And You and I, Yes at Hamilton Place Nov.4 2008

[maitreyalux]

It is high time that Jon Anderson is once more invoked along with his Holy blessings .

[Godza1602]

Benoit is great but I miss Jon! :(

Anyway I would like to see any formation of Yes!!

[yesiammark]

This is gross...after you watch this video, watch any one of the many with Jon Anderson. BRING BACK JON!!!!!!

[allenst]

it's not that bad, give the man credit for standing in ok. he must have gotten bleesing from ALL yes members to do this

[janmadytay]

I,m sorry but that.s like watching Led Zeppelin without Robert Plant.

[bigua1428]

Please JON forgive Yesguys and please come back as soon as possible, with your extraordinary voice. From Argentina Regards Arthur

[springertrial]

Pay attention to ur facts. Jon is not mad or upset, He's sick and recovering. drrr....

[teletones12]

i was at that show, and it was quite grand!

except i couldnt get a drink.

[adriancem]

YES in México City Febrary 5 & 6 2009

[FireTiger941]

Look, Yes without Jon Anderson is like Led Zeppelin without Robert Plant, or Queen without Freddie Mercury, or even Journey without Steve Perry!

It's the singers souls that made the music truly special, I have nothing against replacement singers, but to say that this is just as good as the original band is bit overreaching.

~Peace

[surfguitarplayer]

I look at it like this.....if you were in a classroom or a lecture hall doing a master class with any Yes members, you would learn something...enjoy the music...and come away just a bit more knowlegable.

I think they sound amazing, and Beniot and Oliver are great.

It's an honor to sit in any audience listening to Steve Howe or Chris Squire...no matter who they are sharing the stage with.

[nignog87]

Got Damned Right!!! Their Biloxi Show was Awesome! Long Live this Great Band.

[bigua1428]

Its a shame that yes members cannot wait for the unique, the most wonderfull voice that progressive rock gave us , Mr Jon Anderson, the soul of YES, this is NOT Yes.

[1Triphammer1]

I was at this show too...I was lucky enough to meet the band....look in my videos to see the slideshow....

Great video by the way...thanks for posting !!! :0

[Codinatin]

David and Wakeman Junior are doing a great job of that there is little doubt. However, the FACT REMAINS they are NOT Jon and Rick......

[joeyac14]

SICK!!! i cant believe this guy's voice! No replacing jon, but still insane!!cant wait till the HAmmerstein!

[ledzep94]

same see u there lol

[brentrock]

I saw the show in Toronto, to bad Rick and Jon were not there

but it was still great. Steve and Chris and Allan are enough to make it Yes for me. If you squinted your eyes you would think Benoit was Jon. Steve needs to eat a hamburger or two, he looks about 90 years old.

[sweetjaneb]

and plays like he's 20. :)

[yesmuseum]

The backing vox seem intended to cover up "jon's" vox, but they take away from what sounds to me to be a pretty good version. (Perhaps those are fans singing along, but they sound a bit amplified.) Wakeson does pretty well, too. I wish they'd come to CA. I can't take time off to head east this season. Howe and Squire are always a pleasure to hear. Thanks for the video, Todd.

[1Triphammer1]

The backing vox sound a lot like fans...Squire's vox are much better. :)

[DrL0206]

They're fans singing along.

During the "Sad preacher..." section Chris is playing Harmonica and Steve's nowhere near his microphone.

[Talosmaster]

wow, this is so cool! lol! I am happy for David and the band!!

[hwyfan]

Benoit David hits the right notes, has the right presence on stage and does the job of front man quite well!

And unlike Jon -- he doesn't throw a fit about singing DRAMA songs. :-)

[YesMusicFan]

hey backstagetodd!! didja get backstage?? lol!! thanx SO MUCH for posting this dude!!

i cant seem to type AND clap at the same time-hehe!! 4 years is WAY too long to wait, so i'll be in detrout wed nov 26th!! [to hell with turkey dinner-it's time to ROCK!]i dont mind the offpitch singing of the audience-shows me that they were having a GREAT TIME!! wooHOO!

[backstagetodd]

glad you liked it, I'm just a music (Yes) fan with a camera, I have alot of fun filming these shows, certainly am no professional!

Enjoy the show!! wooHoo!!!!

[prosoloist]

I gotta say I'm very happy for the Benoit guy. This must be a dream come true for him.

[ElfDude2112]

Ditto that! What an unbelievable thrill. I do hope Jon recovers soon though.

[TheEccentricHippie]

Is Jon going to play any shows with them? I'd much rather see Jon with them, even though Benoit is going great.

[rabinmovies]

Benoit is moving round onstage like Anderson 20yrs ago. lol

[sweetjaneb]

I noticed that. Extra happy, I guess.

I'm worried about Alan... doesn't seem all with it. I'm proud of Oliver...Benoit ... yeah, he does have a Jon sound. Squire?? can't hear the thundering bass anymore. sigh

[tigercubii]

I was in Hamilton for the opening show and believe me Squire's "thundering base" was there all right and Alan was near perfect. A fantastic show!!! Please come east again Yes.

[shammadamma]

Wow. Benoit is doing a GREAT job!

[robbiemoulding]

All you "this is not yes" types need to grow up. Benoit Is a great choice and i feel is fucking nailing it! Well done Benoit on the set you are performing and also well done on putting up with all this BULLSHIT from the Jon mafia.

[eennymo]

Oh, gosh, such the audience up! LOL! That's okay, I would have been singing too if I'd been there! WONDERFUL!

[loulamb]

Nice! Thanks for sharing this!!

[danielsylvain]

Thanks for posting this...sounds great

[zensokuzenshinDA]

I agree they should have made the setlist a little fresher (and I still can't believe they did Soon! I just feel that HAS to be a Jon piece...) I'd swoon if I could see any vids of the band playing Drama tracks though... that's the biggest draw to this tour!

But LOL at the fan singing along next to the taper. Riverrrrrrrrr. And he sings about as well as me (which is to say, horribly ;) )

[aureliosjc]

Trevor Horn>>>>>>>>>>>Robot>>>>>>Stev­e Howe singing>>>>>>nothing>>>>>>a duck dressed like Jon Anderson>>>>>> A dolphin singing Roundabout>>>>>Rick Wakeman singing at Rock´n roll prophet>>>> a broom with a microphone>>>Eric Cartman singing>>>>>Benoit.

[DominickBlack]

YES IS BACK!!!!

[kirklott]

Benoit is doing a great job, and I'm glad the guys are touring. Now retire this song, and play something fresher.

[Jacksonjim2]

Jesus, Benoit even moves onstage like Jon!

I'll be seeing this show in person next week in Columbus.

[fjcos]

Fuckin NAILED IT

[tigercubii]

The sound quality doesn't do Benoit's voice justice. I was there last night to witness it, and Benoit did a VERY good job IMO. Bravo Benoit and Oliver for answering the call and surpassing everyones expectations!

[jmorrell22]

This guy has a superb voice. AND the balls to stand up there with such confidence and style - my hat is off to him a Super performance for a first night.

[jondeedotcom]

Benoit seems to be doing a really great job while Jon is recovering. I for one am very happy that Chris got Benoit into the team. Don't forget that while Jon is recovering, Chris and Co still want to play Yes music and many other people out there still want to hear Chris, Alan and Steve playing that music!

[DrL0206]

Too right.

[garytrucks]

we can only hope the DAY jon is healthy enough to endure singing and touring again, he will rejoin his bandmates, end this "Yes Tribute Band" nonsense, and reform YESSSSSSSS!

[ricardomt]

Looks like you guys prefer not having Yes touring at all than having Yes touring with a singer other than Jon. I don't. And I think Benoit is allowing Jon to recover properly and, at the same time, is allowing the band to perform to their fans. My favorite Yesman has always been Chris and although I would love to see Jon singing along with him, I am glad they are on the road again with such an amazing setlist! Just my two cents on this.

[DRM654321]

Well maybe we all can agree on wishing Jon a speedy recovery :)

[ricardomt]

That's for sure! :)

[DRM654321]

Agreed I hate to hear people (like Benoit David) sing along with the band... lol

[aureliosjc]

Great video, but I hate to hear people singing  with the band.

[maxpippobianca]

that's true. intolerable, also Benoit:-)