Summary
Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center is a live album and video from the English progressive rock band Yes, released on CD and DVD, LP, and Blu-ray on 3 July 2015 in Europe and on 10 July 2015 in North America on Frontiers Records. It is a partial recording of the band's concert on 12 August 2014 at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona as a part of their 2014–15 Heaven & Earth Tour.[1]
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| Released | 3 July 2015 (Europe) 10 July 2015 (North America) | |||
| Recorded | 12 August 2014 | |||
| Venue | Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 1:20:39 | |||
| Label | Frontiers Records | |||
| Producer | Yes | |||
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This was the final live recording to feature bassist (and last original member) Chris Squire, who died shortly before its release.
Background edit
Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center is a sequel to Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome, which featured the albums Going for the One and The Yes Album performed in their entirety, in track order. Likewise, Yes at the Mesa Arts Center features complete performances of the albums Close to the Edge and Fragile.[2] Two songs "Believe Again" and "The Game" from the band's most recent studio album Heaven & Earth were performed, along with an encore of "I've Seen All Good People" and "Owner of a Lonely Heart," but have been excluded so that the complete Like It Is set contains just the two albums.
It is of note that the Close to the Edge album was usually played in reverse order during the tour, but for this release it was changed to the original order.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Close to the Edge"
| Jon Anderson, Steve Howe | 19:11 |
| 2. | "And You and I"
| Anderson; themes by Bill Bruford, Howe, Chris Squire | 10:58 |
| 3. | "Siberian Khatru" | Anderson, Howe, Rick Wakeman | 9:52 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Roundabout" | Anderson, Howe | 8:34 |
| 2. | "Cans and Brahms" | Johannes Brahms, arranged by Wakeman | 1:41 |
| 3. | "We Have Heaven" | Anderson | 1:31 |
| 4. | "South Side of the Sky" | Anderson, Squire | 9:35 |
| 5. | "Five Per Cent for Nothing" | Bruford | 0:42 |
| 6. | "Long Distance Runaround" | Anderson | 3:36 |
| 7. | "The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" | Squire | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Mood for a Day" | Howe | 3:03 |
| 9. | "Heart of the Sunrise" | Anderson, Squire, Bruford | 11:41 |
| 10. | "Owner Of A Lonely Heart (bonus track on Japanese CD version)" | Rabin, Anderson, Squire, Horn |
Personnel edit
- Yes
- Jon Davison – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, keyboard
- Steve Howe – electric and acoustic guitars, steel guitars, backing vocals
- Chris Squire – bass guitar, backing vocals, harmonica on "And You and I"
- Geoff Downes – keyboards
- Alan White – drums
- Billy Sherwood - Mixing Engineer
- Maor Appelbaum - Mastering Engineer
Charts edit
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] | 180 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] | 107 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 83 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 96 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[7] | 21 |
References edit
- ^ "Like It is YES at the Mesa Arts Center - YES".
- ^ Lifton, Dave (14 May 2015). "Yes to Release 'Like It Is' Concert DVD". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Yes – Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Yes – Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Yes – Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Yes – Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
External links edit
- Official website