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Yes is touring but without Jon Anderson...

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They have replaced Jon Anderson with Jon Davison. I'm 25 and obviously have never seen Yes live. When I looked up who Yes was touring with I was very disappointed that Jon Anderson is not with them.

This touring version of Yes has Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Alan White, Geoff, Downes and Jon Davison. They are going to be playing The Yes Album, Close to the Edge and Going for the One in their entirety.

Has anyone caught them on their new tour? Is Davison up to the task of replicating Anderson's amazing vocal style?

Is this show worth dropping the $125 for two tickets?
 
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YES. Go to the show. You have never seen YES Live?
If you don't go maybe you will never see them live again ever.
 
Too bad about Anderson. Now if they could get hold of Bruford, that might make it all worthwhile ...
 
I saw them on the Drama tour which was the Buggles lineup, it was an excellent show. I also like that album alot.
 
I've seen them a few times... from around ABWH thru Union into the mid-90's... haven't seen them without Jon.

I'm not sure how i feel about it - i don't begrudge them their ability to make a living - but i do think jon is a huge part of their sound to me.

i'd probably go, but maybe not for 125
 
review from a 2011 show (featuring singer Benoit David, summed it up for me)
(ps...I purchased tickets and will be attending Friday March 8th to see the boys!)


from his review...

http://www.examiner.com/review/yessongs-yes-concert-review-progressive-tour-2011

The highlight of this evening's show was Steve Howe and his extraordinary musicianship. He definitely struck a deal with the devil to be able to play like that. Howe played every instrument he was handed extraordinarily. Even his instrument's 'downtime' was impressive. He performed with two at once- two guitars 'layered together,' creating a guitar onslaught that was unbelievable. Unbelievable because I had never witnessed anything like it before- ever.

The best thing that evening happened was when I heard Yes with my ears- not my eyes. 'Heart of the Sunrise' sounded as if someone had turned on the radio and the station was playing Yes. It was then that I briefly forgot about my secret [not anymore] disdain for the replacement singer. 'Seen All Good People' seemed to be a crowd favorite. Then came the seemingly Floydian inspired, 'straight outta the eighties' Yes-sounding new song, 'We Can Fly,' from the latest studio album, Fly From Here. Benoit played the bongos for that one.

The band overshadowed the lead singer, who I sometimes forgot was there, by their unsurpassed mastery of their instruments. It was not that he was bad- this wasn't Canandaigua; it was that they were just that good. Nobody fumbled 'And You and I,' but, after it had ended, it did receive a standing ovation.

I also witnessed that when Steve Howe yells from the stage to do something- you do it. The guitar virtuoso told everyone to 'Get up and dance!' as they tore into 'Owner of a Lonely Heart-' and the majority of the crowd did exactly as they were told. 'Starship Trooper' came in for a landing as it closed down the show for the evening. The crowd called out for more, actually chanting 'No- don't go' The encore was a masterful rendition of 'Roundabout.'

Yes, Benoit, speak to me of summer- now I'll actually listen.
 
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Jon Davidson fronted a band called Glass Hammer which is a progressive rock band that sounds very much like Yes. He does all of the Anderson vocals well. My friend who is a huge Yes fan said the early shows were a bit off but was sure that they would sound good as the band got to gel.
 
Grat musicians, but Jon is the soul of the band. Too band they could not compromise with each other.
 
It is well worth seeing them, even without Anderson. Yes running on three and a half cylinders is better than most groups running on five, plus they only have about three to five years of any touring left.

What are you going to gain by waiting? Anderson almost died a year ago, and a couple other members are not in the best of health.
 
I would go just to see Squire, Howe and White. So the vocals WILL be different but the music will be pure Yes. And Geoff Downes fills in nicely for Wakeman.
 
Geoff was Yes for an album and then two tours, and then again for more, and is a great musician in his own right. Not going to see them, if you are a Yes fan, is like saying you can't see them because their Yes album lineup, or their Relayer lineup, or their Drama lineup, or their Tormato lineup was the best.

This is 2013, and their "best" lineup is never ever going to happen again.
 
131east23 said:
I would go just to see Squire, Howe and White. So the vocals WILL be different but the music will be pure Yes. And Geoff Downes fills in nicely for Wakeman.
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THIS. Of course would be better with Anderson, but Yes can still be very good. I thought 2011's Yes album "Fly From Here" was superb.
 
Seems turnabout is fair play, since Anderson has been touring without Yes for years.
 
kirk57 said:
Seems turnabout is fair play, since Anderson has been touring without Yes for years.
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Yes, fair enough. Apparently he is not healthy enough to tour the way Yes does, which apparently is brutal.

I still think his voice is essential. I read a recent interview. He really want to sing with them.

I did like Drama. Great album. Trevor Horn is a genius in his own right.
 
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