Yes - Symphonic Live in HMH (2 DVD)

Drama, excitement and sheer musical satisfaction are unleashed on this exhilarating performance by rock giants Yes. Original members Jon Anderson, Stev Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White are teamed with a superb orchestra for such classic Yes songs as 'Close To The Bridge', 'Starship Trooper'and 'Roundabout'. They are among the highlights of an outstanding concert, part of the unique Yes Symphonic tour of 2001. It was a long held dream that Yes would one day tour with an orchestra. Their carefully crafted arrangements and melodic themes lend themselves to the full glory of a symphonic treatment. Crashing finales and wild extemporisation are all part of the 30 years Yes musical story typified by such epics as 'Gates Of Delirium. The rich variety of Yes music is complemented by the young and dynamic European Festival Orchestra, conducted by Wilhelm Keitel, they play witk all the enthusiasm of rock musicians during a two and a half hour show recorded live in Amsterdam. The prgramme includes some of the band's most memorable themes, notably 'Long Distance Runaround', Änd You And I'and 'I've Seen All Good People'. There are solo spots for guitar virtuoso Steve Howe and stirring versions of the band's greatest hits - 'Roundabot'and 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart'. Watch out for a shattering version of Starship Trooper in which group and orchestra lock into a mind-boggling groove.