------------------------------------------------------- SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------- Source: City Search Sydney http://sydney.citysearch.com.au/profile?id=23751 Coming Soon: Yes By Michael Dwyer Dexterous kings of progressive rock tour classic '70s line-up. On one hand, the story of Yes is funnier than This Is Spinal Tap. They wore capes, ate vegetables, played absurdly fast and wrote pretentious four-sided concept albums such as Tales From Topographic Oceans. Then again, in concert, the outrageous complexity and precision of their music can wipe the smile off any face faster than it can say "Siberian Khatru". Adroit UK musos Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman and Bill Bruford pioneered the early '70s art-rock movement, later vilified by punks as "prog rock". The band's complex history of enmities and reunions has since filled several books but it's their classic line-up (John Lennon's former drummer Alan White replaced Bruford early on) that tours Australia in 2003. The surprise return of synth wizard Wakeman signals a set list drawn mainly from the band's trippy '70s heyday. If you're feeling more adventurous, Rhino Records' box set, In a Word: Yes, compiles 55 tracks from '69 to last year's Magnification. Close Window YesInThePress.com For site comments, problems, corrections, or additions, contact YesinthePress@aol.com