[2006-04-18] Yes "9012Live" DVD (Image)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:49 am

Customer Review
The folks at Image Entertainment and the Yes organization did a very nice job on this long-awaited DVD. 9012Live is definitely a memento of the 80's, as the music, stage clothes and special effects prove. I must admit that I always enjoyed the Trevor Rabin-era Yes line-up, as well as the (now dated) Charlex effects employed by director Stephen Soderbergh. But I have read on various Yes websites and publications that many fans had been hoping for a "Charlex-free" print of the film. It's nice to know that the powers-that-be actually listened to the fans and included an effects-free director's cut of the film in addition to the original, giving the viewer a choice.

The other extras included here are a backstage documentary entitled "Access All Areas", and a half-hour's worth of period interviews with the band members. These segments are especially interesting when viewed in the context of the band's history, both before and after this period in their career. Also, "Roundabout", which was filmed but never included in the finished product, is here as an added bonus. Overall, the picture is crisp and vivid...a marked improvement over the Brazilian disc issued some years back.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000777I8S/?tag=imwan-20

Dr. Chris Evil · 26 Jul 2006

It's nice to be able to watch the concert without the pretentious just-out-of-film-school special effects and surreal crap. A great performance from a new beginning for Yes -- certainly their most commercially successful one, to be sure.

classicyesfan · 18 Oct 2006

Herr Doctor,

I agree completely. I could only watch the "artistic effects" once. It's amazing that this was even released. I've had my new copy for quite awhile already.

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

Too bad they couldn't locate the original master. That was the reason for its delay.

Rick A.

[2006-04-18] Yes "9012Live" DVD (Image)

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