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Set list:

Siberian Khatru
Magnification
Don't Kill The Whale
In The Presence Of
We Have Heaven
South Side Of The Sky
And You And I
Steve solo (To Be Over, The Clap)-->intermission
Jon Solo ("Happy Birthday to everyone..."/Show Me)
Rick Wakeman Solo ("Six Wives Excerpt")
Heart Of The Sunrise
Long Distance Runaround
Chris & Alan duet (Fish/Tempus Fugit/On the silent...)
Awaken
I've Seen All Good People (encore)
Roundabout *edit* (encore

THE BAND DID NOT PERFORM IN ROME SINCE 1991 (UNION TOUR-PALAEUR). NOSTALGIA FACTOR AND RICK'S RETURN BOOSTED TICKETS SALES.

AT 9:00 P.M. IN THE TWILIGHT UNMISTAKABLE IGOR STRAVINSKY'S FIREBIRD SUITE NOTES OPENS THE CONCERT....
EVERY SONG IS FOLLOWED BY A STANDING OVATION:
-SIBERIAN KHATRU - AN EXPLOSION OF ENERGY. AT RICK'S HARPSICHORD SOLO AUDIENCE GOES MAD.
-MAGNIFICATION - A NEW "CLASSIC" FROM THE BAND.
-DON'T KILL THE WHALE - A NICE RETURN, BUT CERTAINLY NOT THE PERFORMANCE'S CORE.
-IN THE PRESENCE OF - AS MAGNIFICATION: A NEW TUNE WITH A GREAT CRESCENDO FINALE.
-WE HAVE HEAVEN - A JON'S PSICHEDELIC DIVERTISSMENT FUNCTIONAL TO:
-SOUTH SIDE OF THE SKY - THE MOST EXPECTED SELECTION (FOR ME AND MANY OTHERS). A GREAT SONG UNFAIRLY RARELY PERFORMED ONLY IN FRAGILE AND RELAYER TOURS. MINIMOOG VS. GIBSON ES 175-D FINAL BATTLE IS WORTH THE TICKET.
-AYAI - A MUSICAL ENCHANTMENT: PEOPLE DREAMING AND TEARING WITH EMOTION. CHRIS' PEDALS SMASH OUR BREAST BONES.
-STEVE SOLO: TO BE OVER, THE CLAP - THE MAESTRO'S MAGICAL GUITAR WARMS THE NIGHT: IN THE TWO SOLO'S SECTIONS THE SAME INSTRUMENT PLAYS IN VERY DIFFERENT WAYS: IN THE FIRST CUT IT SEEMS A MEDIEVAL STRING INSTRUMENT, IN THE CLAP IT SOUNDS LIKE A BANJO. AT SOLO'S END STEVE IS MOVED SEEING AUDIENCE REACTION AND STAYS SOME SECONDS MORE ON THE STAGE TO GET DESERVED ACCLAIMS.

-JON SOLO: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EVERYONE..."/SHOW ME - JON REACHES THE STAGE EMBRACING A STRANGE DEVICE: A MIDI MARTIN BACKPACKER WITH A VIOLA HEADSTOCK. HE STARTS A SHORT&JOYFUL&CRAZYMOODED BIRTHDAY SONG, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE TOUR SONG. THE FOLLOWING NUMBER IS SHOW ME (SOME SAY IT'S A FRAGILE OUTTAKE, SOME SAY IT'S OLDER - 1962 - WHO KNOWS), ANYWAY A SWEET BALLAD, ENRICHED BY RICK'S STRINGS.
-RICK WAKEMAN SOLO: "SIX WIVES EXCERPT" - PERHAPS THE MOST AWAITED AND SYMPHONIC MOMENT OF THE SHOW: RICK PERFORMS HIS MASTERPIECE (I'D SWEAR HE INCLUDES ALSO SOME BITS FROM JOURNEY) AT 200x SPEED. AUDIENCE GETS WHAT IT WANTS, WITH MAXIMUM SATISFACTION AND UNSTOPPABLE APPLAUSE.
-HEART OF THE SUNRISE - THE SONG IS YES' DISPLAY OF POWER, AND HERE WE MISS BILL BRUFORD, THE GREAT ABSENT OF EVERY YES AND KING CRIMSON GIG. EVERY MUSICAL BREAK IS PERFECT AND IN THE FINAL JON REACHES THE HIGHEST FREQUENCIES/NOTES OF THE SHOW.
-LONG DISTANCE RUNAROUND - IS A PLEASANT COMEBACK, WELL CONNECTED TO:
-THE FISH: CHRIS & ALAN DUET (TEMPUS FUGIT/WHITEFISH) - I DON'T KNOW IF THE WORD DUET IS APPLICABLE, SINCE IN THIS SECTION THE MOST VIRTUOSO AND FRONTMAN MEMBER, CHRIS, PERFORMS HIS UNIQUE SOLO ACCOMPANIED BY HIS RHYTHM FELLOW, THE LESS GIFTED AND MOST SHY MEMBER, ALAN. I DON'T WANT TO BLAME IT ON ALAN, BUT HIS MUSICAL LIMITS COULD BE OVERCOME OR LIMITED BY A POWERFUL SOLO, WHICH I HOPE IS USUALLY PART OF THE SET, BUT NOT TONIGHT. (IT IS ALSO VERY HARD TO HEAR ANYTHING ELSE THAN THE BASS IN THIS DUET).
-AWAKEN - THE MAGICAL MOMENT OF THE SHOW: A PERFECT SUITE, PERFORMED AT THE BEST BY COMPOSING MEMBERS. PERFECT IN ATMOSPHERE, DURATION (NOT TOO LONG, NOT TOO SHORT), SOUND, LYRICS, ORDER IN THE SET (THE LAST SONG). AT THE END OF "CELTIC" SECTION, STEVE COMES BACK ON THE STAGE, PLAYING A SOLO WHOSE NOTES ENTER THE SONG WITH THE SAME GRACE AS A DROP ENTERS THE SEA: WONDERFUL! AT THE END OF THE SONG RICK LIGHTENS CHRIS FROM HIS TRIPLE GUITAR AND EVERY YES MEMBER BOWS ASTONISHED FOR THE AUDIENCE ENTHUSIASM.
THE ENCORES (I'D PREFER STARSHIP TROOPER AND YOURS IS NO DISGRACE):
-I'VE SEEN ALL GOOD PEOPLE
-ROUNDABOUT
SOME WORD ABOUT YES MEMBERS, WHICH SEEM TO IMPROVE LIKE GOOD WINES:
RICK WAKEMAN, VINTAGE 1949, HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF THE BAND AND NO OTHER MUSICIAN OR ORCHESTRA CAN SUBSTITUTE HIM IN OUR HEARTS AND ON STAGE.
CHRIS SQUIRE, VINTAGE 1948, IS A MONSTER, NOTHING LESS!
IAN ANDERSON, VINTAGE 1944, APART FROM BEING GIFTED WITH A UNIQUE ANGEL VOICE, IS THE REAL BOSS HERE: HIS WIFE IS ON THE STAGE AND THEY FLIRT TOGETHER AS TWO TEEN AGERS: AN EXAMPLE, A GOOD SPIRIT.
STEVE HOWE, VINTAGE 1947, WITH HIS MUSICAL CLASS, HIS PERFECTIONISM AND PROFESSIONALITY HAS CARRIED YES ON HIS BACK FOR DECADES. NOW HE IS MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE THE STAGE WITH A DEADLY SOLOIST AS WAKEMAN.
ALAN WHITE: NO COMMENT.

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