Yes Talk Tour (1994) Part 2- The Calling

[@chrisingles102]

Just one of the most amazing written and played performances as a musician to watch.

[@jarjar2112]

"Talk" stands right along any of the classic Yes records. To this day, I think I enjoy listening to it more than any other. I saw them 3 times on this tour. I feel so lucky to have seen Endless Dream performed.

[@funbud11]

I listen to this album the most... it hypnotizes me.

[@nickavenoso7851]

It’s one of my favorites, just hate that it’s not on Spotify.

[@indierockyhockey]

Fantastic song!! TALK about a new prime in the Yes legacy 💚

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Endless dream was excellent. Reminded me of a more “modern “ awaken.

[@markmccullough5830]

@@nickavenoso7851 or apple music

[@davidsolum852]

I saw this tour in St Louis at an outdoor theatre! I met Chris, Alan and Trevor on the Big Generator tour. Excellent shows!

[@paulianemedeiros4692]

Talk 1994 was a warm album, with over the years has gained praise, it is today one of the best album of Yes ... I have to thank very Rabin, has his finger in everything, took the front disc production, he used a then-innovative digital hard disk recording method now in common use in many studios. Master Teacher.

[@greenwoodcowboy]

It's my third fav.The "Calling" didn't get enough airplay down here in the South.

[@martianshoes]

+"CC" camarocowboy No it didn't get any play that I heard (Chattanooga).

[@martianshoes]

+Pauliane Medeiros Glad that someone finally said it, and said it well.

[@jorgeseasyrecipes]

Pauliane Medeiros You summarized wisely dude!... great innovative album. I would go even futher as saying by leading enviromental and human sense efforts?

[@martianshoes]

@Baz Bazdad And yet...my original assertion stands. Some things are just....regional.

[@marcoandrebriones]

One of their very best songs ever! Trevor Rabin is a brilliant musician and I miss his input in the band! Talk is an excellent and very underrated album. I wish more people would give it a try...

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Very impressive album. Almost up there with 90125

[@TrinityParaziader]

Any time someone uses the term "underrated" in a KZbin comment, I want to jab a pencil through my skull. It is the most ignorant comment one can make. Underrated by whom? Critics? Fans?

[@FreeCorps1984]

@@TrinityParaziader By Howe wankers, duh! 🤣

[@alistairbartlett6569]

@@TrinityParaziader Then you just jab away!!

[@leosullivan9228]

"underrated" is the new "you know what i mean". people can'ts say it enuf bc it only means "baa! baa! baaaaa!!!"

[@williamblanc1465]

I was at DTE (Pine Knob) for this show also. The place was packed. I became a Yes fan in the early 70's. This band has always found extraordinary people to stand in for the original members who were unable or unwilling to tour or be part of the team. Many thanks to Chris Squire for holding it all together over the years. Fans of all ages benefit from his dedication to the band. Great concert, great album.

[@leosullivan9228]

well said. your comment is under underrated

[@johnwolf3294]

I love the Calling and the Talk album. Great band

[@glechowski]

Thank God I saw this tour in Syracuse. TALK is truly a record that didn’t grab me at first. But once it did, the album held on to me TIGHTLY.

[@RealtimeJapanMish]

Same boat brother

[@lecleto]

Extraordinary chord progression at 3:15. As a Howe fan I have to admit Trevor is perfect as well.

[@lecleto]

Baz Bazdad , check on KZbin ARW at Apollo. In my opinion today ARW is the real Yes. Trevor is real monster!

[@superslayerguy]

They're both equally fantastic guitar players, & Trevor certainly has the edge when it comes to singing

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Trevor really came into his own with Yes. A show stealer for sure. Very capable in so many ways with his own sound. I actually think he might be a better keyboardist then Tony Kaye. No disrespect of course.

[@benjaminhawthorne1969]

Trevor has said that he took piano lessons and one contests for it so that his parents would give him a few bucks for the new "Cliff Richard" album. He cared little for the contest nor the piano. But, the contest allowed him to buy his favorite Rock & Roll records, and he transferred the music theory he learned from the piano. And the rest is history. 😊

[@benjaminhawthorne1969]

Won

[@dawg1971]

A very underrated album in the Yes catalog and certainly as progressive as a lot of their other material.

[@leosullivan9228]

"baa! baa! baaaaa!!!"

[@vinyl5186]

"Talk" is a masterpiece!!!! Thanks for upload this! Cheers from Brazil.

[@benjaminhawthorne1969]

Jon Anderson is an amazing vocalist. This is the 1st time I've heard a lead singer singing his own backup. No doubletracking...LIVE! 😁

[@framundajohnson2186]

no recorded backing vocals? 🤔

[@kalir0n]

This album has the best sound quality of all of his albums

[@hubbsllc]

1:50 The song: chord change, chord change, chord change Jon's brain to his fingers: don't you move

[@leosullivan9228]

that one chord position has lasted him pretty well for 50 years

[@gitaneVYS491R]

Haven't listened to Talk for a wee while, this has reminded me that I should remedy that. Good album.

[@stevedrums1675]

I thought this was easily Rabin's most complete Yes effort. very under-rated album.

[@papunAlicea]

GENIOUS...Thanks so much for share..beautifull song...great arrangement and performance...great drums performance

[@lancedieckow7541]

saw a show on this tour and love what Trevor brought to the band! Writing, singing and what a great tone and style in his playing!!!

[@robmettler2548]

I saw this concert at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Great show.

[@pschroeter1]

At the meet and greet this past September I asked Trevor Rabin to do this song live again with ARW/YES.

[@designerlarry]

pschroeter1 you should also have asked him to make sure ARW performs Shoot High Aim Low- that's his favorite tune from Big Generator. Jon said lots of the music they want to do didn't fit into the flow of the concert- I say- it's their music- but bullshit! It's what the fans want! I can do without All no Good People - Runaroundabout, odor of a smelly fart- ( sorry for the name parodies, bit there are so many gems from Yes they should be doing- and they have yet to perform any new music they claim is being worked on- Trevor took Yes in a new direction in 1983. And they sound so good- I like the different spin on the bew music- let's see some new material and some of the awesome music they have never or rarely perform!

[@hubbsllc]

@@designerlarry I agree with you. "The Calling" is the best song (and IMHO one of the only two good ones, the other being "State Of Play") on the album. "Shoot" is really good too.

[@leosullivan9228]

@@hubbsllc oof

[@dr.weaklicksofcrashedcurse4535]

Great song, great performance, great everything and that's it.

[@ksimnacher]

LOVE this tune!!!

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Always loved this song. A great opening song for an album. I think I saw this tour 4 or 5 times. It was excellent. It was truly the “Trevor Rabin” show. He played extensive keyboards along with a quite compelling keyboard solo. Along with his usual guitar mastery. I miss these days.

[@leosullivan9228]

dang hope you you sold a lot of tshirts and party favors. they barely played one show in L.A.

[@miguelaguilar7799]

I still remember that concert was my last concert to see yes in 1994.

[@otakubullfrog1665]

I enjoy all eras of Yes: 70's 80's and 90's, such as what we see here/

[@joelcampbell1491]

❤yes

[@DannyBoi2112]

He's the best song on Talk for me!!

[@benrawlins4037]

Ah the real 'Yes'. So good to hear

[@facesonmars]

I saw this tour at DTE in Michigan...fantastic! Hope to see Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman play it next year!

[@damnyankeefl]

That’s some challenging stuff to pull off live . Yes were amazing and I like the Rabin years the best

[@ChordCluster]

wow... they are really selling this lesser known tune in this performance. Sounds great too.

[@GregLynn]

I love the Talk album... maybe their "heaviest" album?

[@Denis-pj6zg]

Like with Drama back in ‘80, Yes-West took Yes off of life support. Great stuff was recorded and toured during this time. Thank for posting.

[@Brian_B505]

Nice to see there's so much love for this era, this album, Rabin's contributions to Yes music as well as being such an under-appreciated innovator in music and technology. I thought I was the only one! Yes is unique because of its many incarnations and periods with their distinctive musical flavors (with Rush a very close second in terms of number of reinventions, just without the lineup changes) and these, arguably, "fringe" albums such as Talk should be celebrated. But judging by these comments, not so fringe after all. Long live Yes, and all its permutations

[@tonyp.7105]

I like how jon anderson's hair is extra long. Lol awesome 😊😊😊😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@nickavenoso7851]

I hate that the Talk album isn’t on Spotify and it probably will never be due to licensing issues and that it was released on a label that not longer exists. This was a great concert, thanks for posting!

[@damnyankeefl]

Not on Apple Music either ridiculous

[@chrislestermusic]

It’s on Spotify now.

[@greenwoodcowboy]

One of my top 3 Yes songs.Love their harmonies.Would rate the albums "Big Generator" and "90125" as top two for me.

[@martianshoes]

+"CC" camarocowboy On another Talk post I said, and I still say....that Rabin seemed to help Yes with their "noodling" problem. Some of their late '70 releases (Going for the One, Tormato) were dense and almost hard to listen to.

[@greenwoodcowboy]

Classic Yes fans and Yes theirselves love to play that Progressive Rock style and have a large audience for it.I on the other hand loved it in the 80's when they switched to a more hard pop rock sound.It had more structure along with Rabin's guitar arrangements.VERY good songs that came out of the Rabin years!.

[@martianshoes]

"CC" camarocowboy In an interview I read about the making of Union, Wakeman said he felt that Rabin was one of the most talented people he had ever worked with. Does Howe play on any of the Rabin period tunes, live?

[@greenwoodcowboy]

martianshoes Sorry my friend but i'm not up on my Yes history.Check their fan sites.

[@BM-mw4nv]

"CC" camarocowboy I agree yes's later stuff is great, also to the person that said tornado is hard to listen to, you are correct but don't kill the whale is awesome

[@eduardoariel8599]

Estuve al frente de ese show en el 94. Maravilloso escuchar a la leyenda en nuestro suelo. En esa época muchos añoraban a Howe y Wakeman, pero esta versión de Yes era más viva qué la que actualmente lidera Howe. Rabin, un maestro en su estilo. Kaye muy discreto, dada sus capacidades acotadas. Y fue la primera vez que tenían como músico de soporte a Billy Sherwood, que más tarde entraría como miembro de la banda y hoy es el bajista qué reemplaza a Squire. Respecto a la música, este luminoso tema tiene mucha semejanzas con Going for the One.

[@indierockyhockey]

PS-- think this trio of vocals is the best. Jon, Chris, Trevor 💚

[@marklechman2225]

Caught them on this tour in Indianapolis (Deer Creek) back in '94 or whenever it was. I recall that they definitely played a lot of the Yes West stuff and just a handful of the classics sprinkled throughout, which my buddies were a little bummed about - but being a fan of the new album, I was fine with it. Rabin almost seemed bitter having to play Roundabout for the zillionth time and kind of ran through it half-heartedly for the encore, and I could feel his frustration of having to play to a half-empty venue while getting the best response of the night to a song he was never a part of. The crowd was very sparse and in fact, they started giving out tickets for free (for better seats than mine!) just before the band hit the stage. I was a little ticked off but then my ticket only cost me $9 so no huge loss, and I had a good clear view from the lawn anyway. Everyone played really well but I was bewildered by the presence of a sixth member on stage who I guess turned out to be Billy Sherwood! Who knew?! Because it was an outdoor show, the best part of the night ended up being the epic Endless Dream which almost seemed to be timed with the setting of the sun and that was just gorgeous. It was my first Yes show and I remember loving every minute of it. So glad I got to see Rabin at least one time in my life. Dude is a musical genius!

[@MisterA48]

I couldn’t help notice that Jon was playing the same chord on his guitar all the time!!! A great performance though

[@giorgiocolombotaccani6283]

Yes!

[@ronwhoyes1311]

Alan White was on fire. . Only touring group I ever heard get quadrophonic sound system to work. Including Floyd or Who. Used to open all the doors & crank this album when no one else was home.

[@hugoharrison2103]

Yo estuve ahí, la interpretación fue magnífica, el sonido fue increíble y la magia de la atmosfera única, repleto de público disfrutando. Trevor Rabin demostró ser no solo un gran guitarrista y sino también un excelente tecladista. Iban a finalizar con "Love Will Find the Way" pero era el aniversario de Hendrix y terminaron con "Purple Haze". Maravilloso!!!

[@ZeroChannelZero]

I just wish the soundman had cranked the keys on this tune. Tony Kaye is a badass on the Hammond (listen to the first 2 Yes albums if you doubt me), and this is one of the few later Yes Songs where he gets to show off, but the dang soundman was snoozing!

[@deweycheatemandhowe2446]

Tony gets no credo as a main factor in the Yes sound.I must check out solo work.

[@brianshaffneraclc]

Trevor Rabin has stood up for Tony in interviews. And Chris really wanted him back in the band when they put this line up together. The Yes Album is to this day one of the band's best, and you can hear Tony's brilliant Hammond playing all over it.

[@randygardner7480]

It sounds like there is a problem with the organ, crackle noise in lower register.

[@zeldafan9016]

Tony kaye kinda looks older with the white hair in this video

[@funbud11]

Trevor is the goods..... period.

[@alaskiss9075]

It’s a shame this album was released when the fans appreciation for musicianship was ignored. This song is brilliant but I suspect that the crowd was ignorant to the the Talk album. People…listen closely to this album. It is musical genius. I bought this when I heard Walls on the radio. Glad I did. Every songs great. You can hear the Supertramp influence of Roger Hodgson on this The Calling and Walls

[@Bucknaykyd]

Chris and Jon!

[@SuperSparrow45]

I hope they play this in San Fran when I see ARW.

[@joeblow4785]

"Take off on the turnpike (Asking for the first call) Give me more of the same (Asking for a song) There's a fire burning in my heart again" Crank it right the fu#k up !!!!!!!!!!!

[@terrymattingly6843]

The underrated part of this tour -- and why we need a real live album -- is the presence of two vocalists, in Rabin and Sherwood, who both sing better than Steve Howe. That really affects the choruses. The Calling is also a true B3 organ song -- playing to Tony Kaye's strengths.

[@MrBuho2010]

rip chris

[@mikeking5143]

So nice to hear fans appreciate this version of Yes. I am pro Rabin but usually find myself in the minority. But c’mon : Changes, City of Love, Love Will Find a Way, Lift Me Up , the Calling vs a 22 minute guitar solo ? No contest.

[@trekie01]

Talk, the best album of the Rabin era ! fuck the record label industries period !

[@rrodriguesjr]

agree

[@XanAxDdu]

this is not a bootleg this is a tv broadcast

[@Jedizen07]

@arweiss100 My sentiments exactly!

[@sororpomegranate]

Technically it's not a bootleg, the footage is pro-shot and was released on DVD but I don't know how official that was, though the band doesn't actually own the rights to the footage.

[@bobwhitmore4677]

Why is Jon holding that guitar hostage to the g-chord?

[@thekohser]

I was going to say the same thing, around 5:00.

[@MatheusManzano]

It maybe a suspended chord on the whole song.

[@chrislestermusic]

😂

[@steveouk90126]

Chris playing that odd bass that he has tuned higher than a normal instrument.

[@dawg1971]

It would have been interesting to hear what Wakeman would have done. But I like Tony's emphasis on the organ.

[@chwthomas09]

Wrong! In the description you put this is the last show to feature Tony Kaye and Trevor Rabin. The last gig of these 2 would be in Hiroshima 1994.

[@Cpayne30]

Great song and performance, but pre-recorded backing vocals?

[@FABIO_MARTINSS]

certainly. Too perfect pitch for that time, besides we here more voices than the 3 guys singing

[@filramil]

so they augmented it to thicken the choruses a little. so what. sounds good to me

[@VerticeAlto]

Talk was a very underrated album because it has no successful hits and because Union was unholy and unpresentable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But the music in Talk is marvelous, no doubt

[@vinorama58]

Nothing against of Tony Kaye but would have liked to hear what Wakeman could have done with this.

[@danielshaheencommodities5748]

I think Rick was a grumpy young very talented man too. I mean he's in he's not .. it was exhausting.

[@ricksanford807]

Is that Billy Sherwood back right?

[@jeffreygrove]

am I the only one who noticed all of the empty seats around 5 minutes? that said, this is actually a pretty good performance...

[@aerialeggbeater2644]

I saw the Talk tour in Pensacola, FL. In 1994. It was almost deserted

[@MrDcseltzer]

Shame they used backing vocal ghost tracks

[@hoosh4917]

It´s like acdc.

[@geraldbalzano431]

it's not

[@alanweissaltz1882]

Jon looks a little chubby I don't believe I ever saw him this big before

[@geftiler2112]

Squire looks like a pirate...lol

[@richkoster9381]

I actually ripped off the look one costume party.

[@tozzism]

mmm

[@geraldbalzano431]

Why on earth does Jon Anderson have to hold a guitar and do a bad job of pretending to play it? (At least move your left hand sometimes when the chords change!) Anyway, this is NOT a good look!

[@XanAxDdu]

because he used that for himself while singing. jon also though not a solo guitarist use to play acoustic when on stage as soloist

[@thekohser]

Maybe it was to distract us from how chubby his face was at this time. Love this song, and I love Jon. Glad he got his weight back in check.

[@ARQWELDER]

Since Rabin left, who is YES?...what was their newest hit?...who cares about the 70s as much as listening to HIT music?...The Yes-Boys are getting OLD!

[@thomasrice4930]

Yes was never really about writing hit songs as much as creating imagery with sound. I get what you're saying about Yes falling off the radar after Rabin left in '94 and they went back to making albums that have more in common with TFTO or Relayer. However, Both versions of Yes (Howe, Downes, Davidson, Sherwood & White and Anderson, Rabin, Wakeman) are currently touring and people are flocking to see them.

[@jonasnitz7678]

It's a pity the sound is crap in this video.

[@NonstickMilk]

Meh, I wasn't a fan of Rabin's Yes. Don't get me wrong, he's an excellent musician/songwriter. But when Yes reformed with 90125, it wasn't the Yes that many of us had come to know. Even the Drama album without Anderson and Wakeman was still Yes material and true to form. I've always thought when they reformed with Rabin, they were using the Yes brand name because it was a recognizable name. Much like when Bad Company reformed without Paul Rodgers. They used the brand name of Bad Company because people were familiar with it. But the music was nothing similar to what Paul Rodgers had done with the group.

[@BoBo0807]

From what I've heard, Trevor himself wasn't crazy about calling the "new" band Yes, but the record company insisted. It's hard to blame them.

[@lapist0la]

Great song. But I hate watching Jon Anderson pretend to play the guitar.

[@lancemonroe835]

so don't look jon is one of the greatest voices in progressive rock ever

[@martianshoes]

+lapist0la He is decent with a strum stick, though..