Yes - YesSpeak - Yes Acoustic - 35th Anniversary Edition
	Released: 2005 (US June 2005) Label: Classic Pictures Cat. No.: DVD8050X Total Time: ~140:00
	Reviewed by: John "BoBo" Bollenberg, March 2005 In 2003 Classic Pictures released YesSpeak as a double DVD set in a slipcase. It contained no less than 190 minutes worth of material, whilst as an extra, the entire live set was included in dynamic Dolby 5.1 and Dolby Stereo. One year later the same company released the Yes Acoustic DVD. Another year later and the material from both discs gets combined and released onto one single disc. Labelled as the "35th Anniversary Edition," the set comes in a newly designed package by Roger Dean. The outer slipcase is in full colour whilst the inlay for the actual DVD case comes as a monochrome design. When I say "all" the material from both previous releases are included, I’m lying. All of the stuff from the Yes Acoustic DVD is there but, instead of the lengthy version of the YesSpeak 2DVD, the company this time has opted to include the cinema version. Compared to the first DVD release, we go from a duration of around 190 minutes down to 75 minutes. On 26th January 2004 in a simultaneous live satellite transmission from a studio in Los Angeles to cinemas throughout the USA, a 75 minute version of the film YesSpeak was premiered. So it is that particular version instead of the previously released "complete" version that is on offer here. Roger Daltrey still is our narrator, whilst all the funny bits are well and truly in place. Wakeman still is the joker of the lot, keeping all of the material nicely together. So for the Yes fan who already owns both DVDs as mentioned, this "new" release doesn’t offer anything extra. However if you look at the film version of YesSpeak as being something different then yes this release does offer something new and interesting as it makes the cinema version available for the very first time. You also still get the "unseen footage" with commentary from Rick plus all of the US trailers are also present. For the review of the included material I suggest you read the respective reviews of the separate releases elsewhere on this website. All you have to remember of course is that the material from the YesSpeak movie contains far less material than on the complete package. The tracklisting below indicates what’s on this new disc so when you compare it with the other review you immediately know what’s missing. For those of you who still would like the complete two disc version of YesSpeak, the good news is that it is still available! For those who are pleased with a mere selection of this combined with the acoustic session then no doubt this disc is for you! More about YesSpeak - Yes Acoustic - 35th Anniversary Edition: Track Listing: YesSpeak: And You And I / The Firebird Suite / I’ve Seen All Good People / No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed / Yours Is No Disgrace / Heart Of The Sunrise / Rick Wakeman Solo / South Side Of The Sky / Long Distance Runaround / We Have Heaven / Roundabout / The Fish / Don’t Kill The Whale / Show Me / To Be Over / Awaken Yes Acoustic: Tiger Rag / Long Distance Runaround / South Side Of The Sky / Show Me / Roundabout / Time Is Time / I’ve Seen All Good People Special features: Fully animated menu / trailers / the unseen footage Musicians: Jon Anderson - vocals, guitars Steve Howe - guitars, vocals Chris Squire - bass, vocals Rick Wakeman - keyboards Alan White - drums, percussion Contact: Website: yesworld.com Note: will open new browser window Discography Yes (1969) Time And A Word (1970) The Yes Album (1971) Fragile (1972) Close To The Edge (1972) Yessongs (1973) Tales From Topographic Oceans (1974) Relayer (1975) Going For The One (1977) Tormato (1978) Yesshows (1980) Drama (1980) Classic Yes (1982) 90125 (1983/2004) 90125 Live - The Solos (1985) Big Generator (1987) Union (1989) Yesyears (1991) Yesstory (1991) Highlights: The Very Best Of Yes (1993) Talk (1994) Keys To Ascension I (1996) Keys To Ascension II (1997) Open Your Eyes (1997) Yes, Friends And Relatives (1998) The Ladder (1999) House Of Yes: Live From The House Of Blues (2000) Yes, Friends and Relatives - Volume Two (2001) YesSymphonic (ep) (2001) Magnification (2001) Keystudio (ep) (2001) The Ultimate Yes - 35th Anniverary Collection (2004) The Word Is Live (2005) House Of Yes: Live From The House Of Blues (video) (2000) Symphonic Live (DVD) (2002) Yes: Special Edition EP (DVD) (2003) YesSpeak (DVD) (2003) YesAcoustic (DVD) (2004) YesSpeak - YesAcoustic - 35th Anniversary Edition (2005) Interviews Yes (circa 1997) Steve Howe (from Jan 2000) Rick Wakeman (Jan 2000) Rick Wakeman (Aug 2001) Alan White (from Dec 2001) Articles The Promise Will Come When The Promise Is Made: A Review of Yes in the UK, February 2000 Yes - The Masterworks Tour 2000, The Yes Symphonic Tour, Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, CT, September 1, 2001 Yes Indeed: Yes Live, Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York, November 4, 2002 Yes In Concert: "A Night To Remember", Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York, - November 4, 2002 Yes Unplugged Plugs Yes, Yes Live At The Sherman Oaks Galleria, January 28th, 2004 Yes In The Rough, Cox Arena, SDSU Campus, San Diego, CA, April 18, 2004 There's No Stoppin' Yes, Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp, Belgium, June 15, 2004 Expect A Lot From The Yes Summer Tour, Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 18, 2004 The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, Yes And Dream Theater Live On The Green At Viejas Casino, Alpine, CA September 16, 2004 Tales From The Edge: A Guide To Yes Part 1: The Classic Prog Years Tales From The Edge: A Guide To Yes Part 2: From Prog To Pop
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