It was never my fault you see. I was destined to become a true Rock and Roll Legend of the '60's and 70's. Everything was going well - we'd cut a demo disc, were playing gigs with bands like Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs and then came THE CONCERT. It was in the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney around 1971 when Yes came to town and decided to ruin my career. All was going just fine until Steve Howe pulled on his acoustic guitar and player "The Clap" I'd always assumed it was a studio track overdubbed about 100 times but when I saw him play it live with no backing I knew then that I was so inferior in the guitar playing stakes that there was no way I was ever going to make it. - I never played on stage again!

Now that's off my chest we can get back to the DVD. Anyone who has ever enjoyed Yes in any of their many forms must buy this. With a track listing including Yours is No Disgrace, Time and a Word, Perpetual Change, Owner of a Lonely Heart, Your Move/I've Seen all Good People, Roundabout etc. there's something here for everybody. The lineup is almost original with Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White with the addition of Igor Khoroshev (an excellent replacement for Rick Wakeman) and Billy Sherwood who, although not as technically adept as Steve Howe is less predictable (or maybe I can just pick Steve Howe's style after all these years). Sherwood and Squires have done some projects together lately and meld pretty well. Alan White's drumming is solid although lacking in the time signature variations that alternative Yes drummer Bill Bruford seems to pull out of the hat (should that be high hat?)

The Concert was recorded at the House of Blues in Las Vegas and the audio quality is as good as it gets from a live gig. Sound is in Dolby Digital 5.1 or 2 Channel Stereo. Picture quality is variable and almost irrelevant.

Now for the real reason to own this DVD - A studio version of "The Ladder" which was written as a concept to go along with the PC Videogame "Homeworld" using video graphics from the game itself. The graphics are absolutely outstanding and the sound is out of this world (if you'll excuse another pun). There's a synthesizer note in the track that was so low (I reckon less than 25Hz) that things started to fall off benches, walls etc. This is the best workout for a good audio setup that I have ever heard. Even if you've never heard of Yes, you need to do yourself a favour and play this track. This disc is a "Must Have".

Audio 5 out of 5

Video 3.5 out of 5 (except for the Homeworld clip which is a 5)

Content 4 out of 5