Yessongs (Remastered)

Without doing a track by track review this particular cd is substantially better than the original cd produced by Yes and Eddie Offord. The cd was sold as an import and, truthfully by and large it sounds warmer and the fidelity more pure. In the liner notes it mentions a Barry Diament as being responsible for the cd mastering although its unclear if he did it originally or for the import as it was originally remastered by Joe Gastwirt. This recording is much more audio friendly with many less auditory break ups and as I said much more warmer than the original version. I must say however that whoever miked Alan Whites drums should be ashamed as they sound like cardboard boxes. Bill Bruford’s drums sounds substantially better on the two tracks he’s on. This import has a marked improvement over the original but one could only hope that Steven Wilson would one day get a hold of the original master tapes and work his magic on them and improve a recording that desperately needs it.

This was the first YES album I ever bought in the early seventies and will probably be the last. I could only afford one and it had everything at that time. The live renditions are fantastic and I still listen to this after so many years!

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It's my personal belief that every audiophile should have at least a few live albums in his collection; "Yessongs" is one of mine, and a personal favorite in its original vinyl form. Some tracks, like "Siberian Khatru" and "Perpetual Change," sound better than their studio counterparts, and Chris Squire's jaw-dropping bass solo during "The Fish" is by itself worth the price of the album.However, this CD set was remastered rather poorly; much of the ambient noise that analog recording catches--and which is itself a part of the music--has been eliminated, resulting in a thinner, more sterile sound (I went back and listened to my vinyl version, and I can hear the difference clearly). Moreover, the tracks are divided strangely; "Siberian Khatru," for example, ends with Jon Anderson introducing the next song, "Heart of the Sunrise." For someone like myself, who constantly creates playlists and mixes for "on the go" listening, it's very frustrating.They did include all of Roger Dean's wonderful cover art (the original package was a W-fold, and each fold contained a different painting), but that kind of album art has to be large to be appreciated fully, so the best I can give on that is half-a-point for trying.So all in all, it's rather a toss-up. Technically, the CD isn't very good...but the greatness of the music therein more than makes up for its engineering faults.

The band sounds great on this double-disc live set from 1973. Most of the tracks that were performed for this recording were from The Yes Album, Fragile, or Close To The Edge. Since those are my favorite Yes albums overall, is it any wonder that I enjoy the band highlighting songs from those albums? The band sounded so tight, and they didn't miss a beat! :)

One of many yes C d's in my collection

Sounds very good for a '70's live album.

Yes live album released back in the 70's when they were still Prog Gods. I had the original 3 record set back then but never upgraded to Cds for some reason. Maybe vinyl record snobbery? No hate intended to the purists out there - they're probably right, vinyl sounds better. I just want the convenience these days, and these discs (2 Cds) sound just fine to these old ears. If you love early Yes, have no fear, this is the real deal.

Ces versions en spectacle sont jolies mais la prise de son reste lambda.

Excelente CD do Show do Yes com sua formação clássica. Para quem gosta do Rock Progressivo não pode faltar na coleção.

Classic live album! Too bad the wrong blokletters was added

Tra i live migliori del periodo, da avere è consumare

Otra obra maestra a la que nos tiene acostumbrado el conjunto Yes de rock progresivo. Lo tengo en vinilo ( es un triple ) pero no quiero gastarlo más de lo que ya he hecho. Es el disco con el que me inicié con Yes en los años 70 del siglo pasado, y aún sigo sin cansarme de escucharlo. Disco complejo como todos en Yes, pero si tienes la paciencia de escucharlo las suficientes veces te darás cuenta de la perfección instrumental de todos los componentes del grupo, así como su originalidad y belleza de su música.