>Subject: Should I go see Yes?
>
>>Just got done with two nights of seeing Yes here in the SF bay area
>>and if you didn't go you missed out big time.
>
>Thanks for reminding me, I've been meaning to ask the list about this.
>Yes is slated to come to Portland on January 2nd (or was it the 3rd?).
>I was wondering if a non-Yes fan would enjoy this show. It's not that
>I'm not a fan, just that I haven't heard much of their stuff. The only
>album I've really heard is 90210, or whatever the hell it's called. =)
>And of course the songs that are played on the radio ("All good people",
>etc). Note that I'm not a musician, and money is pretty tight around
>here with Christmas and all. Concert tickets are a bit of a luxury at
>this point. =)
>
>I've always felt that a live setting is the worst place to get a first
>exposure to a band's work, simply because it's so hard to make out
>everything that's going on. Any opinions on if a Yes concert would still
>be enjoyable to a newbie?
>
>Eagerly awaiting to be convinced,
>
While I agree with you that hearing the studio album first is
often the best way to go, in this case I'd still recommend seeing the
live show. In my experience, Yes always puts on a very strong performance
which can be enjoyed even if you're not all that familiar with the music.
They have a good stage presence and put on a very fun show (it helps if you
have decent seats so you can see how much fun they're having up there).
I find their music to be very powerful live.
From what I've seen of the setlist, they play many of the 'classic'
Yes songs and a few 'obscure' Yes songs. If you want to hear their classic
stuff, just buy "Classic Yes" (a best of collection) which has a very good
selection of their songs and was recently remastered.
Good luck!
Steve
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