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Live At Montreux 2003
''Live at Montreux 2003'' is a 2007 live album and video from the English progressive rock band Yes. It is a live recording of the group's headlining concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival on 14 July 2003. The performance was filmed and is also available on DVD/Blu-ray. This is the first official album to feature the classic line-up of lead vocalist Jon Anderson, guitarist Steve Howe, keyboardist Rick Wakeman, bassist Chris Squire and drummer Alan White since the 1996/1997 ''Keys to Ascension'' live albums, along with a DVD also entitled ''Keys to Ascension''. The album was released in 2007, during a hiatus in the band's activity following a tour ending in 2004. While Yes began offering USB thumb drive recordings of their concert performances in 2010, this was the most recent official live album by the band until '' In the Present – Live from Lyon'' 2 CD & 1 DVD album in 2011. The band's previous live release ''Symphonic Live'' (2002), was recorded at the Heineken Music Hall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yes (band)
Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by lead singer and frontman Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye and drummer Bill Bruford. The band has undergone numerous line-up changes throughout their history, during which 19 musicians have been full-time members. Since May 2022, the band has consisted of guitarist Steve Howe, keyboardist Geoff Downes, singer Jon Davison, and bassist Billy Sherwood, as well as touring drummer Jay Schellen. Yes have explored several musical styles over the years and are most notably regarded as progressive rock pioneers. Yes began performing original songs and rearranged covers of rock, pop, blues and jazz songs, as evidenced on their self-titled first album from 1969, and it's follow-up ''Time and a Word'' from 1970. A change of direction later in 1970 led to a series of successful progressive rock albums, with four consecutive U.S. platinum or multi-platinum sellers in ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Wakeman
Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboardist best known as a former member of the progressive rock band Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004, and for his solo albums released in the 1970s. Born and raised in West London, Wakeman intended to be a concert pianist but quit his studies at the Royal College of Music in 1969 to become a full-time session musician. His early sessions included playing on "Space Oddity", among others, for David Bowie, and songs by Junior's Eyes, T. Rex, Elton John, and Cat Stevens. Wakeman became a member of The Strawbs in 1970 before joining Yes a year later, playing on some of their most successful albums across two stints until 1980. Wakeman began his solo career in 1973; his highest-selling solo albums are his first three, '' The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' (1973), ''Journey to the Centre of the Earth'' (1974), and ''The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table'' (1975), all concept alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Moraz
Patrick Philippe Moraz (born 24 June 1948) is a Swiss musician, film composer and songwriter, best known for his tenures as keyboardist in the rock bands Yes and The Moody Blues. Born into a musical family, Moraz learned music at a young age and studied at the Lausanne Conservatory. He began a music career in the 1960s as a jazz musician, performing with his quartet and quintet, groups that performed across Europe and won several awards. He formed the short-lived progressive rock group Mainhorse in 1969, and began work scoring films. In 1974, he formed another band, Refugee, and recorded one album before he joined Yes later the same year. Moraz was a member of Yes until 1976, and during this time he also started a solo career, beginning with the 1976 album ''The Story of I''. Moraz was a member of The Moody Blues from 1978 to 1991. Since then, he has worked on various solo projects. Early life Moraz was born on 24 June 1948 on an aeroplane, though Morges, Switzerland has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And You And I
"And You and I" is the second track from the album ''Close to the Edge'' by the English progressive rock band Yes. The song is just over ten minutes in length and consists of four movements. The first and second parts of the song were released as a single edit and reached number 42 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Introducing the song live in 1972, lead vocalist Jon Anderson said Yes called it "The Protest Song" when they were making the ''Close to the Edge'' album. Paul Stump's 1997 ''History of Progressive Rock'' called the song "a ''tour de force'' of atmosphere, contrasting opaline twelve-string against Rick Wakeman's cavernous Mellotron, light and shade divided across the four sections with pleasing architectural skill". Parts I. Cord of Life The song opens with Steve Howe on 12-string acoustic guitar, his voice heard at the beginning of the track, then playing mostly natural guitar harmonics before introducing the opening guitar theme. Following a brief percussive part and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Side Of The Sky
"South Side of the Sky" is a song by progressive rock band Yes from their album ''Fragile''. Description It opens with the sound of a howling wind, then the song starts after a thunder-strike, bursting into a heavy, riff-dominated rock song. At around 2:08, Rick Wakeman's piano comes in along with another few seconds of wind. At around 3:19, Chris Squire, Steve Howe and Jon Anderson start singing wordless vocal harmonies along with the piano. This continues until about 5:42, when the earlier heavy riff part returns, with the wind in the background. The song fades out in the end to the same howling wind that occurred throughout. ''Ultimate Classic Rock'' critic Ryan Reed described the song as being Yes' 6th heaviest song saying that "Howe goes wild with some of his most ferocious guitar tones...and engineer Eddie Offord sharpens every angular riff into a dagger." Anderson stated that "This is a song about climbing mountains. It’s dangerous, but we all must climb mountains eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siberian Khatru
"Siberian Khatru" is the third song on the album ''Close to the Edge'' by English progressive rock band Yes. Live versions of the song are included on the albums ''Yessongs'', ''Keys to Ascension'', '' Live at Montreux 2003'' and '' In the Present – Live from Lyon''. Multiple performances of the song are included on the 2015 boxed-set '' Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two'', which features seven complete consecutive concerts recorded on the band's late 1972 North American tour. Lyrics and music According to an interview with Yes vocalist Jon Anderson, "''Khatru'' means 'as you wish' in the Yemeni dialect of Arabic. When we were working on it, I kept singing the word over and over again, even though I had no idea what it meant. I asked somebody to look it up for me, and when they told me the meaning, it worked for the song." The lyrics discuss "unity among different cultures." The band often used it as an opening number at concerts. "It has everything: riffs, themes, bridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heineken Music Hall
AFAS Live (formerly known as the Heineken Music Hall) is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands, near the Johan Cruyff Arena. The big hall, named "Black Box" has a capacity of 6,000 and is 3000 m2; a smaller hall for after parties (Beat Box) has a capacity of 700. History The venue was specially designed for amplified music by architect Frits van Dongen of Architekten Cie. The building was constructed between 1996 and 2001, and cost €30 million. On September 16, 2016, it was announced that the name will be changed to AFAS Live on 1 January 2017. It is named after the venue's partner and sponsor AFAS Software BV (the acronym stands for Applications for Administrative Solutions) a business software developer in Leusden, the Netherlands with 450 employees. Events Many artists, both national and international, have performed at AFAS Live, including Rag'n'Bone Man, Daft Punk, Kelly Clarkson, Take That, Westlife, Toto, Kylie Minogue, Avril Lavigne, Bring Me the Horizon, Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphonic Live
''Symphonic Live'' is a video and live album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released on DVD and a single CD on 18 June 2002 by Eagle Vision and subsequently on two CDs and on Blu-ray by Eagle Records. The album documents the group's performance at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam on 22 November 2001 during their Yessymphonic Tour, supporting their nineteenth studio album ''Magnification'', which also featured an orchestra. The tour featured Yes performing on stage with an orchestra; ''Symphonic Live'' features the European Festival Orchestra conducted by Wilheilm Keitel. Keyboardist Rick Wakeman was invited by the band to perform at this concert, but this did not happen because of scheduling conflicts. In his place was Tom Brislin. Reception Alan Ranta of ''PopMatters'' gave ''Symphonic Live'' a mixed review, saying that "by the time they recorded this concert in 2001, their age had begun to show" and that "''Symphonic Live'' is a solid set, but it won’t be co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Present – Live From Lyon
''In the Present – Live from Lyon'' is a 2-CD/DVD live album by Yes, released on 29 November 2011 in North America and 2 December 2011 in Europe. Overview ''In the Present – Live from Lyon'' is a recording of a Yes show on 1 December 2009 at the Bourse du Travail, Lyon, France as a part of their In the Present Tour which they undertook before the release of their new studio album ''Fly from Here'' (2011) featuring newcomer Benoît David on lead vocals. It is the first live album featuring lead vocalist Benoît David (from Mystery) and thus the first live album without ex-member Jon Anderson, whom David replaced. It was also the only release with Oliver Wakeman as a member of the band, until the release of the ''From a Page'' album in 2019. Track listing Disc 1 Disc 2 DVD Personnel *Benoît David – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, percussions *Steve Howe – guitars, pedal steel guitar, backing vocals *Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals *Oliver Wakeman – ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USB Flash Drive
A USB flash drive (also called a thumb drive) is a data storage device that includes flash memory with an integrated USB interface. It is typically removable, rewritable and much smaller than an optical disc. Most weigh less than . Since first appearing on the market in late 2000, as with virtually all other computer memory devices, storage capacities have risen while prices have dropped. , flash drives with anywhere from 8 to 256 gigabytes (GB) were frequently sold, while 512 GB and 1 terabyte (TB) units were less frequent. As of 2018, 2 TB flash drives were the largest available in terms of storage capacity. Some allow up to 100,000 write/erase cycles, depending on the exact type of memory chip used, and are thought to physically last between 10 and 100 years under normal circumstances ( shelf storage timeUSB flash drives allow reading, writing, and erasing of data, with some allowing 1 million write/erase cycles in each cell of memory: if there were 100 uses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keys To Ascension (video)
''Keys to Ascension'' is a video album by English progressive rock band Yes, released in October 1996 by CMC International. It featured the group's performances at the Fremont Theatre in San Luis Obispo, California in March 1996, following the return of guitarist Steve Howe and keyboardist Rick Wakeman in 1995, which marked the first performances of the band's "classic" line-up since 1979. The three concerts with the newly reunited lineup were followed by two double albums entitled ''Keys to Ascension'' and ''Keys to Ascension 2'', featuring all new material alongside live tracks from the San Luis Obispo shows. This along with these companion albums were reissued in 2010 as the ''Keys to Ascension'' box set. Howe oversaw the mixing of the audio for the video. According to him, there are some sections where the audio does not entirely match what is being played on screen since the band recorded all three of its shows the Fremont, but only the last night was filmed, and during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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