Re: [SurroundSound] Re: Yessongs on Blu-Ray

> I think the sound quality of this film is much worse than the album. By
> the
> way, the disc does feature a new 2012 documentary with Steve Howe, Roger
> Dean and Chris Squire (that I haven't watched yet), so there is at least
> some involvement with members of Yes in this release.
>
> Here is the description on the back of the BD cover: "Filmed in 1972 at
> London's Rainbow theatre, this feature was released theatrically in the UK
> the following year. The film features the new line-up of Jon Anderson,
> Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman and Alan White, and having fallen
> off the radar for nearly forty years and only being available previously
> inpoor quality bootlegs, this official Blu-ray release has been restored by
> Pinewood Studios Post Production into a stunning High-Definition picture
> and 5.1 surround sound restoration to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of
> the live Yessongs concert."
>
> First, it seems there was more than just a bootleg of this concert
> released, according to some that have owned the DVD.


You're right of course; there have been commercial (non bootleg) releases
for years, first on VHS, then laserdisc, then DVD. Maybe certain Yes
members weren't getting a cut from sale of *those*, so they considered
them 'bootlegs' ;>



> Second, the "stunning
> High-Definition picture and 5.1 surround sound restoration" is such an
> incredible joke. Not only is the sound quality amazingly poor, the
> stunning
> High-Definition picture is barely VHS-quality, let alone DVD or Blu-ray
> quality.

The film itself always looked poorly lit. Have they at least cleaned up
scratches, dirt etc? Has anyone compared new to old side by side? I
would expect to see *some* improvement unless this is a total ripoff.



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