Songs From Tsongas is the video release of a concert by the progressive rock group Yes

Yes (band)

Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...

 recorded live at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts

Lowell, Massachusetts

Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...

, on May 15, 2004. The video features the entire concert performed that night, which was part of the US leg of the band's 35th anniversary tour.

The setlist features songs from all eras of the band's career, including a large number of progressive rock classics from their 1970s heyday, as well as a rare performance from the band's 1969 début album, two tracks from the band's 1980s pop rock era, and the first performance of the 1996 epic "Mind Drive" from the overlooked Keys to Ascension

Keys to Ascension

Keys to Ascension is a double album by the British progressive rock group Yes and was released in 1996. The last time Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman and Alan White had worked together on officially released studio recordings was 1978's Tormato...

albums (the band had never performed material from these recordings other than on the Open Your Eyes

Open Your Eyes (Yes album)

Open Your Eyes is the seventeenth studio album by progressive rock band Yes, released in 1997. The follow-up to the twin projects Keys to Ascension and Keys to Ascension 2, Open Your Eyes marked Billy Sherwood becoming an official member of Yes, following Rick Wakeman's departure.-History:Sherwood...

tour, when they played "Children of Light").

Personnel

• Jon Anderson
  Jon Anderson
  Jon Anderson is an English singer-songwriter and musician best known as the former lead vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes...
  
  : vocals, midi-guitar, percussion, keyboards
• Steve Howe
  Steve Howe (guitarist)
  Stephen James "Steve" Howe is an English guitarist, known for his work with the progressive rock group Yes...
  
  : guitars, vocals, Portugese guitar
• Rick Wakeman
  Rick Wakeman
  Richard Christopher Wakeman is an English keyboard player, composer and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes...
  
  : keyboards, synthesisers
• Chris Squire
  Chris Squire
  Christopher Russell Edward "Chris" Squire , is an English musician, known as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist for the progressive rock group Yes. He is the only member of the group to appear on every album.-Before Yes:...
  
  : bass, harmonica, vocals
• Alan White
  Alan White (Yes drummer)
  Alan White is an English rock drummer known for his work with the progressive rock band Yes. White was also a member of the Plastic Ono Band, playing live in 1969 at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, which was recorded and released three months later as Live Peace in Toronto 1969...
  
  : drums, percussion

Disc One

1. Firebird Suite
2. Going for the One
3. Sweet Dreams
   Preceded by an Alan White solo.
4. I've Seen All Good People
   I've Seen All Good People
   "I've Seen All Good People" is a song performed by the band Yes and written by Jon Anderson and Chris Squire. It is included on 1971 The Yes Album. It is said that the song originated from Gary S...
   
   
   1. Your Move
   2. All Good People
5. Mind Drive (Parts 1 & 2)
6. South Side of the Sky
   South Side of the Sky
   "South Side of the Sky" is a song by progressive rock band Yes from their album Fragile. It is one of the relatively few group performances on the album....
   
   
7. Turn of The Century
8. My Eyes(excerpt from "Foot Prints") / Mind Drive (Part 3)
9. Yours Is No Disgrace

Bonus Feature: Roger Dean Interview

Disc Two

1. The Meeting Room (Rick Wakeman piano solo)/The Meeting (acoustic)
2. Long Distance Runaround
   Long Distance Runaround
   "Long Distance Runaround" is a song by the progressive rock group Yes first recorded for their 1971 album, Fragile. Written by lead singer Jon Anderson, the song was released as a B-side to "Roundabout" but became a surprise hit in its own right as a staple of album-oriented rock radio...
   
    (acoustic)
3. Wonderous Stories (acoustic)
4. Time Is Time (acoustic)
5. Roundabout
   Roundabout (song)
   "Roundabout" is the opening track for the 1971 album Fragile by British progressive rock band Yes. The song was written by singer Jon Anderson and bassist Chris Squire. In January 1972, an edited version of the song was released as a single with "Long Distance Runaround" on the B-side. "Roundabout"...
   
    (acoustic)
6. Show Me (acoustic)
7. Owner of a Lonely Heart
   Owner of a Lonely Heart
   "Owner of a Lonely Heart" is a song by the progressive rock band Yes. It is the opening track of their 1983 album 90125. Written primarily by Trevor Rabin, the song reached number one on the United States Billboard Hot 100 — to date Yes's biggest chart success...
   
    (acoustic)
8. Second Initial (Steve Howe solo, acoustic)
9. Rhythm of Love
10. And You and I
    And You and I
    "And You and I" is the second track from the album Close to the Edge by the progressive rock band Yes . The song is just over ten minutes in length and consists of four sections...
    
    
    1. Cord of Life
    2. Eclipse
    3. The Preacher, The Teacher
    4. Apocalypse
11. Ritual (Nous Somme Du Soleil)
12. Every Little Thing
    Every Little Thing (song)
    "Every Little Thing" is a song written by Paul McCartney and performed by The Beatles on their 1964 British album Beatles for Sale. In North America, Capitol released it as the last track on Beatles VI.-Composition:...
    
    
13. Starship Trooper
    Starship Trooper (song)
    "Starship Trooper" is the third track and closing of Side A of progressive rock group Yes's 1971 album, The Yes Album. It is presented in three parts: "Life Seeker", "Disillusion" and "Würm" and is credited to Anderson/Squire/Howe sequentially....
    
    
    1. Life Seeker
    2. Disillusion
    3. Würm