1.01 Firebird Suite (1.38)
1.02 Siberian Khatru (9.40)
1.03 Rhythm Of Love (6.53)
1.04 America (11.07)
1.05 Open Your Eyes (6.24)
1.06 And You And I (incomplete) (10.53)
1.07 Heart Of The Sunrise (11.31)
1.08 Corkscrew - Mood For A Day - Windy And Warm - The Clap (15.32)
1.09 From The Balcony (3.23)
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2.01 Children Of Light (4.20)
2.02 Khoroshev Solo (2.41)
2.03 Long Distance Runaround (3.31)
2.04 Whitefish - Alan White Solo - Ritual (10.17)
2.05 Owner Of A Lonely Heart (5.59)
2.06 The Revealing Science Of God (20.37)
2.07 I've Seen All Good People (8.00)
2.08 Roundabout (8.38)
2.09 Starship Trooper (13.34)
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LDB Special Series #72

Hello! Here is a new series from my collection. After the Master Series, here is the Special Series. Out of my 6,000+ shows and radio broadcasts, I have many concerts that were special for some reasons: the setlist, the musicians, the venue or unexpected events. These are the ones I'd like to propose you. Most of these come from my cassettes collection, so they will be released at a slower pace than my Master Series! But you won't be disappointed! I will try to gather the most unusual things I have in my collection and, as always, your feedback and comments will be my reward for all the work involved in this project.

YES
Manchester, Apollo Theatre
February 26, 1998

1.01 Firebird Suite (1.38)
1.02 Siberian Khatru (9.40)
1.03 Rhythm Of Love (6.53)
1.04 America (11.07)
1.05 Open Your Eyes (6.24)
1.06 And You And I (incomplete) (10.53)
1.07 Heart Of The Sunrise (11.31)
1.08 Corkscrew - Mood For A Day - Windy And Warm - The Clap (15.32)
1.09 From The Balcony (3.23)

2.01 Children Of Light (4.20)
2.02 Khoroshev Solo (2.41)
2.03 Long Distance Runaround (3.31)
2.04 Whitefish - Alan White Solo - Ritual (10.17)
2.05 Owner Of A Lonely Heart (5.59)
2.06 The Revealing Science Of God (20.37)
2.07 I've Seen All Good People (8.00)
2.08 Roundabout (8.38)
2.09 Starship Trooper (13.34)

Lineage: Unknown recording device > n generation tape > Aiwa Tape Deck AD-WX828 > Audigy Soundblaster > HD > SoundForge 7.0
> CD Wave >FLAC Frontend (level 6)

Jon Anderson (Vocals)
Steve Howe (Guitars)
Billy Sherwood (Guitars)
Chris Squire (Bass)
Alan White (Drums)
Igor Khoroshev (Keyboards)
Adam Wakeman * (Keyboards)

I was not at that show but reading the comments it must have been a terrific gig. So I am offering it to you. My copy comes from David D. so he can probably tell you which generation does it come from. I have improved it a bit since it sounded too bassy to my ears. Overall quality is very good. I think that, rather than my bla bla bla it is much better to paste here some of the comments posted on the excellent Forgotten Yesterdays website:

"It was quite one of the best YESSHOWS I've seen in 20 years despite the first night technical probs. I thought Chris was in absolutely awesome form and really played to the crowd. It appeared to take a couple of numbers for Steve to get into the groove and he seemed to go missing a couple of times in the opening Siberian Khatru but he was soon up to speed and
dancing around like a spring chicken. I thought he coped marvelously with the problems at the start of his solo spot and the new number 'corkskrew' went down really well. The ovations for And You and I & The Revealing SOG were tremendous and well deserved and Jon looked quite taken a back by the reception for the latter. The encore was quite incredible especially with the introduction of Adam Wakeman, I can't recall Starship Trooper played any better ever ! Adam was absolutely magnificent though credit goes to Igor as well for a) putting in an excellent
performance himself and b) for generously making way for Adam on Starship Trooper. What really made the show for me was how much more personal it felt in the relatively small Apollo theatre. I've been to shows at Wembley and Birmingham NEC where the arenas are so large that unless you are up close you just don't feel part of it. I felt part of the show last night and it was an absoultely fantastic experience and whats more the boys on stage seemed to be enjoying it aswell with the small stage really bringing them together as a unit. I'm now looking forward to
repeat performances at Nottingham & London next week - can't wait"

"At the beginning of Steve's solo, there was a problem with a crackling sound which they solved by replacing the lead, but then in the middle of Mood For A Day, Steve walked too far from the amp and the lead came out! Steve joked by continuing to play the guitar with no sound, everyone laughed!

It was obvious that Jon had not learnt the words from From The Balcony because he kept looking at a lyrics sheet on the floor!

Igor had no passport at New York, so the band thought they may have to find a session musician until the problem was resolved - though Igor arrived in the UK in time. Apparently, they rehearsed the entire set with Adam Wakeman! Adam came on stage and replaced Igor for the final encore, Starship Trooper!

Perhaps they intended to rehearse a new song with Igor in the 3 days before this first gig, but that is speculation. The performance was spectacularly good. The sound mix was excellent with Chris's bass sounding really crisp and Steve's guitars were clear. Igor was excellent especially in Revealing Science. It was difficult to tell if Billy Sherwood actually contributed anything! The crowd gave the band a "hero's" wellcome; Revealing Science was best received with a standing ovation."

Enjoy!

ldb