An Evening of Yes Music Plus

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An Evening of Yes Music Plus
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Live album by
Released13 December 1993 [1]
Recorded9 September 1989
Venue Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, US
Genre Progressive rock
Length130:39
Label Fragile
Producer Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Brian Lane (executive)
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An Evening of Yes Music Plus is a double live album from the English progressive rock band Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, released in December 1993 on Fragile Records.

Contents

Overview

An Evening of Yes Music Plus is a recording of the group's concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, US on 9 September 1989 that was originally broadcast on the King Biscuit Flower Hour radio program and as a pay-per-view special in the United States. The recording features bassist Jeff Berlin, who filled in for regular touring bassist Tony Levin due to the latter fighting hepatitis. [3]

Production

The cover features a painting by Roger Dean titled "Floating Islands".

Track listing

CD (1993)

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" Benjamin Britten 1:41
2."Jon Anderson Solo" a. Jon Anderson, David Foster
b. Trevor Rabin, Anderson, Chris Squire, Trevor Horn
c. Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, Bill Bruford
7:32
3."Steve Howe Solo"
  • a. "Clap"
  • b. "Mood for a Day"
Howe9:35
4."Rick Wakeman Solo" Wakeman5:37
5."Long Distance Runaround / Bill Bruford Solo"Anderson / Bruford7:10
6."Birthright"Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe, Max Bacon 7:23
7."And You and I"
  • i. "Cord of Life"
  • ii. "Eclipse"
  • iii. "The Preacher the Teacher"
  • iv. "Apocalypse"
Anderson, themes by Howe, Squire, Bruford9:54
8."Starship Trooper"
  • a. "Life Seeker"
  • b. "Disillusion"
  • c. "Wurm"
a. Anderson
b. Squire
c. Howe
12:48
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Close to the Edge"
  • i. "The Solid Time of Change"
  • ii. "Total Mass Retain"
  • iii. "I Get Up, I Get Down"
  • iv. "Seasons of Man"
Anderson, Howe19:48
2."Themes"
  • i. "Sound"
  • ii. "Second Attention"
  • iii. "Soul Warrior"
Anderson, Howe, Wakeman, Bruford6:37
3."Brother of Mine"
  • i. "The Big Dream"
  • ii. "Nothing Can Come Between Us"
  • iii. "Long Lost Brother of Mine"
i., ii. Anderson, Howe, Wakeman, Bruford
iii. Anderson, Howe, Wakeman, Bruford, Geoff Downes
11:00
4."Heart of the Sunrise"Anderson, Bruford, Squire11:07
5."Order of the Universe"
  • i. "Order Theme"
  • ii. "Rock Gives Courage"
  • iii. "It's So Hard To Grow"
  • iv. "The Universe"
i., iii., iv. Anderson, Howe, Wakeman, Bruford
ii. Anderson, Howe, Wakeman, Bruford, Rhett Lawrence
9:19
6."Roundabout"Anderson, Howe9:53

CD reissue (2006)

Source: [4]

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" 1:44
2."Jon Anderson Solo - Time and a Word / Owner of Lonely Heart / Teakbois" 7:34
3."Steve Howe Solo - Clap / Mood for a Day" 9:36
4."Rick Wakeman Solo - Gone But Not Forgotten / Catherine Parr / Merlin the Magician" 5:39
5."Long Distance Runaround / Bill Bruford Solo" 7:11
6."Birthright" 7:17
7."And You and I" 10:10
8."I've Seen All Good People"
  • a. "Your Move"
  • b. "All Good People"
a. Anderson
b. Squire
9:14
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Close to the Edge"19:49
2."Themes"6:37
3."Brother of Mine"11:00
4."Heart of the Sunrise"11:07
5."Order of the Universe"9:19
6."Roundabout"8:49
7."Starship Trooper"12:52

Note: All song details and writing credits as above. "I've Seen All Good People" added to the tracklist at the end of disc one; "Starship Trooper" moved to its rightful place in setlist at the end of disc two.

DVD (1997)

Source: [5]

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Program start"3:05
2."The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra"1:48
3."Time and a Word"2:43
4."Owner of a Lonely Heart / Teakbois / Time and a Word (reprise)"4:35
5."Clap"4:56
6."Mood for a Day"4:46
7."Gone But Not Forgotten"2:41
8."Catherine Parr / Merlin the Magician"3:11
9."Long Distance Runaround / Bill Bruford Solo"7:10
10."Birthright"6:47
11."And You and I"10:52
12."I've Seen All Good People"9:21
13."Close to the Edge"20:20
14."Themes"6:39
15."Brother of Mine"12:07
16."The Meeting"5:07
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heart of the Sunrise" 12:27
2."Order of the Universe" 9:12
3."Roundabout" 9:37
4."End credits" 1:55
5."Starship Trooper" 13:19
6."Brother of Mine" (bonus music video, 2006 DVD reissue) 8:34
7."Order of the Universe" (bonus music video, 2006 DVD reissue) 8:46
8."Quartet (I'm Alive)" (bonus music video, 2006 DVD reissue)Anderson, Howe, Wakeman, Bruford, Ben Dowling4:12

Note: All song details and writing credits as above.

Personnel

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
Additional musicians

References

  1. "New Releases: Albums". Music Week . 11 December 1993. p. 28.
  2. Collins, P. (2011). "An Evening of Yes Music Plus – Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  3. https://www.therocktologist.com/interview-with-tony-levin.html
  4. "Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe – An Evening Of Yes Music Plus... (2006, Digipack, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. "Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe – An Evening Of Yes Music Plus (2006, Digipak, DVD)". Discogs. Retrieved 1 February 2024.