For thirty years -- roughly 1970 to 2000 -- I was a huge YES fan.
I own almost everything they've released and I've seen them play live on approximately 20 occasions................they were, at least in part, my motivation in music school in the 70s..........I was at the first concert that Alan White was an official member and he had to learn all the Bruford licks from Fragile and Close To The Edge............I saw the Relayer tour...........I was at the 1994 TALK tour to see Trevor Rabin and Tony Kaye.........I was at the famous "Bronco Bowl" Dallas, Texas concert in 1997 wherein Billy Sherwood was introduced as an official member and Igor Khoroshev replaced Wakeman.
The final concert I witnessed was at an outdoor venue in Albuquerque and the opening act was Dream Theater.................one of the most memorable was at Mud Island near Memphis.............Jon Anderson could not keep his eyes or his comments away from the famous Pyramid..............they played extremely well that night and followed a fantastic set by Alan Parsons.
But...............time goes on and the King is dead.
I'm not adding more material to my collection, but I totally appreciate the review, Barry.