Yes/ABWH - An Evening Of Yes Music Plus (89)

Disco 1
01 - Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra
02 - Time And A WordOwner Of A Lonely HeartTeakbois
03 - The ClapMood For A Day
04 - Gone But Not ForgottenCatherine ParrMerlin The Magician
05 - Long Distance Runaround
06 – Birthright
07 - And You And I
08 - Starship Trooper


Disco 2
01 - Close To The Edge The Solid Time Of ChangeTotal Mass RetainI Get Up I Get DownSeasons Of Man
02 - Themes SoundSecond AttentionSoul Of The Warrior
03 - Brother Of Mine The Big Dream Nothing Can Come Between UsLong Lost Brother Of Mine 04 - Heart Of The Sunrise
05 - Order Of The Universe Order ThemeRock Gives CourageIt's Hard To Grow The Universe
06 – Roundabout

Burdened by all sorts of legal proceedings regarding the name Yes, Anderson-Brufod-Wakeman-Howe embarked on their one and only tour in 1989.

It was billed as "An Evening of Yes Music Plus," which provided the title to this live set, and also embroiled the group in much of their legal battle.

The CD here represents a live return to form for this lineup.

They were essentially the Yes of old, while the "YesWest" lineup were off doing their more pop-oriented approach to music.

This double disc really does hold up well, even as a Yes album.

The recordings here are quite well-done and focus more on the prog side of the musical structures.

The material chosen is based mostly on classic Yes material, but includes quite a few cuts that were featured on ABWH's studio release.

The only major complaint on this disc is that Tony Levin (who performed on the studio CD and most of the tour) was ill during the recording of this show, and therefore not featured here.

However, Jeff Berlin certainly does an admirable job of filling his shoes.