{"id":255,"date":"2014-08-05T20:00:43","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T20:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=255"},"modified":"2015-10-05T20:16:12","modified_gmt":"2015-10-05T20:16:12","slug":"yes-bayou-music-center-houston-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2014\/08\/05\/yes-bayou-music-center-houston-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"YES – Bayou Music Center – Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Eddie Ferranti <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Image\"1969 seems a long time ago, but I got to travel back to that time frame recently with ease.\u00a0 One of the most “progressive” rock bands of all time landed in Houston at the\u00a0killer venue Bayou Music Center in the form of Yes.<\/p>\n

The monikor seems so dated now, but how many bands produce a vinyl LP these days with one cut lasting a whole side?\u00a0 It has been said that the whole Yes catalog combined averages out to seven minute tunes each.\u00a0 Put that in your pipe and smoke it.<\/p>\n

This was Doctor Ray and myself’s second visit to see this\u00a0line-up since 2010 , last performing at the House of Blues.\u00a0\u00a0 War horse vets of Alan White on skins, Chris Squire on super animated bass and lofty backing vocals, Geoff Downs (was not here in 2010, but with Howe in band Asia) on multi layered keys and the stiil spot on superb guitar work of Steve Howe combined to rock the building in crisp sound like only the BMC can provide.<\/p>\n

Fronting the band is still the scary sounding Jon Davison, who brings an uncanny 1972\u00a0resemblance to former lead Jon Anderson and brings\u00a0to life vividly the masterful tunes from the past on stage to goosebump levels.\u00a0 JD is much younger than the rest of the group, but his energy and passion for the challenging task of high notes brings a welcome boost to the band indeed.<\/p>\n

This evening they chose to perform the entire albums “Close to the Edge” and “Fragile”, followed by some new songs and whatever hits that were left behind. Spell binding is a nice way to paraphrase the outing complete with vintage 70’s psychedelic lighting spewing out in a constant motion behind the tight knit\u00a0unit all night.<\/p>\n

A packed house of rockin’ devoted\u00a0Baby Boomers\u00a0hooted and hollered their love for the gig throughout the solid 2-hour set on a Tuesday “school night” to boot. Plus this mature-in more ways than one-audience came for the music itself. Not to take pictures with their damn cell phones, not to get drunk, and not to be able to merely say they went. Refreshing to see silence when need be to soak in the historic nature of the act on stage.<\/p>\n

\"Image\"As I mentioned earlier it is\u00a0hard to believe that “Closer to the Edge”, “Siberian Khatru” and “And You and I” comprise one whole album that is considered by many to be their best studio work.\u00a0 Yes music is complicated and swirling from start to finish intertwined with soaring vocals that sound like anthems.<\/p>\n

My biggest love is good guitar players though and Howe is masterful, imaginative\u00a0and articulate on every song playing up to three guitars in one song. Chris Squire plays\u00a0bass with power and precision that ranks him up there in the all time\u00a0halls of rock bands.<\/p>\n

Yes is a band that kind of got lost in the shuffle with me growing up in the 70’s and a show like this made me realize how many good songs they really have penned. “Yours Is No Disgrace”, tremendous “Roundabout” from Fragile and the show stopping Classic Rock FM staple\u00a0“I’ve Seen All Good People” were most enjoyable.<\/p>\n

The band hardly said much of anything throughout choosing rather to let the music speak\u00a0for itself.\u00a0 43 years since their debut and Yes is not embarassing themselves what so ever. In fact, they may be playing better than ever promising a new studio release is in the works.\u00a0 They got my attention and I’m looking forward to it…………….God Bless all the\u00a0music lovers out there!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Eddie Ferranti 1969 seems a long time ago, but I got to travel back to that time frame recently with ease.\u00a0 One of the most “progressive” rock bands of all time landed in Houston at the\u00a0killer venue Bayou Music Center in the form of Yes. The monikor seems so dated now, but how… <\/p>\n

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