Yes - Yessongs At 50 - 2023 Remaster - Part Two complete

[@louis7469]

This is like finding all your toys as a kid and being that kid for a day. Goodness, I listened to and still do, this 3 album brilliance over and over again as a teen in my parents basement. Know every nuance, lead, sound, break, solo, drum fill, vocal gymnastics, harmony, shouts from the crowd, Chris’s vocals and harmonies OR at least I thought I did until this came along. It’s like Jon is singing in my ears to me only. Thank you Mr. Hartley

[@therealsponege]

yes

[@juliomurillo1832]

WHAT A GREAT LABOUR OF LOVE... WE, ALL THE YES FANS AROUND THE WORLD, WILL BE IN A DEBT OF GRATITUDE WITH YOU. GOD BLESS YOU... WONDERFUL, AMAZING, EXTRAORDINARY, BEAUTIFUL... FOREVER YES !!!!

[@ianhartley2158]

Thank you so much.

[@danielgarza7945]

Got a chance to see ABWH in Houston and The Union tour at the Woodlands ...great memories .

[@androoq1]

its really really good. i just finished it here in the kitchen on a monday mid day and I am having all kinds of feelings. I used to sit in my parents room during summer vacation at age 10 in phoenix when it was too hot to go outside and blast all 3 albums while disappearing into the Deanscape world with my imagination. This remaster brought me back there to that place again.. I may restart it now

[@JoeyD-x7k]

Can't wrap my mind around the fact that Chris and Alan are gone. Rest in peace You two geniuses 🎱

[@NHandNO]

Incredible! So well done! I also know the original release note by note, having listening to it 1000s of times. In this remaster each instrument and vocal is so clearly heard, while maintaining/at times improving the mix level and balance of the original! This is by far the best remaster of any release by any artist I have ever heard.

[@ianhartley2158]

Many thanks for these kind comments.

[@timmccarthy3034]

We are all SO BLESSED to be alive in this time, when we had a chance to hear and experience the mastery of YES.........just MAGICAL ....... GIVE THANKS FOR THAT CHANCE WELL TAKEN.......... ALL of us, who listen to this, feel the same way... Our LIVES have all been enriched by this band..Not too many other bands on the Earth have done that in such profound and inspiring way.........

[@1957Rob]

Is very awesome and amazing I love YESS , Robert of Argentine.

[@rjmacf0015]

I think this re working of the original has been a huge success and much credit must go to the compositor for making this available to all. I have started at part one. Who was to know this was a peak.

[@genestippell1833]

It's too bad there aren't any videos that I'm aware of showing Squire doing this solo. On this particular night he performed one of the greatest bass solos of all time. Bass purists get cranky, but he was still playing an instrument with four strings and pushing the boundaries on what you could do with it. Also, Bruford s drumming was so perfect in how he enhanced and complimented Squire without trying to compete with him. He never matched the dynamics, direction and fluidity with white. To me, his solos with white came across as just stuff patched together with none ever having that specialness he achieved on Yessongs with Bruford.

[@ianhartley2158]

Have to agree with you on the Fish version here. Never been bettered imo. That said I still believe Alan White took Yes to another plain (RIP)

[@genestippell1833]

@@ianhartley2158 I completely agree with you on Alan White. In fact I heard someone once say yes had gone as far as they could with bruford who by that time was better fitted for King crimson. Then I thought about it and said he's right . White just joined yes right before yessongs and is style just made them outright powerhouse. He brought an energy and in aggressiveness that bruford didn't have. I was listening to your remix of Siberian khatru from yessongs and squire and white just kill it.

[@andycorbett3052]

@@ianhartley2158 For me, this version of Starship Trouper is best version they ever did. Squires solo closely followed the original Yes album version and is musically perfect in terms of building the tension and anticipation of both Rick and Steve's "Solos". Rick's Moog solo is around 40 seconds of pure genius, followed by in my opinion Steve's best guitar solo. Later versions expanded the outro, but for me were never as good as this version musically. And for me, this whole album has been given a new lease of life with this remix which has added so much clarity to the performance that was buried within the original mix. In many ways, the listener can feel closer to the band than was ever possible with the original recording. Ian, thanks for all of your efforts.

[@uv77mc85]

@theboofin Wakeman really ruined that. No wonder they cut him out of the record version.

[@davidperry7128]

@theboofin except for the authenticity angle the reintroduction of the cut pieces probably detracts from the song.

[@craigtalbott731]

Not only am I very pleased (yea, ecstatic!) on listening to the overall originals to the album version in which much of the instrumentation and vocalization was muddled and got "lost-in-the-mix" yet now is practically crystal-clear, but also hearing the snippets which were edited out and left on the studio floor, probably due to time limitations for the released recording. Much obliged 2U4 this presentation.

[@disgruntledtoons]

Consider us blessed that the three best bassists in rock were paired with drummers of equal caliber.

[@OregonEdProject]

Love hearing the raw music. Thanks so much.

[@cindydahl9635]

As I have not heard all live albums how can I possibly say that this is the best? You know what I'm going to go ahead and say it anyhow, YeSSongs the best live album hands down😊😊

[@matycee]

thank you greatly... what an effort. what a service.

[@gerh33]

Yep, and what a band! 👍

[@dandecastro51]

Love hearing this fresh mix! Listening to it everyday ❤

[@bogaiason613]

Picking up new tricks just listening to this and reverse engineering it in my head. 🙂 See my comment on part 1.

[@JonJJV]

Listening to this recordings makes you aware how much we mis Chris and Alan. Thanks for the music

[@jorgenascimento3643]

Ouvir Yes as quatro horas da manhã, aos setenta anos, tomando doze latrões. Isso não tem preço.

[@rattenbeuler]

the good old YES should welcome you and get that released!!

[@plw6825]

Brilliant! YES at their most wondrous

[@nickbeaton9951]

You've completely transformed one of my favourite records ! The quality is incredible! Thanks so much !

[@paulsimpson610]

Diamonds excavated from the mud. Thanks Ian.

[@user-uk4ns6jz8i]

@Ian Hartley very good job thanks for ever

[@heddyshriahimsaputra769]

thank you sooo..much for this wonderful work....👍👍👍👍👍

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

Finally! Fantastic sound! Thank you!!!

[@sophiezanep]

Some amazing keyboard work by Rick around the 46:00 mark that was deeply buried in the original - very cool stuff. Thank you so much for doing this!

[@fff1531]

Thank you for the dropbox link! Awesome!!

[@ivamike]

Thanks very much Ian! Fantastic!!

[@swimszoots]

This is awesome! Thank you!

[@limeyperson]

Excellent job!!

[@alexandermars5626]

Thanks a lot! Never heard this concert so neat and clear, even in the album. Shame de audios are not anymore available.

[@Steve-hs5le]

Brilliant 👍🤙

[@dhhjsjzjzjjhsjsjh]

Rock Gods

[@donaldwhittaker7987]

Thank you. Well done

[@leandroscheid3043]

37:21

[@andrew.hamsterdad]

🎉

[@ian38018a]

Not sure where you got this recording of Your Move from. But at no point on Yessongs does Jon sing "no, no, no", as he does here at 0:49

[@zephead2112]

Hi Ian, would it be possible to make the FLAC's available somehow? I appreciate that you can't sell them but it would be fantastic to hear this in the best available quality. It's brilliant!

[@ianhartley2158]

We're working on sharing them via dropbox so watch this space

[@zephead2112]

@@ianhartley2158 Many thanks Ian.

[@ianhartley2158]

see if this link works for you - www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/f281805d8o7le12jme7z4/h?rlkey=pvrcorvm7rlwp3vk6z7qfwp0w&dl=0@@zephead2112

[@Casadelape]

Unreal. It sounds remixed. Please tell me you have access to, and can do this to Yesshows.

[@ianhartley2158]

Check out our work on ritual of the crab nebula we created a complete 76 show including the yesshows material

[@VitalMusique]

where does this tape come from ? As I can hear, this is not the official YESSONGS, am I wrong ? Anyway, this is wonderful !

[@ianhartley2158]

Thanks - all the info is here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmq9iKyYiq5liNE

[@VitalMusique]

@@ianhartley2158 ok, so, it's from "progeny" ?

[@andrew.hamsterdad]

Yes.. Moody Blues.. Beatles.. LSD

[@LucvanVliet]

Are these wonderful versions available anywhere?

[@ianhartley2158]

we have them on disc but obvs can't sell them. Pity mind.

[@LucvanVliet]

@@ianhartley2158 I have some safe cloud space for a 'back up'😀

[@ianhartley2158]

see if this link works for you www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/f281805d8o7le12jme7z4/h?rlkey=pvrcorvm7rlwp3vk6z7qfwp0w&dl=0

[@jorgenascimento3643]

* latões (1,5 de cerveja)

[@leandroscheid3043]

😅🍻

[@edcrowley6118]

Please make available for purchase

[@ianhartley2158]

a few discs were made up for our private little group which do sound amazing but I cannot see how we could sell these sorry

[@ianhartley2158]

see if you can get the files here www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/f281805d8o7le12jme7z4/h?rlkey=pvrcorvm7rlwp3vk6z7qfwp0w&dl=0