HOUSE OF YES: LIVE FROM THE HOUSE OF BLUES

Nice companion to the DVD release, and nice for it containing half of the Ladder live.

As I said on the DVD review, the band are tight musically here, but the energy and improvisation is minimal. They mainly stick to playing what they set down on the respective albums, which isn't really a great aspect, but on the more recent tracks from the Ladder, there is significant improvement from the studio versions, which are quite lame in comparison. Igor the new keyboard player really does a fine job.

I would reccomend the DVD version over the CD, but get both if you so wish!