5 comments about The Byrds - Greatest Hits.

1. Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, David Crosby, Michael Clarke, and Gene Clarke. The Byrds. One of the top groups in their time. This represents some of their greatest hits (and there are some bonus cuts not on the original work).
   
   Some examples of their art:
   
   "Mr. Tambourine Man": Maybe their quintessential hit? There is the characteristic instrumental sound and the voices melding together in a typical fashion. The liner notes suggest that the Byrds were a kind of synthesis between Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I'm not so sure that I see that, but this cut might make the case for some listeners. This is a smooth melodic piece, so typical of the Byrds. A laid back sound. . . .
   
   "Turn, Turn, Turn": Pete Seeger's song is given a Byrds' treatment. This is very melodic with a nice sound. The vocals are quite pleasant to listen to.
   
   "All I Really want to Do": This is an interesting alternative take on Bob Dylan's song. The vocals are rich (much prettier than Dylan's voice), as the voices meld together so well. The song does not have the same edge as Dylan's version--which is what you get with the group.
   
   "My Back Pages": Another Dylan piece. This is not as gritty as Dylan's version, but the group had a different vision.
   
   So, this well exemplifies the art of the Byrds. I think that they has a pleasing and musical sound. But not much grit and not much of a rock and roll sensibility. Their sound is pretty, but I never found it compelling (give me Eric Burdon's growl or Mick Jagger's blues-y sound any day). My view is that this is very pleasant music--but not great music. They did not have the bite of Dylan or Seeger when they covered those worthies. Still and all, a great sampling of the Byrds' best.



2. Just to have "Turn,Turn,Turn" in by collection again is wonderful. And I can understand all the words still.



3. this i think is a good cd great for beginners all the songs are good on it turn turn to everything there is a season is the best song on here but still all of them rock the byrds are another one of those essential 60s bands the only real acid rock song on here is eight miles high thats it so if your looking for that kinda of stuff i recomend jefferson airplane or pink floyd(piper at the gates of dawn) anyways good cd for someone who loves 60s music great stuff



4. The Byrds! A great folk rock group that epitomizes the 60's. Their music, most straight from the pen of Bob Dylan, defined an era. Protest music that is melodic and very poetic with great vocals by Roger McGuinn and David Crosby. My husband co-host a Saturday radio show and since he didn't have any Byrds music I purchased this for him. This is a definitive collection of the Byrds.



5. The thing about the Byrds is that after they lost David Crosby and Gene Clark, they totally disintergrated into insignificance. Don't try to tell me Notorious Byrds Brothers, Sweetheart of the Rodeo or Untitled are masterpieces, because I'll only laugh at you if you do. And Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde is one of the worst albums ever. But the David Crosby/Gene Clark/Jim McGuinn/Chris Hillman/Michael Clarke Byrds were great, and this contains most of their biggest songs - in fact, the only classic they missed is Crosby's masterpiece Everybody's Been Burned, but its parent album Younger Than Yesterday is a must-have in the first place. Still, I would've taken over their dirge-like cover of Dylan's Chimes of Freedom, one of the few missteps found on the great Mr. Tambourine Man.
   Every other song here is great, though: Quite a few solid Dylan covers (Mr. Tambourine Man; All I Really Wanna Do; My Back Pages, my personal favorite of the bunch), and the group's classic originals: the free jazz folk raga Eight Miles High (my favorite Byrds song); cynical, Dylanesque I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better; industry attack So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star; space-rocker 5D; folk-rocker Mr. Spaceman; and their classic Pete Seeger cover Turn! Turn! Turn!, today a radio staple.
   The reissue, with bonus tracks, only makes this album better. It adds two noteworthy songs from Turn! Turn! Turn! (It Won't Be Wrong; Set You Free This Time), and one of the best songs from Younger Than Yesterday (Have You Seen Her Face?) Make sure to have this album!

5 comments about A Saucerful of Secrets.

1. Pink Floyd evolved to a super group over the years, but I love to go back to the early years. They were way ahead of their time. I remember when I was first introduced to Pink Floyd in Spring 1968, when I saw a video of "Let There Be More Light" on TV. That got my attention, and I've been a fan ever since.



2. Syd Barrett literally went sick in a six month period march67-aug67...SIX MONTH PERIOD...That messed him for the next 28 years till he died. And his band become the most popular band in the whole world. Did Syd know this. He died very well off. Dave Gilmour owed him enough.
   It took me 20 years before I got to my vegetable man state.



3. It's important to keep in perspective when albums are released and the culture from which they arise. Reviewers who knock this album as being uneven -especially when compared to their later work- are missing the point.
   
   This music was of it's time and very inspiring to the young music enthusiast of the late 60's. I would still rate the title track, "A Saucerful of Secrets" as one of the most psychedelic songs of all time. "Let There be More Light" is wonderful if for nothing else than the opening base line by Roger; but it also has that soaring Gilmore vocal line on the hook, and of course the spacey ending. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun will always be a classic Floyd song from the early daze. Corporal Clegg was actually an underground FM radio favorite back then in my hometown (Kansas City), and while it was never my favorite, it definitely has it's own charm- an early Water's composition.
   
   The post Syd band was experimenting with sound and atmosphere, and more often than not, they succeeded. This is a classic album from this period and a must for any self respecting Floyd-O-Phile. Recommended for any fan of late 60's psychedelic/ underground art rock.



4. I read today that Richard Wright has passed away. Fare thee well, musician soul.
   
   I always thought that his "Remember a Day" was one of Pink Floyd's most haunting songs:
   
   Remember a day before today
   A day when you were young.
   Free to play alone with time
   Evening never comes.
   
   Sing a song that can't be sung
   Without the morning's kiss
   Queen you shall be it if you wish
   Look for your king .
   
   Why can't we play today...
   Why can't we stay that way...
   
   Climb your favorite apple tree
   Try to catch the sun
   Hide from your little brother's gun
   Dream yourself away.
   
   Why can't we reach the sun...
   Why can't we blow the years away...
   
   With deeply evocative singing, amongst a waxenly-flowing jazz-tinged deep-space sound, these lyrics reach toward musical transcendence.
   
   Thank you for this special song, Mr. Wright. It is, to my ears, enduring Art.



5. Syd went crazy somewhere in 1967, so they had to get rid of him, and doing so, got the immensly more talented David Gilmour on guitar. Good choice, guys. Their sound was never the same after that, but they still had a long way to go before Meddle and Dark Side. This is the beginning of what I call the "finding ourselves" phase. The band tried to make a better album than Piper, which is fine by me, but it only succeeds in a few tracks. Let There Be More Light has a really cool bassline (Wow, Roger can play), but it degenerates into a noodling pointless jam. Remember A Day and See-Saw are both romantic hippie songs that really don't go anywhere. The good tracks, however, such as Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun and the title track, point towards the right direction. The former being a space mantra that would border on the intense level live (flaming gongs and all that), and the title track basically being orchestrated noise with an uplifting ending. These 2 tracks are the saving grace of the album, and it's almost worth the price. Jugband Blues, though, really sucks. This is Syd at his most scizophrenic, and he can barely play the melody through without changing the time signature. I guess it was a nice gesture though. On the whole, not that great, but it's a foreshadow of things to come.

5 comments about Jimi Hendrix: Live at Monterey.

1. I love this movie and loved it years ago when I saw it in a movie theater. A real collector's treasure for all of you fans out there of the great Jimi Hendrix.



2. Well, I guess as long as the Hendrix family parasites can make a few extra bucks it's okay. Buy it for them! Thanks Jimi....



3. THIS TOOK ME BACK TO SOME REALLY GOOD OLD SCHOOL MUSIC THAT I COULD ENJOY.



4. after seeing the hendrix movie, i was very curious about him and purchased live at Monterey.. now i have 3 books and 4 dvds about him. and plan on buying more!! jimi was sexy, talented, and knew his s*it!! i agree with what one of the reviewers said; noel was rude when he interrupted precious jimi by makin that loud noise with his guitar, but thats what haters do. as usual, the haters only made him stronger. i hope jimis still playin in the heavens!! buy the dvd.



5. Jimi's historical Monterey, CA show is fanastic! If you are a Hendrix fan this is a must have. Before this show a very small precentage of the US even knew about him, but after Monterey he became a household name. One of the best live recordings ever. Jimi's attitude is very carefree and his personality really shines through. As a guitar player he had no equal in 1967 and this DVD proves the point well.

5 comments about Question of Balance.

1. I don't know where this CD was made, but it is a terrible recording. Not worth the free shipping.



2. This is a great CD. It has some great rockers on it, "Question" being my all time favorite. It belongs in your music library.



3. i like this Cd very much thank you I look a long time for it



4. Deep man.... if you're 13... and high.
   
   Psych 101. Grow up and forget this group.



5. Fair Work, but Somewhat Uninspiring, Compared to the Other 7 Original Moodies Albums.
   
   No really big hits, and quite a few misses...
   
   Believe it or not, my third favorite song from this album (after Question, and The Balance) is The Tortoise And The Hare.
   
   Great Album Cover, however :)
   
   My ranking of the Original Seven Moodies Albums is:
   1) ISOTLC
   2) SS
   3) DOFP
   4) TOCCC
   5) OTTOAD
   6) EGBDF
   7) QOB
   
   with Octave ranking near QOB, and Long Distance Voyager ranking near TOCCC.

5 comments about Every Good Boy Deserves Favour.

1. this album along with DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED was the moody blues finest work. i worked at our local school auditorium when this album came out and playing it over the halls sound system was moving. every song was clear and haunting. sitting in the balcony listing to Procession having the hall to yourself was stirring. every song a masterpiece. 36 years on this album as all moody blues tunes still, stir and make grand memories. moving progressive rock



2. Blew me away, this LP did, when I first heard it as an impressionable 20-year-old. I'd thought the Moodies' musical envelope couldn't be pushed any further, having already reveled my way through the other six of their seven masterpieces from 1967-1972 (My true admiration for the band ends there).Talk about a late-night, headphones-only kind of experience for mid-'70s post-partying college kids. When I read the lyrics on the LP's liner notes, I knew I was in for a treat.
   
   The ride the band takes you on is unforgettable, alternately accelerating and slowing in and with each cut. The last four tracks (side 2 of the original record) are unparalleled, starting with John Lodge's magestic "One More Time to Live" and ending in Mike Pinder's "My Song," its luscious instrumentals evoking the one-moment-soft, next-moment-erupting instrumentals in his earlier work "Have You Heard/The Voyage" from 1969's "On The Threshold of a Dream."
   
   Shame there are only five stars to ink in here.



3. In my opinion, Ever Good Boy is the very best of The Moodies'" concept albums and perhaps the greatest concept album of all time.
   
   From the opening track which brings us from primitive sounds of the caveman through the music of the ages and finally to the rock we all love, the album is brilliantly conceived.
   
   My personal favorite is John Lodge's One More Time to Live. The lyrics serve as a guide to all that's good and bad in life without being preachy. The counterpoint sung by Mike Pinder and Justin Hayward make this song a Moodies' tour de force. Very satisfying!!!



4. After learning about the Moody Blues in the winter of 1970-71, I bought this album when it came available in the summer of 1971. I listened to it once, and thought, "Well ... good. Nothing special." Over the years, I changed my mind. I think this is their best. The lyrics are (for lack of a better word) "deep" (i.e., thought provoking). There are great words and great music. Along with "Who's Next," and a grudging nod to "Deja Vu," EGBDF is one of the finest albums of the rock era (1965 - 1973). I still listen to it, and think of it as their best effort, with "7th Sojourn" sort of putting a (lesser) cap on an amazing string of albums.



5. EL QUINTO DISCO DE LOS MOODIES CONTINUA CON SU EXCELENCIA MUSICAL, FORMANDO PARTE DE LOS SUPER 7 PRIMEROS ALBUMS.

5 comments about The Best of Santana.

1. I bought the compilation for"No One to Depend On" snd found every cut worth while. The drumming is awesome and Greg Rolle(later of Journey) is great on the early tracks keyboards. This is the best of an iconic classic rock artist.



2. Great collection of Santana classics. My one quibble is that I would have preferred the live version of "Soul Sacrifice" from Woodstock. That was an absolutely electric performance!



3. carlos santana is the king of latin rock and has been for 40 years now and this is his best,leaning heavely on his early years (as it should) you get all his best tracks from black magic woman to the searing souls sacrifice. this is great rock from start to finish,it does have a few great tracks missing like Toussaint L'Overture and Guajira but these can be found on vol 2. so if your looking for some santana this is what your looking for.highly reccomended



4. Santana my favorite guitar man, with his especial and unique style of sound, he is the only one exists.



5. This is a great album to get yourself started on Santana, its also a great way to listen to his stuff if you aren't that familiar with any of his older songs or just wanna listen to some great classic rock. I knew about the bigger hits like Oye como va and Black magic women but didn't know his other songs except for the new stuff which I'm not particularly a big fan of, his music is great latin flavored rock music with excellent beats and rhythms. This album has great songs like Black magic woman, Oye como va, Jin go la ba (best song ever!), Souls sacrifice and Samba pa ti. The only problem is that its missing a few more great songs like Guajira, Para los rumbereros and Love devotion and surrender I thought why did they do this since it is a best of album. My friend actually has a better compilation cd called Santana:- The ultimate collection which comes in two cds but this album is still good and cheap and the only one I could find at the cd store at the time. You can also get the best of vol.2 along with this album which is available on Amazon which I highly recommend cause Santana had some more great songs that seem to be missing from this cd.

5 comments about The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

1. 3 1/2
   
   This was the first CD I ever purchased and revisiting it reminds me of what a treat some of this soundtrack was. The first half especially shines, offering mostly unreleased or rare tracks of good quality. Once Rollins band kicks off though the steady stream of metal recedes into more generic alternative and industrial territory, though the album ends on a mellow female vibe. The disc is well-rounded and has enough good songs by reputable, diverse alternative groups to seek out, but a weaker second side prevents this soundtrack from becoming truly great.



2. BOOO YEAH!!! If you havent heard this album...you wanna of have!!! 5*
   the cure, nine inch nails, rage against machine...and so many others!
   If you put this on you want to move to a gothem type city, jump out a window and reak havoc on anyone who pissed you off in the past!!!



3. It will pick you up, smash you down, grind your face into the concrete, and then take you on a motorcycle ride at 120mph through the night.



4. One of the best Soundtracks in history. A perfect match for a perfect film !



5. Well, I have to say this is easily one of the best soundtracks of all time. It really is an assembly of remarkable bands and some of which are well under the mainstream radar. Another added bonus is that many of these tracks are previously unreleased, and each one shows each respective band at the top of their game. Nine Inch Nails covering Joy Division? Are you kidding me? How amazing is that? All in all this is a stellar soundtrack, one I can pretty much enjoy from beginning to end. I must reiterate just how splendid I find it to have top name acts like Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, and Pantera alongside virtually unknown (except in the industrial world) acts like Machines of Loving Grace and My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult. An interesting mix of bands for sure, but fortunately for me I can appreciate it all.

5 comments about The Doors.

1. When I went to the music store and bought this cd, i was excited to hear the sound that everybody was in love with for 40 years. I threw it in my cd player and liked it but thought it sounded a little poppy and not really like the other psychedelic rock bands i had heard. As always i opened up the cd case and pulled out the artwork and the first words i read were "This is not the cd that has been around for 40 years." I kinda freaked out because automatically i labeled the cd i had just bought as junk. So I read a little bit more and realized that this is how the doors were "Supposed to sound." I mean it did sound alright, but if everyone fell in love with a different sound, maybe its not how "the doors" were supposed to sound. Being that it was my first doors cd i went online and listened to the original and noticed it sounded alot more soulful and psychedelic. I mean why would you remix something that was a masterpiece. It may have been to make money, who knows.
   
   Mainly i believe that the people who remixed the doors' wonderful debut album should have at least put something on the cover of the album that stated that this was just a remix, not the original. next time i buy a doors cd ill be sure to inspect it carefully before i make the purchase.



2. the doors created this timeless masterpiece some 41 years ago!!! the songs are sparkling with a different kind of bioelectricity that can still be sensed today. the five masterpieces of mood on this album are, break on through, light my fire, crystal ship, backdoorman, and of course the end... the other songs are their lesser works. some are a little outdated-sounding, and adolescence-tinged, like end of the night, whiskey bar, i looked at you, but are interesting period pieces that remind us of the new hippiedom, and freedom that swept the country at that time. Overall, a brilliant album that has stood the test of time and will continue to inspire rock fans, and burgeoning rock musicians who may never equal its monumental standing and power... 'It-is-Jim- Morrison's-voice-Ray Manzarek's-keyboards/organ-Robbie-Krieger's-lead- guitar-John-Densmore's-accomplished-drumming' that makes up the doors, a near-perfect continuum that has been seen very rarely...KT



3. I'm a huge Doors fan. I lost the original CD I bought. It was the original mix and sounded great. Now they remixed it!!! In the song Break on Through, Jim doesn't sing just "She gets, she gets, she gets........high". Now they inserted the "high" for each "she gets". This is artistically wrong. The current crew who remixed this did not see that. Are they crazy!!! Leave good enough alone, please!!!



4. A true classic. One of the only Doors albums you ever need and its one of those classic summer of love 67' albums along with, surealistic pillow, grateful dead, are you experienced, and piper at the gates of dawn etc. The Doors were different the music they were making was heavy and dark and yet poetic all at the same time. They were litterly one of the most creative bands that came out in the 60s and too prove it listen to this whole album and you'll be nodding your head. Some key tracks on here are, Break On Through, Light My Fire, and The End. The song The End is a very apocalyptic song and is really kind of Jim Morrison telling a story or vision of the end of the world extremly great song. Now with the 40th anniversery albums out some songs dont sound the same like, Light My Fire for instance is more faster and isnt as dark and the songs sound more lighter but still this is a great album.
   5/5 stars



5. Maybe I'm missing something, but in comparing the new mixes with the '99 masters, I'm really disappointed.
   The first thing is that the volume, and thus the signal-to-noise ratio, is considerably lower than the older ones. That is just plain bizarre. Usually, a new mastering allows for a higher bitrate and a "larger" sound without any increase in distortion. That's the way it SHOULD be, anyway. So what happened here ? Further, all of the flourishes and oddities may just take some getting use to, but generally with great bands like The Doors, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
   
   I'm not writing these new mixes off, just pointing out some unusual and, to me, problematic issues upon initial listening. I can say that when these records were originally released back in the day, I had no such problem. They jumped right off my turntable and blew my mind instantly. But, hey, that's just me.

5 comments about Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock.

1. If you are a Hendrix fan or just a fan of the Woodstock event from the sixtes, this is a must have.
   There are 2 DVD'x with this package.
   
   There is a tremendous amount of footage. The audio is excellent.
   The movie is shot right at the stage level. The focus is Jimi,his current band and the lucky but tired looking people that were allowed on stage.
   Note: is is important that you read the reviewers statments on how they put the footage together. Not an easy task. But it works!



2. I got exactly what I ordered! The movie was great footage! My experience was great! Thank you!



3. While many have seen snippets of the Woodstock film, this video goes above and beyond being simply a "concert film". It features a well designed and played out story of Hendrix's appearance at Woodstock with the crowning moment of the technicolor footage of the Woodstock performance. It definitely gives you a good feel of what it was like to have "been there".
   
   This video along with Jimi Plays Berkeley are among my favorites. Highly recommended if you're a Hendrix fan.



4. This dvd is simply superb. Watch him in amazement, you will see that all other guitarists come in second. He has no peers. The sound amazes for something recorded in the 60s', not quite the same standards as those recorded these days but great none the less. If you are a music fan of the era its a must.



5. This was a gift for my brother. He absolutely loves it and he is all into this kinda stuff. He is also 19 and has been playin the electric guitar since he was about 10. He knows great music composition when he hears it and he loves this. Great Buy!

5 comments about Yes - Yessongs.

1. I am an old white guy who graduated from high school in 1972 and who was utterly enthralled with what is called "progressive rock" for a decade of my young life. At the top of a heap that included bands like Gentle Giant, Caravan, and Emerson Lake & Palmer stood Yes. It's hard to describe what they meant to me. The first record for me was the "Yes Album," and it literally changed my perspective on music. I saw the band for the first of my 23 shows over a period of more than 25 years at a Catholic high school outside of Cleveland on a Sunday afternoon. It was between the release of the "Yes Album" and "Fragile" - they were debuting songs from that record at the show. I saw the tour captured on this DVD three times.
   
   Many other reviewers have pointed out the fairly poor sound quality and the unrestored nature of the film, but toss all of that out. Toss too whether they played "Roundabout" as well as the studio version, or any other detail about a particular song. None of that matters. What matters is that this is the REAL DEAL - this is what Yes was like when they ruled the progressive world like no other.
   
   The energy level is amazing. Steve Howe and Chris Squire are on fire. Jon sings like an angel. Wakeman doesn't miss a note. And a very young Alan White plays with a joy that you won't see very often.
   
   I'd give a particular nod to Steve Howe. This isn't the distinguished old fellow you see on newer Yes DVDS (that's not a knock - we all get old); this is a fellow in his mid-twenties who is perhaps even fueled with some substances... but is playing with manic excellence.
   
   If you came to Yes late (and most of you reading this are probably younger than I am), and you want to see a performance that combines intense discipline with pure joy, BUY THIS TODAY. It is a peak into the distant past that will blow your mind.
   
   Progressive rock will never be better than this. Yes is the Beatles of the genre.



2. If you are interested in Yes, perhaps this DVD will take you past "I've Seen All Good People." This is a wonderful performance of a wonderful band--a must have for any true Yesfan.



3. Performed and recorded a few months after the release of 'Close to the Edge' and the abrupt departure of drummer Bill Bruford, this show represents Yes as it crested on a tidal wave of critical acclaim and creativity.
   
   The standards are all here, of course, with the band performing 'Your Move/All Good People', 'Close to the Edge', 'And You and I', 'Roundabout', 'Yours is No Disgrace' etc. but there are, in my opinion at least, some serious omissions here. Yes would have been well served to have left out Howe's solo rendition of 'Clap' and Wakeman's theatrical 'Excepts from Six Wives of Henry the VIII' and instead included, for instance, 'Heart of the Sunrise' and 'Siberian Khatru'- both breathtakingly performed on the Yessongs album but, for reasons unknown, not the movie. Likewise, the cheesy special effects interspersed with 'Close to the Edge' are unbelievably annoying, especially when the dry ice and mist encloses the stage and performers during the composition's beautifully ethereal middle section.
   
   The editing and production could have been better with some scenes not properly syncronized with the sound. I also found the looping of the applause track to be disconcerting and an unnecessary form of cheap hype. There are also far too many scenes focusing on Steve Howe - his face, his fingers, his prancing around the stage and not enough of Chris Squire or Rick Wakeman. Alan White is portrayed the least probably to assuage Bill Bruford fans.
   
   The performances themselves are capable but I can never understand why the band insisted on playing each song at double its normal tempo. Combine that with the muddy sound quality and you almost get cacaphony at times, the fine points of the band's musicianship pretty much being lost. Listen, for example, as Chris Squire tries to play the intricate bass lines of 'Yours is No Disgrace'. I found myself disappointed as he hurried over the phrasings just to keep up with the rest of the band. Another problem was Steve Howe's free form guitar solo played during the middle of the same tune. Quite frankly, it stinks. His technique is sloppy and downright uninspiring and he appears, at times, to be struggling for ideas but then again, Howe has never been known as a particularly creative improviser, preferring instead, like cohort Chris Squire, to carefully work out and rehearse his solos beforehand.
   
   All criticism aside, this concert, to me, represented a peaking for Yes. Their subsequent work, the many personnel changes, the almost revolving door of band members coming and going, the complacency and boredom that began to set in as the seventies wore on.....These all gradually chipped away at the band's energy and creative hunger and what was known as YES, as it was in 1972, as we see them in concert on this film, soon morphed into something entirely different and unrecognizable. Too bad.



4. I get tired of reading complaints about the sound quality and lack of camera angles, extras etc. I understand the critisism concering "Live In Philadelphia", but not this one. The sound here is raw, but the instruments are balanced. What`s wrong with you people? Do you want to see Yes at the peak of their career or not?
   It`s amazing!!!
   Buy or die!!!!



5. Ah...My first introduction to Yes was the live 3 lp set of Yessongs in 1973! I heard The Yes Album. "Roundabout"'s mystic arrangement was bouncing around in my head; As was the Anderson update on 'The Jetson's' theme song: "Long Distance Runaround." Realized the rhyme, so much later. Much later. I bought the VHS version of this landmark yes "document" in the mid-Eighties. Had to have it. Yessongs is the quintessimal live album of that era. It easily equals Allman Brothers At Fillmore East. These guys kicked butt, live.
   
   Aurally this differs enough from the landmark Yessongs[still, itself waiting to be upgraded to the millenium sonically]. But even the 90's upgrade of the Yessongs' 3 album set to 2 CDs is passable.
   
   What is a crime is that this magnificant "documentary" of the key Yes lineup: Anderson, Squire, Wakeman, Howe, and White languishes in the distended state it is. Even un-updated aurally and visually this concert
   is still powerful.
   
   I only wish it had gotten the loving care and re-integration that Pink Floyd's Live At Pompeii had. I'd give it more than 3 *** if it was seriously upgraded. But it ain't. See, also The Grateful Dead Movie.
   C'mon Jon and Chris; Are you ashamed of your baby pictures?