Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe: An Evening of Yes Music

Starring:Bill Bruford, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

Customer Reviews:

Great Memories.......2007-05-12

This DVD brought back a lot of memories. I saw ABWH at Chastain Park in Atlanta. The solo stuff at the beginning of the show was great. These four musicians seemed to be having fun on this DVD playing some great music, most of which were old Yes tunes. I wish they had played more from their album, but this is a must have for fans of the ABWH album.

$50.00 ????.......2007-05-03

I saw them on this tour in Chicago, and love the DVD, but $50.00?!! Why?

Also sadly disappointed..........2007-04-10

When news came out that this amazing concert was being re-released by VoicePrint, I was absolutely thrilled and pre-ordered it as soon as I could. The price was far from cheap, but hey... A 2007 brand-new release of such a classic concert, we'd have 5.1 sound, at least 2.0 DTS, we'd have remastered image, we'd have a single DVD-9 with the full (non-interrupted) concert and a bonus DVD with the "In The Big Dream" documentary.

At least we *thought* we'd have all this.

When I finally got this, my first impression was excellent, as the digipak case and discs are superb, very nice piece of work...

...which instanty vanishes as soon as you press PLAY.

I've known nearly all versions of this amazing concert, since it was first released on VHS, back in the late 80's. I even got the official LaserDisc release once, which I captured to my PC and authored my own personalized DVD, as I thought it would never be released as a DVD. Back then, the quality of this LD impressed me, and the "featurette" in the very beginning, during which Jon Anderson walks from his dressing room to the stage (through the crowd) was a pleasant surprise.

Well... Surprise ! You DON'T get that on this "new" DVD. And that isn't all that was taken away... Most of the dialogue and interaction with the audience between songs has simply been chopped off by VoicePrint ! To make things a little worse, the image quality is only acceptable, very similar to the old LD release... I also had the chance to check the first DVD release of this concert (by Image Entertainment itself), and I really saw no difference at all.

Not to mention the fact that what you get are two regular DVD-5 (single layer) discs, so you have to experience the first half of the show and when the best comes, near "The Meeting"... Surprise again ! You must take disc 1 off and insert disc 2 ! Kind of nostalgic that is... It reminded me of the LD release, when we had to switch it to "side-B" halfway through the concert (as was the first DVD as well, I might add). I mean, are DVD-9 (double layer) discs still so expensive to master these days ?... Even to a "limited edition" release ? Oh well.

This concert was a true gem, an amazing performance by fantastic musicians, with a loving selection of songs. That is exactly why I got so disappointed with VoicePrint, as absolutely no effort appears to have been made to improve in any way the quality of video and audio. I know we're talking about 1989 audiovisual technology, but once you have the masters, a little REAL re-mastering would be very welcome.

At least that nice digipak work looks great on the shelf. And there this DVD will remain, because I'll stick to my "home-made" version, made off the LD.

Recorded live on Long Island, NY - Another great concert!.......2007-03-26

I was shocked to see Jon walk down the isles, through the people to the stage. I was stunned to find out it was shot at the local sports arena only 10 mins from my home in Uniondale, Long Island, NY. The audience being largely my age, growing up in the 70's greeted him warmly and he made it to the stage entact.

Here is my awakening: O.K. it is not DTS, nor even 5.1, it is 2.1 if you have a good sound system, you get front Stereo plus enhanced bass. Now I too have rated some DVD's as poor audio, when in fact I admit when I put in my home theater system, 55" plasma, a Denon Video/Audio diginal/Analog processing amp, and theater 7.1 speaker system by Bose, it has become clear to me the "smaller" theater system speakers for consumer grade sound great in DTS or 5.1, but when playing a stereo 2 channel, it lacks the dynamics digital surround sound provides. I was blaming the DVD, when it was by my own hand that it sounded poorly. While the AMP is intelligent enough that it can run sound patterns across all speakers for proper gain, response, distance, on Stereo you have 2 speakers and if you have digital crossover, can break out the base to the sub yielding virtual 2.1.

I recently replaced my front bose speakers with a pair of JBL Tower speakers. (I love JBL. They make great studio monitor speakers), and a pair of dual 8" woofer, 6" midrange, 4" tweeter cone, and base port)
has made all the difference in the world. The Bose 7.1's were not cheap, costing as much as the plasma, they just can't make up for the components of a 3 way speaker. I go back to listen to my stereo only concerts and they sound MUCH better! I can not strongly emphasize this enough. If you had some towers before you put in your 5.1 or 7.1 speakers, try dropping those towers backi n the L and R frontal position.

On the DVD, I was disappointed switching back to the Bose 7.1 speakers.
Flip frontal from A to B pair which was the JBL's and Ahhhhh.....
YES, in all it's glory. This is an excellent concert! One of the things you notice is that it is clear that YES can not produce the YES sound that they use in the Studio via over-dub multi-track. So they of course need to use additional musicians. So YES here is 7 not 4. You will find great renditions of "Close to the Edge", "Heart of the Sunrise", "Roundabout", "And you and I", a more rare "I'M Alive" sounds great!

The video is good, but not great. THe quality is clear, but more specifically the production editor didn't hit the que's as sharp as someone with the band would. There are some special video effects, but they are very minimal. All in all if you are a YES fan, this is worth every penny. Do not pass it up. At $50 yea it should have been at least 5.1, but perhaps the original was only recorded on 8 channel and not
16 channel 1/2" recorder. Back then it could have even been a multi-channel mixing boards, but a 4 channel live mixed recording.
I would like to think they were not just lazy...

Enjoy it.

Sadly Disappointed.......2007-02-27

FYI - I ordered this directly from Voiceprint and received it last week.

I picked up the VHS video shortly after it came out and was thrilled to have this piece of ABWH history. The one thing that bothered me about the video, and the later CD release, was Jeff Berlin's bass being almost non-existent in the mix. I missed the DVD when it was first released in the late 90's.

I was so excited to get this new release. In this day and age, I fully expected to get a 5.1 mix (either Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS) and hoped to hear Berlin's bass. However, I didn't get either of them. It's still in DD 2.0 and the bass is still missing.

Considering the premium I had to pay to import it, I feel sadly disappointed. At least I have a better picture and "clearer" sound.

Update 3/6/07 - I guess I wasn't paying attention before, but Voiceprint has also edited out almost all of the between song dialogue. I read about it in someone's review at a German site, and confirmed it last night. It's hard to believe the band had any input into this release.

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Evening of Yes Music Plus
Starring: Anderson , Bruford , Wakeman , and Howe
Manufacturer: Mvd Visual
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Binding: DVD

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Live at Montreux 2003

ASIN: B000O78S6M
Release Date: 2007-08-28

Description

This performance was captured on the American leg of the 1989 world tour and finds the band performing not only material from the self titled album but also classic material from YES including Starship Trooper, Close To The Edge and also And You And I. Now on DVD, this magnificent fan favorite comes complete with the original Roger Dean artwork, a beautiful DVD photo booklet, and new sleeve notes. Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe made up of four fifths of the classic YES lineup from the seventies. Put together by Jon Anderson, the band recorded one self titled album released in 1989, and then embarked on an extensive and hugely successful worldwide tour filmed here.

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A Great Documentary!...

Yes ABWH in the Big Dream

Manufacturer: Fantasy Music
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Live at Montreux 2003
Evening of Yes Music Plus
Close to the Edge: Rock Milestones
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Yes: Total Rock Review

ASIN: B000M55IQE

Product Description

"In The Big Dream" presents the musical evolution of Yes, with songs from "Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe" album. TRACK LISTING: 01. Brother Of Mine - 02. Order Of The Universe - 03. Quartet (I'm Alive) - 04. Heart Of The Sunrise (live) - 05. Order Of The Universe (live) - 06. Roundabout (live) - 07. Starship Trooper (live) -

Customer Reviews:

A Great Documentary!..........2006-12-23

In The Big Dream, is a great documentary that shows intimate moments of the band at the studio with bassist Tony Levin's company. This video documentary contains footage and short interviews of every member of the ABWH band, inserted between some videos of the first ABWH album aside the live concert track "Heart Of The Sunrise" (taken from the DVD live concert "AN EVENING OF YES MUSIC PLUS"), where the participation of bassist Jeff berlin is a little bit unapreciated because his tone bass doesn't sound with the power of the lines that Chris Squire used to play with the Yes group, and the almost inexistent camera takes to him on the production. Finally, another point is that the best song of the first ABWH album, BIRTHRIGHT, unfortunately is not in this video. Why?...but whatever it is, this is still a great documentary for the neophyte or the Yes fan... Good Luck!

Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe: An Evening of Yes Music

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ONCE THEY GET GOING AS A GROUP, THIS IS TERRIFIC
Maybe Best Live Yes
at 249.90 ??????
Finest YES live show available
Does Amazon really have it?

Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe: An Evening of Yes Music
Starring: Jon Anderson , Bill Bruford , Rick Wakeman , and Steve Howe
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 6305075387
Release Date: 1997-11-26

Description

Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe created the legendary sound of the rock group Yes. Recorded live at Shoreline on September 9, 1989, this incredible two and a half hour concert features some of the band's greatest hits, including "Owner Of A Lonely Heart," "Madrigal," "Roundabout," "Close To The Edge" and many more.

Customer Reviews:

ONCE THEY GET GOING AS A GROUP, THIS IS TERRIFIC.......2007-02-22

Mind you, I like Jon Anderson - it isn't easy to be that twee all the time. Still, I think he's an earnest chap. He parades down through the audience to begin this concert with "Time and a Word" and it is a lovely beginning, but then through a succession of additional Anderson, Wakemen and Howe solos, it begins to feel like this will never take off. On top of that Howe has a bizarre expression on his face as though his last colonoscopy was minutes before stagetime. You will jump out of your chair when Bruford arrives to kick start the rest of the evening.
There is no need to spend $200 on this - it is now available through the YES website in a remastered edition that is sonically brilliant. there are some early mistakes with the camerawork, but about 20 minutes in, all is fine and it becomes quite a show. I caught this tour with Tony Levin, Bruford's Crim rhythm partner. Levin fell ill during the tour, so Bruford recruited Jeff Berlin and that is who is featured on the DVD. The sympatico among Bruford, Berlin and Wakeman are the reason to purchase this DVD. They are absolutely on target with each other, and I would argue that Berlin transforms the Chris Squier parts on a number of Yes chestnuts so radically that it feels like you are hearing these gems for the first time.
The lyrics have always been a bit Jungian archetypical, but th music has such a commanding Stravinsky groove to it, enhanced by a truly committed performance by Bruford, clearly enjoying the Crim hiatus, and Wakeman, determined to obliterate again any memory of Tony Kaye, and Berlin who fills in with such command for Levin that you can not imagine how Squire must have reacted. Howe is in full command of his extraordinary powers, but unfortunately dancing and mugging for the camera are not two of them. Anderson hits the high notes - he clearly made a pact with the devil - and bangs around out of time on the tambourine.
But this is Bruford's show and he is astounding. The show is from the Nassau Colisseum, and it is lively and appreciative audience who are growing gray along with thier idols, but clearly relish all the wonderful stories there are in YES/ABWH music. It's a great disc.

Maybe Best Live Yes .......2006-10-06

This concert was available live on per pay view in 1989, and I gladly paid my $25.00 or what ever it was, and slipped a VHS tape in the recorder. I later saw this show live when they came to Seattle. I wore my VHS tape out...I still have it, but it is wearing thin. I hadn't been able to find a copy of it on DVD, and when I checked here, I saw a used one at around $200. I ended up buying a copy on Ebay recently. The sound and audio is very good, and I paid $24.95. If you're looking for a DVD, that would be my recommendation. Anyway, I like this show even better than the 35th anniversary show filmed at Tsongas Arena. The ABWH tracks are all very good, and you only get "The Meeting" on Tsongas. Jon Anderson is in great voice, an amazing keyboard solo by Wakeman, and the final song, "Starship Trooper" is incredible even though it doesn't have the keyboard and guitar battle Wakeman and Howe provide on "Tsongas". Great individual performances at the start of the show wet your appetite for what is to come. Enjoy!!

at 249.90 ??????.......2005-01-05

249.90 $ !!!! Somebody should should tell the seller to loosen his collar to allow the blood to flow to his brain. It's just a DVD for heaven's sake

Finest YES live show available.......2004-10-24

I also had this on VHS a decade or so ago and loved it so much the tape eventually wore out. I was devastated. It was my first chance to see the ABWH stuff live and although I love the album, seeing the creation of such complex music happen spontaneously in the moment was truly awe inspiring. No chance for overdubs, do-overs, or (God forbid) lip-synching. No second chances. No safety net. I don't think any other band could pull such a feat off so flawlessly or majestically. Themes, Order, Jon's medley, Birthright, Close, Steve's solo, Rick's solo... I sure wish I could buy it on DVD (or even VHS if I had to). I have the CD, but seeing it live gives an entirely deeper appreciation of the magnitude and precision of the event. The compositions are so complex and played so cleanly that it's always astounding to me that ANY group of musicians (magicians?) can manage to stay in tune, in time and in synch with each other in the midst of all that chaotically disguised structure and musical architecture.
It seems to be the general consensus of anyone who cares to share their opinion that this is one of (if not the) best live performances ever captured of this band (maybe any band) - in any era. I wonder why the mega-corporations that churn these DVDs out don't recognize this and give us what we all so desperately want? They deluge the market with drive-by artists that no one will remember or respect five years from now. Most are hard to respect now as their images and public personas are molded and shaped by high level executives who spend millions of dollars on target demographic studies to find out "what the kids want" and then mold their Britanys and Chingys to fit them. They also regurgitate new "live" videos of many of the same tired old bands that had one or two big hits back when, but have been stuck in the same rut, playing the same set lists and song renditions for decades without ever changing a note or trying out a new chord progression or growing musically in any other direction, but they won't recognize a band that has constantly evolved for over 30 yrs. and still continues to do so.
Enough with my rant. Also, enough with "documentaries" like Yesspeak (no disrespect), but give us some more live epic uncut footage (or spontaneous magic, if you prefer). PLEASE! Look at what Zeppelin did w/ their new double DVD. The audio remix sounds better than it probably did fifth row center and the re-mastered video looks cleaner, sharper, and better shot than most of the crap the music industry feeds us today. Let's recognize true genius and give it it's due.

I'll now discontinue my dramatic diatribe and hand the symbolic feather over to any of you who are still reading and have something to say. Thanks for listening.

Next...

Ken
tenacken@yahoo.com

Does Amazon really have it?.......2004-07-18

This DVD was unavailable for years and I ordered it weeks ago, but have not yet received it. Has it been listed as available by mistake???

It's a very good show, but the sound of Bruford's electric drums make me wonder if he was brain damaged in the 80s.

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