundchecking 01 (0.57)
1.02 Steve, Rick, Chris & Alan soundchecking 02 (4.57)
1.03 Steve, Rick, Chris & Alan soundchecking 03 (2.38)
1.04 Steve, Rick, Chris & Alan soundchecking 04 (3.37)
1.05 Steve, Rick, Chris & Alan soundchecking 05 (2.59)
1.06 Steve, Rick, Chris & Alan soundchecking 06 (2.54)
1.07 Steve, Rick, Chris & Alan soundchecking 07 (0.43)
1.08 Steve, Rick, Chris & Alan soundchecking 08 (0.50)
1.09 Steve, Rick, Chris & Alan soundchecking 09 (1.22)
1.10 Steve, Rick, Chris & Alan soundchecking 10 (1.25)
1.11 Steve, Rick, Chris & Alan soundchecking 11 (1.18)
1.12 Steve, Rick, Chris & Alan soundchecking 12 (1.03)
1.13 Steve, Rick, Chris & Alan soundchecking 13 (4.31)
1.14 Steve, Rick, Chris & Alan soundchecking 14 (0.24)
1.15 Steve, Rick, Chris & Alan soundchecking 15 (0.50)
1.16 Turn Of The Century rehearsal 1 (3.55)
1.17 Turn Of The Century rehearsal 2 (3.18)
1.18 Turn Of The Century rehearsal 3 (3.05)
1.19 Mind Drive (12.31)
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YES
Tsongas Arena
Lowell, MA
5/15/2004
SOUNDCHECK ONLY

Aiwa AM-F80 MD > CD-R > EAC > FLAC

Tracks 1-15:
Steve Howe / Rick Wakeman / Chris Squire / Alan White soundchecks

Tracks 16-18:
Turn of the Century rehearsals

Track 19:
Mind Drive

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Here's something NO Yes fanatics have heard yet, I recorded this myself and have yet to
let it out.

This is a recording of the SOUNDCHECK from Tsongas Arena in Lowell, MA from May 15, 2004 --
the afternoon of the concert the band shot for upcoming (and much delayed) "Songs From
Tsongas" DVD.

The recording lasts about 53 minutes and truth be told, aside from the last track, this
will probably only appeal to the most diehard Yes fans. If what I describe below sounds
incredibly boring to you, then you're probably right to stay away. If the description
sounds like it's right up your alley, then you most likely won't be disappointed. The
sound quality is quite good -- the venue was empty except for a tiny handful of lucky
people who sat and watched. This was recorded from about 10 rows back, in the center.

The first several tracks are mostly Steve Howe checking every guitar he used in the show.
It's basically what it sounds like when Steve just picks up a guitar and plays -- lots of
noodling on various bits of music, including a snippet of The Beatles' "Across the Universe".
Some of it is interesting, some is not.

We then move on to Rick Wakeman, who tests out all the various keyboards and their
settings. More noodling. Nothing incredibly earth-shattering, though it's still
somewhat astounding to hear him walk up to a keyboard and play some really mind
blowing runs without really even concentrating.

The band eventually gets down to business right around track 16, first rehearsing
a couple of the more tricky changes in "Turn of the Century", and finally turning
in an excellent 12 1/2 minute version of "Mind Drive".

I have taken out most of the dead space where nothing was going on, so that the first
part is as interesting as possible. The performance of "Mind Drive" is top notch,
though, and the download is worth it for that alone. None of this soundcheck was
filmed or recorded professionally so it won't be included in any way as part of the
new DVD.

As always, please do not trade this as mp3 or any other lossy format. Enjoy!