Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks, Starship Trooper, Englewood, NJ, 6/1/24

[@MarkDelRusso]

I saw them the first night at the state theater. Jon made 2 quick mistakes but and recovered immediately. Hey, the guy is 79. I hope I can talk and walk at his age. Loved the show! So glad he found a band that can recreate this legendary music. God Bless that man. Voice still sounds GREAT! It isn't YES without that voice! Agreed that the originals were genius's but Wakeman just retired, Squire and White are gone. Steve Howe will never play with Jon again. I enjoyed the show!

[@tommyd1871]

Im so happy for Andy G, Andy A and Richie for once again filling a childhood dream again, for the 2nd year in a row. Best wishes from Myrtle Beach!!!!!!

[@pimtelman]

This phenomenal band is the best thing that could have happened to Jon!

[@bodeans59]

This takes me back to 1978 when I saw YES on the Tormato tour. This is just unbelievable!

[@fenixfp40]

Me too, Earls Court with the revolving stage.

[@bodeans59]

@@fenixfp40 That's right, forgot about the revolving stage. I remember circus animals appearing out of the edge of the stage

[@markwalker5531]

What a Great Show - I got these tickets months prior & couldn't wait to hear his amazing voice performing with these great musicians.

[@ADCar]

It's like living in the 70's all over again.

[@JerryT21]

A few of the guys in the band play with Blue Oyster Cult

[@heikohesse4666]

what a legendary voice 👍😎

[@markstephenlevy]

I love this song so much. I once sang it at Karaoke in Kathmandu. Going to this concert August 10 in Denver

[@raulzamudio4418]

the drummer at the end is killing it.....I am here listening to this with my gramps...he loves Yes; he saw them as teenager...in the late 70s he said

[@freddystone7584]

Andy is a beast on the drums

[@jeffschielka7845]

Jon Anderson THE VOICE. THE MASTER. FOREVER YES❣️❣️❣️🎤🎤🎤 Love and Light❤️🌅

[@patrickpeeters2637]

No YES without JON....pretty obvious no ???

[@johncase2408]

Band Geeks and Jon Anderson...YES!!!

[@fueledbylove]

had to throw this in from keys solo 8:57 - Freebird

[@fueledbylove]

Starship Trooper not Sister Bluebird there mate. I noticed it right away, funny he started over. The band geeks nailed that complex harmony right before and they went into Wurm, bravo!

[@AprilSmith-zi3jw]

Sister bluebird flying high above are the beginning words to Starship Trooper.

[@fueledbylove]

@@AprilSmith-zi3jw Jon does very well to remember all those lyrics even if he misses now and then and I dont see any teleprompter or other device to "cheat"

[@Paul71H]

Jon may have lost a step mentally (at least that's the impression I get from his tendency to flub lyrics on recent tours, which I don't recall him doing years ago). But his voice sounds nearly as strong in 2024 as it did when this song was released in 1971!

[@Paul71H]

@@jimbo029 Totally agreed. It's clear that Jon and the band are having a great time playing these songs.

[@tommyd1871]

I'm so happy for Andy G, Andy À and Richie, for living out a childhood dream for the 2nd time in 2 yrs. Best wishes from Myrtle Beach!!!!

[@AdamLeon-yf4yo]

I caught Jon sing the first verse twice, but in 45 plus years I have never seen him stop a song! LOL, as long as he is singing for us all, all is well! See you wonderful musician's in August! This band is amazing!

[@bertbecker7532]

Not the first time Jon has flubbed the lyrics to this, starting with Yessongs!

[@altodds]

My first Yes gig was in Osaka, 2003 or 2004, he stopped the song We Have Heaven and started it all over again, that was cool!!!!

[@SoCalDan530]

This is YES

[@tymanngruter1808]

The legend plays with tomorrows legend, just fantastic! 👏🥳👏

[@fernandogarajalde4066]

It isn’t YES until Jon 🧙‍♂️ is in the lineup! 😎🎸

[@markstephenlevy]

Fact as hell!

[@Magnetron33]

That is why this is YES

[@TomMazan]

No one said this is Yes

[@wwpublicity]

He is!

[@Magnetron33]

@@TomMazan I did! This is YES. There is no comparison to the entity pretending to be yes

[@BrendaChristensen]

❤ Bravo, Brother Jon ❤

[@tracycramer4817]

Fantastic vid!! Thanks so much for capturing and posting this! SO great!

[@GratefulZen]

That’s some serious jamming near the end! Bravo! And God bless Jon Anderson!

[@plbwiki768]

What happened to the base line in Wurm? the sound is mudd Must be the recording

[@lizschneider3195]

No matter what your opinion, this was such a fun night. I love Jon's voice. The band did justice to the music

[@johnmorrell]

Isn't it ironic that we have all these people saying that Yes 2024 are just a tribute band and not the real Yes, and now we do have a tribute band and people are hailing them as the 'real' Yes. Go figure... (Can't wait to see them live though !)

[@rockshowcritique440]

you won't be disappointed

[@2visiondigital]

Irony.

[@hinduismwithpremananddasbhagat]

It sorta says what people say is the 'sound' of yes - the singer, not the band!

[@hinduismwithpremananddasbhagat]

But, really, Jon is the only original member out there, so technically one could say this is more Yes than the band featuring the guitarist from the 3rd album on, and some later day musicians (I say this out of one side of my mouth, as I actually like the post-Rabin albums and Drama)

[@lewisf9266]

Best band Jon has been with in a long while. Looking forward to the new album. Worried that it’s not Yes music. Since we lost Chris it has not been the same

[@hinduismwithpremananddasbhagat]

Its not Yes music? If you look at Jon's career he's been playing every style in the world, more often than not its not very Yes sounding. The first solo album I heard from him was Deseo, and the fact it wasn't Yes was so cool.

[@KarenGoodwin-ud3gr]

Miss Squire

[@terri371]

Blew my doors offfffffffff!

[@sharonbruner8041]

I only saw Yes once, at the Ives Center in Danbury for the Symphonic Tour in 2001. I can't believe that I'll be seeing Jon again in Port Chester NY so many years later. Chills.

[@andrewwelsh4968]

I was at Going For the One, Drama , 35th Anniversary, ARW and as a huge fan of Band Geeks also, Please please, bring the Show to the UK.

[@fenixfp40]

I always thought it would never happen without S Howe, but I’m all in with this great guitarists and Jon. This is now YES imo.

[@markwittels1337]

Awesome Show at Bergen Pac. Love Jon

[@acefreely3314]

This is Yes, no?

[@MikeFloutier]

Fabulous music, thank you! 🍾❤️

[@elche529]

Amazing. Period

[@paulllewellyn2836]

Great performance!

[@michaelgranger7113]

So damn amazing!

[@Keith_Butcher]

That, folks, is musicianship. A stumble, one glance across the stage. Everyone knows what to do a pick it up instantly. Also loved the variation in the outro.

[@yetivanmarshall1473]

Note to self...never go to the opening night show again.

[@britannicvalente]

How come?

[@davidperry7128]

So if the other nights are 500 miles away?

[@hinduismwithpremananddasbhagat]

Because he won't forget lyrics after doing 50 shows? Actually, opening nights are often better as the wear and tear hasn't settled in. That was fun. Its a classic moment to remember.

[@opticscolossalandepicvideo4879]

Awful. Jon is way past his prime

[@keymusic]

If his voice is way past his prime, I hope I get past my prime soon.