Forgotten Awaken Introduction - Yesshows Tour

[Brimdawg]

I've never heard this before...

Its an extended version of awaken from the yesshows tour. It features Alan White on Vibraphone. It apparently called "flight jam"

I really like it! Thought it was worth sharing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abLSSb-jxMc

Leave your opinions of the piece below.

[Camphire]

Very Cool

Thank you.

[Michelle Johnston]

My recollection of Wembley 77 was Jon was more prominent on the Harp and it echoed stylistically the part 11 intro. Awaken and the the two encores, which included the super charged ST were electric. The band took out an add in the Melody Maker and thanked the audiences for making the shows they did so wonderful. Unforgettable stratospheric levels of energy I can take myself back 35 years and see the curtain shoot up and the band launch into Parallels. I have been all around the world and nothing has taken me higher.

[the greenman]

Very cool - I don't recall that before. Nice to hear Alan on vibraphone..

[Olorin]

I really liked the vibraphone intro. The regular part of the song, not so much. They were playing most of it too fast. Apparently not a complaint they're likely to hear these days, given all the commentary about how slow they're playing now.

[DREAMER]

Great to hear this again. I dont think this is a case of an alternate intro though , it's an additional piece before the main song or additional intro if you like.

Now that JD is in the band I would love to hear Yes play Awaken again :)

[Micah68]

Wonderfull - just listening to this now to cheer me up with all the wind and rain that we are having in the UK at the moment

[Apollo 77]

I don't recall ever having heard this intro before, but it is really beautiful.

Hugh

[smatt]

This is was my first Yes tour, and obviously it sold me on the band for life... Stupid concert

[crotale2112]

I can hear Squire now....

"hey Alan.. do that vibraphone thing for a few minuites.. I need to take a piss, .. might as well have a little "bump" while I'm at it.. awaken is a long song"..

[Soul Dreamer]

Now that JD is in the band I would love to hear Yes play Awaken again :)

If there's 1 song the current Yes should not do, it's Awaken.
This is Jon's most spiritual creation while in Yes and they should respect that.

[DREAMER]

If there's 1 song the current Yes should not do, it's Awaken.
This is Jon's most spiritual creation while in Yes and they should respect that.

Ok thanks for that, I should have checked with you first. So Anderson & Wakeman are allowed to play it ( see below) but not Yes. I know which I would prefer.

[Ceasar's Palace]

Great to hear this again. I dont think this is a case of an alternate intro though , it's an additional piece before the main song or additional intro if you like.

They did this more than once. I mixed two of those together to form one "song". It's nice.

[Michael Loughley]

This is was my first Yes tour, and obviously it sold me on the band for life... Stupid concert

I saw my first Yesshow on this tour as well, in Wheeling, WV. I had no idea who they were until they ended the show with Roundabout. I too was sold on the band for life.

[RelayerI]

If there's 1 song the current Yes should not do, it's Awaken.
This is Jon's most spiritual creation while in Yes and they should respect that.

Nothing's sacred, and I think Jon D. could do it well AND imbue it with something special.

[pianozach]

That was nice!

[Albedo]

I love Flight Jam. I've heard it before but this seems a bit different than the version I've heard.

[HoweGuitargod]

If there's 1 song the current Yes should not do, it's Awaken.
This is Jon's most spiritual creation while in Yes and they should respect that.

I agree---but more importantly can Geoff play it? LOL

[1yesfan]

Great to hear this again. I dont think this is a case of an alternate intro though , it's an additional piece before the main song or additional intro if you like.

Now that JD is in the band I would love to hear Yes play Awaken again :)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Ha ha ha.

Some songs from the YES vault should be left unless JA is singing it. Not a JA fight I am trying to start. Just think it would be nice to respect some of the old stuff and leave it un-played if the orig folks on it are all not there to do it live.

[arsen33]

I love Flight Jam. I've heard it before but this seems a bit different than the version I've heard.

Well this is not what is known as "Flight Jam". "Filght Jam" was a piece played during the Tormato tour and based on a motif taken from Stavinsky's "Rite of the Spring". Jon used the same motif around 1972-73 (you may here this just before he introduces Rick on Yessongs.
Here it is an intro played to introduce Awaken.