Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8695 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-02-01
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
• Formats: Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 137 minutes

Synopsis
For five decades Yes has been delivering some of the most complex and challenging music on the charts, and with this release of a concert captured at the Montreux Festival in 2003 fans can experience the majesty of a live performance by the band anytime they wish. For years fans have whispered about this landmark performance, and now it has finally been cleared for release. With a seventeen song set-list comprised of such classics as "Magnification", "Heart of the Sunrise", "Awaken", and "Roundabout", this performance will no doubt be a concert that Yes fans will want to revisit time and again. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

DVD Menu

• Disc #1 -- Yes: Live at Montreux 2003
  • Play Concert
  • Song Selection
  • Audio Set Up
    • Dolby Stereo
    • Dolby Digital 5.1
    • DTS Digital Surround Sound

DVD Chapters
Disc #1 -- Yes: Live at Montreux 2003
1. Siberian Khatru [12:10]
2. Magnification [6:53]
3. Don't Kill the Whale [5:13]
4. In the Presence Of [11:25]
5. We Have Heaven [1:04]
6. South Side of the Sky [11:19]
7. And You and I [11:12]
8. To Be Over [4:32]
9. Clap [4:16]
10. Show Me [3:36]
11. Rick Wakeman Solo Medley [5:07]
12. Heart of the Sunrise [11:36]
13. Long Distance Runaround [3:45]
14. The Fish [9:22]
15. Awaken [19:49]
16. I've Seen All Good People [7:15]
17. Roundabout [6:43]
18. Credits [1:02]

Customer Reviews

That's what I'm talking about!
First and foremost, be made aware. You read the words of a rabid and utterly biased fan of the band. Hard listener since May '73, when the combined purchases of The Yes Album and Close To The Edge two weeks later changed the idea in the head of a young listener about what can be accomplished through the medium of music.

This is the band that has been what Steve Howe called "the most durable" in the tumultuous Yes history. This is also the band that toured nearly solidly from the spring of 2002 through autumn 2004. Yes is taking a well deserved break from the road, and from each other, after touring from 1997 to 2004 steadily. In 2002, Rick Wakeman's return set the stage for what is often called the classic lineup. The performances from that period of time resulted in the Songs From Tsongas dvd. It was very hot and humid in the northeast that night, and during the band's version of And You And I, Rick's synth bit the big one. This typifies Yes' luck. That dvd turned out fine, anyway. A little post production cleanup.

This is the one, however. This is the most accurate representation of this fine group's work during what I believe is their finest hour. It captures them in all their glory. It begins the way they actually do themselves. Haltingly, searchingly. The Siberian Khatru opening (excerpt from the Firebird Suite is greatly missed at the start) is tepid, but gradually warms as the veteran outfit gains their footing. From there, it's lights out.

They just keep getting better with the years, and here at last is a version of Awaken that does the song justice and proves what a potent force Yes are in performance. The same can be said of And You And I.

Your reviewer saw the band a half a dozen times from the summer of 2000 to the fall of 2004, and this is the closest thing on dvd to actually being at the amazing event that is Yes in concert.

Where is Chris Squire?
I should preface this review with the unabashed admission that I am a die-hard Yes fan (as well as Pink Floyd, King Crimson, old Genesis, Tull. etc.). I was thoroughly impressed with the way all the band-members played in this concert, but I was disappointed by the production crew. Examine the production effort on this dvd and you will quickly appreciate the FANTASTIC technical clarity of the Yes Symphonic Live dvd from their concert in Amsterdam. Now THAT concert was well recorded both visually and sonically. If you don't have that one, then get it. I must confess (as the title of my review intimates) that I am a huge fan of Chris Squire, but he seems to be largely neglected in this dvd. It started to really make me mad and was detracting from the very very good performance that Yes was giving all of us. A session keyboardist named Tom Brislin got better coverage in the Yes Symphonic Live dvd than Chris Squire gets in this dvd. I think that they even turned down the gain on Chris' bass, because I had to listen more intently to hear him than I usually have to.

I feel terrible not giving this dvd a 5 rating. They put on such a good show. Jon, Steve and Rick got really good coverage - I am now very familiar with Alan's back - but as I lamented earlier, where oh where is Chris Squire?

The best at their best
This is the classic Yes lineup at the top of their game. Steve Howe's playing has greatly improved through the years (and guitar player magazine voted him the best guitar player in the world 5 years in a row back in 'the day'). The production qualities on this DVD (video and audio) are excellent. Hook you TV or viewing device up to a decent stereo and crank it up !