As we fans continue to wait patiently for news of the release of the March 25th show, I happened to spot a reference to it on Twitter the other day by Doug Gottlieb (who along with his brother Glenn designs various merchandising for Yes Official and published the fanzine Yes Magazine for many years).
I believe a live album and video are in the works— Gottlieb Bros. (@GottliebBros) November 26, 2017
But what can we expect to see? Well, thanks to audience members who filmed that night we can at least have a better idea of what it will be. And of course those who were there are looking forward to re-experiencing the show and hopefully their enjoyment of it.
But first I would like to state - given the nature of the fan inquiry above - that I do not find myself confounded or frustrated or alarmed by the lack of an update at this time. I've also stated this at the Yesfans discussion forum, and hey - it's post-tour and the holidays so whatever might be happening, I would say that Our Guys have earned some well-deserved relaxation and time to pursue other projects if they so choose. Would it be nice to know what's going on? Sure it would. Are they obliged to tell us? Absolutely not.
I will say that what I am going to miss from the DVD is "The Meeting" which was performed in London but not Manchester, and then also at some dates in Japan, but one can only hope that it might turn out to be a bonus feature.
As you can see in this excerpt from "Owner" there was a camera filming the walkabout as Rick and Trevor went up-and-down the aisles, while Jon, Lou and Lee kept going onstage.
This is sort of a behind-the-scenes video from the FOH area which includes part of "Owner" and all of "Roundabout" - because of where the filmer is situated the sound is really great, in my opinion.
Here's a bit of the epic grandeur of "Awaken" with the kaleidescopic effect of the changing color projections on the backdrop.
The YouTube channel MrMoogman features the entire show but rather than include all of it I prefer to note those aspects of interest to me as a viewer. However, one may view all the videos on his channel if so desired.
"Lift Me Up" features a rather comedic introduction from Jon.
Trevor does his best to reprise his classic phrasing on "Changes," making for one of the best renditions of the song in this era.
Lee positively outdoes himself on this performance of "The Fish" and when you consider that every performance of this piece was bravura-worthy, that is quite a feat.
Of course the final product will be of professional caliber and entirely optimal for repeat viewing, I have no doubt. But at least we can tide ourselves over, after a fashion, while we wait.
