Songs from Tsongas

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Songs from Tsongas
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Live album by
Yes
Released9 August 2005 (DVD)
22 September 2014 (CD/Blu-ray)
Recorded15 May 2004
Venue Tsongas Arena (Lowell, Massachusetts)
Genre Progressive rock
Length2 hours 58 minutes
Label Image Entertainment
Producer Christine Davies
Jeff Varner
Jordan Berliant
Randy King
Yes chronology
Yes Remixes
(2003)		Songs from Tsongas
(2005)		 The Word Is Live
(2005)
Yes video chronology
Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss
(2004)		Songs from Tsongas
(2005)		 Live at Montreux 2003
(2007)

Songs from Tsongas: 35th Anniversary Concert is a live video and album by the English rock band Yes, released on DVD in 2005 and CD and Blu-ray in 2014 by Image Entertainment. It was recorded at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts on 15 May 2004 during the band's 2004 tour in celebration of their 35th anniversary. It is the band's last live album to feature original singer Jon Anderson. [1]

Contents

Contents

The setlist features songs from all eras of the band's career, including a rare performance of "Every Little Thing" from their first album, Yes (1969) and "Mind Drive" from Keys to Ascension (1996)

Release

On 23 September 2014, a Deluxe Edition was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and three CDs. The video also features a 70-minute edit of the band's show at the Lugano Jazz Festival in Lugano, Switzerland on 8 July 2004. The Japanese edition of the Blu-ray release includes the entire show at Lugano and "Ritual (Nous sommes du soleil)" in the correct place in the Lowell show, instead of being offered as a bonus track on the international release. On both editions, the Lugano concert is presented in standard definition with 720x480 resolution.

Personnel

Track listing

2004 DVD

Disc One

  1. "Firebird Suite"
  2. "Going for the One"
  3. "Sweet Dreams"
    Preceded by an Alan White solo.
  4. "I've Seen All Good People"
    a. "Your Move"
    b. "All Good People"
  5. "Mind Drive (Parts 1 & 2)"
  6. "South Side of the Sky"
  7. "Turn of the Century"
  8. "My Eyes (Excerpt from 'Foot Prints')/Mind Drive (Part 3)"
  9. "Yours Is No Disgrace"

Bonus Feature: Roger Dean interview

Disc Two

  1. "The Meeting Room (Rick Wakeman piano solo)/The Meeting (Acoustic)"
  2. "Long Distance Runaround (Acoustic)"
  3. "Wonderous Stories (Acoustic)"
  4. "Time Is Time (Acoustic)"
  5. "Roundabout (Acoustic)"
  6. "Show Me (Acoustic)"
  7. "Owner of a Lonely Heart (Acoustic)"
  8. "Second Initial (Steve Howe acoustic solo)"
  9. "Rhythm of Love"
  10. "And You and I"
    I. "Cord of Life"
    II. "Eclipse"
    III. "The Preacher, the Teacher"
    IV. "Apocalypse
  11. "Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)"
  12. "Every Little Thing"
  13. "Starship Trooper"
    a. "Life Seeker"
    b. "Disillusion"
    c. "Würm"

2014 Blu-ray and CD

CD 1

  1. "Intro/Firebird Suite"
  2. "Going for the One"
  3. "Sweet Dreams"
  4. "I've Seen All Good People"
  5. "Mind Drive Parts 1 & 2"
  6. "South Side of the Sky"
  7. "Turn of the Century"
  8. "My Eyes"
  9. "Mind Drive Part 3"
  10. "Yours Is No Disgrace"

CD 2

  1. "The Meeting (Piano Solo)"
  2. "Long Distance Runaround"
  3. "Wonderous Stories"
  4. "Time Is Time"
  5. "Roundabout"
  6. "Show Me"
  7. "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
  8. "Second Initial (Guitar Solo)"
  9. "Rhythm of Love"

CD 3

  1. "And You and I"
  2. "Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)"
  3. "Every Little Thing"
  4. "Starship Trooper"

Blu-ray Bonus Features

  1. "Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)"
  2. Roger Dean interview
  3. Live in Lugano 2004:
    1. "Firebird Suite"
    2. "Going for the One"
    3. "Sweet Dreams"
    4. "I've Seen All Good People"
    5. "Long Distance Runaround"
    6. "The Fish"
    7. "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
    8. "And You and I"
    9. "Starship Trooper"
    10. "Roundabout"

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Songs from Tsongas
Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [2] 189
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [3] 142
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [4] 11

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References

  1. ↑ "YES - Songs from Tsongas - the 35th Anniversary Concert". 23 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Yes – Songs From Tsongas - Yes 35th Anniversary Concert" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Yes – Songs From Tsongas - Yes 35th Anniversary Concert" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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