This is unequivocally the best live version of Machine Messiah.

Drama is horribly underrated.

The last credible line up of Yes before they slipped into the realms of a tribute act. Benoit was a great fit for this band, shame it never lasted. Superb performance.

Brilliant! Fascinating! Benoit David had a great presence on stage and definitely a wonderful and high level voice. He deserved much better than such a short popup in Yes .

Benoit was the best Jon replacement singer the band ever had. I regret not giving him the time of day when he was a member and am disappointed that he retired from music. His band was awesome.

I remember a quote from Rick Wakeman, when he was playing in a current YES lineup. He said "I like to think that YES is an entity larger than any one of its lineups. It may sound "grossy," but I like to think that there will still be a YES, long after we are all dead and buried."

14 years later (2023), and only Steve Howe remains from this lineup. Two of the members onstage are no longer with us. Tempus fugit.

R.i.p Alan White, came here today because I wanted to watch this performance once again in memory of Alan, this is probably my favorite Yes song. A magical journey.

This is my first time seeing this version of Yes live. David Benoit and Oliver Wakeman both do excellent work!

You'd think Tony Iommi started playing with Yes. The opening has total Black Sabbath vibes

God i miss Chris squire.. he even did the high parts here like Yes Roundabout...RIP

Brilliant that so many people are enjoying this incarnation of Yes. Benoit and Wakeman were both very good for the band

Unbelievable that they could still play this after almost 30 years to such perfection... Plus, Squire's vocal sounded exactly the same! WOW!

Amazing how Chris Squire always sounded like himself regardless of the bass he played/ and Steve Howe remains the most versatile Prog guitarist !!!###

Masterpiece !!!!!!! R.I.P. Alan and Cris...

RIP Chris Squire and Alan White! Gentlemen, you are missed!

This is a wonderful performance for one of my very favorite Yes songs. Damn, Chris and Alan…. we miss you!!

This is is absolutely brilliant ! Much respect to all especially Benoit and Oliver.This is a masterpiece, thank you for posting this !!

Fantastic live performane. Wakeman and Benoit are doing a great job keeping up with the 3 old geezers, who are just plain amazing.

What a great f ' in tune!!! performed flawlessly..that Drama album was one of their best ever

Wow, this is absolutely incredible. Saw them live on the Drama tour with Trevor Horn, which was great too. This version is unbelievable.

Good Lord I forgot how good Benoit and Chris were together!

this is great. 2009 seems a world away!

Rick obviously proud of his son, he's brilliant!!! He plays with the same impact and drive of his father. Like father like son!!!

Stunning. I can watch this over and over again. A musical masterpiece performed live to absolute perfection.

Alan White was a absolute gentleman when I had the pleasure of meeting him. God bless you Mr White thankyou. may you rest in peace

As a bass player with many yrs experience. One of the hardest Yes Bass that nobody knows!

Best Live version of this monumental song... Oliver and Benoit should have continued in the band...true performers...

The Keyboard Player nailed it!!!!

Drama was vastly under rated.

This live version is actually very very good 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Fantastic sound !! A Great short period in Yes history with Benoit & Oliver ! : D

Squire's "Fish Out Of Water" Rickenbacker is so Bloody Cool !! : )

FABULOUS SONG!!! OLIVER AND BENOIT INCREDIBLES HERE!!!

I was lucky enough to see Yes "In the Present" in Milwaukee in 2009 and it was awesome!! Benoit David was perfect! He is the second best Yes vocalist after THE voice of Yes, Jon Anderson. And Oliver Wakeman was great, too. I had also seen Yes "In the Round" in San Diego in 1980 when Trevor Horn sang lead and Geoff Downes was the keyboardist. My friends and I were only 3 rows back!

I absolutely love this tune and this version of it.

My favorite Yes song...ive never seen it live....😢

Es una joya esta canción y no me canso de escucharla . Gracias Yes . Por ser fabulosos

this can be described only as a masterpiece.

I was fortunate to see 4 concerts this tour! Was really great meeting the band(again😊), Knowing I was seeing Yes without Jon or Rick…I went in with different expectations. Benoit was able to be himself performing songs from Drama -and Not having to “measure up” to Jon Anderson. I think Benoit did a great job and meeting him and and Oliver -was memorable! Both Gents were very humble and appreciative of the fans wonderful support this tour!❤ Great energy between the band this tour!🥰

bought this album when I was 17 :) loved it. my older brother said "this is not YES" :). aged amazingly well. as i am hearing it now, I noticed how this track in particular and the album resemble to PINK FLOYD welcome to the machine. anyway what a preformenc and sound is amazing.

I heard this álbum in 80’s and now I am enjoying like that time. Incredible piece of wonderful Music.

Great version,glad I got to see Benoit David when he was in the band.

Benoit was underrated

Not sure Steve ever had a better guitar tone than this performance, just brilliant

He's a better vocalist than the one currently singing in the band called 'YES'.

I could not agree more with Rick. YES is not at the level of a disposable pop act, like Hanson or New Kids On The Block. They are truly an institution, like The Chicago Symphony Orchestra or The Mormon Tabernacle Choir. LONG LIVE YES! 😀

This is my favorite YES band and favorite YES song. To Chris in heaven.

Tuve el privilegio de escucharlos y verlos en Rosario, Argentina con esta formación. Inolvidable.

This is just phenomenal! A great song played to perfection! I miss you Chris!!’

This is a jewel.

Benoit was the best Yes replacement singer.

Kind of mind-blowing that from this lineup, only Steve is still there.

I feel for those with poor audio on their TV because the bass on this is amazing.

Something ain't right that only 50 people have liked this brilliant Yes performance.

Wow this is absolutely fabulous!

This was a great lineup Benoit was fantastic

My God I Miss Chris Squire !!!!!!!!

One of their best songs from (IMHO) their best record!

Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes, with Canadian Benoit David on vocals the best at singing Anderson's parts, the greatest show on earth.

I attended many shows from the Drama tour and this version blows all of them away. David and Oliver are far stronger than Trevor and Geoff.

It absolutely positively does not get any better than this.

I saw this lineup. B David was phenomenal, YES!

Saw this tour. Fair play, it was a great show. I thought Oliver Wakeman did an outstanding job.

Magnificent version of Machine Messier………which is to be expected from Chris Steve and Alan, but, my goodness Benoit and Oliver were right up to Yes standard too. Thanks for posting.👍

Breathtakingly awesome...

The only word I can define this band is SUPERB...

Hermosa canción. El super grupo YES.

I am soooooooo glad I watched this video. My favourite Yes song and this is a brilliant version. Massive thumbs up from me.

Obra de arte que confirma la existencia de Dios todo poderoso , Yes es inigualable

So much better than the current line up.

What a beautiful piece of music ❤

I cannot like this performance enough, simply spectacular

Super song with the best musicians and singers

I love the bass Chris is playing.

Brilliance. RIP Chris and Alan

Steve & gibson's are perfect combination.... All of musician playing very good music.... The perfect Machine Messiah live 👍

MIS MEJORES AÑOS FUERO CUANDO ESTE SÚPER VINIL LO ESCUCHE FUÉ UNA COSA SUPER ,ARRIBA ( YES ) SOLO HAY UNO ,UNO YA SE FUERON PERO DEJARON VERDADERAS OBRAS 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😉

Close your eyes and you'd swear that was Trevor Horn singing it.

Great, great, great BAND !!!

I love Drama. I have a vinyl disk in my collection

All round a fabulous performance ❤

These were some great shows!

Awesome!

Amazing

Always loved Steve's guitars, like the steel on SOON, and Chris has DEEPest BASS, modified and still outstanding like YES always is. I was so lucky to catch Roundabout your but today love videos just as much.

A young Captain Kirk on lead vocals.

this iss by far the best version of MM. Rest in peace pals, sure you rock the heaven. Greetings from Germany.

Ah! I'm back at my mom's house playing "ZORK" on my Commodore 64!

Fantastic rendition of Machine Messiah! Kudos to Oliver Wakeman in this performance, keeping it real ... and real close to the vibe of the original.

Bass - Chris Squire Design [Booklet] - Giulio Cataldo Drums - Alan White Guitar - Steve Howe Keyboards - Oliver Wakeman Lead Vocals - Benoît David Liner Notes - 高山直之 Mastered By - John Davis (4) Mixed By - Karl Groom Photography By - Glenn Gottlieb, Jim Halley Producer - Yes Recorded By - Norbert Prieckaerts Vocals - Chris Squire, Steve Howe

The album this was not very well received by "critics" (failed musicians) however, with songs like this ? Are you kidding me ?? I bought it and though it was great !!! VIVA YES !! RIP Squire !!

This is so beautiful!

Oliver is the man!

Benoit and Oliver nailed their respective parts here. I was lucky enough to see them shine onstage in London. It’s a real shame that both were unceremoniously ousted from the band. Thankfully the release of “From A Page” (well done to Oliver for sorting that out) gave a brief taste of what COULD have been had both men were able to stay in the band. Genuinely a real loss. This performance proves it.

A fantastic work of art played to its best.

I saw this lineup and it was thrilling.

Benoît David nails it. Well done!

Benoit's voice was closer to Horn's than Anderson's...making the Drama songs sound outstanding! And if that's Wakeman's kid, they need to get him back into Yes. He is far better than Downes is these days.

All this concert was missing was a couple 20 minute epics that Yes is known for doing. Awaken and Close to the Edge plus all of the songs they DID do would've been a S tier setlist. I got to see this exact Yes lineup twice and they were still amazing!