YES - AWAKEN

AWAKEN

YES

SONGWRITERS: JON ANDERSON & STEVE HOWE

WHERE: SYMPHONIC LIVE 2003

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: SYMPHONIC LIVE

LABEL: EAGLE VISION

GENRE: PROGRESSIVE ROCK

YEAR: 2001

Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye, and drummer Bill Bruford. The band has undergone numerous formations throughout its history; nineteen musicians have been full-time members. Since June 2015, it has consisted of guitarist Steve Howe, drummer Alan White, keyboardist Geoff Downes, singer Jon Davison, and bassist Billy Sherwood. Yes have explored several musical styles over the years, and are most notably regarded as progressive rock pioneers.

Yes began performing original songs and rearranged covers of rock, pop, blues and jazz songs, as evident on their first two albums. A change of direction in 1970 led to a series of successful progressive rock albums until their disbanding in 1981, their most successful being The Yes Album (1971), Fragile (1971) and Close to the Edge (1972). Yes toured as a major rock act that earned the band a reputation for their elaborate stage sets, light displays, and album covers designed by Roger Dean. The success of "Roundabout", the single from Fragile, cemented their popularity across the decade and beyond.

In 1983, Yes reformed with a new line-up that included Trevor Rabin and a more commercial and pop-oriented musical direction. The result was 90125 (1983), their highest-selling album, which contained the U.S. number-one single, "Owner of a Lonely Heart". From 1990 to 1992, Yes were an eight-member formation after they merged with Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe for Union (1991) and its tour. Since 1994, Yes have released albums with varied levels of success and completed tours from 1994 to 2004. After a four-year hiatus, they resumed touring in 2008 and continue to release albums; their most recent is Heaven & Earth (2014). In 2016, a new group of former Yes members began touring and named themselves Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman.

Yes are one of the most successful, influential, and longest-lasting progressive rock bands. They have sold 13.5 million RIAA-certified albums in the US. In 1985, they won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance with "Cinema", and received five Grammy nominations between 1985 and 1992. They were ranked No. 94 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. Yes have headlined annual progressive rock-themed cruises since 2013 named Cruise to the Edge. Their discography spans 21 studio albums. In April 2017, Yes were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which chose to induct current and former members Anderson, Squire, Bruford, Kaye, Howe, Wakeman, White and Rabin.

Symphonic Live is a video and live album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released on DVD and a single CD on 18 June 2002 by Eagle Vision and subsequently on two CDs and on Blu-ray by Eagle Records. The album documents the group's performance at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam on 22 November 2001 during their Yessymphonic Tour, supporting their nineteenth studio album Magnification, which also featured an orchestra. The tour featured Yes performing on stage with an orchestra; Symphonic Live features the European Festival Orchestra conducted by Wilheilm Keitel.

Keyboardist Rick Wakeman was invited by the band to perform at this concert, but this did not happen because of scheduling conflicts. In his place was Tom Brislin.

High vibration go on

To the Sun, oh let my heart dreaming

Past a mortal as me

Where can I be

Wish the Sun to stand still

Reaching out to touch our all being

Past all mortal as we

Here we can be

(He can be here)

(Be here now)

Here we can be

Suns, high, streams, through

Awaken gentle mass touch

(Gentle mass touch)

Awaken gentle mass touch

(Gentle mass touch)

Strong, dreams, reign, here

Awaken gentle mass touch

(Gentle mass touch)

Awaken gentle mass touch

(Gentle mass touch)

Awaken gentle mass touch

(Star, song)

Star, song, age, less

Awaken gentle mass touching

(Gentle mass touch)

Awaken gentle mass touching

(Gentle mass touch)

Awaken gentle mass touching

Touching

Touching

Touching

Workings of man

Set to ply out historical life

Reregaining the flower of the fruit of his tree

All awakening

All restoring you

Workings of man

Crying out from the fire set aflame

By his blindness to see that the warmth of his being

Is promised for his seeing his reaching so clearly

Workings of man

Driven far from the path

Rereleased in inhibitions

So that all is left for you

All is left for you

All is left for you

All is left for you now

Master of images

Songs cast a light on you

Hark thru dark ties

That tunnel us out of sane existence

In challenge as direct

As eyes see young stars assemble

Master of light

All pure chance

As exists cross divided

In all encircling mode

Oh closely guided plan

Awaken in our heart

Master of soul

Set to touch

All impenetrable youth

Ask away

That thought be contact

With all that's clear

Be honest with yourself

There's no doubt no doubt

Master of time

Setting sail

Over all our lands

And as we look

Forever closer

Shall we now bid

Farewell farewell

High vibration go on

To the Sun, oh let my heart dreaming

Past a mortal as me

Where can I be

Wish the Sun to stand still

Reaching out to touch our own being

Past all mortal as we

Here we can be

Like the time I ran away

Turned around and you were standing close to me

Like the time I ran away

Turned around and you were standing close to me.