Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre
Edinburgh, Scotland
November 30, 1980
Capacity: 3,300 (from Forgotten Yesterdays)
Geoff Downes
Trevor Horn
Steve Howe
Chris Squire
Alan White
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Disc 1 (46:48)
1.01 Young Person's Guide Intro ~ Close Encounters Intro (3.09)
1.02 Does It Really Happen? (6.43)
1.03 Yours Is No Disgrace (12.00)
1.04 Into The Lens (9.05)
1.05 The Clap (6.27)
1.06 And You And I (9.20)
Disc 2 (45:32)
2.01 Go Through This (6.44)
2.02 Man In The White Car Suite (7.56)
2.03 We Can Fly From Here (7.11)
2.04 Tempus Fugit (5.52)
2.05 Amazing Grace ~ The Fish ~ Amazing Grace (reprise) (13.21)
2.06 Machine Messiah (cuts out (4.24)
Played but not on this recording: Starship Trooper, Roundabout,
Man in a White Car (a capella) (from Forgotten Yesterdays)
Notes: Very good to almost excellent (though incomplete) 'Drama' era
performance. Edinburgh proves to be a tough crowd, as they jeer Geoffrey
Downes when his keyboard solo moves into 'Video Killed the Radio Star'
and generally give the Buggles a lukewarm welcome. The UK audiences
were definitely NOT as receptive to Horn and Downes as the American
audiences had been.
Trevor's voice is pretty much gone by this point, but, he makes
a valiant effort. Chris isn't really much better on harmony. But,
there's still energy, all driven by a powerhouse Alan White performance.
And, as usual, Steve Howe more than delivers.
Whatever you think of this band's intrepretations of the classic
material (I think it's interesting - I'd like to hear a rehearsal
of them trying 'Siberian Khatru'), the 'Drama' material
definitely makes it worthwhile.
Did anyone else notice in the recent 4 hour Yes documentary that
Chris Squire says he actually asked Trevor Horn to sing the Cinema
stuff FIRST?
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