Starship Trooper. Jon sounds good. The band actually tears it up at the end, pretty kick ass.
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Holy crap, these guys are smoking. Energy, vibe, killer riffing. Jon looks like he’s in his glory. There’s one point during the keyboard solo of the Wurm section where Jon just shakes his head because the guy is just lighting it on fire, blistering. This is Yes music folks and yes, this is the way it needs to be played.Comment
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Here's the setlist, assuming this is correct:
I'm happy that a couple '80s tracks made the cut. Would rather hear Gates than Ritual or CTTE, though.Comment
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The clips on FB sound amazing"We all gotta climb mountains!" - Jon Anderson 2003Comment
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He's havin' fun in ROL. Swivellin' his hips like Elvis.
Voice does sound great 😍
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"We all gotta climb mountains!" - Jon Anderson 2003Comment
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The band is indeed on fire and Jon sounds great. However since Jon admitted to using Autotune on the 1.000 Hands tour and people with inside info saying he used a lot of the same sort of technology on the ARW tours, I can't help but wondering how much of it is Jon and how much it's the technology.Comment
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I thought autotune was a studio trick. No idea it could be used live !Comment
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This band is smoking hot indeed ! They're all top-notch aces. The bass player is perfect, the lead keyboardist plays an amazing solo, adding his own stylings but retaining the spirit of the original. I wouldn't want to have to compete against this band...and then they have Jon. But they also have a second keyboardist so that's cheating a bit.Comment
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Oh for heaven's sake Arno! He says he sometimes sings sharp on stage, not at all unusual, and Autotune corrects that for him. You're still hearing all Jon!Originally posted by Mr. Holland View Post
Sometimes the lights all shining on me, other times I can barely see.
Lately it occurs to me what a long strange trip it’s been.Comment
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Sounds like a band covers group in our local pub. Glad he's out there having fun, but that's about it.Comment
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I've listened to "ST" and "Awaken": both great songs, Anderson is in good voice, the Geeks sound good to me, but nothing stellar. Their "Awaken" isn't going to rival the Todmobile one. But it's the opening night, so let's see how they warm up over the tour. I'd happily go if they came to London, but I kind of doubt they will.Originally posted by madbear View PostComment
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The clips sound damned good. I do wish the band stretched things out and played around a little more with the music and arrangements. A live “Awaken” that is nearly the same length as the studio version just seems “wrong” to me somehow. I’m gonna be reaching for Montreux 2003 for the full treatment. It seems like Jon Anderson and Peter Gabriel are really the last vocalists standing from their generation who can still sound like some decent version of themselves.
Autotune? If he’s got it then at least it’s hard to hear and he’s using it for its original intended purpose to provide minor corrections as opposed to that idiotic crap you hear on the radio where everybody sounds like a damned robot. If you listen to boots Anderson has actually been using some kind of effects on his live vocals for a pretty long time, since the 90s at least. Usually it’s sort of that Ozzy type doubling/ flanging effect that makes him sound a little fuller and thicker.
“Well ain’t life grand when you finally hit it?”-David Lee RothComment
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Even though it’s just Facebook and YouTube clips, you can really feel and hear the difference. There’s vitality there, there’s mojo, there’s drive and passion on display. These guys are only going to get better and fine tune it. It’s so nice to hear Yes music the way it deserves to be played. I hope they go on a run and I hope Jon doesn’t get scattered and ungrounded and flitter away this great opportunity.Comment
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