Foster9
Point well taken. Yessongs is a glorious work! I have the original Atlantic vinyl version (2 copies) that both include the booklet of stage shots from the shows at which the album was recorded. I never tire of looking through it, nor do I tire listening to the versions of the songs on that album. It reminds me of seeing them at the Montreal Forum in 1973 or 1974 (I must be getting old). I also remember watching them do "And You And I" in the Boston Garden in 1977, at which time they shot neon green lasers up from the stage in front at an angled mirror that reflected them fractured, back down onto the stage so that it looked like a curtain of rain falling in front of the band. Truely transcendant! I mentioned CTTE as their best work from a compositional perspective, but I will admit that Yessongs performances rival or surpass the studio work of some if not all of the songs represented. Good call!
Point well taken. Yessongs is a glorious work! I have the original Atlantic vinyl version (2 copies) that both include the booklet of stage shots from the shows at which the album was recorded. I never tire of looking through it, nor do I tire listening to the versions of the songs on that album. It reminds me of seeing them at the Montreal Forum in 1973 or 1974 (I must be getting old). I also remember watching them do "And You And I" in the Boston Garden in 1977, at which time they shot neon green lasers up from the stage in front at an angled mirror that reflected them fractured, back down onto the stage so that it looked like a curtain of rain falling in front of the band. Truely transcendant! I mentioned CTTE as their best work from a compositional perspective, but I will admit that Yessongs performances rival or surpass the studio work of some if not all of the songs represented. Good call!