Product Details

• Actors: Yes
• Directors: *
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Classic Pictures
• DVD Release Date: October 5, 2004
• Run Time: 65 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002IQM5M
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,128 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Recorded in 2004 after a live satellite transmission throughout the US of Yes Live and Unplugged. Back cover has a wrinkle near bar code and some light skuffing along the bottom edge. Graded conservatively. Region 1 (USA & CANADA)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

137 of 146 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Roundabout way to get your hard earned money, November 30, 2004

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D. Hartley (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss (DVD)

Before you start throwing tomatoes (or should I say, used copies of "Tormatos") at the "Unhelpful" button, I am a Yes fan, so just relax. The music and performances on this disc are magnificent. What little there is. A shamefully deceptive marketing ploy lies at the heart of my "1-star" rating. On the package, the "running time" of the DVD is listed as "65 minutes". There is no other qualification offered, which would give most unsuspecting marks (oh, excuse me, I mean Yes fans) the impression that you are getting at least a one-hour set of music. Here is what the man behind the curtain is actually offering: a 38-minute concert. And if you subtract the first five minutes, an uninspired, meandering soundcheck jam (listed as "Tiger Rag"), you are really only getting 33 minutes of classic Yes material. The additional running time comes from a 25 minute segment of backstage rehearsal, obviously slapped together just for padding and cynically touted as a "bonus". After about three minutes of listening to the band tune up and noodle around, I had to switch it off. Yeah yeah Rick Wakeman is a real cut up with his oh-so-clever and wry "narration", but hey, (call me madcap), if I pay fifteen bucks for something billed as a Yes concert, I'm not thinking "stand-up comedy", I'm thinking, oh, maybe some...Yes MUSIC????!!! If this release had been offered at half its current list price, it would have been much less of an insult.

32 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars YES PLAYS IT SAFE WITH HALF-HEARTED UNPLUGGED SET, February 19, 2005

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Jason M. Carzon (bowie, maryland United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss (DVD)

Hmmmm. What you're considering buying is actually in reality a video-EP. It's short, real short. A little over a half hour's worth of performance. Hardly your money's worth. I love Yes' music, but the thing is this: Yes are tired. This material could have been released as extra features on a regular length DVD.

But these guys aren't done milking their current 35th anniversary era. What it seems to me is that Yes are stalling for time, unable to move forward into making a new studio album. Playing it safe. Safe is the current line-up, the 'Classic Yes' with Rick Wakeman. But since he's returned it's been one long reunion tour(2002 until recently), two - soon to be three- live dvd's, one box set(In A Word) and one smaller 2 and a 1/2 disc set(Ultimate Yes). But nothing exciting or new. This DVD is merely more product. A stop gap release, no more or less. For me personally, Yes were always at their best when they were excited and hungry for change and growth in their music, and much of the time it has been without the 'Classic Yes' line-up. The Drama era, 90125/Rabin-era, Sherwood/Ladder era and the symphonic 2001 era come to mind. These periods in the band's history were anything but 'safe'. They were going against the grain of expectation, going against the 'Fragile-and-nothing-else' type fan base.

The sound quality is pretty good however. And Rick's piano performance during 'South Side Of The Sky' is nice. Jon Anderson hams it up too much and makes for embarrassing viewing in mixed company. Is he high? Some other reviewer mentioned Las Vegas and I can see it. Steve looks(and even plays) like he'd rather be somewhere else. Alan White looks like he's having fun doing his job and Chris is Chris. The song selection is pretty much the acoustic set from the live shows of the recent tours. A lot of material from 1971's 'Fragile', A new Jon solo song called 'Show Me' which the band is doing as a new Yes song, a decent version of 'All Good People' and an overlooked recent track from 2001's 'Magnification'('Time Is Time'). The cringe factor in the opening soundcheck 'Tiger Rag' is dangerously high. When they get done noodling and hamming it up, you pretty much get a half hour disc. I haven't brought myself to watch the Rick Wakeman commentary feature yet.

All in all a disappointment. Could have been a lot better if the band had spent some time on this and offered a proper hour's worth of acoustic 'Yes Unplugged' instead, as a lot of their music would have benefitted from this aproach. 'The Ancient', 'Holy Lamb', 'From The Balcony', 'Madrigal', 'Turn Of The Century' and 'Time & A Word' are just some tracks that also could have worked well. Too bad they played it safe and put out product instead. Actually they should have waited for the right time, but they miss the opportunity and sold themselves short. Pass this by unless you're a Yes completist like me.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sounds unusual, but definitely Yes!, September 7, 2004

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Youri (Moscow, Russia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss (DVD)

This is a very good DVD revealing a new side of Yes music - their old hits gain new life in acoustic version. The sound is a bit unusual for this group - it has warm jazzy feel, and is very natural. No distortion devices are used, and one can hear the real sound of the instruments. All components of the DVD are exceptional: video, audio mix, design/menus and special features: rehearsal footage narrated by Rick.

The only drawback is the concert being too short, but it was the limitation of satellite transmission.

Anyway, I enjoyed every minute of this show.