Yes ~ And You and I ~ Lugano Jazz Festival ~ [2004] [1080p]

This video is from the Deluxe Edition of the "Songs from Tsongas" bluray / CD package. It includes the bonus show of the Lugano Jazz Festival played on July 8th, 2004 that was originally a TV / Satellite Swiss/Italian TV broadcast from Lugano, Switzerland. The full Lugano show is only available on the Japanese version of the Deluxe Edition, which this video was taken from. The international version is missing eight songs from the concert, many of which were some of the best of the show. The Japanese version is very difficult to find and can be quite expensive. I was lucky enough to find a dealer in Japan that had it and shipped it to me. The complete show is full on electric without the acoustic versions of some songs on the "Songs from Tsongas" bluray, which pleased me greatly! The Lugano concert was recorded in standard definition with 720x480 resolution. I have upscaled the video to be in 1920x1080 resolution for a better viewing experience. Yes were on their 35th anniversary tour in 2004, which was the last time they played with original singer Jon Anderson and classic-era keyboardist Rick Wakeman. They played their final show with Anderson and Wakeman in Monterrey, Mexico three months later. "And You and I" is the 2nd track from the band's fifth studio album titled "Close to the Edge" recorded at Advision Studios, Fitzrovia, London with audio engineer Eddy Offord as their co-producer during February–July of 1972 & released September 13, 1972. It is their last album of the 1970s to feature original drummer Bill Bruford before he left to join King Crimson. Bruford found the album particularly laborious to make, which influenced his decision to leave the band after it was recorded. Bruford devised the album's title to reflect the state of the band at the time. Once recording for the album was complete, Bruford left the band on July 19, 1972 to join King Crimson. He offered to tour with the band for the remainder of the year, yet Howe wished for him to leave sooner as he no longer had the commitment. Howe later regretted his decision as he would have enjoyed playing the album live with Bruford at the time. His replacement was Alan White of the Plastic Ono Band and Terry Reid's group. White had one full rehearsal with the band prior to the tour's start. Recordings from the tour, both film and audio, were included on the band's 1973 live album, Yessongs. The song consists of four movements: I Cord of Life II Eclipse III The Preacher, the Teacher IV Apocalypse "And You and I" originated as a more folk-oriented song that Anderson developed with Howe. Its style and themes were worked on by Howe, Bruford, and Squire, the only track on the album that credits Bruford and Squire as writers. Anderson pitched his ideas for the track while strumming chords on a guitar, singing the section where the first lyric comes in. It was a theme that Howe particularly enjoyed and was keen to build on it. The song opens with Steve Howe on 12-string acoustic guitar, then playing mostly natural guitar harmonics before introducing the opening guitar theme. A lush strumming part in 3/4 time with a simple three chord chord progression in the key of D major begins. Then, the Minimoog enters introducing a short, haunting melody. The vocals then enter. "Eclipse" is the slowest part of the song based on a stately and deliberate melody which was actually composed by drummer Bill Bruford. "The Preacher, the Teacher" was developed in a single afternoon. Anderson suggested the idea of it having a more country feel, to which Howe and Squire came up with respective guitar and bass arrangements that Anderson thought "sat together so sweet". "Apocalypse" is the shortest piece of the song, clocking in at about 35 seconds in length. Lyrically it consists only of four lines: And you and I climb, crossing the shapes of the morning And you and I reach over the sun for the river And you and I climb, clearer, towards the movement And you and I called over valleys of endless seas Anderson described the track similar to that of a hymn, in the sense of feeling "secure in the knowledge of knowing there is somebody...God maybe". So who is the "you" referred to in this song? In an interview with Jon Anderson, he answered: "Probably God. Or it could be we collectively. The audience and I, collectively we look for reality of being a true understanding of the beauty of life. We reach over the rainbow for an understanding of things. You and I climb closer to the light." Few song titles start with the word "and"; a more logical title would be "You And I." Jon Anderson explained why the conjunction appears at the beginning: "I sang it that way as I was writing it with Steve (Howe) and it just stuck: 'And you and I climb over the sea to the valley.' It's all about the reasons that we have to call our connection with the Divine. So it was something that just rhythmically worked." #MysticRhythmsLive