Tormato Tour Ten True Summers
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Dave:

This show did have a rotating stage and Rick was playing a Polyphonic Synthesizer this time. I was in the back for this concert but went to the front for Roundabout which was recorded and is on the Classic yes
album.

I always want there to be enthusiastic responses to Yes concerts. Every time I see them, I have this nagging fear that this might be the last time. I find myself trying to appreciate them too much some times.

For the Tormato tour, at the Oakland Coliseum, I noticed that a large portion of the audience were younger glam rock types. I was concerned they would want more rock n roll. When they played Circus of Heaven, I wondered how the crowd would respond to the part where Jon's son speaks. To my delight, it was well cheered.

Looking around the Coliseum, I remember thinking the same thing I thought during the Talk tour: there's not enough fans to warrant continued recording and touring. I figured that this may be the last time I'll see Yes. I took my brother to see this show, as an introduction to Yes. His main memory of it was that he thought everyone in the band was completely nuts except Jon Anderson. Then during a lengthy instrumental section, Jon played percussion like a madman. Yes, even he was nuts.

My memory is how good Anderson was at slowly walking from the back to the microphone. "You're not going to make it on time!", I thought. But he always did. Very cool

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Yes (1969) Heart Of The Sunrise

Word Is Live, The (2005) Future Times/Rejoice