Like It Is: Yes At The Bristol Hippodrome (2014)

Like It Is: Yes At The Bristol Hippodrome (2014)

This live album was recorded in May 2014, and released in December 2014; it documents two-thirds of a concert from Yes’ Three Albums Tour, on which they (“they” in this case being vocalist Jon Davison, guitarist Steve Howe, keyboardist Geoff Downes, bassist Chris Squire, and drummer Alan White) performed Going For The One, The Yes Album, and Close To The Edge in their entirety. The Close To The Edge performance is not included.

There’s not much more to say about Like It Is. Jon Davison sounds more like Geddy Lee than he does Jon Anderson; Geoff Downes does a serviceable job of playing parts created by Rick Wakeman and Tony Kaye; and the other three do their jobs, though the songs feel a little slower and less energetic than their studio counterparts, probably because of the advanced age of the players.