In the Present – Live from Lyon

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.

In the Present – Live from Lyon
Live album by Yes
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
Yes chronology
Fly from Here (2011) In the Present – Live from Lyon (2011) High Vibration (2013)
Yes video chronology
Union Live (2011) In the Present – Live from Lyon (2011) Live Hemel Hempstead Pavilion October 3rd 1971 (2014)

Overview

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.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Classic Rock

Track listing

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" a. "Your Move" b. "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" I. "Cord of Life" II. "Eclipse" III. "The Preacher, the Teacher" IV. "Apocalypse"	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 [1]

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" a. "Life Seeker" b. "Disillusion" c. "Würm"	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

Personnel

• 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

External links

• YesWorld - Official Yes Website