In the Present – Live from Lyon

In the Present – Live from Lyon is a 2-CD/DVD live album by Yes, released on 29 November 2011 in North America and 2 December 2011 in Europe.[1]

In the Present – Live from Lyon
Live album by
Released29 November 2011
Recorded1 December 2009
VenueBourse du Travail (Lyon, France)
GenreProgressive rock
Length2:09:08
LabelFrontiers Records
ProducerYes
Yes chronology
Fly from Here
(2011)
In the Present – Live from Lyon
(2011)
High Vibration
(2013)
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Union Live
(2011)
In the Present – Live from Lyon
(2011)
Live Hemel Hempstead Pavilion October 3rd 1971
(2014)

Overview

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In the Present – Live from Lyon is a recording of a Yes show on 1 December 2009 at the Bourse du Travail, Lyon, France as a part of their In the Present Tour which they undertook before the release of their new studio album Fly from Here (2011) featuring newcomer Benoît David on lead vocals.

It is the only Yes live album featuring lead vocalist Benoît David (from Mystery) and also the band's first live record without lead singer Jon Anderson, whom David replaced. It was also the only release with Oliver Wakeman as a member of the band, until the release of the From a Page album in 2019.

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Classic Rock     [3]

Track listing

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Disc 1

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Siberian Khatru"Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman10:39
2."I've Seen All Good People"
  • a. "Your Move"
  • b. "All Good People"
Anderson, Chris Squire7:17
3."Tempus Fugit"Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Howe, Squire, Alan White6:05
4."Onward"Squire4:38
5."Astral Traveller"Anderson8:49
6."Yours Is No Disgrace"Anderson, Bill Bruford, Howe, Tony Kaye, Squire13:23
7."And You and I"
  • I. "Cord of Life"
  • II. "Eclipse"
  • III. "The Preacher, the Teacher"
  • IV. "Apocalypse"
  • Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire11:27
    8."Corkscrew" (Steve Howe solo)Howe3:49
    9."Second Initial" (Japanese bonus track)Howe3:19 [1]

    Disc 2

    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."Owner of a Lonely Heart"Anderson, Horn, Trevor Rabin, Squire6:05
    2."South Side of the Sky"Anderson, Squire10:44
    3."Machine Messiah"Downes, Horn, Howe, Squire, White11:41
    4."Heart of the Sunrise"Anderson, Bruford, Squire11:43
    5."Roundabout"Anderson, Howe9:35
    6."Starship Trooper"
    • a. "Life Seeker"
    • b. "Disillusion"
    • c. "Würm"
    Anderson, Howe, Squire13:08

    DVD

    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."Interviews" (Labeled as "Yes Live Documentary: A Film by Philippe Nicolet")Benoît David, Downes, Howe, Squire, White 
    2."Excerpts from the Live Show"  
    3."Roundabout"Anderson, Howe 
    4."Machine Messiah"Downes, Horn, Howe, Squire, White 

    Personnel

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    References

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    1. ^ "In the Present - Live from Lyon- Yes".
    2. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "In The Present: Live from Lyon -Yes". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
    3. ^ Roberts, Chris (17 December 2011). "Yes: In The Present: Live From Lyon | Louder". Classic Rock. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
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