Baka Beyond 2007 Baka Live

Recorded and filmed at the Rondo Theatre in Bath on 1st April 2007, this live album saw original Stackridge members Andy Davis (guitar, keyboards, vocals), James Warren (rhythm guitar, vocals), Mutter Slater (flute and vocals) and Crun Walter (bass) reunite for a very special concert which was recorded in both audio and video formats. On stage Stackridge was augmented by Glenn Tommey (keyboards), Nigel Newton (lead guitar), Rachel Hall (violin), Sarah Mitchell (2nd violin and vocals) and Andy Marsden (drums). The set that evening comprised many Stackridge classic tracks, along with a selection of material by Davis and Warren’s later band The Korgis.

For two decades, MONO have defined and refined a kind of orchestral rock that is as emotional as it is experimental. Their 10 studio albums over those 20 years have established MONO as what Pitchfork described as “one of the most distinctive bands of the 21st Century.” Meanwhile, their live concerts are typically more subdued in instrumentation – and more supercharged in volume and voltage. Rarely is there the opportunity to combine those two experiences. In their 20-year history as a band, MONO have presented no more than a half-dozen live concerts featuring the support of an orchestra. Such events are not only unusual – they are also unforgettable.

In many Yes fans' eyes, the group will never issue a live album better than their 1973 classic, Yessongs. But the group has issued quite a few subsequent live sets, and as evidenced by 2007's Live at Montreux 2003, Yes remain one of prog rock's top live bands. Live at Montreux features arguably their definitive lineup (Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman, and Alan White) and a few newer tracks are included, but Yes are no fools - they know that longtime fans expect to hear the classics. Nearly all of Yes' classics from the early '70s are here in solid/spirited renditions, including "Long Distance Runaround," "I've Seen All Good People," and "Roundabout"…