----------------------------------------------------- JULY 19, 1976 ----------------------------------------------------- Source: Anaheim Bulletin Yes, Frampton Rock Show Appealing By Gary Lucas ANAHEIM-- British rock group Yes put on a spectacular show Saturday at Anaheim Stadium before a sold-out house of 50,000-plus, playing a variety of their hits from the past five years. Stadium personnel and City police have become more polished in orchestrating these shows, molding this, the second in a five-concert series, into what has now become a familiar pattern: The multitude of music lovers is funneled into the Big-A where they are allowed to seat themselves festival-style wherever they can, and are permitted to enjoy the fantasyland atmosphere unharrased by authorities. Unintimidated (as other Southland audiences have been in the past by Los Angeles police during the ill-fated Pink Floyd concert at the LA Coliseum), the young crowd was relaxed and generally well-behaved. Though crowd control has been refined, promoters Wolf and Rissmiller plus Stadium officials have not perfected diversionary entertainment between rock acts. Saturday's show was plagued with long, dull periods of nothingness during the bands' equipment changes. True, weight-lifters, parachutists and high wire performers provided some respite from the lulls, but these were short-lived events. The rock show opened with Gentle Giant, Capitol Records' recording artists, who have a well-rounded performance, featuring their classically-influenced, "progressive" music, much of it off their latest album, "Interview." Warner Brothers' act Gary Wright followed with his "Love Is Alive" plus "Dream Weaver," which went over well before enthusiastic onlookers. After Wright's lively music and action, there was a long lag and boredom as everyone waited the arrival of freefall skyjumpers. When the parachutists finally arrived, however, they gave a panache exhibition. A multitude of skydivers made two runs over the Stadium, spiralling down from the heavens in colorful chutes of different designs, trailing plumes of varied-hued smoke. Peter Frampton, one of the hottest solo artists making personal appearances in the contemporary music field today, performed next, and his popularity was confirmed by a wild, appreciative commotion by the audience. Frampton an A&M Records man, proved himself a confident charismatic musician and singer on stage, and he seemed to enjoy playing live Saturday and had complete control of his viewers. By the time Yes appeared, the sun had set, and the crowd took advantage of the darkness and offered the now-traditional salute to the band by lighting matches, popping flash bulbs and waving popular green luminous flares. The current Yes tour features a set right out of ''Alice in Wonderland'' which includes illuminated fantasyland vegetation and a three-pronged, self-contained overhead lighting fixture (which reminded one of the Caterpillar in the ''Wonderland'' novel) plus lazer light beams. The Atlantic Records group give a lively show, and the crowd thoroughly enjoyed the performance. It has been reported Yes will begin work on a new album within the next two months, and it is hoped it will be released about the end of the year. Close Window YesInThePress.com For site comments, problems, corrections, or additions, contact YesinthePress@aol.com