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Summary: I wis you could return DVDs to the place of purchase...
Review: This is a disc that in my opinion should not be on the market. The video and audio quality are very poor. It appears as though someone found a film copy of YESSONGS that had been the midnight special at a movie theater for many years and transfered it to DVD.
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Summary: Brilliant unabashed artistry
Review: This is a great movie. I can remember seeing this many years ago, more than once. Starship Trooper is not in its entirety, only get small pieces, tastes at the end. Obviously an editing issue. I would guess that even in 1973 they had to cut "something", had to keep it commercial for the low attention span masses and their money. Other than that I have zero criticisms because it is very true to the performance. The camera work is fine, the amoebaes and fly-traps are fine, the capes are fine, and And You And I is great.
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Summary: Yes' performances outshine the faint sound quality.
Review: This set here captures Yes in fine form, as they were performing songs to support their 1972 release _Close To The Edge_. As many reviewers have stated, the sound quality is quite faint, which can be inexcusable to many viewers, but the performances are top-notch, and on the whole, is worthwhile for the Yes fan.The six performances on here are for: "Your Move/I've Seen All Good People," "The Clap," "And You And I," "Close To The Edge," "Jingle Bells/Hallelujah/Roundabout" and "Yours Is No Disgrace" as an encore. "Your Move.." is quite a nice performance as vocalist Jon Anderson is using his ethereal upper-register, and Steve Howe is playing mind-blowing material on his guitar (though in the first half, he plays what looks like a mandolin.) The vocal harmonies exchanged by Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire and Steve are nice as well. I also liked watching keyboardist Rick Wakeman clapping his hands during the handclapping section. "The Clap" is an extraordinary workout by Steve Howe. It was nice watching the close-ups on the fretboard, and watching Steve's amazing technique and virtuosity. Elsewhere, hearing and seeing this live performance of "Close To The Edge" was quite refreshing, and sits quite nicely with the studio version. The opening was melodic and mesmerizing, although there were some parts in the beginning where you couldn't see the bandmembers, due to some of the art collages. This may annoy some viewers as this appears in other places during the performance, particularly during the third movement, "I Get Up, I Get Down." It was almost like magic witnessing Rick Wakeman, wearing his glowing silver cape, playing that soaring synthesizer lead before the crashing rhythm section jumps in to close out that third movement. And, for more Rick Wakeman, he continues his magic on the "Jingle Bells/Hallelujah/Roundabout" medley. The first two parts feature Rick on the keyboards alone. First, he starts with a fairly reverent version of "Jingle Bells," then all of a sudden, it turns into a funked-up, bluesy piece, with the audience members clapping along. Then comes his interpretation of "Hallelujah," which was magnificently done, as he plays a synthesizer with his left hand, and what I think is a mellotron with his right hand simultaneously. It's unbelievable how he could get orchestral/choiral effects out of his instrument. But, of course, that may as well have been the technology at the time. But, in any event, it was nice to watch what many non-prog rock fans would simply call silliness and indulgence. And to end it all, there's an energetic version of "Roundabout." The encore was lots of fun as well, which was the fiery live version of "Yours Is No Disgrace." To end this horribly written review, I'll just say that this should be owned by Yes fans, especially for fans who wish they could have seen the band play live in their 1970s period. Despite the slightly lacking sound quality, this still shouldn't be ignored, as the performances are excellent.
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Summary: YESSONG (no S)
Review: Too short = 76 minutes (not complete concert as 2 cd set) + Too expensive ( same price as Led Zep, new 2 DVD), don't buy, if you like Yes, buy Yessong in cd only
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Summary: Take a rain check.
Review: Unless you are a real (and I mean real) die-hard fan, take a pass. The quality is pathetic, but you do get to see them as they were. I'm a big Yes fan, and I wouldn't have bought this had I seen it first.
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Summary: Yes, it's awful
Review: Yes is one of my faverate 70's bands, this was really a dissapointment. Quality is horrable
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Summary: Performance? five stars. Video and sound? zero stars!
Review: Yikes! The performances were Yes at their best. The DVD is this medium at its absolute worst! Who was the bozo who released this DVD? The sound and the video quality is horrid. And for laughs, get a load of the sticking video tape error at the end. Give me an ever lovin' break! And as an interesting aside, "Yessongs" was presented in Quadraphonic sound during it's original theatre release back in the 1970's. I have a copy of one of the movie posters advertising "Quadraphonic." It would have been great if the company who released this DVD would have used the original version (if they could have found it) and given us a surround sound rendition for a treat.
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Summary: GOOD CONCERT, BAD SOUND QUALITY
Review: You could see the YESSONGS movie in the cinemas, I believe it was 1976, and it had better sound and more tracks as the video a couple of years later. Why, Oh Why is it not possible to make a good video and DVD of this movie. They can get Elvis on stage again nowadays but it's probably to difficult in the age of computers to remaster and to digitalise this beautiful concert. Oh, it would be so nice to relive this concert again and with good sound quality!! Well, I'm still hoping that day will come.
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