It has become popular for a band, particularly a classic one, to go out on the road playing an older album in its entirety. Yes, which actually has never done that, is multiplying the formula times three.
The current tour has the respected British prog-rock band -- which features core longtime members guitarist Steve Howe, bassist Chris Squire and drummer Alan White with keyboardist Geoff Downes and new singer Jon Davison -- performing "The Yes Album" (1971), "Close to the Edge" (1972) and "Going for the One (1977).
Why three albums?
"One seemed to be an incomplete picture," Mr. Howe says in a phone interview. "You're going to go see them do an album, but what else are they going to do? They're going to play a selection of songs, which most bands do. So, we heard through our agent and promoters that by making it a complete show that featured albums it's really a great strength in our response that we get from fans and ticket sales. They know what they are going to get and enjoy that idea. If you just did one album, I guess the rest of the show would just be like any other show, but doing the conceptualized performances, I think it's helped us a lot."
Yes, which formed in London in 1968, had a big catalog to choose from -- an even 20 albums, ranging from the 1969 debut to 2011's "Fly From Here" (its first album in a decade).
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