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While perusing YouTube vids looking for concert footage and videos of some of my favorite bands, I ran across this gem from Yes, apparently part of the sessions that would become the album Going For The One. It's the song "Parallels", but without the vocals added yet. It's got some flubs here and there, the mix is a bit off but overall the band is tight, and Squire's bass playing (On a Fender Jazz bass instead of his usual Rickenbacher!) is off the hook:



Alan White is having the time of his life by the look on his face. There's an energy in the room for sure, and I feel lucky to have found this little gem on the net. The song works so well as an instrumental. These are popping up all the time these days, as people share their little rarities. Hopefully they dont get shut down by overzealous record companies.

Date: 2009-01-28 05:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thetarnishedowl.livejournal.com
Aah! I have this album on vinyl. Haven't heard it in years. This does make a great instrumental!

Date: 2009-01-28 05:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] greatbearmd.livejournal.com
I bought it when it was first released, as I have since Relayer. I need to give it a spin once again, even though I have the CD and it's ripped into the digital music library. It's just not the same!

Date: 2009-01-28 05:45 am (UTC)

Date: 2009-01-28 06:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bearlover.livejournal.com
Very very cool man. Even Chris' Fender sounds like a Rick!

Date: 2009-01-28 06:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bearlover.livejournal.com
Wow! Just realized there's a whole bunch of videos from these sessions in Youtube!

Date: 2009-01-28 08:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] magebear.livejournal.com
Love it! Came as a track on the remastered edition of Going for the One.

Date: 2009-01-28 11:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knarfd.livejournal.com
Interesting. I saw Yes a few times back in their original hay day. They were way over the top wonderful. I LOVE Bill Bruford's drumming. So original! Right down to the way he tuned his drums for the yes songs.

I need coffee now. Bye.

Date: 2009-01-28 01:02 pm (UTC)

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