An Evening of Yes Music Plus

Summary

An Evening of Yes Music Plus is a double live album from the English progressive rock band Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, released in October 1993 on Fragile Records.

An Evening of Yes Music Plus
Live album by
Released12 October 1993
Recorded9 September 1989
VenueShoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, US
GenreProgressive rock
Length130:39
LabelFragile
ProducerAnderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Brian Lane (executive)
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe chronology
Union
(1991)
An Evening of Yes Music Plus
(1993)
Live at the NEC – Oct 24th 1989
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Overview edit

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.

Production edit

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

Track listing edit

CD (1993) edit

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra"Benjamin Britten1:41
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"
  • a. "Gone But Not Forgotten"
  • b. "Catherine Parr"
  • c. "Merlin the Magician"
  • Wakeman5:37
    5."Long Distance Runaround / Bill Bruford Solo"Anderson / Bruford7:10
    6."Birthright"Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe, Max Bacon7:23
    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) edit

    Source:[2]

    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) edit

    Source:[3]

    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 edit

    Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
    Additional musicians

    References edit

    1. ^ Collins, P. (2011). "An Evening of Yes Music Plus – Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
    2. ^ "Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe – An Evening Of Yes Music Plus... (2006, Digipack, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
    3. ^ "Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe – An Evening Of Yes Music Plus (2006, Digipak, DVD)". Discogs. Retrieved 1 February 2024.