Yes Progeny Highlights From Seventy-Two

Progeny: Highlights From Seventy-Two is an for those fans of Yes who feel that 14 CDs from 7 concerts on the American autumn/fall tour of 1972 is too much.

I have to admit that I’m one of them. This even has the nerve to challenge Yessongs, an album that I’ve loved for around 40 years. It sets a very high bar for this album to be judged against.

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Yes Progeny Seven Shows From Seventy-Two

Progeny: Seven Shows From Seventy-Two is an archive released set of seven concert recordings from 1972 by prog rock superstars Yes. It spreads over 14 CDs and was released on 26 May 2015.

The seven shows are:

31 Oct 1972: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
01 Nov 1972: National Arts Centre English Theatre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
11 Nov 1972: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
12 Nov 1972: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
14 Nov 1972: University Of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
15 Nov 1972: Knoxville Civic Auditorium, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
20 Nov 1972: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, USA

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Yes Progeny 1972

The Progeny live archive release from progressive rock band Yes comes in two formats:

  • Progeny: Seven Shows From Seventy-Two – this is 14 CD set captures 7 concerts by Yes.
  • Progeny: Highlights From Seventy-Two – this is a 2 CD set that selects one performance of each song.

I intend to look at these as separate releases.

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Yes The Word Is Live 1970 to 1988

The Word Is Live is a compilation triple CD of live recordings by Yes.

It is an attractive looking box-set from Yes, mainly drawn from concerts from the seventies that aren’t on Yessongs and Yesshows.

The members of Yes? Whoever was around at the time.

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Yes Live at Montreux 2003

Live at Montreux 2003  is a live album by Yes. It was recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival on 14 July 2003 and is also available as a DVD.

With a line up full of stars from the seventies, you can guess where the main focus of the set is based.

Jon Anderson – lead vocals, MIDI guitar, harp, acoustic guitar
Steve Howe – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel, mandolin, backup vocals
Rick Wakeman – keyboards, Minimoog synthesiser
Chris Squire – bass guitar, harmonica, backup vocals
Alan White – drums, percussion

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Yes In The Present Live from Lyon 2009

Yes In The Present Live from Lyon is a live album and DVD by progressive rock group Yes.

It was recorded at the Bourse du Travail in Lyon, France on 1 December 2009.

There are important band member changes to notice with this live album as it doesn’t have the distinctive voice of Jon Anderson. It also features Rick Wakeman’s son on keyboards rather than his father.

Benoit David: lead vocals
Steve Howe: guitar / vocals
Oliver Wakeman: keyboards
Chris Squire: bass / vocals
Alan White: drums / percussion

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Yes Symphonic Live 2001

On the live album Symphonic Live, Yes perform with the European Festival Orchestra.

The recording comes from the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam on 22 November 2001, with Wilheilm Keitel conducting the European Festival Orchestra.

Confusingly, the main version is a double CD but there is also a single CD with fewer songs. There is also a DVD option.

The full set list includes many of the well known songs from the seventies including Gates Of Delirium from Relayer.

There has been another change in keyboard players with Tom Brislin

Jon Anderson – vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
Steve Howe – guitar, lap steel guitar, backing vocals
Tom Brislin – keyboards, backing vocals
Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
Alan White – drums, backing vocals

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Yes House of Yes Live From The House Of Blues 1999

House of Yes Live From The House Of Blues is a live album by Yes.

It was recorded recorded on October 31, 1999 at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, Nevada and comes from the tour promoting The Ladder but the group were still playing plenty of songs from the 1970s.

By this stage Rick Wakeman had again left the group and he was replaced on keyboards by Igor Khoroshev

Jon Anderson: vocals
Steve Howe: lead guitars, backing vocals
Igor Khoroshev: keyboards
Chris Squire: bass, backing vocals
Alan White: drums
Billy Sherwood: guitar, backing vocals

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Yes Keys to Ascension 2 1996

Keys To Ascension 2 is a double CD follow-up to Keys Of Ascension. The first CD is recorded live, the second is full of new songs recorded in the studio.

The live songs were from the concert in San Luis Obispo, California in March 1996.

Jon Anderson – vocals, harp, guitars
Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
Rick Wakeman – keyboards
Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
Alan White – drums

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Yes Keys to Ascension 1995 & 1996

Keys To Ascension is a live album by progressive rock group Yes.

Seven of nine tracks are live, the other two are new studio recordings. It was recorded in the Autumn of 1995 and the Spring of 1996.

By now, we have returned to the members of the group who played on the classic live album by Yes from the early 1970s called Yessongs.

Jon Anderson – vocals, harp, guitars
Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
Rick Wakeman – keyboards
Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
Alan White – drums

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