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AUGUST 9, 2002
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Source: Miami Herald

http://www.miami.com/mld/miami/entertainment/3824041.htm

The Ticket Yes, Indeed They'll Rock You

By Michael Hamersly

Yes: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, MARS Music Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach; $65, $45 reserved, $25 lawn seating; 561-793-0445.

No one does prog-rock like Yes. Sure, '70s dinosaurs like King Crimson and Emerson Lake and Palmer had their day, but neither group ever approached the songwriting genius of anthems like I've Seen All Good People, Starship Trooper, Roundabout, Yours Is No Disgrace and Long Distance Runaround, which still find room on today's classic-rock air waves. And neither group is enjoying a renaissance of sorts, as the classically influenced pioneers of art-rock are today with Rhino Records' recent release of the five-CD compilation, In A Word: Yes (1969 - ). Simply put, Jon Anderson's inimitable, childlike voice soaring over Chris Squire's bass grooves and Steve Howe's imaginative guitar created a sound like no other. And the boys are back together for a North American tour to support their critically acclaimed release late last year, Magnification, a return to form.


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