Cruise to the Edge Setlist

[Rabin105]

debate and discus what might be the possible setlist.

[gitsy]

Ok I will kick off. Not with a set list but with a song: Don't kill the whale.

[Rabin105]

Ok I will kick off. Not with a set list but with a song: Don't kill the whale.

I will add one song

Fly from here so it is now

Don't kill the whale
Fly From here

[crotale2112]

Ok I will kick off. Not with a set list but with a song: Don't kill the whale.

something from topographic oceans must be played..

I would hope the ambiant track from Open your eyes would be played throughout the ships speaker system... all day long!

[Sharp on Attack]

Oh YES, the ambient OYE track all day !

[luvyesmusic]

If they play Owner, it will be 2 to 1 odds it will be the last time they play it. The lads might be tossed overboard by the diehard fans. Let's get the word out early; NO OWNER! ;-)

[cactus jon]

I will delete one album...Fly From Here. Buggles are Buggles and Yes are Yes, and never the twain shall meet.

[enoesque]

Actually Geoff Downes is their keyboard player and Fly From Here is a Yes album, and a pretty good one at that.

And the twain have now met and recorded two Yes albums.

[Reflections]

I will delete one album...Fly From Here. Buggles are Buggles and Yes are Yes, and never the twain shall meet.

[enoesque]

You'd have to delete Drama as well, which is too bad, as it was a great and sorely overlooked Yes album.

[crotale2112]

at some point of the cruise Jon Anderson will show up in his dinghy singing nine voices..
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oooooh... hear are those yesfans who are always hanging out behind the stage door after the shows..

[crotale2112]

If they play Owner, it will be 2 to 1 odds it will be the last time they play it. The lads might be tossed overboard by the diehard fans. Let's get the word out early; NO OWNER! ;-)

seeing Rick Wakeman perform Owner on his own- using only a lavender ukulele would be the only way I can find hearing that song entertaining again in my life.

[josuev80]

If Yes hadn't jumped the shark yet, they will have with this cruise. Maybe Benoit will work on special commemorative seat cushions.

[Mostly Harmless]

at some point of the cruise Jon Anderson will show up in his dinghy singing nine voices..
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oooooh... hear are those yesfans who are always hanging out behind the stage door after the shows..

I'll have what he's having.

[Soundchaser_413]

Yeah I was thinking something from TFTO also. Of course "don't kill the whale." They would have to do that one. :P

[downbyariver]

"Close to the Edge" probably goes without saying, but I'll say it. :) Clearly should be on the setlist for a cruise called "Cruise to the Edge.".

I'm going to have to disagree with the guy who doesn't like "Owner of a Lonely Heart". One of my favorite Yes songs, and their only #1 hit. I don't get the hatred.

[downbyariver]

One would think, on a 5 day cruise, that they'd be playing multiple nights. Maybe they could do a 70s night, and 80s night, and a 90s and beyond night. Dig out stuff from the catalog that hasn't been played in a while. No one would be disappointed, because everyone would go every night (I mean, they're on a ship together), and they could really get into some deep cuts and songs that haven't been played in a while and not repeat anything from night to night without anyone not getting to hear his/her favorite song (Assuming it's not a really obscure one).

It'd also be a great opportunity to record a live album. You'd have a small enclosed space where you can work to get everything just right, and don't have to worry about disappointing fans by excluding songs, because you'd get to all the big ones on one night or another (Versus solo land concerts where people are only going to the one show). You could even do "retakes" on subsequent nights if you don't like how a song turned out or don't get the right crowd reaction- since it'd be all big fans, you could even have the band say "Listen, we're trying to get a certain reaction to this song for a live album, can we get you to cheer at certain parts?". Maybe make the album title the same as the cruise- "Cruise to the Edge"- featuring an album cover with a ship falling off the edge of the earth ala what sailors thought would happen if the sailed far enough before they discovered that the world wasn't flat.

Also might be a good opportunity to bring on board a few special Yes guests from yesteryear- Trevor Rabin, Trevor Horn, Patrick Moraz, Billy Sherwood, or whomever (Lots of former Yes members to ask- I assume Jon Anderson would say heck no, but there are a lot of people who might enjoy a "one off"). Might be a selling point for the hypothetical live album as well as the cruise. Sherwood could perform with Nekter and Yes on the songs he was involved on.

[downbyariver]

Hey, you all don't suppose this is all a ruse by Geoff Downes to lure some muppets to a "special" island, do you? Watch out if they announce that Gentle Giant will also be on the cruise.

[TNyesfan]

at some point of the cruise Jon Anderson will show up in his dinghy singing nine voices..
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oooooh... hear are those yesfans who are always hanging out behind the stage door after the shows..

[Rabin105]

so carribean weather great yes music through in a hot girl and me getting to wear a tux durring the bond theme and it's heaven.