APB - Better Late Than Never

[rickawakeman]

Thought this release might deserve a thread unentangled by its pre-release issues.

Picked this up at Newbury Comics yesterday for $15. I had campled no camples.

First impressions from last night's listen and today's commute very favorable, with the exception of the reggae TaaW. The playing and arrangements are lovely. Jon's voice is showing his age but is as expressive as ever. I enjoyed the versions of the other Yes material, as well as the addition of lyrics to the JLP tunes. Sound is superb to these admittedly aging ears.

I haven't watched the DVD yet so can't comment, but I'm really enjoying the great majority of this collaboration. Et vous? (getting ready to head up to Montreal for 3 Friends)

[Dave (in MA)]

I thought one of the highlights of the DVD was Browne's bass solo that leads into Roundabout, but they left that off the CD. Even though they're the same performances, the CD has all of the live produced out of it.

[beano]

Thought this thread was about the Scottish "new wave-punk" band APB ...One can only wish...But definitely digging what I've heard in clips so far..

[JKL2000]

So is there a non-bootleg one for sale to the general public now?

[bondegezou]

So is there a non-bootleg one for sale to the general public now?

Yes, CD alone or CD+DVD.

Henry

[Frumious B]

Once I was able to ditch those nasty sounding mp3s they first sent out the album sounded much better to me and I was able to get into it more. It's not gonna be a timeless classic and I feel like there are some missed opportunities, but it is ultimately a pretty darned listenable album.

[Scott Bails]

it is ultimately a pretty darned listenable album.

At the end of the day, this is all anyone could ask for.

[Adm.Kirk]

Agreed about Time and A Word. Jon doesn't do reggae very well. Musically, TaaW is OK. I like it slightly better now that I've heard it a few times but Anderson and reggae doesn't really do it for me. Everything else is really quite good. I didn't expect much and have been pleasantly surprised at how good this is.

Bill

[Zalmoxe]

I bought it from Laser Edge - still waiting for it to arrive - only to see if I should go see them in November when they stop in Toronto. Looks like the initial reviews are quite favorite.

[Dan Roth]

Artimus Pyle Band?

[ronmac]

All-Points Bulletin

[Harbottle]

A Pile of Bollocks.

[MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER]

Thought this thread was about the Scottish "new wave-punk" band APB ...One can only wish...But definitely digging what I've heard in clips so far..

holy cow! there's another Progger who knows about that 80s band?!?!

[Rand Kelly]

I love the cd after only one listen. I just watched the dvd and it was awesome. The music is the same as the cd except you don't get I See You Messenger-New New World. The editing and special fx are no doubt going to be an acquired taste. It is weird to watch Jamie Dunlap playing guitar while knowing you are hearing Jamie Glaser though. The closing credits has some great footage of Jon and Jean Luc and Janie Anderson and she is always lovely to look at. The music during that is Re-Remembering Molecules and it flat out kicks ass. For only 2 chords Am and D they get a lot done there. Too bad that isn't on the cd,but maybe it will be on the next one. I hope they play it when we see them on November 18th. Better Late Than Never was well worth the wait in every way. I think it and the tour are going to do very well.

[veteranof1000psychicwars]

Artimus Pyle Band?

Aw, you beat me to it!

[Rand Kelly]

I love the cd after only one listen. I just watched the dvd and it was awesome. The music is the same as the cd except you don't get I See You Messenger-New New World. The editing and special fx are no doubt going to be an acquired taste. It is weird to watch Jamie Dunlap playing guitar while knowing you are hearing Jamie Glaser though. The closing credits has some great footage of Jon and Jean Luc and Janie Anderson and she is always lovely to look at. The music during that is Re-Remembering Molecules and it flat out kicks ass. For only 2 chords Am and D they get a lot done there. Too bad that isn't on the cd,but maybe it will be on the next one. I hope they play it when we see them on November 18th. Better Late Than Never was well worth the wait in every way. I think it and the tour are going to do very well.

Get It!

[Dan Roth]

Rand, are you quoting yourself and responding to it?

[Rand Kelly]

Rand, are you quoting yourself and responding to it?

I messed up and didn't want to re-write it.

[freddo7]

I think it is a nice effort. OOALH I could do without. I am looking forward to hearing them on November 12.

[Mstove]

I think it is a nice effort. OOALH I could do without. I am looking forward to hearing them on November 12.

I was kind of surprised how much I enjoyed that arrangement. Had a pretty cool vibe going on.

[Scott Bails]

I think it is a nice effort. OOALH I could do without. I am looking forward to hearing them on November 12.

I was kind of surprised how much I enjoyed that arrangement. Had a pretty cool vibe going on.

I heard this one on the radio and was pleasantly surprised.

[Dave (in MA)]

I was kind of surprised how much I enjoyed that arrangement. Had a pretty cool vibe going on.

I found it too similar to the original. They pretty much play it straight with some violin added.

I'd say that so far, the main impact this album has had on me is to make an earworm out of Ponty's Stay With Me.

Ha, my joke video from last year has over 5000 views.

[Sean]

This new DVD is actually pretty groovy. If nothing else it's cool to see JLP's band in action playing some of his classics. Can't recall the last time he did a live DVD. Jon is in fine voice and meshes pretty well with JLP's classics. The Yesstuff is ok too (some tunes more than others), though JLP's tunes are the draw for me.

While I was a supporter of Yes sans Jon A watching this the thought "how can Yes exist at this point without JA with them?" kept crossing my mind- he's sounding that good. And I was totally cool with him not being there but it's like an experiment that came back with diminishing returns as the years went by, all while the curiosity of what they would do without him diminished. JA with JLP seems like an odd compromise too, but the band is kickin' and firing on all cylinders in a way Yes hasn't since the early 90s. So even if he was back with them you wouldn't get a live show with this much precision and ENERGY. So let it be I guess and enjoy this DVD and upcoming tour.

[Dave (in MA)]

If nothing else it's cool to see JLP's band in action playing some of his classics. Can't recall the last time he did a live DVD.

Live at Montreux 1994 with DiMeola and Clarke came out about 10 years ago, and In Concert with his African band was from 2003.
When he played with Clarke and Fleck in 2005 they announced at the show I attended that there'd be a live DVD from the tour, but nothing's been released.

[MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER]

so, no live DVDs from the classic era of Imaginary Voyage?

bummer