Yes - Fly From Here Live 2011 (Pro-shot) with Benoît David

[@ExtremelyOCD]

Chris and that f****** incredible bass sound. The tone he got, not to mention his style. Irreplaceble. RIP Chris.

[@nickavenoso7851]

I respect the band for still recording music and still playing live, but for me it’s not the same without Chris. Chris was the heart of the band for me. I miss him so much. He’s one of the only musicians that brought me to tears after hearing about his passing. His music just connected deeply with me.

[@ernietetrault3403]

Chris Squire's bass should classified as a Weapon of Mass Destruction!

[@nickavenoso7851]

Timestamps! 0:00 - Fly From Here: Overture 1:52 - Tempus Fugit 7:52 - Yours Is No Disgrace 11:01 - Heart of the Sunrise 22:45 - I’ve Seen All Good People 30:11 - We Can Fly 36:35 - And You and I 47:22 - Owner of A Lonely Heart 53:05 - Starship Trooper 1:05:41 - Roundabout

[@hubbsllc]

I like "We Can Fly" a lot.

[@matthiaskotthoff5554]

I have to admit: "Fly from Here" is real Yes!

[@nickavenoso7851]

It was really for me the last Yes album I payed attention to. Heaven & Earth is ok, but it’s not one of my favorites. I only like really 3 songs on it. I respect the band for still playing live and putting out music, but for me it’s not the same. Not without Chris.

[@ListenToManicAntenna]

@@nickavenoso7851 You have to hear the "From a Page" EP...recorded in 2010 with Benoit on vocals & Oliver Wakeman on keyboards, but not released until a couple years ago.

[@nickavenoso7851]

@@ListenToManicAntenna I've heard that EP and it's really good. That was really the last Yes thing I payed attention to. I'm not saying that the other albums are not Yes, but they just didn't grab me as much as the others did.

[@stephenzevetchin]

Because it original written date of 1980

[@Atom-56]

@@stephenzevetchinYeah, by Trevor Horn and Geoff Downs, it was musically pleasant, but to me, not a Yes composition. I felt cheated at the time…..?

[@randlerobbertson8792]

Looks like a marvellous concert.

[@olivermuchang8916]

i'm always love your voice Jon anderson & Benoid david ❤❤

[@dennispetersen511]

Wow...Benoit's voice is MUCH better than Davison's!

[@8ritual]

Yesssss,totally much

[@1_hopelesshuman]

I heard that he began to have stage fright and it caused him to have hiccups throughout the performance 😢

[@soundsandvisionsHQ]

I think Davison is a good singer, but he has a softer tone and lighter delivery than Benoit or Jon A. Benoit could belt it out with power when needed. His voice had a more piercing (in a good way) high end that could cut through all the layered sounds of the band. But then Benoit started to struggle with pitch the longer he stayed on the road and was visibly feeling ill on most of the Yes/Styx double-bill dates. Davison's strength is that his pitch is damn near perfect every night on every song, but then he's not pushing his voice and volume to the heights that Benoit did. JD's softer singing approach helps him keep better control and not burn himself out with power belting. I had some vocal experience in my younger days, though it was in church music not rock & roll, but I do tend to notice the little vocal details because of that. Benoit and Jon D are both good singers with different strengths.

[@sergeysirotkin8623]

Абсолютно верно! И Fly from Here блестящий альбом!

[@marcusvaliatti3606]

Benoit did a very good job. And the original Fly From Here is, probably, the last good Yes album.

[@ListenToManicAntenna]

Check out the "From a Page" EP from 2010 also! It wasn't released until a couple years ago but it's great

[@michaelkeudel8770]

check out the 3 albums he made with the band Mystery, all 8 albums the band recorded are fantastic.

[@stephenzevetchin]

True

[@kmusicmagazine]

The Quest and Mirror to the Sky beat Fly from Here by far.

[@stephenzevetchin]

@@kmusicmagazine you're loopy....I'd hate to see your ranking list.

[@rontillman3168]

saw this tour in Canandaigua NY . Happy to see YES whenever possible .......seen them many times since 1973 .....love them.........Yes..... Beatles ......the most innovative bands......miss Chris that's for sure.....he was amazing

[@Rightvector]

I was at the Canandaigua show, too.

[@roboneil408]

saw this show in South Boston 2012. Very good. The show I saw was one of the first featuring Jon Davison as Benoit David had gotten ill.

[@ListenToManicAntenna]

I was at that show too. The Canandaigua show the year before was much stronger though. Benoit was having vocal issues at the 2011 performance and Geoff Downes was missing cues & messing up keyboard fills too many times to count!

[@oiramsq73]

I’m 49; am I going to live long enough to hear Jon Anderson sing “Machine Messiah” and “Fly From Here”? … probably not. Steve and Jon really need to burry the hatchet before it is too late - Alan too… bring everyone else along to support. Give us what we want please - get out there and play these songs one more time with gusto. On a separate and seemingly different note: Benoit David was a great singer for this music. I hope he realizes how many people he made happy by dedicating himself to these songs.

[@lewisf9266]

I never heard Jon A perform any of those songs from Drama. Do not think he ever did ?

[@taasen58]

@@lewisf9266you can blame Squire for that, Jon said he wanted to do Drama songs but Chris said no.

[@daghetto101]

@@lewisf9266That’s why he’s commenting

[@elmondongosatanas]

​@@lewisf9266In fact if you listen the 9012Live The Solos album, in the Whitefish track you can hear Anderson sing the 'yes, yes' part of the Tempus Fugit excerpt. That's the closer to Anderson singing any of Drama material

[@lewisfalwell9101]

My belief was Anderson would not sing any song recorded by others? Not aware of him ever singing and Drama songs

[@mikeller]

Great to see this - really liked Benoit - sure wish he could have stayed on longer. !!!!

[@curly437]

Benoit and Oliver were the last respectable version of Yes. Both sound better than their replacements, especially Oliver.

[@big_jimcooley2679]

Very well said. I always felt the same exact way. Downes is ok on his own/solo material but really a sloppy hack on Wakemans parts in particular. Now Jon D is a good singer but he is a good fit for a Yes tribute band but Benoit really fit in better with the real thing in my opinion.

[@yesman2755]

Benoit brought his own style instead of the current muppet trying desperately to sound like Anderson. This was definitely the last credible version of Yes. Should have stopped with the passing of the great Chris Squire.

[@lewisf9266]

Yes has always been a revolving door of excellent musicians. Geoff is not Rick, who is not Tony. Appreciate them all

[@curly437]

I'd take Benoit singing over Davidson any day!

[@zachjohnson637]

Davison's hippy dippy fake Jon Anderson stage presence is cringeworthy. He might be technically a better singer, but Benoit's voice is more unique, at least to my ears.

[@Atom-56]

curly437 And now we have got Trevor Horn in the mix WHY?

[@curly437]

Have you seen Trevor Horn's live version of Fly From Here? Imo, not bad at all. He's come a long way since 1981. He doesn't try to sound like anyone else.

[@hpatss4966]

definitely i agree with you curly437

[@MrNEILSUPERNAUT]

In order to re-unite the "Drama" line-up I guess...would be complete if Chris was still with us.

[@stephenjackson4392]

Wow. Mind blowing how much he sounds like Jon

[@nelsonhuard1]

Great job David

[@perfectomoosic]

Benoit, an amazing professional, and Fly From Here, the most coherent track and my favourite from Yes. A pity he couln't find his place between those grown up egos for longer.

[@Instigator917]

Fly from here...What a great recording, Trevor Horn has done it once again!

[@GnaeusJuliusAgricola]

If nothing else, this proves what a great singer John was (and probably still is). And that said, Steve, Chris, Alan and Downes are, of course, still great, as are the songs.

[@nickedname7048]

You can safely remove that word "probably" from your statement :)

[@johnmartinsen963]

I'm so bummed I missed this tour...it's pretty rare to have such talent perform here on Maui. Memories are faded, but I saw them in the 80's in the twin cities and think it was 90125 tour...THANKS for posting ❣❣❣

[@chrislarsen4938]

I got to see yes with Benoit and he did great that night. What a shame he was having trouble with his voice cause he has a good sound.

[@RamessesIX]

30:10 We Can Fly. Some don't like Benoit David's interpretation of the material, but it was great to hear someone who could sing songs from Drama in a voice that sounds like Jon Anderson. It seems to me that he really did help tie things together for a few years in some remarkable ways. I'm not crazy about the short hair and Nathan Lane sort of shape, though. CS' vocal needs to be louder, though, as his voice was always a key part of the Yes alchemy.

[@campusman1957]

hes flat doesnt belong on the stage

[@andreamercurio6278]

Excellent !!!

[@MARTIN-lp7zu]

Muchas gracias por compartir, saludos desde Perú.

[@papunAlicea]

Thanks for share.. Great concert...

[@MB-wv6sg]

Yup, Benoit over Jon Davison every time. Obviously John Anderson towers over both.

[@edcollins9377]

Anderson sucks!

[@MB-wv6sg]

@@edcollins9377 do you have hearing issues? Jon Anderson is one of the greatest singers ever and his voice is remarkably little changed for a man in his seventies.

[@johnarcarese4301]

Just as squire is irreplaceable, so is Anderson.

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

I'm gonna say Benoit was a good replacement for Anderson. I've been a huge fan for 50 years, but at some point, they all need to retire, and Jon wasn't writing the kinds of music the band wanted to play. Plus he had health issues. Benoit over Jon Davison any day. Davison's voice is always pretty and has no bite - Anderson could wail. And Alan White should have retired 20 years ago. Wakeman (and Squire, I believe) held the view YES should continue on with new blood for many years, and I agree.

[@big_jimcooley2679]

@@ikkenhisatsu7170 Agreed with these comments. Had the pleasure of meeting Alan multiple times, lovely man but his playing had really slipped. Benoit was a better fit for Yes than Jon D who works fine as a Yes tribute singer. They should have stuck with Oliver, he was suberb. Downes really brings the band down... no pun intended. I would have continued seeing Yes with Oliver and Benoit even after Chris passed. This is a band I have seen since the mid 70's, loved them but they really went down hill without Chris. The sloppy playing of Downes was more obvious without Chris. Squire was such towering musician... one of my favorites. Just my two cents.

[@roboneil408]

I saw this tour with this lineup in 2011 in South Boston on the south shore. (I forget the name of the venue).

[@Daniel-415-Ponce]

Thanks for posting. I had missed seeing this tour in person, and as far as I know as of yet there has not been an album or DVD release to document it. (I do have the "Live at Lyons" album from the "In the Present" tour featuring singer Benoit David, but that, of course, came before the band had recorded the "Fly from Here" album.)

[@educacioncivica547]

Try the live in Portugal bootleg, it's a great concert and has good audio quality, the link is on the description

[@FlaviusMel]

La última gran formación de Yes 🇦🇷

[@bastidface]

Benoit is a decent singer.

[@Loveplus9444]

David is an awesome singer. But he's is better with Mystery. I am a huge Yes fan and I love all the albums they made before 1980. Since then they have lost it for me,sadly. The Canadian band Mystery is truly a great band and the few (three) albums with Benoit David on vocal are such a joy to listen to.Their resent albums with Jean Pageau as the lead singer are also really great.

[@nickavenoso7851]

The last Yes album I really had interest in was Fly From Here. I like Benoit better than Davison. Shame that he started to have problems with his voice. Davison’s voice is too soft and mellow for the classic songs like Close to the Edge and others, imho. He has no bite in his sound. Benoit has a lot more roundness in his tone.

[@michaelkeudel8770]

Love the whole Mystery catalog, the new album just released 2 months ago is awesome. Yes has barely written a listenable song since 90215 years.

[@Loveplus9444]

@michaelkeudel8770 I agree regarding Yes,sadly. I haven't heard Mystery's new album,but I'm definitely going to buy i. 👊💥

[@michaelkeudel8770]

@@Loveplus9444 I can help you with that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXrNf5WpgaqeosU

[@michaelkeudel8770]

@@Loveplus9444 and if you haven't heard the other 7 albums, they are here: kzbin.info/aero/PLtRZUm3qdIf4H4D8-Xa0y1qCf1nwbN6wg

[@TR-qg3jy]

I saw Benoit singing with Yes at Penn's Peak, PA in 2011 and I still çan't understand why Yes got rid of him.

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

I really wish they had stuck with Benoit. Davison is OK and he's got the range, but even though he sometimes sounds more like Jon, Benoit has an edge to his voice. Jon Anderson has always had an edge - an ability to be high in the range, but still sound powerful. Yes needs that.

[@DannyBoi2112]

Benoit left due to vocal issues.

[@4absentfriends]

I certainly prefer Benoit over Jon D, but nobody sings YES like Jon Anderson. Nobody else can touch his range.

[@PetersPianoShoppe]

Saw them on this tour. It was fantastic... first time I'd ever heard Machine Messiah played live (outside of the excerpt Dream Theater played when they opened years earlier.). Benoit wasn't a great stage-front man, but he's a far better singer than Jon Davison.

[@paulstibora1123]

Disagree Davidson is much more consistent

[@KilroyWasHere83]

I love Benoit, I'm friends with a number of members of his old band Mystery. but this couldnt be further from the truth. Davison is by far the better yes singer, his voice is much better suited for the band, and I recommend you listen to the albums Davison did with a band called Glass Hammer

[@paulstibora1123]

@Benjamin Waterhouse I respect your opinion and I can hear more thickness in Benoits voice. Maybe with age Davidson will get that. Have been seeing yes for 4 decades and will support them and also Anderson too. At this point none of the people that I/we grew up on will be around much longer. peace Paul

[@campusman1957]

really wow you gotta be high this guy is flat he belongs on kids parade

[@jensajenerator]

John was and still is a great singer. But i saw Yes with John 7 times live and always he had no voice. Call Flue as u like...with his scarf....i still never saw a live reunion listening to yes voice.

[@olivermuchang8916]

❤❤❤

[@DanRelayer_Ukraine]

one has to play the vide at 1.25 speed for the tempo to be like in the original lol

[@hpatss4966]

but you have to put the song on .75 to hear how the band is playing the song now hahahah

[@Corcorcos]

Debería ser porque White ya tenia problemas en la columna, las canciones de ahora en vivo con Schellen están mas aceleradas

[@stephenzevetchin]

The end was years before this.

[@mikerandolph1755]

Just listen to Steve slow the music down... Sad for poor Allen, cause this is about the time when you could really hear him struggle with back problems.

[@aurthurwhiteside]

Has anyone got the link to live in Portugal to work?

[@JoergAmmann]

Schade das Benoit nicht länger bei YES geblieben ist 😢

[@boxfan6656]

This is the first time I'm seeing David live. Both his and Davison have good voices, but they aren't Anderson. Davison and David sound too gentle and sweet during the parts where Anderson got gritty LOL. I'd like to hear Anderson have a crack at Fly From Here.

[@big_jimcooley2679]

Can't agrree more regarding Jon Anderson having no equal. I'd rather see him in any format than the current version of Yes. But as far as the 2 replacement singers, Benoit was a much better fit in my opinion. And how much better was Oliver Wakeman than Geoff Downes!!!

[@stevegardiner8473]

Just shows how good Jon Anderson is. In all fairness I saw the Howe, Squire, White, Wakeman and David lineup in 2008, and BD was much better then than at this show. The band don't seem to be on form here at all. A bit scrappy and untogether.

[@nickavenoso7851]

Benoit was having respiratory problems at this time. You can see him start to cough at 42:04 after that high note in And You and I. He would end up having to leave the band due to it. They sound good here. Yeah, maybe a couple of mistakes and things, but it was mostly ok. I miss Squire a lot. The band’s not the same without him for me. He was the heart of the band, imho.

[@stevegardiner8473]

@@nickavenoso7851 I'm not slagging the band. Just commenting on this particular performance. I have a soundboard recording of the show I was at and, for whatever reasons, it was overall, a much better performance than this one. The only thing that I think could have been improved at that show I saw, would be to have Wakeman's keyboards a little higher in the mix.

[@nickavenoso7851]

@@stevegardiner8473 Was that show from this same tour? This show has Geoffrey Downes on keyboards and you mentioned Rick Wakeman. This concert may not recorded and filmed the best, but it’s not terrible. I wasn’t saying that you were slagging the band. I was just saying that Benoit was having problems with his voice, so he wasn’t really perfect and that was responding to the Anderson comment.

[@stevegardiner8473]

@@nickavenoso7851 It'd been a while since I watched this. My mistake, I'd seen them the previous tour, Oliver Wakeman on the keys. I still think the whole band are a bit off on this. It's certainly not all down to BD having vocal problems.

[@nickavenoso7851]

@@stevegardiner8473 I’m not saying that that is the sole reason the band is a little off. I’m just saying that he was having problems and wasn’t perfect. They sound ok. There are some off spots, etc. I see what you’re saying, but it’s not terrible to me.

[@davidw5993]

Where was this? was this Jones Beach? i I remember Benoit REALLY struggled that night 😢

[@Atom-56]

You can hear Benoit is having problems on this night, it wasn’t long after this tour, that he was replaced by John Davison.

[@dplzkc6713]

Where is it from?

[@Ram44]

Tempus Fugit sounds like it's in slow motion. Doesn't work at all for me. It's intensity is from the edge of seat speed on the album. But I get it - you get older, it's not easy to play!

[@hpatss4966]

all jon davidson can do to the band is sing the songs with the right key and thats it because David And Horn couldnt even do that but i still refuse to call yes official a cover band because i dont like how ARW is playing some of these classic songs and Trevor Rabin was never ment to play as well as steve howe sorry guys

[@RaspySquares]

Benoit deserved. Next to anderson, he was the best. And Yes went ahead and ruined fly from here with that aweful remaster.

[@eduardopereira7207]

Agree! that "remaster" was a complete disaster and disrespect for Benoit David great work.

[@davidw5993]

I refuse to listen to Return Trip it's a total ego massage for Trevor Horn and completely unnecessary. I do love the original.

[@gavinwieland3707]

What happened to Jon Anderson?

[@richardlozano6221]

Gavin Wieland oh your really out of it gavin. Lol. Long story

[@Atom-56]

richard lozano Ha Ha lol !

[@badvlad8421]

Google his name... !

[@gilbertconner6478]

Gavin Wieland I thought they carry him out in an ambulance.trying to sing these songs.

[@hubbsllc]

Anderson developed some health problems (chronic bronchitis, I think?) that left him unable to sing up to par. Perhaps because of plans to tour already being made (which, for these guys, starts with simply clearing big blocks of time of future work), the rest of the band decided to carry on without him so they picked up a Yes tribute band singer whose day job was boat repair. I saw them when they toured with Benoit and enjoyed it a lot; he carried the material admirably and I'm glad they recorded with him once.

[@Romchikthelemon]

С новым вокалистом надо было представлять новый материал - благо он хорош - а не изображать замену Андерсону.

[@yvesg.377]

Benoît David assure bien mieux que le piètre Davison. Mais Yes, c'est Jon Anderson au chant avant tout.

[@CarlosSDCA]

Singer moves / dances awkwardly , kind of a buzz kill. Sometimes it is better not to dance or move at all and just sing, check Robert Plant or Ian Gillan.

[@baktibravo3066]

sorry, no one can replace Jon Anderson's voice........

[@davidw5993]

watch the recent vids of jon with the paul green rock academy. hes 77 and still got it..caught the show in Montclair NJ and he sounded like he was still 35

[@randlerobbertson8792]

When they were still decent.

[@peter_aka_hamamass]

The last great version if Yes!

[@burnz4740]

Oh please, this is fine and all but i still prefer classical yes, if i cant have that ill take the ladder with jon, steve, chris, alan., billy, and last but not least igor.

[@albertbrown261]

Too bad Benoit was having a bad day here.... Heart of the Sunrise is painful to listen to.

[@scottalford4601]

ouch

[@frankalfar]

No really I agree , I really like his voice but this must be after grouling tour time. I know he's great , Drama his former band proved that.

[@sevdarumenova4748]

No canta bién como Jon. Aqui en Europa murchas personas simplesmente no Van a un concierto de Yes sin Jon Anderson cantando.

[@christiancazabonne]

Pues Yes sigue vendiendo y llenando conciertos aqui en Europa, no se en cual Europa vives!

[@ArtB414]

Geoff Downes as ussual - out of sync, trashing most of the keyboard parts.

[@fleshwound449]

I think that's because they play slower than usual on lot of tracks

[@AdamLB]

I agree

[@innerspearmusic]

These guys really screwed both Anderson and David over.

[@innerspearmusic]

God it's obvious how much Steve hates Rabin's music. I think 90125 was their best work, to the contrary.

[@mattleppard1970]

@@innerspearmusicYep. Rabin didn’t ruin Yes

[@elprofe360]

Benoit has a beautiful voice, but he CAN'T cope with Anderson's difficult passages. Listen intently to Heart of the sunrise (third song into the show). It's painful. Some parts of Yours is no disgrace show the same problem. When he is not in a difficult song, he is splendid, but then reality shows its head. Those high notes in And you and I are really hard and Benoit is unable to be there. He looks like a good person and I like his persona during the show, but his voice is suffering throughout. And I don't think Jon Davidson is a better frontman for Yes, but he surely is more reliable.

[@witherwillowsounds3935]

Benoit was much better than their current tribute band singer... but why is everything so damn slow?

[@rosskolnikov]

Alan and Steve both slow the band down.

[@patschwartz1259]

Alan probably needed to slow it down

[@nixco4894]

Why sings bad Benoit?

[@BrianAdam-y1d]

😂sad

[@FreakyOrthopedic]

I always like Benoit, but he's really struggling here.

[@DarrinSnider]

Agh!! Great lineup! Wrong tempo!!!

[@scottsuvoski9574]

I hate to say this! But! Steve Howe slowed down the tempo, a lot! He slowed it down, and it's wrong! They sound sluggish and slow. Can't stand it. I like Fly from here and Benoit singing! Much better quality voice than Horn.

[@garypekoe9911]

Too bad Benoit David can't sing... awful...

[@earlbrackett6742]

he is truly awful...saw them in Greensboro, NC at Carolina Theater, it was amazing save the vocals...it's great to see all the prog bands in theaters, it really does justice to the amazing level of musicianship...

[@peterknicked]

Terrible.

[@АлексМеллиш]

The vocalist inspires pity and disgust.

[@stevedrums1675]

Sorry, but this sounds like a bad cover band. Slow, plodding, sloppy, uninspired.

[@GravyDaveNewson]

a bunch of old guys going through the motions. They should have replaced Alan years ago, he's an absolute liability on this.

[@johnstinchcomb8156]

I love Yes. They've been a lifelong favorite of mine. But I agree. At some point you've gotta stop trying to sound like you did 40 yrs ago. It's ok. We get old. I'd rather hear something new or at least totally different arrangements of the old. Plenty of bands out there that can cover the originals more convincingly. Tempus Fugit by some guys you've likely never heard of with a low budget PA system, no production & almost no one watching: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bofLnmupa7aimqs

[@frederiquepetitpierre5916]

come on guys ! they are still a legend for their music, regardless to the age. I think they deserve a bit more respect and compassion :)

[@johnstinchcomb8156]

They will always be a favorite of mine. But I think once they moved on from Jon they became a bit of a cover band of their younger selves. But still. Very special bunch of musicians for me. I've seen them so many times over the years both as a band and individually. Cried like a baby when Chris Squire died. One of the hardest parts of getting older for me is losing favorite musicians. But we've always got the music to listen to.

[@frederiquepetitpierre5916]

yep and their music will keep on well after we've gone :) . Never seen them but I am going at the end of March to Paris. There only will be Steve Howe but looking forward to it as the Yes vibes and energy will be there, without a doubt :)

[@PoliceBoy465]

Awful vocals. Sorry, but this is bad.

[@user-hr1rw7zy4i]

so terrible - lifeless - no energy - lazy - going through the motions (talking about all the members here)

[@user-hr1rw7zy4i]

@Jeremy Spade not replying to people with 2 year old comments

[@stephenzevetchin]

Terrible

[@papunAlicea]

Thanks for share.. Great concert...