The classic band Yes, currently consisting of Steve Howe, Alan White, Jay Schellen playing additional drums, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, and Billy Sherwood, have shouldered on despite personal changes and original members’ deaths. On their 26-date 26-date, “The Royal Affair Tour,” they happened to stop into Sin City, and this is where and when this new live record was recorded.

On the eve of the YES50 celebrations, the progressive monster group releases a brand new mix of their album Fly From Here-Return Trip. Featuring the “Drama” lineup of Yes-Geoff Downes, and Trevor Horn, both joining in 1980, replacing Rick Wakeman and Jon Anderson, respectively, plus dearly departed Chris Squire, and Steve Howe and Alan White-with Benoit David and new lead vocals by Trevor Horn, this album, originally released in 2011 is a long-awaited treat for all Yes heads.

CD1’s Close To The Edge is full and in order, opening with that distinctive bird tweeting opening into a slower-then-recorded instrumental beginning with Howe’s plink-y clean often cut short runs. Downes cooks on organ arpeggios and we are soon through the “The Solid Time of Change” and “Total Mass Retain” first two sections. A positively plodding “And You And I” follows after the close of “Close” and the most spirited tune of all two CD’s “Siberian Khatru” ends the set as it does the album. Here Howe finally does come alive a smidgen, still he’s missing notes all over.