Comments on: Yes/Asia 2009 summer tour setlist

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:20:17 +0000

Went to see Yes at the Hammersmith Odeon last night and they were great. Took a while to warm up but once they got going (And You And I was awsome)they were superb. I’ve been to a few good gigs this year and this was up their with the best of them. I found out a few days before that Jon wasnt on this tour and have to admit I was dissapointed and probably wouldnt have boutht the tickets had I known. Have to say I was really impressed with Benoit David, at times you wouldnt have known Jon wasnt their. Oliver Wakeman was exccelent on keyboards and I’m sure his father is proud. Even if Rick dosent think they should be touring under the name of Yes. Shame Asia arent on the UK leg of the tour but you cant have it all I suppose. First Time I’ve ever seen yes but from what I’ve heard this is the best they have been for quite some time.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:09:05 +0000

Anyone going to the Birmingham gig tomorrow night?

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:08:27 +0000

It was great to see Yes and Asia at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia. I’m a hard core Yes fan, so I was really delighted with their set list, as it contained songs that Yes haven’t done over and over again in concert. I’ve always thought “Astral Traveller” was one of their best early songs, so it was a thrill to hear that one. And the two selections from Drama, “Machine Messiah” and “Tempus Fugit”, are two of my favorite Yes songs. I’ve waited 28 years to hear those songs in concert, and I mean it, I really wanted Yes to play those songs over the years each time I’ve seen ‘em. And they didn’t, because of a certain non-flexible singer; but armed with a new vocalist, this time they did play those songs! Yay!!! I thought Benoit David handled the vocals superbly, and he handled the acoustic guitar part on Machine Messiah (where the music becomes all quiet and unsettlingly mysterious) with aplomb. Truly a great Yes performance (even if Wakeman2 did seriously goof up once on Heart of the Sunrise.) Oh, and as I was unfamililar with Asia’s material, but have always enjoyed ELP and Crimson (and even the Buggles), it was great to hear Asia play the three cover tunes! [One paranthetical note. Rock audiences can be so darn rude. During the quiet flute section of "In the Court of the Crimson King", for example, people all around me were yapping away, laughing, and even shouting at each other to be heard (unnecessarily as it was a quiet section of music.) It was like this throughout much of the entire concert. These rude antics totally interfered with enjoying the music and were disrespectful to the performers, in my opinion. And it's not like we're dealing with a hall full of immature adolescents: these people should have known better! I needed to get that off my chest!]

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:16:09 +0000

Drove down from Boston to Long Island to see them on Friday Night. Ive seen Yes over twenty times and Asia a couple of times. This show rocked! I really wasn’t sure what to expect without Anderson there, but Benoit David did an amazing job! I thought it was cool that Asia honored the roots of the members with the Buggles, ELP, & Crimson songs. I’m surprised that these tunes weren’t received well here. Where else would you ever get to see these performed live by musicians of this calibre? King Crimson hasn’t toured in a few years and I’ve heard no talk of Buggles or ELP reunions.

The Yes set…. Can’t play em’ all. I don’t think Astral traveller has been done live in a long, long time. This was a great show! I got to meet the guys after the show (meet & greet package), I’ve met them before with the exception of Benoit & Oliver. I will say that Benoit comes off as a regular guy, very friendly and approachable and Oliver seems a bit shy but is very nice as well.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:45:37 +0000

Going tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: LivePerl

LivePerl — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:02:53 +0000

I think it was OBONE who said the “set list” was weak? Is he kidding? I’ve seen both of these bands in the past year – and they BOTH were great. Both bands can play an hour more easily. Especially, and obviously, YES.

For ASIA, I enjoy the Buggles, King Crimson and ELP stuff and would it kill them to do a UK song? For those of you who follow John Wetton – and his short but amazing stint with UK – there’s a band I would have LOVED to see in their hey day.

As for YES, you can’t have it all. Yeah, I love “Close To The Edge” too, but how can you complain with “Tempus Fugit”? DRAMA is the most underrated YES album ever (no offense to Jon Anderson). I’ll take “Heart of The Sunrise” ANYTIME. That song alone is worth the price of admission.

By: retroDan

retroDan — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:46:26 +0000

great to hear that you enjoyed the show!!

By: Czech67

Czech67 — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:34:21 +0000

Just seen the show last night in Detroit (a/k/a DTE Energy Theater, a/k/a Pine Knob. A little leary at first then Carl Palmer’s (Asia) drum solo blew me away, For a minute a thought I was at an ELP show.

“Yes” just ROCKED THE HOUSE”!!!!! Steve Howe is an amazing guitar player…

The show is well worth seeing….

By: Czech67

Czech67 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:39:15 +0000

I’m kind of disappointed not to see Close to the Edge, Yours Is No Disgrace or Perpetual Change on their playlist

By: DJ Greggie C

DJ Greggie C — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:24:45 +0000

Just got my tickets for Philadelphia/Upper Darby at The Tower on 7/28/09. Saw them there before and LOVED THE SHOW! Thanks for all of the Great feedback and the set list. See you all at the show.