Here's a video of Yes as I best remember them from 1971 when I saw them a few times including, notably, at Devizes Corn Exchange ( @Trainfish ).

Playing live at this time they were far from perfect musically and often struggled with inferior sound systems (especially by today's standards) but their music was developing as well as exciting  and was a bigstep forward in the world of progressive rock.

Great memories.

Sadly my only experience of Yes live was the (IMO), quite frankly, dreadful 'Yessongs' triple album. The clip from Martin above at the Beat Club (a programme I used to watch quite regularly) was really good

I saw Yes at Stockton on Tees, probably about 1972 but can't remember any of it.

Here's a little heard Yes track off their first album (I think) from 1969.
I have it on a vinyl 'Age of Atlantic' sampler LP

Quote from: Newportnobby on January 03, 2025, 07:32:37 PMHere's a little heard Yes track off their first album (I think) from 1969.
I have it on a vinyl 'Age of Atlantic' sampler LP

One of my favourites, also released as Track 1 Disc 1 Yesstory 1972

That Yes First Album was actually pretty good.

Quote from: port perran on January 03, 2025, 07:52:02 PMThat Yes First Album was actually pretty good.

I think the track 'Survival' was the first time I'd heard Jon Anderson's lyrics make sense (and probably the last time, as well)

Quote from: Newportnobby on January 03, 2025, 07:54:29 PM

Quote from: port perran on January 03, 2025, 07:52:02 PMThat Yes First Album was actually pretty good.

I think the track 'Survival' was the first time I'd heard Jon Anderson's lyrics make sense (and probably the last time, as well)

At school we used to dissect his lyrics looking for hidden meaning 
In an interview many years later he revealed that it was all a load of nonsense 

I think Rick Wakeman once said of Jon Anderson that he (Jon) was always trying to save the planet, but he (Rick) wasn't sure which planet - or words to that effect!

Here is a band that I don't think has featured in this thread before(?). "Crime of the Century" was their break through album. I first heard the full album in a hi-fi shop in Harrow on a Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (half speed mastering) recording or similar, the record was scratched and the guy doing the demo looked horrified and said "b****r, that will have to go in the bin" so I said "I'll have it"...

Here is my favourite track from it, but from Live in Paris 1979 ...


I like "Rudy" a lot as well.

Cheers,

Tim

 

Quote from: Moonglum on January 03, 2025, 08:49:36 PMHere is a band that I don't think has featured in this thread before(?). "Crime of the Century" was their break through album. I first heard the full album in a hi-fi shop in Harrow on a Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (half speed mastering) recording or similar, the record was scratched and the guy doing the demo looked horrified and said "b****r, that will have to go in the bin" so I said "I'll have it"...
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I like "Rudy" a lot as well.

Cheers,

Tim

My oldest sister loves Supertramp, and I remember the album Breakfast In America with some fondness. Not my everyday listening, but a corker nonetheless.

I have the remastered 'Crime of the Century' but for whatever reason I don't listen to it much

Thank you Gentlemen @Foxhound and @Newportnobby . You might like to listen to this from their last and final album "Slow Motion" (2002), it's a bit harder with a jazzy bluesy edge...



Only Rick Davies and John Halliwell survive from the "CotC/BiA" days.

Cheers,

Tim

I'm not sure about Dead Man's Blues Tim @Moonglum .
I was quite taken with Supertramp especially in the period up to and including Breakfast in America.
Indeed, I thought that Crime of the Century was a fine offering.

Quote from: Moonglum on January 06, 2025, 09:45:45 AMThank you Gentlemen @Foxhound and @Newportnobby . You might like to listen to this from their last and final album "Slow Motion" (2002), it's a bit harder with a jazzy bluesy edge...

Only Rick Davies and John Halliwell survive from the "CotC/BiA" days.

Cheers,

Tim

That's rather good. Worth sitting with a glass of bourbon on a quiet evening and lights down low.