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In the Present – Live from Lyon
2011 live album by Yes
In the Present – Live from Lyon is a 2-CD/DVD live album by Yes, released on 29 November 2011 in North America and 2 December 2011 in Europe.[1]
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| Released | 29 November 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 1 December 2009 | |||
| Venue | Bourse du Travail (Lyon, France) | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 2:09:08 | |||
| Label | Frontiers Records | |||
| Producer | Yes | |||
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In the Present – Live from Lyon is a recording of a Yes show on 1 December 2009 at the Bourse du Travail, Lyon, France as a part of their In the Present Tour which they undertook before the release of their new studio album Fly from Here (2011) featuring newcomer Benoît David on lead vocals.
It is the only Yes live album featuring lead vocalist Benoît David (from Mystery) and also the band's first live record without lead singer Jon Anderson, whom David replaced. It was also the only release with Oliver Wakeman as a member of the band, until the release of the From a Page album in 2019.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Classic Rock | [3] |
Disc 1
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Siberian Khatru" | Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman | 10:39 |
| 2. | "I've Seen All Good People"
| Anderson, Chris Squire | 7:17 |
| 3. | "Tempus Fugit" | Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Howe, Squire, Alan White | 6:05 |
| 4. | "Onward" | Squire | 4:38 |
| 5. | "Astral Traveller" | Anderson | 8:49 |
| 6. | "Yours Is No Disgrace" | Anderson, Bill Bruford, Howe, Tony Kaye, Squire | 13:23 |
| 7. | "And You and I"
| Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire | 11:27 |
| 8. | "Corkscrew" (Steve Howe solo) | Howe | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Second Initial" (Japanese bonus track) | Howe | 3:19 |
Disc 2
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Owner of a Lonely Heart" | Anderson, Horn, Trevor Rabin, Squire | 6:05 |
| 2. | "South Side of the Sky" | Anderson, Squire | 10:44 |
| 3. | "Machine Messiah" | Downes, Horn, Howe, Squire, White | 11:41 |
| 4. | "Heart of the Sunrise" | Anderson, Bruford, Squire | 11:43 |
| 5. | "Roundabout" | Anderson, Howe | 9:35 |
| 6. | "Starship Trooper"
| Anderson, Howe, Squire | 13:08 |
DVD
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Interviews" (Labeled as "Yes Live Documentary: A Film by Philippe Nicolet") | Benoît David, Downes, Howe, Squire, White | |
| 2. | "Excerpts from the Live Show" | ||
| 3. | "Roundabout" | Anderson, Howe | |
| 4. | "Machine Messiah" | Downes, Horn, Howe, Squire, White |
- Benoît David – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, percussions
- Steve Howe – guitars, pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
- Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
- Oliver Wakeman – keyboards
- Alan White – drums
- Ruhlmann, William. "In The Present: Live from Lyon -Yes". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- Roberts, Chris (17 December 2011). "Yes: In The Present: Live From Lyon | Louder". Classic Rock. Retrieved 19 December 2021.