As a follow-up
to their critically acclaimed CD 'The Living Tree' from 2010, YES
legends Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman prepare to release 'Anderson / Wakeman - The Living
Tree In Concert Part One' on Gonzo Multimedia on November 28th.
The CD was recorded during the duo's British tour in 2010 and comes
housed in a sleeve design by Mark Wilkinson who was also responsible
for the design of the artwork for 'The Living Tree'.
Having
worked together on and off since 1971's groundbreaking YES masterwork
'Fragile', Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman have traveled similar
musical paths that have eventually and happily led their careers back
together again. The duo began performing live together in the UK in
2006 playing both classics from the YES catalogue and selected tracks
from the pair's individual solo releases. In 2009 Anderson and
Wakeman recorded the highly anticipated album 'The Living Tree' which
garnered rave reviews worldwide. In 2010 it was announced that Jon
Anderson and Rick Wakeman were to tour together once more at the end
of the year. The wildly successful tour featured material from their
time with YES, but more importantly material from the duo's new CD
'The Living Tree'. A collection of live highlights from the tour were
compiled and overseen by Jon and Rick for the upcoming release 'Anderson / Wakeman - The
Living Tree In Concert Part One'.
"The
live recordings have a unique feel, the way we perform the show, it's
as though all the songs 'old and new' were written just a few months
ago, all very timeless," says Jon. "For many years Jon and I have felt
it was really important to record all we do," adds Rick, "whether for
general release or just personal purposes, the decision being very much
that of quality. We were so happy with the way that the live music was
happening that we felt this was a must to record and put out a mixture
of the music, both old and new, as a record of where we are at, at this
moment, and also perhaps giving a hint as to where we can go on to.
Music for us is progressive in all genres, and this album is yet another
stepping stone in that quest."
No comments:
Post a Comment