For those unaware, legendary YES vocalist/songwriter Jon Anderson launched his partnership with The Band Geeks with a US National tour in Spring 2023.

The plan was to perform solely classic YES tracks from their 70’s repertoire, including “And You and I,” “Starship Trooper,” “Heart of the Sunrise” and epic works like “Close To The Edge,” “The Gates of Delirium,” “Awaken” and others!

Jon Anderson says: “It’s true, I never left YES in my heart and soul ever!! Too many amazingly powerful memories. And of course the music never left me. So here I am, still wanting to sing the songs again, and bring MY true feelings to the lyrics. Melody and lyrics has always been my passion. I sing them now with an older and I hope wiser state of mind.”

“I’ve been wanting to have that feeling again of performing the songs I lived for, and the music I helped to create and design, with the sound of the band of old around me once more. The first time I heard the BAND GEEKS I truly freaked out – they sound just like the classic YES of the seventies, the YES that I know and love.”

The resulting live album Live Perpetual Change is a snapshot of an unforgettable event, a rejuvenated artist which explores his musical roots with a band of young virtuoso musicians who are able to breathe new life in classic songs that truly need no introduction to the fans!

CD 1:
1. Yours Is No Disgrace [9:56]
2. Perpetual Change [9:31]
3. Closer To The Edge [18:23]
4. Heart Of The Sunrise [11:43]
5. Starship Trooper [10:43]
6. Awaken [15:59]

Complete with still very much incredible vocals, at all times perfect pitch and with an immaculate sense of control, Jon and his band open this live recording on the propulsive Yours Is No Disgrace (a remarkable and subtle song about the Vietnam War) and a song that showcases Jon’s climbing vocals without any other intricacies getting in the way, the titular Perpetual Change, and then we get the powerhaus opus at nearly twenty minutes, Closer To The Edge, the compositionally emboldened Heart Of The Sunrise, the first CD rounding out on the seminal prog rock song whose inspiration originated from the classic Robert Heinlein novel of the same name, Starship Trooper, and the piano/keyboard introduced, and both musically and visually (via the accompanying DVD) one of the most sublime experiences of the song live, Awaken.

CD 2:
7. And You And I [10:11]
8. Your Move / I’ve Seen All Good People [6:48]
9. Gates Of Delirium [22:37]
10. Roundabout [8:42]

The second CD opens on the veritably translucent, simply wonderful piece of music (and one performed with such fidelity to the original) of And You And I and then we are brought forth the lushly sumptuous sing that alludes to the game of chess as a metaphor for male-female relationships, the beautiful Your Move / I’ve Seen All Good People and they are in turn backed seamlessly with the true masterpiece, twenty-two minute long psychedelic prog rock opus Gates Of Delirium (complete with a structured intro and a nice little coda), the set coming to a close on a still very much transcendental Roundabout.

Jon Anderson is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable voices in music as the lead vocalist and creative force behind YES. Anderson was the author and a major creative influence behind the ground-breaking album “Fragile” as well as the series of epic, complex pieces such as “Awaken,” “Gates of Delirium” and especially “Close to the Edge” which were central to the band’s success.

Additionally, Anderson co-authored the group’s biggest hits, including “I’ve Seen All Good People,” “Roundabout” and “Owner Of A Lonely Heart.” After 50 years of success in the music business, Jon has worked with many variations of YES, as well as collaborations with Vangelis, Kitaro, Roine Stolt and Jean-Luc Ponty. He has released several critically acclaimed solo albums including “Olias of Sunhillow,” “Song of Seven,” “Animation,” “Three Ships,” “Toltec” and “Survival and Other Stories” and most recently his successful album with the Band Geeks “True” to name just a few.

Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks - And You And I [Official Live Video]

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