Yes - Special Edition EP

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Movie Review: Well done early Yes
Summary: 5 Stars

The past couple of years has seen Yes release a dvd for almost every tour, documenting well their activity in the latter part of the 1990's. There is, however, precious little footage released of the early Yes. What comes across on this dvd is just how aggressive they were in the early days. "No Opportunity" is especially valuable since it is the only footage that I know of that we see Peter Banks, the original guitarist. This version of the song is particularly impressive too. Proves just how much Yes can rock when they want to.

This dvd title is expanded with the same three songs, but presented as "Pop-Up DVD". Obviously taking inspiration from VH1's popular series "Pop-Up Video", you can watch the clips with a running commentary on the bottom of the screen. Unfortunately the comments made are at all witty or clever, but just present basic facts about the history of Yes.

The third item is a preview of other dvd eps in the series, presenting thirty second clips of bands like The Who, Deep Purple, etc.

And finally there is the DVD Jukebox, containing clips of Rick Wakeman "Reprise From The Forest" from his Jouney to the Centre of the Earth work (and a glorious clip of Wakeman mid-seventies with his long flowing hair and the de-riguer cape!), Emerson Lake and Palmer "The Curse of Baba Yaga" taken from the well know Pictures At An Exhibition dvd, Barclay James Harvest "Mockingbird", and Procol Harum playing "A Whiter Shade of Pale" in a recent performance (it isn't vintage).

Overall I'm very pleased with the production. Many Yes fans will already have this material. But for the price and the extras, you definitely get your money worth.