Yes/Tokyo,Japan 10.9.1998 New Source

The 1998 “OPEN YOUR EYES Tour” is a hidden gem in the history of YES coming to Japan. The first original recording that conveys the scene is now available. This work is inspired by the “October 9, 1998: Shibuya Public Hall” performance. This is an exquisite audience recording. Even in the long history of Western music, YES has always boasted high popularity, but for some reason (the industry was in a period of transition!?) recordings of their 1998 Japan tour hardly ever made it to the market. This is a good opportunity, so let’s start with the schedule for visiting Japan, an unexplored region.・October 8: Shibuya Public Hall ・October 9: Shibuya Public Hall ←★This work★ ・October 11: Kawaguchi LILIA ・October 13: Nagoya City Public Hall ・October 14: Osaka Welfare Pension Hall Total of 5 performances. Three performances were held in the Kanto area, and this work was the middle day concert. This work recorded at such a show is a beautiful recording with a neat sound. Since it is captured from the second floor seat, it does not have the close feeling of a soundboard, but the core that penetrates the center of the atmosphere is powerful, and the details are also transmitted firmly along with it. While absorbing the sound of the hall, it does not hide the details and adds thick dynamism and a symphonic feeling of rain. The reason for this beauty must be master freshness. In the case of recordings that contain ringing, repeating dubbing can easily destroy the details, and the length of the core may also fluctuate, making it look dirty. However, this work is a treasured original master taken from the recording artist himself, and of course there are no dubbing marks. The straight, undistorted sound is crisp like a laser beam, and even when complex performances overlap, you can enjoy every detail. If this recording had been discovered 23 years ago, it would have been widely loved as a masterpiece representing the 1998 Japan tour. What is depicted with such beautiful sounds is a full show from the Igor Korotsev era, which was said to be the “strongest lineup of the 90s.” Speaking of live performances from the Igor era, the official work “HOUSE OF YES” is famous, but the set of this work is not similar. Let’s organize the sets while comparing them here. 70’s Classics Third Album: Yours Is No Disgrace (*) / I’ve Seen All Good People (*) Fragile: Heart Of The Sunrise / Long Distance Runaround / Roundabout (*) Crisis: Siberian Khatru / And You And I (*) / Close To The Edge・Ultimate: Wonderous Stories After the 80s・Lonely Heart: Owner Of A Lonely Heart (*)・Big Generator: Rhythm Of Love・Open Your Eyes: Open Your Eyes Solo Time・Howe: Arada/Mood For A Day/Sketches In The Sun/Clap・Others: Akatonbo/Whitefish *Note: Songs marked with an asterisk (*) overlap with the official live album “HOUSE OF YES: LIVE FROM HOUSE OF BLUES”. …and it looks like this. Normally, I would mark the notable songs that cannot be heard on “HOUSE OF YES”, but this time I did the opposite. After all, the only songs that overlap are the 5 classic songs, so it’s full of marks. In other words, you can enjoy a large amount of Igor’s version of YES Classics that you can’t listen to officially. In particular, when it comes to “Crisis”, all three recorded songs are performed, and you can enjoy it as “Igor’s version of Crisis” by extracting it. In addition to classics, each member’s solo time is also enriched. Howe’s acoustic guitar solo features “Arada” and “Sketches In The Sun” from “NOT NECESSARILY ACOUSTIC,” and John’s nursery rhyme series “Red Dragonfly” is also valuable. After this, YES will create the masterpiece “THE LADDER”, which is said to be the best masterpiece of the 90’s. In the 1990s, there were many separations and disbandments, but the Igor era was a time when the band’s potential was definitely enhanced. This work is a valuable live album that allows you to experience the only performance in Japan with such a lineup with the best sound. Exquisite audience recording of the “October 9, 1998: Shibuya Public Hall” performance. It is an original recording with a neat sound, and the core that penetrates the center of the atmosphere is powerful, and the details are also clearly transmitted. The sound of the hall is also detailed, adding deep dynamism and a symphonic pouring feeling. Although it was Igor’s era that was said to be the “strongest lineup of the 90’s,” there were only 5 duplicates with the official work “HOUSE OF YES”. You can enjoy plenty of valuable arrangements of YES songs from 1998, including John’s “Akatonbo.” Live at Shibuya Kokaido, Tokyo, Japan 9th October 1998 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters)*New Source Disc 1(76:45) 1. Firebird Suite 2 .Siberian Khatru 3. Rhythm Of Love 4. Yours Is No Disgrace 5. Open Your Eyes 6. And You And I 7. Heart Of The Sunrise 8. Arada 9. Mood For A Day 10. Sketches In The Sun 11. Clap Disc 2(67:21) 1. Akatombo 2. Wonderous Stories 3. Khoroshev Solo 4. Long Distance Runaround 5. Whitefish 6. Alan White Solo 7. Owner Of A Lonely Heart 8. Close To The Edge 9. I’ve Seen All Good People 10. Roundabout Jon Anderson – Vocal Steve Howe – Guitar Chris Squire – Bass Alan White – Drums Billy Sherwood – Guitar Igor Khoroshev – Keyboards