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I like almost anything except rap and death metal-—but I do appreciate the incredible musicianship. Those guys’ speed, both guitars and drums, are beyond what I thought possible in the 1970s. And I liked BS, but that night, Yes just “out-musicianed” them 100%. We left halfway through BS’s set, it was so boring.

22 posted on 10/31/2009 5:16:59 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))

To: Blue Highway

23 posted on 10/31/2009 8:38:45 PM PDT by perfect stranger (Nobama)

Did you even like Black Sabbath back then? Sounds like you were a YES fan that went to see YES. Did you continue to listen to Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio in 1980 and then Ian Gillan in 1983 etc etc.? I guess it depends if you're a fan of theirs or not.

To me I have much respect for them as they are still putting out heavy stuff. They are putting out better music in their 60s than most bands of their genre in their 20s.

Here they are from June 16th 2009 in Germany doing a great version of Falling off the Edge of the World. Sounds pretty damn good no matter what their age. Dio's vocals still sound strong.

Their new album "The Devil You Know" is pretty heavy too so I would consider this anything BUT boring. Here are my 5 favorites from it:

The Turn of the Screw

26 posted on 11/01/2009 3:23:35 PM PST by Blue Highway ("Judge me by the people with whom I surround myself" Barack Obama, Oct 15, 2008 Presidential debate)

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