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BY RICHARD REITZ flashy stage , the group performecd StaffWriterStaff Writer "Hold" On ," and then put out theirr " " It's' hard to believe that it's' classic "Heart of the Sunrise. . been over 4 years since the 90125 Yes continued to grind out Tour hit America (which, superb performances of new incidentally , started at songs , such ass their powerful " ," as Millersville ) , supporting that version of "Big Generator " ," blockbuster album which capped well as "Shoot High , Aim Low , " " - a reuniting of Yes after it seemed and "Holy Lamb.. Unfortunate - apparent they had split for good.. ly, Anderson experienced feed Well , here it is , 1988 , and Yes back trouble with his microphone " " is still making great music over in the beginning of "Holy Lamb , 18 years since their first record , but was able to slide through it supporting their latest album , Big: and perform it very well.. Generator. . And once again, Yes Their show also included hit hits with a successful tour as songs from 90125 , such as " " well.. [This concert eliminated any "Owner of A Lonely Heart" and " " doubts that this band can still "Changes, as well as popular " play.. ] old Yes classics like "And You To start , the audience was And I"" and "Yours" is No " treated to two Popeye cartoons Disgrace . ("The" Jeep"" and "Gopnland""Goonland"" " for The highlight of the show came those interested) , which provided when Trevor Rabin creaked out a humorous entertainment before solo acoustica performance to the ' the concert... When these short likes of nothing I'd ever seen in features were over, music was concert... I proved that Rabin was played through the amplifiers definitely the right choice to re- which sounded like Yes , but was place Steve Howe when he left
different from anything I had ever the. group.. Soon after, Chris heard them do.. My friends and I Squire chalked up a hauntingly ' were impressed , but couldn't excellent bass solo of the tra- " " determine if it was just sound ditional "Amazing Grace.. checks (there was no one on the The show came to a close with stage ) or if it was music Yes a powerful extended version of developed for playing before the the second part of "Starship" " concert.. Trooper.. The band was to only During this time , we marvelled be off stage momentarily , how- at the stage , which was simple in ever, as they came up for their design, incorporating slants and first encore in which they played angles in it, and bare of any items their latest song, "Love" Will Fmd ' " except Tony Kaye's keyboard a Way , followed by the classic ' " " and Alan White's drum set.. The "All Good People.. amplifiers were conveniently This wasn't' enough so the suspended over the stage to leave band returned for a version of it almost bare.. one of their most popular old " " Soon the lights went down , favorites , "Roundabout.. The and Jon Anderson , Chris Squire , show finished with a bit of a ' Trevor Rabin , Tony Kaye, and surprise, with Jon Anderson Allan White entered the stage.. handing his tambourine to a little We were at first treated to a girl in the front row , which was a loud and energetic version of really neat finish to their excellent " " "Rhythm of Love , their hit song show.. from Big Generator, and , as we Even after all of these years , ' were to find out later , this was to Jon Anderson's unique voice lead to an excellent show.. sounds great , and the entire band ¬ ' Depending on their own abil- showed that theyhaven'tthey rhaven't, for- ities as musicians rather than a gotten how to play..